Man says Tesla Autopilot saved his life by driving him to the hospital

The disease is called pulmonary embolism and could have taken his life but for Teslas autopilot. Neally toldSlatethat Autopilot drove him 20 miles down a freeway to a hospital. Teslas Autopilot technology has been in the news for all the wrong reasons. Both accidents are being investigated by National Highway Transportation Safety Commission and the National Traffic Safety Board. source: www.techworm.net

August 6, 2016 · 1 min · 61 words · Megan Pena

The Jungle Book and other iconic 16-bit Disney games are now available on PCs

In other words, you could now play these games on your Windows PC and Mac. That was due in no small part to their groundbreaking visuals. Just look at how adorable little Simba looks when he roars at his enemies! All three games are playable on Windows PC, Mac and Linux. However, GOG.com is offering a 10 percent discount, reducing the price to $8.99 for the launch. source: www.techworm.net

August 6, 2016 · 1 min · 69 words · Laurie Gray

This Guy Hacks A Hydro-Electric Generator To Charge His Smartphone

As a result, we end up charging our smartphones more than two to three times in a day. That is what YouTuber Thomas Kim showed in a video posted on YouTube. Also, his rig was able to power LED lights, and apparently other electronic devices too. Source:Gizmodo Read More source: www.techworm.net

August 6, 2016 · 1 min · 51 words · Tracy Cortez

This lady is paid to create earthquakes and terrorist attacks at Google

Kripa and her team create all kinds of doomsday scenarios possible for Earthlings. Sometimes DiRT makes Martians invade the earth. Other times they create earthquake or a chemical attack. We have intense situations in the war room. Theres like 20-30 people sitting there. The room is warm. She also gave example of how her teams tests sometimes go wrong. They didnt think their test would cause that. Within 15 minutes they determined their test was not the problem....

August 6, 2016 · 1 min · 118 words · Paige Aguirre

Anti-piracy group wants all Operating Systems to block pirated downloads

The think tanks idea is not new. However, luckily for torrent lovers, that did not happen. Source:TorrentFreak Read More source: www.techworm.net

August 5, 2016 · 1 min · 21 words · Rachel Baker

Apple paid $50 billion to iOS app developers in July

Why it pays to an iOS App developer! We have already reported how it pays to be an ethical hacker. No, we are not lying, iOS app developers earned $50 billion in just one month! However, the 55-year-old CEO chose to remain tight-lipped about the details pertaining to the revenue generated. The popularity of Pokemon GO has been speculated to be the reason behind Apples record-breaker month. Apple has already earned its rewards even if the Pokemon GO craze dies, say some reports....

August 5, 2016 · 1 min · 101 words · Jonathan Williams

Area 404: Inside Facebook’s new secret hardware lab where ideas become reality

The expanded space will help Facebook continue its 10-year plan to create more systems to connect the world. To top it, it is situated in a concrete-protected bunker nestled right in Facebooks main Silicon Valley campus. The things that happen in Area 404 will be above top secret once it is completely operational. The new space will be divided into prototype workshops and an electrical engineering lab. Its first lab, which was created five years ago, was lodged in a repurposed mail room....

August 5, 2016 · 1 min · 194 words · Robert Cook

Facebook deploys a new anti-clickbait algorithm for News Feed

In the past too, Facebook has made changes to the news algorithm many number of times. The system classifies posts that are clickbait and which Pages and web domains these posts come from. This new update will have a huge impact on your page, if you are a spammer. Facebook haspublished a guidefor bloggers, news agencies, and anybody else on how to avoid clickbait titles. Instead, Facebook recommends calls to action and text prompts....

August 5, 2016 · 1 min · 123 words · Maureen Horton

Hackers Trick Tesla S’s Autopilot Into Making Obstacles ‘Disappear’ And Crash

The researchers placed the equipment on a cart in front of the Tesla to simulate another vehicle. When theres jamming, the car disappears, and theres no warning, Prof. Xu says. The ultra-sonic sensors are a lot easier to target, although at lower speeds. If they had let it, the Tesla would collide with the obstacles. However, the Teslas camera systems were the most resistant to attacks. to make it blind the cameras, the researchers shined lasers and LEDs at them....

August 5, 2016 · 1 min · 118 words · Donna Walton

HEIST attack : Hackers can steal your confidential data on SSL/TLS sites

However, a new attack demonstrated at the Black Hat Conference proves otherwise. They named asHEIST, which stands forHTTPEncryptedInformation can beStolen throughTCP-Windows. This page is protected in most cases by HTTPS. HEIST basically brute-forces the size of small portions of data that get added to a page as it loads. As such, the attack can take a while. The two presented theirfindings[pdf] at Black Hat on Wednesday. However, this is not possible in todays world as most browsers use JavaScript to perform important functions....

August 5, 2016 · 1 min · 95 words · Lori Jacobs

Mathematical formula that solves the mystery why and when headphones tangle

Know the mystery behind entangled headphones Had a bad day at college or work? Want to just rush home and listen to some music to calm yourself? Well, actually there is actually a mathematical formula that describes exactly how they tangle. To find out why the headphones get tangled, the researchers used mathematical knot theory to analyze the knots. They ran 3,415 trials of shaking a headphone in a box and found some interesting results....

August 5, 2016 · 1 min · 113 words · Edwin Durham

Mayor arrested, charged in youth camp strip poker scandal

The mayors attorney, Mark Reichel, called the timing of the arrest highly suspicious. The city emerged from bankruptcy protection in February 2015. His next court date is Aug. 18. If convicted of the charges, he could face up to three years in prison. Source:ArsTechnica Read More source: www.techworm.net

August 5, 2016 · 1 min · 48 words · Austin Johnson

This man hacked Tinder’s ”swipe right” feature to send invites to 200,000 women

But this man from California developed a hack for love. Sebastian Stadil hacked Tinder to help him automatically ask thousands of women out on dates through the matchmaking App. His hack was so successful that he was able to send intros to more than 200,000 women. Out of the 200,000 women, Stadil was able to date 200 women during a four-month period last year. Sadly, even after dating 200 women, Stadil says he has not found true love....

August 5, 2016 · 1 min · 133 words · Luis Watson