The Chip Titan Whose Life’s Work Is at the Center of a Tech Cold War
At 92, Morris Chang, the founder of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, can no longer stay in the shadows.
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‘Put learners first’: Unesco calls for global ban on smartphones in schools
Major UN report issues warning over excessive use, with one in six countries already banning the devices• Analysis: distraction and bullying are key concerns‘I would crank up the restrictions’: teachers on banning phones in schoolSmartphones should be …
First-generation Apple iPhone sells at auction in US for $190,000
Device launched by Steve Jobs in 2007 with promise to ‘reinvent the phone’ sells for 300 times original priceA 2007-era Apple iPhone has been sold for $190,372.80 (£145,416) at an auction – 300 times more than its original sale price.The 4GB model went…
Mobile phones and other devices to be banned from Dutch classrooms
Education ministry in the Netherlands says tech is a distraction from learning and will only be allowed if specifically neededMobile phones, tablets and smartwatches will be largely banned from classrooms in the Netherlands from 1 January 2024, the Dut…
‘Much easier to say no’: Irish town unites in smartphone ban for young children
Parents and schools across Greystones adopt voluntary ‘no-smartphone code’ in bid to curb peer pressureOn the principle of strength in numbers, parents in the Irish town of Greystones have banded together to collectively tell their children they cannot…
Brute-Forcing a Fingerprint Reader
It’s neither hard nor expensive:
Unlike password authentication, which requires a direct match between what is inputted and what’s stored in a database, fingerprint authentication determines a match using a reference threshold. As a result, a successful fingerprint brute-force attack requires only that an inputted image provides an acceptable approximation of an image in the fingerprint database. BrutePrint manipulates the false acceptance rate (FAR) to increase the threshold so fewer approximate images are accepted.
BrutePrint acts as an adversary in the middle between the fingerprint sensor and the trusted execution environment and exploits vulnerabilities that allow for unlimited guesses…
Labour planning ‘right to switch off’ for workers if it wins general election
Policy would restrict bosses from contacting workers outside of hours by phone or emailLabour is planning a “right to switch off” for workers if the party wins power at the next general election, according to reports.The scheme, spearheaded by Angela R…
Luxury Imports to Russia Take a Detour Around Sanctions — Through Dubai
More than a year into Vladimir Putin’s invasion, the web of global trade has adjusted to Western sanctions, with a network of middlemen sending cars, electronics and more to Russia.
UK emergency alert test: Three looking into why users failed to get text
Network’s users report en masse that SMS, accompanied by piercing 10-second tone, never arrivedUK emergency alert test: live updatesThe mobile network Three said it was investigating why many of its users failed to receive an emergency alert from the g…
Emergency alert test UK: phone alarm sounds early for some users but others don’t receive it – live updates
Many customers on Three network report not receiving the loud alarm meant as a test for future emergenciesUK emergency alert test: Three looking into why users failed to get textHow to disable UK emergency alerts on your phoneBoston-based Everbridge is…