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Andy Greenberg / Wired: Researchers reveal a hotel keycard hacking technique that lets a hacker almost instantly open RFID-based Saflok locks used in ~3M doors across 13K properties — The company behind the Saflok-brand door locks is offering a fix, but it may take months or years to reach some hotels. Andy Greenberg / Wired: Researchers reveal a hotel keycard hacking technique that lets a hacker almost instantly open RFID-based Saflok locks used in ~3M doors across 13K properties …

An Automated Pipeline for Creating 3D Experiences from Equirectangular Images1. IntroductionThe demand for online real-estate tools has increased drastically due to the ease of accessibility to the Internet, especially in countries like India. There are many online real-estate platforms for owners, developers, and real-estate brokers to post properties for buying and renting purposes. Daily, these platforms receive 8,000 to 9,000 new listings. Until now, the users on these platforms view images, snapshots, or videos,…

Airbnb is banning all indoor security cameras at properties worldwide, according to an announcement published online Monday. The change comes after years of horror stories circulating online about secret hidden security cameras, which have long been banned on the platform, though still pop up frequently around the world.Should Facial Recognition Technology be Banned? | Future Tech“Historically, Airbnb allowed the use of indoor security cameras in common areas of listings, such as hallways and living rooms, as long as…

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Researchers have created a novel metamaterial that can dynamically tune its shape and properties in real-time, offering unprecedented adaptability for applications in robotics and smart materials. This development bridges the gap between current materials and the adaptability seen in nature, paving the way for the future of adaptive technologies. Credit: UNISTDrawing inspiration from the extraordinary adaptability seen in biological entities such as the octopus, a significant advancement in the field of soft robotics has…

As its mother-and-son founders untangle their finances and go their separate ways, Tavern Hospitality Group has closed its namesake restaurants and is selling real estate. “We finally settled our disagreement,” Frank Schultz said Tuesday of a contentious and nearly year-long legal dispute between he and his mother, Terry Papay. “We have a large property portfolio and part of that settlement is getting rid of some of the properties.” Two weeks ago, Tavern Hospitality Group closed its Tavern restaurants in Lowry and…

Credit: Marcia Wright, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons The legacies of California's 1849 Gold Rush and the relentless search for gold that continued decades later are well known: the rise of San Francisco, statehood, Wells Fargo, Levi's jeans, and a Bay Area football team named after the fortune-seeking miners. But along the shores of Clear Lake,…

An artistic representation of the molecular structure of the newly discovered ceramic materials that could potentially disrupt several industries thanks to their ability to create functional electronics at thousands of degrees. Credit: Hagen Eckert, Duke UniversityA novel computational technique has revealed hundreds of ceramic materials possessing a wide range of potentially industry-disrupting properties like electronics that could function in a lava bathIf you have a deep-seated, nagging worry over dropping your phone…

In Carmel-by-the-Sea, a popular tourist destination located on the Central Coast of California, a recent $7.5 million sale has sparked concern among locals, who fear Monaco billionaire Patrice Pastor is quickly buying up the tiny Monterey County village.Pastor’s latest acquisition, the La Rambla building, is a two-story stucco structure that boasts retail space on the ground floor and apartments on the second level, complete with Juliet balconies facing the street. Built in 1929, the building’s defining feature is a…

Dynamic impact of PPTF investigations on 311 calls, with 95 percent confidence intervals, reporting physical disorder at a property. Credit: Criminology (2024). DOI: 10.1111/1745-9125.12361 Communities across the country have been trying to tackle "problem properties," centers for crime, violence and other public safety concerns. For the first time, research proves how effective these strategies can be.…