Mittwoch, 11. Oktober 2017

Possible Sprint, T-Mobile Merger Could Face DOJ Antitrust Opposition

Though the romance rumor mill is still claiming that Sprint and T-Mobile are hoping to announce their engagement in the weeks to come, and it’s highly unlikely that the pro-industry FCC will do anything to slow these crazy kids from merging, the wireless wedding could be spoiled by the anti-trust wet blankets at the Justice Department.

A combination of the third and fourth-largest wireless providers in the U.S. would result in three mega carriers, each controlling in excess of 120 million customers. The next-largest provider would be U.S. Cellular, which currently has fewer than 5 million wireless customers and only provides service in about half the states.

This concentration of the U.S. wireless market in so few hands was one of the reasons that Sprint and T-Mobile abandoned merger talks in 2014, fearing the Obama administration would try to block the deal, as it did successfully with the failed ATT/T-Mobile and Comcast/Time Warner Cable deals.

While the Justice Department is now under the direction of pro-business Attorney General Jeff Sessions, Bloomberg points out that the DOJ antitrust attorneys who would review this merger are hold overs from the previous administration and may not have changed their view of whether or not the wireless market is too consolidated.

However, even if these DOJ staffers do conclude that it would be best to continue having four wireless companies competing in the national market, the decision will ultimately be up to Makan Delrahim, the new head of the DOJ’s antitrust division who was recently appointed by President Trump. Thus far, even when questioned on the issue during his confirmation hearings, Delrahim has not given any indication on where he comes down on this issue.

Meanwhile, over at the FCC — which also has a say in reviewing telecom mergers — it’s a different story. True, FCC Chair — and guy who probably got elected 8th grade class president because he’s the only one who wanted it — Ajit Pai hasn’t explicitly stated that he’d be fine with this merger. But the FCC’s most recent wireless competition report now claims, contrary to all recent FCC reports on the same issue, that the U.S. wireless market offers consumers robust competition.

At a speech last night, Pai declared that his FCC wants to “eliminate, as much as we can, government regulation of the telecommunications marketplace so as to permit present players to provide new and innovative services to consumers and likewise permit new players to come in and compete.”

So it seems like this FCC is unlikely to overly scrutinize this merger if it is proposed.


by Chris Morran via Consumerist

Seagate BarraCuda Drives: The Multi-Tier Caching Technology (MTC) Advantage


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Power of Cisco Services


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A new Star Wars VR experience is coming to Disney parks


Star Wars VR is going to Disneyland. Well, sort of. It’s going to the area just outside Disneyland — Downtown Disney (in Anaheim) and Disney Springs (next to Disney World in Orlando). Read full article: http://ift.tt/2yEgoQs
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OnePlus has been collecting private user data without permission | Engadget Today


The information isn't even anonymous, either. OnePlus is mainly known as the little upstart that took on the big guns with the help of its solid, yet affordable, handsets. But, its in-house version of Android, dubbed OxygenOS, is once again threatening to dent its hard-fought for credibility. The problem lies with the company's approach to data-sharing, which is problematic (to say the least). As security researcher Chris Moore has repeatedly pointed out, the manufacturer's OxygenOS-based devices not only gather a ton of user data, but they also tie this info to individual devices, and user accounts in particular. Subscribe to Engadget on YouTube: http://engt.co/subscribe Get More Engadget: • Like us on Facebook: http://ift.tt/1k1iCZT • Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/engadget • Follow us on Instagram: http://ift.tt/1k1iCZV • Add us on Snapchat: http://ift.tt/1UqS18a • Read more: http://www.engadget.com Engadget is the definitive guide to this connected life.
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How to use secure function lock | Brother printers


