As Boeing turbulence persists: A look at past crashes and safety issues involving the plane maker
Boeing keeps hitting more and more turbulence.
Mar 25, 2024
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Business
News tagged with design flaw
Business
A look at recent crashes and safety problems involving Boeing planes
The blowout of part of the fuselage on a Boeing 737 Max flying over Oregon is the latest in a string of safety problems—including two devastating crashes—for the aerospace giant.
Jan 9, 2024
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To steal today's computerized cars, thieves go high-tech
These days, cars are computer centers on wheels. Today's vehicles can contain over 100 computers and millions of lines of software code. These computers are all networked together and can operate all aspects of your vehicle.
Aug 14, 2023
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Consumer & Gadgets
AI tools are generating convincing misinformation: Engaging with them means being on high alert
AI tools can help us create content, learn about the world and (perhaps) eliminate the more mundane tasks in life—but they aren't perfect. They've been shown to hallucinate information, use other people's work without consent, ...
Mar 23, 2023
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Consumer & Gadgets
Study uncovers new threat to security and privacy of Bluetooth devices
Mobile devices that use Bluetooth are vulnerable to a glitch that could allow attackers to track a user's location, a new study has found.
Nov 17, 2022
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Internet
Team demonstrates that basic mechanism for internet security can be broken
The National research center for Cybersecurity ATHENE has found a way to break one of the basic mechanisms used to secure internet traffic. The mechanism, called RPKI, is actually designed to prevent cybercriminals or government ...
Oct 5, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Novel solar cell architecture performs well under real-world constraints
Solar energy is a clean and renewable source of energy. Solar cells usually consist of a semiconductor material that absorbs sunlight and generates electricity. However, the amount of sunlight that can be converted into electricity ...
Jun 1, 2022
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Software
Book explores conceptual clarity and a new theory of software design
Sometimes, software is just like us. It can be bloated, slow, and messy. Humans might see a doctor if these symptoms persist (maybe not for messiness), but rarely do we push a flawed software program to go see its developer ...
Dec 1, 2021
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Consumer & Gadgets
Newly discovered Wi-Fi vulnerabilities called FragAttacks place all mobile devices at risk
Fragmentation and aggregation attacks—or frag attacks—refer to a series of design flaws and programming security vulnerabilities affecting Wi-Fi devices. Recent studies have shown that any attacker within radio range ...
Automotive
3 crashes, 3 deaths raise questions about Tesla's Autopilot
Three crashes involving Teslas that killed three people have increased scrutiny of the company's Autopilot driving system just months before CEO Elon Musk has planned to put fully self-driving cars on the streets.
Jan 3, 2020
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