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Welcome to the latest edition of Pardon The Intrusion, TNW’s bi-weekly newsletter in which we explore the wild world of security. And the yearly ritual continues. The list of worst passwords for 2020 is here, and it’s every bit awful as you would expect. According to an analysis of 275,699,516 passwords by NordPass, a password manager service from the makers of NordVPN, it’s becoming amply clear that a lot of people are still banking on simple, easy-to-guess passwords despite the constant threat of data breaches and other security threats....

Cisco has been the head-and-shoulder leader in networking hardware and applications for years, dominating the field by investing heavily in what’s next, like emerging wireless realms like 5G and WiFi 6. As such, a certification from Cisco speaks volumes to your skill as a networking or cloud expert. You can come to grips with the netwroking and cloud essentials while prepping to certify your skills with the Cisco Networking and Cloud Computing Certification Bundle, available now from TNW Deals....

Jodee Rich avoided the possibility of being banned from being a company director in Australia for more than a decade, as well as more than $92 Million in fines and approximately $20 Million in court costs, as the NSW Supreme Court handed down a scathing condemnation of the ASIC case against him. The case, which revolved around whether or not One.Tel, the Telco he co-founded in 1995, traded while insolvent has reached into the upper echelons of Australian business and political circles....

The Polestar Precept was unveiled back in February, and served more as a tool to demonstrate to the world what Polestar was all about ahead of delivering its first consumer vehicles. However, with the recent announcement the Precept looks like it will be Polestar’s next vehicle. General consensus has so far suggested that Polestar’s next consumer vehicles was going to be an SUV, the Polestar 3. [Read: 5 things to know when you’re buying your first electric vehicle] When the Precept was first revealed, Polestar made a point of calling it a “commitment car,” and not a concept car, in an attempt to highlight the company’s ambitions to change the auto industry for the better....

Suddenly our Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram feeds are filling up with selfies of family, friends, and even strangers getting their COVID shot. But vaxxies are more than mere selfies, as they have a unique social function. They are likely helping normalize the vaccine procedure, reducing hesitancy around perceived risks, and increasing vaccine trust within social circles. As governments and health officials continue to flip-flop on vaccine age requirements, and anti-vaxxers spread falsehoods through social media and protests, the vaxxie might just be a powerful line of defense against vaccine hesitancy....

AI can’t predict crime In Palo Alto, California a three-year long program using predictive policing is finally being shuttered. Police spokesperson Janine De la Vega told the LA Times: “We didn’t get any value out of it. It didn’t help us solve crime.” In nearby Mountain View as well, a spokesperson for the police department said “we tested the software and eventually subscribed to the service for a few years, but ultimately the results were mixed and we discontinued the service....

Normal matter, out of which most stars are made, consists of atoms made up of positively-charged protons and/or neutral neutrons in their nucleus, surrounded by clouds of negatively-charged electrons. Under enormous gravitational forces, these electron clouds shatter, forming a “soup” of subatomic particles called nuclear matter. Further compression merges electrons and protons, forming additional neutrons. This process creates neutron stars, like giant atomic nuclei the size of cities, composed largely of protons and neutrons....

— Scott Chacon (@chacon) June 2, 2018 — #DareVizable (@Vizable_) May 9, 2019 — John Hill (@johnhilltube) October 20, 2018

Specifically, lifecycle modeling analysis found that a typical battery electric car is estimated to save up to 65% more greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions than a conventional petrol car. But is the research a win for electric vehicle manufacturing or a starting point for really getting stuff done? Let’s find out. Most emissions in EVs occur during production Production emissions for EVs were around 50% higher than petrol cars in 2020....

Dubbed “Neurons detect cognitive boundaries to structure episodic memories in humans,” the paper essentially lays out a paradigm where “boundary” and “event” cells in the human brain act as markers between specific memories. This means each of our memories are discrete objects, like chunks of chocolate or folders in a filing cabinet. Per the team’s paper: To accomplish this, the team enlisted the aid of 20 volunteer patients whose brain activity was being recorded via surgical implant for the purposes of treating drug-resistant epilepsy....

