TEMPE, Az. - It's day four of the Tempe Police Department's investigation into Uber's self-driving car crash, the accident that resulted in the first fatality of a pedestrian from a car in full autonomous mode. And there's still no clear answer what went wrong. The Arizona police, along with federal investigators, have been examining the vehicle and accident
WASHINGTON DC - The Federal Communications Commission is altering regulations so wireless carriers can deploy 5G faster. In a 3-2, party-line vote Thursday, agency commissioners passed a measure that exempts small cell radio deployments from federal environmental and historical preservation reviews originally meant for large cell phone towers. The vote didn't affect reviews from towns
WASHINGTON DC - Not every US election official is giving the Department of Homeland Security a vote of confidence for cybersecurity. The Senate intelligence committee hosted an open hearing on Wednesday to discuss cybersecurity for elections. DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen and former secretary Jeh Johnson both testified. The committee asked the DHS to explain what
TEMPE, AZ- Despite all the talk about bringing robo-taxis to A City of the Future Near You within the next few years, self-driving cars are still very much in development. We've only just begun seeing how true driverless cars operate in public spaces, and after Monday's fatal autonomous Uber accident in Tempe, Arizona, it could all come screaming
CANCUN, Mexico - There's a running joke regarding connected gadgets and the internet of things: "The 'S' in IoT stands for security." And yes, I'm aware there's no "S" in IoT. Oleg Šelajev, a lead developer for Oracle Labs, coined the phrase in 2016, and it pops up almost every time researchers find security flaws with
WASHINGTON DC - The White House has announced an array of sanctions against Russia for meddling in US elections and for broader hacking efforts, including one incident it called "most destructive and costly cyberattack in history." The US government unveiled the sanctions Thursday morning, saying they were prompted by Russia's online propaganda campaign during the US elections, massive hacks of
MEXICO CITY - Your smartphone probably knows more about you than you do. It knows where you are at all times. It knows every person you talk to, and what you've said to them. It has your family photos, your pet's pictures, your passwords and more. For attackers, it's a digital passport to access everything
SAN FRANCISCO - After Wednesday's mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, thousands of tweets poured in using the hashtag #guncontrolnow and jumped on the trending topic #Parklandshooting. These weren't coming from Americans with thoughts on the country's gun-rights debate. They were from Russian-controlled bots jumping on this divisive issue. Among the most tweeted two
SAN FRANCISCO - A report Wednesday says cybercrime may now be costing businesses worldwide as much as $600 billion. Why? Because criminals know it's unlikely they'll get caught. There's even a new trend called Ransomware-As-A-Service. "The digital world has transformed almost every aspect of our lives, including risk and crime, so that crime is more
HONOLULU, Hawaii - In mid-January Hawaiian residents and visitors received a text that warned a ballistic missile was on its way, driving them into a panic as they searched for shelter and contact loved ones. Trouble was the alert was a mistake. The warning resulted when someone pushed the wrong button on a computer screen.
