Hackers managed to invade the safety system of an infrastructure facility in what analysts are calling a “watershed” cyberattack that stopped plant operations, according to investigators.
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Twitter is making a host of changes to its rules in an attempt to boost safety for the site’s users.
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Facebook activated its “Safety Check” feature Saturday after reports of an attack aimed at civilians in London.
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Twitter is reversing a safety update aimed at combatting harassment on its site after it was criticized by users of the social platform. Twitter quickly admitted that the change was a”misstep” on its part.
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Continued innovation and messaging are crucial for smart safety and security device manufacturers that want to capitalize on new opportunities in the emerging Internet of Things. Early adopters of smart devices are often drawn to the innovative design and technological gadgetry. However, mass market adoption depends on clear and compelling value propositions that appeal to the masses when they seek a solution for a personal use case. Several challenges exist to meet those demands, and new use case options will impact the smart home segment.
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Follow these five steps to boost your safety online instantly.
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Facebook’s Safety Check feature has been erroneously triggered in Bangkok by a wave of false social media reports about a bomb explosion that didn’t happen.
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Apple asked the feds to rethink safety certifications for self-driving car prototypes.
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The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) wanted to get its hands on the Galaxy Note 7 that exploded last week on an airplane as fast as possible to investigate the incident.
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The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) wanted to get its hands on the Galaxy Note 7 that exploded last week on an airplane as fast as possible to investigate the incident.
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The demand for automated safety systems and autonomous driving features has created a huge appetite for extensive vision-based, AI-powered, computer systems in our cars. Maybe someday our cars will provide the processing power for our gaming rigs.
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The Consumer Product Safety Commission and Samsung last week announced a formal voluntary recall of about 1 million Galaxy Note7 smartphones, after the high-end flagship device was found to have overheated or caught fire in at least 92 incidents. Samsung was notified of 26 cases of people being burned by the defective smartphones and 55 cases of property damage, according to the CPSC. The recall applies to phones purchased before Sept. 15. Tim Baxter, president of Samsung Electronics America, issued a video statement apologizing to customers.
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Facebook has activated its Safety Check service that lets users notify friends and family that they are safe following the explosion that injured at least 29 people in New York City late Saturday.
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The Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced an official recall of Samsung’s Note7 phone.
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U.S. aviation safety officials took the extraordinary step late Thursday of warning airline passengers not to turn on or charge a new-model Samsung smartphone during flights following numerous reports of the devices catching fire.
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Automatic braking is a great safety feature which will soon be standard on virtually all new cars in the United States. But don’t trust it to keep you out of an accident, AAA says.
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Facebook activated its Safety Check service that lets users notify friends and family that they are safe after Thursday’s terror attack in Nice, France that killed 84 people.
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Facebook activated its Safety Check service that lets users notify friends and family that they are safe after Thursday’s coordinated sniper attack in Dallas that killed five police officers and wounded seven more.
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After months of warnings from the Consumer Product Safety Commission about the dangers of hoverboards, 10 companies today announced recalls of more than a half million of the devices.
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Facebook activated its Safety Check service after three suicide bombers attacked Istanbul’s main international airport Tuesday night.
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