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Hackers Find That Inaudible Sounds Hidden in Podcasts or Random Videos Can Hijack Your AI Voice Chatbot

By Jon Christian

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Town Councilmember Goes Berzerk at Surveillance Camera Ban, Threatens to Outlaw Virtually All Modern Technology

By Joe Wilkins

Reflection of the word "Google" in white paint on a wet, dark surface with red lighting accents. The letters appear distorted due to the water's ripples.
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Iran Declares Google and Microsoft to Be Military Targets

By Joe Wilkins

A Finnish company called IXI is claiming to have manufactured the world's first eyeglasses that can change prescription on the fly.
Internet Of Things

Instant Bifocals: New Glasses Can Change Their Prescription on the Fly Depending on What You’re Looking At 

By Sharon Adarlo

One man's robot vacuum was constantly communicating with its manufacturer, sending a detailed 3D map of his house halfway across the world.
Internet Of Things

Man Alarmed to Discover His Smart Vacuum Was Broadcasting a Secret Map of His House

By Joe Wilkins

Social media video shows a toilet in China demanding a user watch an ad in order to receive a handful of bathroom tissue.
Internet Of Things

New Public Toilets Make You Watch Ads to Get Toilet Paper

By Joe Wilkins

Bad news for techie kinksters: a company that sold internet-connected chastity cages has exposed itself online. 
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Internet-Connected Chastity Cage Reportedly Leaks Detailed Private Info About Users

By Noor Al-Sibai

It looks like McDonald's ice cream machines are gonna stay broken for the foreseeable future. 
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McDonald’s Sued by Ice Cream Hackers for $900 Million

By Noor Al-Sibai

We now have yet another reason to despise Amazon after the company's Tuesday outage left tons of people with "smart homes" in the lurch.
Internet Of Things

Amazon Outage Shuts Down IoT Vacuums, Doorbells, Fridges, Even Home Locks

By Noor Al-Sibai

Months after flaws with an internet-connected chastity cage were first revealed, a hacker seized control and demanded a Bitcoin ransom.
Internet Of Things

Hacker Seizes Control of Internet-Enabled Chastity Cages

By Dan Robitzski

Toys "R" Us has opened two new stores after closing hundreds in 2018, and these ones are equipped with sensors that track every move shoppers make.
Internet Of Things

Smart Toys Often Contain Child-Endangering Security Flaws

By Dan Robitzski

A Russian security researcher, claims to have accidentally identified some troubling vulnerabilities in the firmware of Xiaomi FurryTail smart pet feeders.
Internet Of Things

Flaw in Smart Pet Feeders Lets Hackers Overfeed Your Cat

By Victor Tangermann

Hackers displayed porn on an electronic billboard in Michigan the day before others did the same thing using TV screens in New Zealand.
Internet Of Things

Hackers Keep Playing Porn on Electronic Billboards, Public TVs

By Kristin Houser

5 Insane Quotes From Boris Johnson’s Bizarre UN Speech About Tech
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5 Insane Quotes From Boris Johnson’s Bizarre UN Speech About Tech

By Victor Tangermann

Smart oven maker June Ovens is in the news this week, thanks to reports of their smart ovens allegedly turning themselves on overnight.
Internet Of Things

WiFi-Enabled Smart Ovens Are Preheating Themselves at Night

By Victor Tangermann

Smart electronics company Signifiy announced a new take on the internet of things: the Truelifi, a smart lightbulb that can beam data streams using light.
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These New Smart Lightbulbs Can Beam Data Through Light

By Victor Tangermann