Collaborate Disseminate
While other major truck companies look at fuel cells and electrics with massive batteries, Scania is experimenting with the possibility of solarized plug-in hybrid trucks. As the “hybrid” part makes clear, the solar panels won’t be able to power the fu… Continue reading Scania tests out solar panel-covered plug-in tractor-trailer
Previously I have written about the Swedish-owned Swiss-based cryptographic hardware company: Crypto AG. It was a CIA-owned Cold War operation for decades. Today it is called Crypto International, still based in Switzerland but owned by a Swedish company.
It’s back in the news:
Late last week, Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde said she had canceled a meeting with her Swiss counterpart Ignazio Cassis slated for this month after Switzerland placed an export ban on Crypto International, a Swiss-based and Swedish-owned cybersecurity company.
The ban was imposed while Swiss authorities examine long-running and explosive claims that a previous incarnation of Crypto International, Crypto AG, was little more than a front for U.S. intelligence-gathering during the Cold War…
Continue reading Swiss-Swedish Diplomatic Row Over Crypto AG
Perovskite and organic solar cells have proven promising alternatives to the widespread silicon-based devices, and now they’ve been tested in space for the first time. Not only did these solar cells perform well, but they’re much thinner and lighter th… Continue reading Perovskite and organic solar cells tested in space for first time
Atlassian today announced that it has acquired Mindville, Jira-centric enterprise asset management firm based in Sweden. Mindville’s over 1,7000 customers include the likes of NASA, Spotify and Samsung. With this acquisition, Atlassian is getting into a new market, too, by adding asset management tools to its lineup of services. The company’s flagship product is Mindville […] Continue reading Atlassian acquires asset management company Mindville
C.F. Møller Architects has designed what it calls Sweden’s tallest wooden building. Located next to a lake in Västerås, the residential project has been specifically designed so that it can be dismantled and recycled if required.Continue ReadingCategor… Continue reading Tall timber building offers sustainability in Sweden
As Microsoft continues to invest heavily in new data center regions, the company is also investing in ways to make the new data centers sustainable as well. This morning, Microsoft announced two new data centers coming to Sweden and the company is targeting a zero-waste operation.
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A Q&A with Kaspersky Lab researcher David Jacoby examines a gaping hole in the telco customer-service process that allows adversaries to commandeer phone calls. Continue reading Lax Telco Security Allows Mobile Phone Hijacking and Redirects
Ever wondered what happens to helpline calls recorded “to ensure you get the service you deserve”? It can all go terribly wrong… Continue reading Millions of “private” medical helpline calls exposed on internet
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Nearly 50,000 printers across the globe were hacked by a hacker using the alias TheHackerGiraffe for the sake of promoting PewDiePie’s YouTube channel and encouraging users to subscribe to the channel. The hacker claims that the primary motive… Continue reading Someone hacked 50,000 printers to promote PewDiePie YouTube channel
The Cryptopay customer asked customer services for a new password. They refused, given that it was against the company privacy policy. Continue reading Support wouldn’t change his password, so he mailed them a bomb