Tag: flaws

15 OCT

Data collection and security flaws will challenge autonomous carmakers

GUEST: Autonomous vehicles are just around the bend. As car companies continue to partner with tech and ride-hailing firms in an effort to innovate more quickly and effectively, questions arise about the future of privacy in the age of driverless cars. The biggest players in the automotive industry seem to have downplayed the fact that innovation and […]

02 OCT

Oracle announces a new automated database that can patch cybersecurity flaws itself (ORCL)

Larry Ellison didn’t wait long after coming onto the Oracle OpenWorld conference stage in San Francisco on Sunday before announcing a new set of cybersecurity-oriented products. In his first keynote of Oracle’s annual use conference, the executive chairman announced a new autonomous database that can patch itself from cybersecurity flaws without having to go offline.  The automated […]

01 SEP

Honda will pay $605 million in a settlement over Takata air-bag flaws

Thomson Reuters (Reuters) – Honda will announce a $ 605 million economic loss settlement on Friday covering 11.4 million owners of U.S. vehicles with potentially faulty Takata air bag inflators, sources briefed on the matter said. The Japanese automaker joins other major automakers that have reached similar settlements, and agreed to take additional actions to […]

10 AUG

Wallabies to pounce on All Blacks’ fatal flaws

Video Image Payto and Panda: D-Day for Western Force7:17 Jamie Pandaram and Iain Payten discuss the impending outcome of the Western Force’s arbitration hearing, plus the latest on the All Blacks bugging scandal ahead of the opening game of the Bledisloe Cup August 10th 2017 2 hours ago /display/newscorpaustralia.com/Web/NewsNetwork/Sport news and galleries/ Dane Haylett-Petty says […]

08 JUL

Web gets built-in copy protection hooks with a few key flaws

Like it or not, the web is getting some built-in padlocks. The World Wide Web Consortium has decided to publish Encrypted Media Extensions, a standard for hooking copy protection into web-based streaming video, without making significant changes to a version agreed to in March. While it’s not perfect, the W3C argues (you still need to […]

07 JUL

Election experts see flaws in Trump voter commission’s plan to uncover fraud

Thomson Reuters Vice President Mike Pence’s office has confirmed the White House commission on voter fraud intends to run the state voter rolls it has requested against federal databases to check for potential fraudulent registration. Experts say the plan is certain to produce thousands of false positives that could distort the understanding of the potential […]

14 APR

2017 Honda HR-V in Depth: The HR-V’s Flaws and Fine Points

– The quietly stylish HR-V is Honda’s smallest crossover offering and shares much of its mechanicals with the Fit hatchback. Its inventive second-row Magic Seat gives it an edge in cargo volume, and it’s one of the most fuel-efficient vehicles in the segment. It’s not all roses, though: The HR-V has a frustrating infotainment system […]