How a Billion-Dollar Satellite Risks Upending the Space Insurance Industry
“Viasat Inc. has more than $1 billion of orbiting satellites in trouble,” reports Bloomberg, “and space insurers are girding for market-rattling claims.” The company’s roughly $1 billion ViaSat-3 Americas satellite, central to expanding its fixed-broadband coverage… Source: science.slashdot.org – Read more
Ignored by Police, Two Women Took Down Their Cyber-Harasser Themselves
Here’s how the Washington Post tells the story of 34-year-old marketer (and former model) Madison Conradis, who discovered nude behind-the-scenes photos from 10 years earlier had leaked after a series of photographer web sites were breached: Now the photos along… Source: yro.slashdot.org – Read more
Microsoft Patents Sensor-Filled, AI-Assisted Backpack
Microsoft has patented an AI-powered backpack design featuring a plethora of sensors that may include cameras, microphones, GPS, and a compass. Tom’s Hardware reports: Additionally, Microsoft thinks it may be useful to add in LEDs and speakers, as well as a haptic… Source: yro.slashdot.org – Read more
NYPD To Deploy Drones To Monitor Backyard Parties This Holiday Weekend
“The NYC police department intends to use drones to monitor Labor Day backyard parties, raising privacy concerns,” writes Slashdot reader jjslash. “Drone usage by U.S. police departments is increasing, with some operating them beyond visual line of sight. TechSpot… Source: yro.slashdot.org – Read more
Robinhood Bought Back Sam Bankman-Fried’s Stake From US Government For $606 Million
Robinhood announced it has purchased more than 55 million shares of the firm previously held by former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, which were seized in January by the U.S. Department of Justice as part of the criminal case against FTX and its executives…. Source: yro.slashdot.org – Read more
Hacker Gains Admin Control of Sourcegraph and Gives Free Access To the Masses
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: An unknown hacker gained administrative control of Sourcegraph, an AI-driven service used by developers at Uber, Reddit, Dropbox, and other companies, and used it to provide free access to resources that… Source: yro.slashdot.org – Read more
Humanity’s Ancestors Nearly Died Out, Genetic Study Suggests
Researchers in China have found evidence suggesting that 930,000 years ago, the ancestors of modern humans suffered a massive population crash. They point to a drastic change to the climate that occurred around that time as the cause. The New York Times: Our… Source: science.slashdot.org – Read more
Global Smart Home Healthcare Market Report 2023: Increasing
Dublin, Sept. 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The “Smart Home Healthcare Market – Growth, Trends, COVID-19 Impact, and Forecasts (2023 – 2028)” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. Global Smart Home Healthcare Market to Expand at 27.3% CAGR: IoT Adoption Drives… Source: www.globenewswire.com – Read more
LogicMonitor Customers Hit By Hackers, Because of Default Passwords
Some customers of the network security company LogicMonitor have been hacked due to the use of default passwords, TechCrunch reports. From the report: A LogicMonitor spokesperson confirmed to TechCrunch that there’s “a security incident” affecting some of the… Source: it.slashdot.org – Read more
An example of governance for AI in health services from Aotearoa New Zealand
Framework developmentThe governance framework was developed through background research on international guidance and best practices, patient surveys, analysis of internal data and software systems, integration with Māori data sovereignty principles21, and establishment of a representative… Source: www.nature.com – Read more