Learn how to use Secure Function Lock to limit user access to your Brother machine in this tutorial. Note: the specific settings for printing the configuration report will vary depending on your model. For model-specific instructions go to Configuration report link: http://ift.tt/2vK02zN For more detailed instruction on printing the configuration report see: https://youtu.be/UB8ciVekGKM?t=45s For more videos, tutorials, and FAQs visit our support site at: http://ift.tt/KVp7Rt Quick Links / Table of Contents: Print Configuration Report 00:20 Locate IP address 01:00 Open Admin window 01:10 Create restricted functions 01:34 Create user list 02:32 Finding user profile name 02:50 Unlocking the machine 03:24 Transcript: Welcome. Today we are going to look at how to restrict user access using Secure Function Lock on your Brother machine. This video will cover multiple models and operating systems. Even though your machine may not match the model referred to on the screen the overall process will be the same. We will begin by locating the IP Address for your Brother machine by printing a network configuration report. For specific instructions on printing the Network Configuration Report for your model, follow the link in the description to the Brother-usa.com FAQ search page and search for your model. From the basic function screen press the settings icon on the touch screen. Press All settings. Arrow down and press print reports. Arrow down again and press Network Configuration. Press Yes Once the Network Configuration Report prints, you will need to locate your IP Address on the Report. Next, open up a web browser on your Computer and in the address bar enter your IP address from the Network Configuration Report. Then press Enter on the keyboard. Depending on your Network your IP address may appear different than the one shown here. If your Brother machine is password protected, you'll need to enter the password in the login box. Click on the Administrator Tab. Then select the “User Restriction Function” or “Restriction Management” option from the side menu. Now click “Secure Function Lock”….and then click “Submit.” Next we will select which function to restrict on your Brother machine. For example, let’s look at creating a set of restricted functions for a printer being used in a business environment. Click on the “Restricted Functions 1-25” option to open a blank function list. We will start by restricting all the machines features when using Public Mode. This will be become the default setting for the machine. Next we will create a separate mode for authorized users allowing access to all functions of the machine. Enter a name for the mode…and then click “Submit” to save the settings. Now we will need to create a list of users authorized to use the restricted functions. Select a User List from the side menu and add the user names. Please note that all names added to the users list must match the user profile name on that user’s computer for the Secure Function Lock feature to work. To verify your profile Name in Windows, navigate to the C- Drive on your computer and click Users. Record the user name you wish to use and enter it exactly as it appears on your computer. You will also need to enter a 4-digit Pin Number for each user. The PIN Number will allow users to bypass the Public Mode and activate the restricted functions. Finally select the function list you wish to allow for the user. Then click “Submit” On your Brother machine the Public Mode will now prevent people from access the machine’s features without a PIN. Similar messages will be received when attempting to print or scan. Once an authorized user enters their PIN the restricted functions will unlock. Thank you for choosing Brother Brother - at your side Customers also searched for: Brother secure function lock Brother restrict user access Brother limit access Brother machine lock Brother function lock
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Cascadian Farms Granola, Whole Foods Raisin Bran Recalled For Undeclared Nuts

Peanut and tree nut allergies are sneaky and can be life-threatening, which is why foods that might have even traces of them are supposed to have declarations on their packages. Two different companies, Cascadian Farms and Whole Foods, have recalled cinnamon raisin granola and raisin bran respectively, because they may be contaminated with different nuts for very different reasons.

Cascadian Farms Cinnamon Raisin Granola with Undeclared Almonds

What to look for

Cascadian Farms, owned by General Mills, has recalled granola from two production days because it may have become contaminated with almonds, which this variety of granola doesn’t usually contain.

What to do

Look for the date codes on the box: Affected boxes of cereal will have the codes 20MAR2018JK or 21MAR2018JK for the “better if used by” dates.

The company asks people who are allergic to tree nuts to not eat the cereal, and to contact General Mills at 800-624-4123 for a replacement box of almond-free cereal or a refund.

Whole Foods Chocolate Peanut Butter Balls disguised as Raisin Bran

What to look for

Boxes of what appears to be 365 Everyday Value brand raisin bran from Whole Foods have a secret: The cereal inside is actually the company’s Peanut Butter Cocoa Balls. This is a great surprise for customers’ inner children, unless they have an allergy or sensitivity to peanuts.

