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Tesla Hackers Are Fighting Digital Extortion

Fight to Repair • 59 implied HN points • 17 Aug 23
🕹 Technology Cybersecurity Hacking IOT Repairability
  1. Security researchers hacked Tesla's seat-warmers to challenge paywalls for features, showcasing vehicle owners' tech skills
  2. Attempts to jailbreak devices demonstrate the growing demand to free devices from vendor constraints, empowering users to reclaim control
  3. Companies face backlash for using software to restrict features, leading to calls for legislation to prevent device disabling and the creation of repair barriers

The $800 Billion Secret Inside Your Car: Data

Fight to Repair • 59 implied HN points • 04 Aug 23
🕹 Technology Data Collection Repair IOT Digital Rights
  1. California is investigating how car companies collect data, emphasizing the importance of data transparency and ownership for vehicle owners
  2. Vehicle data is projected to be worth $800 billion by 2030, highlighting the lucrative nature of data collection from cars for companies
  3. Consumers often lack awareness of the data being collected from them, leading to potential privacy concerns and issues with car companies' practices
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Chromebook Churn could sink school budgets (and the planet)

Fight to Repair • 19 implied HN points • 20 Apr 23
🕹 Technology Environment Repairability IOT E-Waste
  1. Many school districts rushed to purchase Chromebooks for students during the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to a potential tsunami of e-waste as these devices near the end of their support life.
  2. Extending the lifespan of Chromebooks could save school districts billions of dollars and help reduce the environmental impact of replacing these devices.
  3. Manufacturers need to make Chromebooks more repairable by offering replacement parts and designing devices that support repairability, which could make repair more economical and sustainable.

Whatever Happened to The Internet of Things?

I'll Keep This Short • 3 HN points • 05 Jun 23
🕹 Technology IOT Prediction Markets Patents Marketing Strategy
  1. The Internet of Things has been difficult to define in terms of success due to its varied meanings over time.
  2. Using prediction markets can help provide a more objective way to discuss and analyze topics like the Internet of Things.
  3. IoT has become commonplace and less of a marketing trend, with its search volume remaining relatively stable but showing potential for future growth.

The Great Promotion

Requests for Startups • 1 HN point • 21 Jun 23
🕹 Technology AI Autonomous Agents Marketplaces IOT Blockchain
  1. Autonomous agents are non-human entities that can assign tasks, operate independently, search for information, and remember things.
  2. As AI evolves, individuals will have the opportunity to become managers of complex operations with the help of autonomous agents, reducing the need for large teams.
  3. Challenges with autonomous agents include reliability, personalization, security, and the need for user-friendly deployment tools and incentive mechanisms for agent resource allocation.

Integrity Tech become the largest external shareholder of Wing Shield Intelligence

CyberSecurityMew • 0 implied HN points • 16 May 23
🕹 Technology Cybersecurity Acquisitions AI IOT
  1. Integrity Tech has acquired a stake in Wing Shield Intelligence, becoming its largest external shareholder. They aim to collaborate on secure application of new technologies like IoT and AI in the digital economy.
  2. Wing Shield Intelligence specializes in secure AI products and solutions, focusing on areas like smart cities, energy, and manufacturing. Their technologies include chip fingerprints for identity security and intelligent interconnection systems.
  3. Integritytech, a prominent network testing enterprise in China, is joining forces with Wing Shield Intelligence to enhance IoT and AI security measures. This partnership will boost technological advancements and market growth for Wing Shield Intelligence.

The Spatial Web is Coming — Part 2

Spatial Web AI by Denise Holt • 0 implied HN points • 11 Oct 22
🕹 Technology AR VR AI IOT
  1. The Spatial Web integrates AR, VR, AI, IOT, and Distributed Ledger innovation to blend real and virtual worlds.
  2. Smart Technologies include Smart Spaces, Smart Assets, Smart Contracts, Smart Accounts, Smart IDs, and Smart Payments.
  3. These technologies enable programmable spaces, ownership verification, secure transactions, self-sovereign identity, and automated payments in the Web 3.0 ecosystem.

The Spatial Web is Coming — Part 1

Spatial Web AI by Denise Holt • 0 implied HN points • 10 Oct 22
🕹 Technology AI AR VR IOT Blockchain
  1. The Spatial Web involves the convergence of technologies like AR, VR, AI, and IoT in a unified network for a seamless experience.
  2. Many Web3 technologies lack a common language protocol, causing them to be isolated and not fully interconnected.
  3. For the future Spatial Web browsing experience, a unique protocol like HSTP is needed to connect physical and virtual entities for a smarter, more integrated world.

Grandpa Biden: Cyber President

Seriously Risky Business • 0 implied HN points • 09 Mar 23
🕹 Technology Cybersecurity Data Privacy IOT
  1. The US Cyber Security Strategy involves 5 main pillars to defend infrastructure and disrupt threats.
  2. Targeting ransomware and shaping market forces are key components of the strategy to combat cyber threats.
  3. Legislation is being considered to shift liability to software makers for introducing vulnerable products, aiming to improve security.