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    • Bluetooth SIG issues a security notice for the "KNOB" flaw, which allows hackers to steal data by brute forcing the encryption key used during bluetooth pairing (Lawrence Abrams/BleepingComputer)

    Lawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer: Bluetooth SIG issues a security notice for the “KNOB” flaw, which allows hackers to steal data by brute forcing the encryption key used during bluetooth pairing  —  A new Bluetooth vulnerability named “KNOB” has been disclosed that allow attackers to more easily brute force … Bluetooth SIG issues a security notice

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    • Implanting AI chips in your mind could cause you to lose yourself, says scientist

    Last month, Elon Musk’s Neuralink, a neurotechnology company, revealed its plans to develop brain-reading technology over the next few years. One of the goals for Musk’s firm is to eventually implant microchip-devices into the brains of paralyzed people, allowing them to control smartphones and computers.  Although this Black Mirror-esque technology could hold potentially life-changing powers

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    • Huge survey of 6K+ firmware images of devices by 18 vendors including Linksys and Netgear finds no improvement in software security and lax security standards (Paul Roberts/The Security Ledger)

    Paul Roberts / The Security Ledger: Huge survey of 6K+ firmware images of devices by 18 vendors including Linksys and Netgear finds no improvement in software security and lax security standards  —  A survey of more than 6,000 firmware images spanning more than a decade finds no improvement in firmware security and lax security standards

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    • Software giant Oracle sues blockchain startup over similar name

    Software giant Oracle is suing a blockchain venture capital startup for trademark infringement and “cybersquatting,” reports Computer Reseller News. Oracle, based in Redwood City, California, has alleged CryptoOracle LLC and its owner Louis Kerner purposefully sought to leverage Oracle‘s reputation as an “innovator and leader within the technology industry” when it selected its brand name.

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    Electric Vehicles on Ice

    This winter, a group of electric vehicle enthusiasts, including [Dane Kouttron], raced their homemade electric go-karts on the semi-frozen tundra nearby as part of their annual winter tradition. These vehicles are appropriately named Atomic Thing and Doom Sled, and need perfect weather conditions to really put them to the test. You want a glass-like race

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    • Flyhomes raises $21M Series B and $120M in debt for its platform that lets buyers make upfront cash offers for a house, and then helps them sell their own homes (Nat Levy/GeekWire)

    Nat Levy / GeekWire: Flyhomes raises $21M Series B and $120M in debt for its platform that lets buyers make upfront cash offers for a house, and then helps them sell their own homes  —  Seattle real estate startup Flyhomes is reloading its war chest with $141 million in new funding to carve out a

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