Monthly Archives: August 2022

“Huge flaw” threatens US emergency alert system, DHS researcher warns

Enlarge / Obstruction light with bokeh city background The US Department of Homeland Security is warning of vulnerabilities in the nation’s emergency broadcast network that makes it possible for hackers to issue bogus warnings over radio and TV stations. “We recently became aware of certain vulnerabilities in EAS encoder/decoder devices that, if not updated to…

BREAKING: All 50 Democrats reach agreement on Manchin’s Inflation Reduction Act, Schumer says, saving Biden’s agenda

Democratic senators Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin talk in a Senate elevator. Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Sen. Kyrsten Sinema is ready to “move forward” with Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act. The update comes after days of silence from the Arizona moderate, who was the last holdout. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer…

The 5 biggest takeaways from Tesla’s Cyber Roundup

Tesla held its annual shareholder meeting, which the company now refers to as its Cyber Roundup, Thursday at the Tesla Gigafactory Texas. The Cyber Roundup comes just a couple of weeks after Tesla reported its Q2 earnings, which showed quarterly revenue declines caused by production challenges, even as the company grew year-over-year. The agenda had 13 shareholder…