The products may have been sold at Whole Foods supermarkets or on Amazon.com, which now carries Whole Foods brand products. Look for 15-ounce raisin bran boxes with a best-before date of June 4, 2018.

What to do

If you ordered the cereal online from Amazon, you’ll receive an email with instructions for the recall. If you purchased it at a Whole Foods store, bring the receipt in for a refund or exchange. Customers who have any questions about the product or about the recall can call Whole Foods at 844-936-8255.


by Laura Northrup via Consumerist

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Oculus debuts Dash ​and Home ​software interface for better control around VR apps


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Mall Owner “Felt Validated” For Closing On Thanksgiving Last Year, Will Do It Again

Though many of the big box stores now open for Black Friday at some point on Thanksgiving, some retailers and mall owners have fought back against this trend. For the second year in a row, one of the nation’s largest mall operators has declared that its properties’ doors will remain shut this Thanksgiving.

CBL Properties is a real investment trust that operates more than 60 malls around the country. The company made this same decision last year and believes it was the right thing to do.

The shutdown only affects the interior stores of these malls. Anchor stores, movie theaters, or other tenants with their own exterior entrances will be allowed to decide whether they want to open for business.

“We had such overwhelming support from last year’s decision,” the company’s chief executive, Stephen Lebovitz, told CNBC (warning: video that auto-plays on that page) in an interview. “We felt validated by that. It was the right thing to do.”

Kmart has opened early on Thanksgiving Day for decades now, and its sibling retailer Sears tried opening on the holiday for the first time in 2010. Competitors joined in until entire malls opened on the holiday, with all tenants forced to open whether they wanted to or not.

Nationwide chains that have already confirmed plans to stay closed on Thanksgiving Day include Academy Sports, Burlington, Costco, DSW, Home Depot, Marshalls, Office Depot, OfficeMax, Staples, and TJMaxx.

Changing role of malls

It’s not just malls’ holiday hours that are changing: CBL’s decision is a reminder of the changing role of malls in general. Being a shopping emporium is no longer enough: Malls are working to find experiences that can’t be duplicated on Amazon, and turning spaces that used to be clothing or sporting-goods stores into places where you can buy experiences, like spas, rock-climbing gyms, and restaurants.

CBL itself is currently rebranding its malls as town centers, and letting employees stay home on a holiday shows plenty of community spirit.

“Our properties are not just about retail or shopping — they serve as gathering places for their respective communities,” CEO Lebovitz told CNBC.


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Facebook Announces ‘Oculus Go,’ A Cheaper, Standalone VR Headset For $199

Despite the technological leaps forward in virtual reality, VR headsets have not yet caught on with the mass market. That may have something to do with the better ones being prohibitively priced and requiring a connection to a computer, while the less expensive ones require you to use your phone for the screen. Facebook is hoping to finally hoping to bring VR to a bigger audience with Oculus Go, a headset with a moderately affordable price point and no need to purchase a powerful PC or kill the battery on your phone.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg unveiled the $199 Go earlier today at the fourth Oculus developers conference. Much of what was announced today — the price point, the standalone nature — was really just confirming earlier rumors about the device.

According to Oculus, the device’s “high-resolution fast-switch LCD screen dramatically improves visual clarity and reduces screen door effect.

The Oculus Go has speakers with integrated spatial audio built into the headset, though there’s also a headphone jack for private listening. Facebook says the “best” of its mobile VR content library will be available when the devices start shipping in 2018.

On that note, the company didn’t offer up many more details about the ordering process, noting only that it “can’t wait to share more early next year.”

