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21 March, 2015

On March 19, the second day of the Hewlett-Packard Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) sponsored Pwn2Own hacking challenge at the CanSecWest conference in Vancouver, B.C., security researchers were able to successfully exploit Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Apple Safari.

http://www.eweek.com/security/hp-awards-240k-for-firefox-ie-chrome-and-safari-exploits.html

Snowden-approved: The ‘Citizenfour’ hacker’s toolkit

http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/201636-snowden-approved-the-citizenfour-hackers-toolkit

Marketers—or anyone who’s inspired to snoop—simply insert a transparent 1×1 image into an email. When that email is opened, the image pings the server it originated from with information like the time, your location, and the device you’re using. It’s a read receipt on steroids that you never signed up for.

http://www.wired.com/2015/03/ugly-mail/

The illusion is one of Apple’s latest innovations: the Taptic Engine. Relying on a technique pioneered in research labs 20 years ago, it uses an electromagnetic motor to trick your fingers into feeling things that aren’t actually there. The motor’s precisely tuned oscillation makes it feel like you’re depressing a mechanical button, when you’re really just mashing your finger against a stationary piece of glass.

http://www.wired.com/2015/03/apples-haptic-tech-makes-way-tomorrows-touchable-uis/

SCREENS MAY BE TERRIBLE FOR YOU, AND NOW WE KNOW WHY

http://www.wired.com/2015/03/artificial-light-may-be-unhealthy/

Google, Top Developers Demo Impressive Gaming And 3D VR Apps For Project Tango Tablet At GTC 2015

http://hothardware.com/news/google-demos-real-world-gaming-applications-for-project-tango

Google ‘experts’ to screen Play apps and updates for explicit and banned material

http://thestack.com/google-experts-review-play-apps-updates-180315

16 March, 2015

WHEN THE US Embassy in Beijing started tweeting data from an air-quality monitor, no one could have anticipated its far-reaching consequences: It triggered profound change in China’s environmental policy, advanced air-quality science in some of the world’s most polluted cities, and prompted similar efforts in neighboring countries.

http://www.wired.com/2015/03/opinion-us-embassy-beijing-tweeted-clear-air/

Yihao Zhang at Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China and a few pals who have created an algorithm that clones facial expressions and pastes them onto other faces. The work raises the prospect of accurately reproducing facial movements and expressions on avatars, cartoon characters and more or less any face.

https://medium.com/the-physics-arxiv-blog/algorithm-clones-facial-expressions-and-pastes-them-onto-other-faces-fc7ce49a4a4

FACEBOOK’S DRONES WILL MAKE THE INTERNET BETTER FOR US ALL

http://www.wired.com/2015/03/facebooks-drones-will-make-internet-better-us/

Formula 1: How data collection on tyres, fuel, drivers and speed is changing car racing

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/technology/formula-1-how-data-collection-on-tyres-fuel-drivers-and-speed-is-changing-car-racing/story-fnjwq0cw-1227262575257

Telstra to roll out free online portal, Mobile Protect, letting parents control children’s mobile usage

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/lifestyle/sa-lifestyle/telstra-to-roll-out-free-online-portal-mobile-protect-letting-parents-control-childrens-mobile-usage/story-fnizi7vf-1227262915155