Santa Sports a White Hat This Modern Christmas

Santa is coming to town, and he’s packing a white hat this Christmas as he brings good tidings, gifts and advice for people to stay cybersafe over the holidays. In a modern world where Christmas gifts often consist of smartphones, tablets and ass… Continue reading Santa Sports a White Hat This Modern Christmas

Hackaday Links: Christmas Eve Eve, 2018

The entirety of Silicon Valley is predicated on the ability to ‘move fast and break laws’. Have an idea for a scooter startup? No problem, just throw a bunch of scooters on the curb, littering and e-waste laws be damned. Earlier this year, Swarm Technologies launched four rogue satellites on an Indian rocket. All commercial satellite launches by US companies are regulated by the FCC, and Swarm just decided not to tell the FCC. This was the first unauthorized satellite launch ever. Now, Swarm has been fined $900k. Now that we know the cost of launching unauthorized satellites, so if …read more

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