It’s worth noting that Oculus has also dropped the price of the Rift headset permanently, from $499 to $399, reports Ars Technica, after a successful promotion at that price this summer.


by Mary Beth Quirk via Consumerist

Cisco ACI: Build a Better Network Anywhere


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Support: Changing the battery on a Garmin Heart Rate Monitor


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Oculus Rift will now cost $399


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Oculus' Project Santa Cruz will offer 6-degrees-of-freedom controllers


Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg previews Project Santa Cruz, new technology that will offer inside-out tracking and 6-degrees-of-freedom controllers for its new virtual-reality headset, the Oculus Go. Subscribe to CNET: http://cnet.co/2heRhep Check out our playlists: http://cnet.co/2g8kcf4 Download the new CNET app: http://ift.tt/2fmiQ6l Like us on Facebook: http://ift.tt/1930vfU Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cnet Follow us on Instagram: http://bit.ly/2icCYYm
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Has the VR craze swept you up yet? (The 3:59, Ep. 297)


We talk all about Facebook's Oculus Connect event with special guest Scott Stein. Oculus VR: http://cnet.co/2yZ4DjN Zuckerberg's Puerto Rico VR video: http://cnet.co/2y9BXYF Zuckerberg's apology: http://cnet.co/2xyPGE6 Good morning from CNET NY Studios while we record the daily news-bite podcast: The 3:59. Hangout while we cover a multitude of stories from around the tech world and then Roger Cheng and Scott Stein and Ben Fox Rubin will take your questions and comments in the chat. Watch more episodes of 3:59 on Youtube: http://bit.ly/29LVP7F Livestream: http://ift.tt/2jPXbF8... Periscope: http://ift.tt/2qU1nTf Subscribe to the audio podcast: iTunes: http://apple.co/29T3fbf Google Play: http://bit.ly/2hkXp5P Feedburner: http://bit.ly/2tVTkqw Soundcloud: http://bit.ly/2hlanQK TuneIn: http://bit.ly/2uVg9vN Stitcher: http://bit.ly/2vfeHXE Cnet: http://bit.ly/2veEfEw Subscribe to CNET: http://bit.ly/17qqqCs Watch more CNET videos: http://bit.ly/1BQxrGw Follow CNET on Twitter: http://twitter.com/CNET Follow CNET on Facebook: http://ift.tt/UQQ9wc Follow CNET on Instagram: http://ift.tt/1YieDuO Subscribe to CNET: http://bit.ly/17qqqCs Watch more CNET videos: http://ift.tt/1Lg5Xzr Follow CNET on Twitter: http://twitter.com/CNET Follow CNET on Facebook: http://ift.tt/UQQ9wc Follow CNET on Instagram: http://ift.tt/1YieDuO Follow CNET on Snapchat: CNETsnap
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Oculus Go is an all-new standalone VR headset


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The Evolution of the American Pickup Truck


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Can The President Actually Take Away A Network’s Broadcast License For “Fake News”?

Irked by an NBC News story he claims is false, President Trump stated this morning that it may be time to “challenge” the network’s broadcast license. But what does that even mean — and would the Trump administration have the authority to yank a TV station’s access to the airwaves over a news story?

It all started when NBC News ran a report about the President claiming that he had at one point asked national security advisers for a massive increase in the nation’s nuclear arsenal.

Trump objected to the report, calling it “pure fiction” and denigrating it with his frequent epithet, “fake news.” Then, in a second tweet, he went a step farther, saying, “With all of the Fake News coming out of NBC and the Networks, at what point is it appropriate to challenge their License? Bad for country!”

He doubled down on his words in a press conference later in the day, adding, “It is disgusting the way the press can write whatever they want. People should look into it.”

This outburst left the internet with two major questions. One: what is a broadcast license, anyway? And two: can he do that?

What is a broadcast license?

When you boil it down, all of the data that travels to us wirelessly — from the oldest old-school AM radio to as-yet unavailable 5G mobile data — travels through radio waves, in a fairly narrow slice of the EM spectrum.

But as we learn in high school physics, when too many things try to use the same frequency in close proximity to each other, the signals interfere with each other, everything gets screwed up, and nothing works. So the Federal Communications Commission has long managed everything to do with who can use what stretches of spectrum.

That includes issuing licenses for all TV and radio broadcast stations.

A broadcast license grants a specific entity permission to carry its radio or TV station in a specific region, on a specific frequency (i.e., “102.5 FM” or “channel 12”).

In return for getting sole access to a certain slice of spectrum, the station operator agrees to operate in the “public interest, convenience and necessity.”

Who needs a broadcast license?

