Nike is discontinuing its self-lacing Adapt BB sneakers and providing a case in point of what can happen to tech that relies on apps. First announced in 2019, the sneakers used a Back to the Future II style power-lacing system called FitAdapt that was adjustable either manually or with an app. Now, the company will […]
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Perhaps unsurprisingly, July 4th was a quiet day for news, but we’ve still got editorials on e-ink writing, the most-delayed video game ever and more bad news from the makers of ChatGPT. Earlier this week, engineer and Swift developer Pedro José Pereira Vieito dug into OpenAI's Mac ChatGPT app and found that it was storing […]
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Whether you have kids tracking in dirt on a daily basis or a few fur-shedding pets (or both), a robot vacuum can help keep your home clean. And these smart home gadgets have gotten much better in recent years: they have improved navigation around furniture and other obstacles, many are better equipped to suck up […]
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With the Euro 2024 football tournament — soccer, to our US readers — reaching the final eight teams in the quarterfinals, cybercriminal activity has ramped up around the tournament and is posing risks for fans and their employers. In a report published last month, threat intelligence firm Cyberint found that more than 15,000 credentials belonging […]
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In April 2016, President Barack Obama appointed Uber chief security officer (CSO) Joe Sullivan to the so-called Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity. Four years later, Sullivan was researching prisons, and how to stay safe and sane while on the inside. He was a strangely cast felon, having spent the first eight years of his career […]
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