Articles by Peter Grad
Tech Xplore / Microsoft debuts Open Service Mesh
Microsoft will turn over control of its new service mesh to a group specializing in cloud native open source software support.
Tech Xplore / 'Achilles' flaw exposes a billion Android phones
One billion Android phones are at risk of attacks by hackers taking advantage of what a research firm says are 400 vulnerabilities detected on the smartphone's chips.
Tech Xplore / Hacker posts confidential Intel specs online
Intel suffered a massive breach Thursday as 20 GB of internal documents were published online.
Tech Xplore / 30-year-old file format behind MacOS hack
A security expert revealed this week that an exploit commonly used against Windows users who own Microsoft Office can sneak into MacOS systems as well.
Tech Xplore / Image cloaking tool thwarts facial recognition programs
Researchers at the University of Chicago were not happy with the creeping erosion of privacy posed by facial recognition apps. So they did something about it.
Tech Xplore / Windows 10 turns thumbs down on CCleaner
For 16 years, CCleaner has been a popular computer system cleaning and optimization tool, known for efficiently removing unwanted files, programs and accumulated digital fragments from users' hard drives.
Tech Xplore / Computers on verge of designing their own programs
Computer programmers may soon design the ultimate program: A program that designs programs.
Tech Xplore / Will next AirPods feature bone conduction?
Will Apple's next big air bud project be called iBone?
Tech Xplore / Oral device is a digital joystick
When someone refers to a people born into wealth and privilege, they might use the expression "born with a silver spoon in their mouth."
Tech Xplore / ARM support lets smartphone users help find COVID-19 cure
Scientists, biochemists and health experts have been working feverishly to find a cure for COVID-19, one of the most severe pandemics of our lifetimes.
Tech Xplore / Ford puts robotic dogs in driver's seat at manufacturing plant
A Ford plant in Michigan has gone to the dogs.
Medical Xpress / Report linking 5G to COVID-19 swiftly debunked
"This paper made my jaw drop."
Tech Xplore / Facebook bots to combat bad behavior
As the world's largest social network, Facebook provides endless hours of discussion, entertainment, news, videos and just good times for the more than 2.6 billion of its users.
Tech Xplore / Apple to issue hackable iPhones
Apple announced this week that it will begin shipping out specially configured Security Research Device iPhones to researchers so that they can probe for vulnerabilities without interference from standard iPhone security ...
Tech Xplore / Report: Web security improves, but big gaps remain
A report released this week reveals good news and bad news concerning the current global state of security on the Internet. The good news, according to a massive study last spring conducted by the security analytics firm ...