The FCC licenses individual TV and radio broadcast stations — but not cable, broadcast, or on-demand networks.

That’s a key difference. NBC is a network, not a channel.

Comcast, NBCUniversal’s parent company, does own several affiliate stations. Take, for example, New York City’s flagship NBC affiliate, WNBC (channel 4). That station, like any other, needs and has, a valid broadcast license. But its parent company, from which it gets network content, does not.

Do licenses mean the FCC regulates content?

For the most part, aside from obscene and profane content, no.

The FCC’s guide to broadcast licensing explicitly says that the free expression of a wide range of views is judged to be in the public interest — exactly what broadcasters are licensed to do.

“The First Amendment and the Communications Act bar the FCC from telling station licensees how to select material for news programs, or prohibiting the broadcast of an opinion on any subject,” the Commission explains.

There are two exceptions. The first are hoaxes: The FCC can intervene when a news broadcaster knowingly perpetuates false information that causes “substantial harm” that it should have foreseen.

The second is knowing perpetuation of false news, or “news distortion.” This is, as you might guess, something the Commission notes it often receives complaints about. However, it very rarely investigates such claims.

“The Commission generally will not intervene in such cases because it would be inconsistent with the First Amendment to replace the journalistic judgment of licensees with our own,” the FCC’s guide notes. If someone presents evidence that a broadcaster intentionally directed employees to falsify news reports, the FCC might investigate.

“However,” the Commission concludes, “absent such a compelling showing, the Commission will not intervene.”

And it’s been a long time since the Commission received such a compelling showing: Politico notes that the last time a U.S. broadcaster lost a license was in the 1970s, when a station’s management was convicted of bribery.

So, it’s an empty threat?

In the details, yes. NBC, as a network, doesn’t have a station license to begin with — and even if it did, the FCC’s own rules say it wouldn’t investigate or revoke it for doing broadcast journalism that one person, even the nation’s most powerful person, didn’t like.

However, observers note, just because the President’s threat is technically empty doesn’t mean it’s harmless.

Several outlets immediately drew a parallel to the Watergate era, when President Nixon tried to prevent the Washington Post — which of course broke the infamous Watergate story — from renewing the license of a station it owned in Florida.

Former FCC chair Tom Wheeler told the New York Times, “Broadcast licenses are a public trust. They’re not a political toy, which is what [Trump is] trying to do here.”

That sentiment was echoed by other past and present commissioners.

“This madcap threat, if pursued, would be blatant and unacceptable intervention in the decisions of an independent agency,” former FCC Commissioner Michael Copps, now an advisor to the advocacy group Common Cause, said in a statement. “The law does not countenance such interference … additionally, it’s not just NBC stations that will find this threat chilling, but also smaller independent stations around the country who might lack the resources to fight back.”

Current commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel, meanwhile, settled for Tweeting one very simple statement: “Not how it works.”


by Kate Cox via Consumerist

United Airlines Strands Couple In Puerto Rico, So They Decided To Get Married

A couple from Oregon who were visiting Puerto Rico when Hurricane Maria hit say they were abandoned by United Airlines, forcing them to find their own way home. But their extended stay on the Caribbean island also resulted in an impromptu wedding.

The couple tell Medford’s Mail Tribune that they had initially thought of canceling their planned mid-September trip to Puerto Rico after Hurricane Irma ripped through the region earlier in the month, but decided to go ahead after their Wyndham resort told them they could not get a refund if they canceled.

After a few days of good weather, Hurricane Maria came barreling toward Puerto Rico. The couple considered leaving, but says they could not make arrangements in time to get out before the storm hit.

Instead of leaving the island they hunkered down at the resort, where their doors were “clanking loudly and the floor even felt as though it was moving.”

While the couple was able to ride out the storm and Wyndham offered free accommodations and meals, they were ready to head home on their confirmed Sept. 23 flight.

But when they arrived at the airport, they found the United counter empty and their flight canceled.

“Other airlines were doing a first-come, first-served basis, where people would stand in line and know they would get on the next airplane out,” they tell the Mail Tribune. “United was just absent. They just didn’t show up.”

