Author: Tech Support

Improving Cheap SDR Antennas

[VK3YE] knows there are at least two things wrong with the cheap antennas you get with most SDR dongles. First, they are too short. You’d like to have enough to pull out a quarter wavelength on the longest frequency you want to operate. The second problem is there’s no real ground. He fixed both of

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[Thread] Amnesty International and Citizen Lab found zero-click iMessage exploits being deployed against iPhones, even with iOS 14.6, to install malware (Bill Marczak/@billmarczak)

Bill Marczak / @billmarczak: [Thread] Amnesty International and Citizen Lab found zero-click iMessage exploits being deployed against iPhones, even with iOS 14.6, to install malware  —  THREAD with a couple of interesting bits from @AmnestyTech’s new report on what they learned from looking for NSO Group’s spyware on phones https://www.amnesty.org/… [Thread] Amnesty International and Citizen

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Zoom says it will acquire Five9, which makes cloud-based call center software for sales, marketing, and support, in an all-stock deal valued at ~$14.7B (GlobeNewswire News Room)

GlobeNewswire News Room: Zoom says it will acquire Five9, which makes cloud-based call center software for sales, marketing, and support, in an all-stock deal valued at ~$14.7B  —  The combination of Zoom’s robust communications platform with Five9’s intelligent cloud contact center will enable organizations … Zoom says it will acquire Five9, which makes cloud-based call

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NSO Group vows to investigate potential spyware abuse following Pegasus Project investigation

Human rights activists, political dissidents, technology executives and others around the world expressed outrage at a widespread hacking and surveillance campaign revealed in an investigation Sunday by The Washington Post and 16 media partners. NSO Group vows to investigate potential spyware abuse following Pegasus Project investigation Source: Washington Post Tech

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Hackaday Links: July 18, 2021

Tell the world that something is in short supply, and you can bet that people will start reacting to that news in the ways that make the most sense to them — remember the toilet paper shortage? It’s the same with the ongoing semiconductor pinch, except that since the item in short supply is (arguably)

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A look at short-form audio apps like Racket, Beams, and Quest that let users record and share voice clips, as Facebook plans to enter the space with Soundbites (Ashley Carman/The Verge)

Ashley Carman / The Verge: A look at short-form audio apps like Racket, Beams, and Quest that let users record and share voice clips, as Facebook plans to enter the space with Soundbites  —  “So I’ve identified a few metrics and KPIs that I’m going to start tracking in order to better my overall life

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