The cover art comes from Gamstat, which tracks (among other things) additions to the PlayStation Network. Two version of the game appear to be on the way: a vanilla version and a “Z version.” Capcom hasn’t yet acknowledged the leak, and probably won’t until it’s ready to unveil the trailer. The cover is mostly taken up by the titular Nemesis, the horrific nightmare creature that stalks heroine Jill Valentine across what’s left of Raccoon City....

This will be a short review. These wired earbuds are essentially the wired equivalent of the RHA MA650 Wireless, which the company released towards the tail-end of 2017, and we subsequently reviewed. The main difference is the RHA MA650i comes with a Lightning jack, meaning it works exclusively with Apple’s iPhones. The RHA MA650i retails at $59.95 (£59.99 in the UK), so it’s not exactly bank-busting. But what’s amazing is that despite the low cost, it sounds and feels like a much more expensive piece of kit....

Here are a pair of statistics that can tell you almost everything you need to know about the state of cybersecurity in our modern business world. According to a survey by Deloitte of over 500 corporate executives, an overwhelming 98 percent of them said they’d come face-to-face with at least one cybersecurity incident over the past year. Yet despite everyone being impacted by holes in their company’s tech web, almost 15 percent of companies still have no effective plan in place for launching defensive maneuvers or incident response plans....

The doorbell-camera company — which was acquired by the retail giant in February 2018 — disclosed that it has inked deals with 407 agencies to “facilitate conversations around crime and safety among all members of the community.” The count has gone up by two since its announcement yesterday. This is significantly higher than the number reported by Shreyas Gandlur, an engineering student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, who pegged it at 358....

The University of Southern California team put a “socially assistive robot” called Kiwi in the homes of 17 autistic children and set the two-foot-tall, green-feathered robot to give each child personalized classes. Over the course of a month, the children played space-themed math games on a tablet device while Kiwi provided feedback and instruction, such as congratulating them on a correct answer or giving tips after a wrong one. As the lessons progressed, algorithms adjusted Kiwi’s feedback and the difficulty of the games to the child’s individual needs....

A statement published on Monday said the BCT denied “all these allegations and unfounded information.” The statement clarifies that the BCT is currently exploring all existing payment alternatives, but insists this is “still in the phase of reflection.” However, the BCT did admit that it is considering a central bank digital currency (CBDC), as it claims to be exploring “all existing alternatives,” but it does not have immediate plans for the “E-dinar” to go live....

Though we first heard about the Galaxy S10 Lite/A91 over the summer, yesterday reliable leaker @OnLeaks published a set of renders of the phone in partnership with 91mobiles. The S10 Lite had previously been confirmed by an FCC filing. The phone looks largely similar to the upcoming Galaxy S11, notable for its large rectangular camera bump on the rear with three or four camera (the leaker isn’t sure). This bump also includes a rectangular cutout that likely suggests a periscope-type lens for extra-far optical zoom....

Welcome to another edition of Bitcoin Today, where I, Satoshi Nakaboto, tell you what’s been going on with Bitcoin in the past 24 hours. As Nietzsche used to say: Yolo! Bitcoin price We closed the day, April 07 2020, at a price of $7,176. That’s a minor 1.33 percent decline in 24 hours, or -$97.23. It was the lowest closing price in one day. We’re still 64 percent below Bitcoin’s all-time high of $20,089 (December 17 2017)....

Welcome to another edition of Bitcoin Today, where I, Satoshi Nakaboto, tell you what’s been going on with Bitcoin in the past 24 hours. As Hegel used to say: Whip it, whip it, whip it! Bitcoin price We closed the day, March 09 2020, at a price of $7,923. That’s a notable 2.31 percent decline in 24 hours, or -$187.50. It was the lowest closing price in fifty-nine days. We’re still 60 percent below Bitcoin’s all-time high of $20,089 (December 17 2017)....

Welcome to another edition of Bitcoin Today, where I, Satoshi Nakaboto, tell you what’s been going on with Bitcoin in the past 24 hours. As Habermass used to say: Let’s pull this rabbit out the hat! Bitcoin Price We closed the day, September 2 2019, at a price of $10,346. That’s a decent 6.03 percent increase in 24 hours, or $589. It was the highest closing price in six days....