Even though several other carriers were operating flights to and from Puerto Rico, the couple claims that a United rep told them it was too dangerous to fly.

The best the airline could do, said the couple, was promise to get them on a flight Sept. 30 flight, seven days after their originally scheduled departure.

So they made the most of it, deciding to get married, and holding their wedding at the hotel, surrounded by other travelers stuck without a way home.

“We weren’t married when we left but had always thought about being married at some point in time,” they tell the Mail Tribune. “Since we were stuck at the resort, and made a bunch of friends, we wanted an interesting wedding story.”

Sept. 30 came and the newlyweds went to the airport again, only to find this flight had also been canceled.

Rather than wait for another… island, and took them to Fort Lauderdale, where they hoped United would honor their previously purchased flight. Alas, the couple says the airline made them pay a change fee just to get on a plane home.

The couple says they reached out to United about the issues, but haven’t received a response.

“We have tried talking to them online and through Facebook and Twitter,” Pitts said. “Customer service has been incredibly unhelpful. Had they just said, ‘Ya know, we are so sorry. Here’s where you can call to get customer service and get refunded.’”

Consumerist has reached out to United for comment on the situation. We’ll update this post if we hear back.


by Ashlee Kieler via Consumerist

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Airbnb Host Says Hidden Camera Was For Taping His Sex Parties, Not For Creeping On Guests

An Airbnb host in Florida has admitted to the police that there were hidden cameras in the condo he occasionally rented out, but claims that the secretive devices were for recording his personal sex parties.

A couple from Indiana who rented an Airbnb in Longboat Key, FL, told ABC Action News that they noticed something funny about one of the smoke detectors — the husband works in tech, and spotted a black hole on the side of the device.

He took it down and realized immediately that the black hole was actually a camera, and that it was recording onto an SD card — while pointing directly at their bed. They immediately called the police to report the unauthorized surveillance.

“We seized a lot of computer storage data devices, hard drives, computers, laptops SD cards anything that would store data,” Lt. Bob Bourque told told ABC.

He adds that it’s unclear whether or not there are local victims — perhaps someone he was dating — or others who don’t realize they’ve been videotaped, including past Airbnb guests. To that end, police are now asking anyone who’s stayed at the condo or visited it to contact them. The host had been active on Airbnb for the last two years, with about 40 reviews, Bourque said.

“My wife and I are distressed by this situation. I hope more victims will come forward,” the renter who found the device told ABC. He also shared a photo of he and his wife staring up at the camera in shock.

The condo’s owner told police that the cameras — there was a second one in the living room — were put in place to record his personal sex parties and that the people at these parties had consented.

Whether that’s true or not remains to be seen, but the guests who spotted the camera certainly didn’t consent to being filmed, and the police have a pretty good question about the filming of these sex parties: “If people are consenting to recording sexual activity why is [the camera] hidden in a smoke alarm?”

The homeowner reportedly explained that this camera provided a better angle of the goings-on.

He was arrested and charged with one count of video voyeurism.

Under Airbnb’s terms of service, hosts are required to “disclose all surveillance devices in their listings,” and “any surveillance devices in certain private spaces (such as bedrooms and bathrooms)” are prohibited, regardless of whether they’ve been disclosed.

“We are outraged at the reports of what happened; as soon as we were made aware, we permanently banned this individual from our community and fully supported the affected guests,” Airbnb said in a statement. “Our team has reached out to local law enforcement to aid them with their investigation of this egregious offense and we hope justice is served. We take privacy issues extremely seriously and have a zero-tolerance policy against this behavior.


by Mary Beth Quirk via Consumerist

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How to use drag-and-drop on the iPad


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Israeli spies find Russians used antivirus tool to hack US, reports say


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Find your lost phone using Google Home


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An Interactive VR Experience | Making of Pale Blue Dot: Ep. 1 | Intel


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Why You Should Care About An Aluminum Supply Scandal In Japan

A modern supply chain is a complicated thing. That car you drive might be made in the U.S.A., but — as we learned from the Takata airbag recall — the parts inside it, from raw elements to fully-assembled electronic systems, come from a tangled web of companies all over the world. Which is why it’s a big deal affecting consumers all over the world when one company’s parts turn out not to be at all what they were supposed to be.

What Happened?

The scandal concerns a Japanese company, Kobe Steel.

Kobe recently announced that for at least a year, it had shipped products to its customers that did not actually meet the agreed-upon strength and durability specifications.

“At this time,” tens of thousands of tons of aluminum and copper products shipped between Sept. 1, 2016 and Aug. 31, 2017 have been discovered that “do not comply” with the consumer agreements, the company said.

It’s not just that the metal had some kind of undiscovered defect in it, though. Workers inside the company apparently knew some of the metal wasn’t up to spec — but falsified their data.

“Data in inspection certifications had been improperly rewritten,” the company’s statement says, an issue that came to light “following self-inspections and emergency quality audits” of the products in question.

An executive for the company said that the fabrication was found in all four of the company’s Kobe-area plants, in conduct that was “systematic” and had been going on for up to a decade, Bloomberg reports.

Why it matters

Unless you’re a commodities investor, a manufacturer, or just a fan of industrial metals, you’ve probably never heard of Kobe Steel. Like other companies higher up on the supply chain, Kobe isn’t really in the business of selling finished products to consumers.

But it is in the business of selling materials and components to the more than 200 companies that use Kobe Steel in their products every day.

As Bloomberg points out, just about every major automaker in the country is on that list. General Motors and Ford are both Kobe customers, as are pretty much all of the Japanese automakers: Honda, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Subaru, and Toyota are all on the list, among others.

When carmakers order metal of a certain type, durability, thickness, and composition, they do so because it’s going to serve a specific purpose in their vehicles. And all those companies now say they’re digging deep to find out what vehicles the faulty products went into, and trying to suss out what, if anything, needs to be done.

Toyota confirmed that it used Kobe Steel products in the hoods, rear doors, and other “peripheral” areas of some vehicles. Nissan and Honda also use Kobe products in the doors and hoods of their cars.

Kobe Steel products are also used directly or through partnerships in the manufacture of some Hitachi trains, certain Boeing jets, and even rockets used by Japan’s space agency.

So far, there are no known or identified safety issues with the products known to have their data faked.

“Verification and inspection to date have not recognized specific problems casting doubts on the safety of the nonconforming products,” Kobe said in its statement.

Taking it Seriously

In its announcement, Kobe Steel said that it has set up a committee to look into quality issues, being headed by company CEO Hiroya Kawasaki.

The company has also contracted an outside law firm to conduct its own investigation.

“Causing this serious matter has brought overwhelming shame to the Company,” Kobe Steel said in its statement. “The Company deeply regrets this incident and sincerely apologizes for the enormous worry and trouble this incident has caused to its customers and other related parties.”

Bloomberg notes that the company is likely to face a wave of lawsuits from its customer companies and regulatory bodies, both in Japan and in the U.S.


by Kate Cox via Consumerist

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Lori Systems wins Best of Show at Startup Battlefield Africa


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Got $2,000/Month To Spare? You Can Get Unlimited Access To Porsches On-Demand

If you’re the kind of person who fancies a set of fancy wheels but can’t decide which ones to roll with on any given day, Porsche has an idea: A $2,000/month subscription that entitles you to unlimited access to luxury vehicles.

Porsche’s North American division is testing a pilot program in the Atlanta Area starting next month called Porsche Passport, which gives members access to vehicles via a mobile app. A concierge will then bring the vehicle to wherever you are.

There are two tiers of service — though both require a $500 one-time activation fee — and membership is restricted to the Atlanta area (for now, at least).

“Launch”: The $2,000/month base service, which includes on-demand access to eight models like the 718 Boxster and Cayman S, as well as the Macan S and Cayenne.

“Accelerate”: Members willing to pay $3,000 per month will have on-demand access to 22 different models, including Porsche 911 Carrera S, the Panamera 4S sports sedan, the Macan GTS, and Cayenne S E-Hybrid SUVs.

Every membership includes unlimited mileage, vehicle tax and registration, insurance, and maintenance. There’s no time limit, either, so you can keep driving that Boxster all month or switch to a Carrera if the mood strikes.

Elsewhere in on-demand luxury, Cadillac launched its own subscription — dubbed BOOK by Cadillac — earlier this year, for a base rate of $1,500/month.


by Mary Beth Quirk via Consumerist

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T-Mobile Fixes Bug That Exposed Customers’ Personal Info

T-Mobile patched a vulnerability on its website last week that could have exposed the personal information — including email addresses, account numbers, and other data — of its 76 million users. 

Motherboard reports that the bug, which was first found by Secure7 security researcher Karan Saini, allowed ne’er-do-wells who either knew or guessed a T-Mobile customer’s phone number to access others’ personal data.

According to Saini — who reported the flaw to T-Mobile — the bug was found in the wsg.t-mobile.com API.

He was able to search someone else’s phone number and the API would send back a response containing the other person’s data, including email address, account number, and IMSI — a unique number that identifies subscribers.

“T-Mobile has 76 million customers, and an attacker could have run a script to scrape the data from all 76 million of these customers to create a searchable database with accurate and up-to-date information of all users,” Saini told Motherboard.

If this occurred, it would “effectively be classified as a very critical data breach, making every T-Mobile cell phone owner a victim,” Saini said.

For its part, T-Mobile tells Motherboard that the issue only affected a small number of customers.

A rep said the company investigated the issue and it was “fully resolved in less than 24 hours. There is no indication that it was shared more broadly.”

T-Mobile noted that it appreciated the “responsible reporting of bugs through out Bug Bounty program to protect our customers and encourage researchers to contact” the company.

Saini tells Motherboard that the wireless company thanked him for reporting the flaw and offered a $1,000 reward as part of its bug bounty program.

Too Late?

While T-Mobile noted that the flaw was fixed before customer info was exposed, another hacker claimed that wasn’t the case.

The hacker maintained that hackers had exploited the flaw in order to take over phone numbers by requesting new SIM cards impersonating the legitimate owners.

In response to the claim, a T-Mobile rep reiterated to Motherboard that the original flaw was fixed in 24 hours and there was no evidence of customer accounts being affected as a result of the vulnerability.


by Ashlee Kieler via Consumerist

Kroger May Sell Off Its Convenience Store Chains, Including Kwik Shop, Tom Thumb, Turkey Hill

Most people know Kroger as a large, national chain of supermarkets. What they may not know is that Kroger also operates nearly 800 convenience stores under a variety of regional brands, including Kwik Shop, Tom Thumb, Turkey Hill, Quick Stop, and Loaf ‘N Jug. However, those could all soon be up for sale.

Kroger announced this morning that it has retained Goldman Sachs to evaluate its options for the convenience store division, which operates 784 stores in 18 states.

According to Kroger, this network of stores bring in $1.4 billion a year to the company, selling about 1.2 billion gallons of fuel to customers.

“Our convenience stores are strong, successful and growing with the potential to grow even more,” said Kroger Chief Financial Officer Mike Schlotman. “We want to look at all options to ensure this part of the business is meeting its full potential. Considering the current premium multiples for convenience stores, we feel it is our obligation as a management team to undertake this review.”

About a decade ago, Kroger decided to do a semi-rebrand on its convenience store chains, giving them all the same new logo but letting each chain retain its name.

Turkey Hill Dairy — the Pennsylvania-based division that produces its own brands of ice cream, juices, iced tea, and other products — is not part of any potential sale, notes Kroger. Nor are any of the gas stations connected to Kroger-owned supermarkets.


by Chris Morran via Consumerist

The 123s of selling tech to the government


Mark Wisinger, market intelligence analyst for immixGroup, talks about what it means to sell in a continuing solution and breaks down the various technology trends we see across the public sector, including the DoD, civilian agencies, and the state and local and education markets
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