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More than decade ago, near Kandahar, Afghanistan, the U.S. military employed one of its Secure Electronic Enrollment Kit (SEEK II) devices for the last time. The piece of tech, a chunky black rectangle used to scan fingerprints and irises, was turned off and stowed away. That is, until August 2022 when Matthias Marx, a German security researcher, bought the device for $68 off of eBay (a steal, at about half the the listed price). But that’s not all. For the low, low price of less than $70, Marx had inadvertently also…

German researchers who purchased biometric capture devices on eBay found sensitive US military data stored on their memory cards, The New York Times has reported. That included fingerprints, iris scans, photographs, names and descriptions of the individuals, mostly from Iraq and Afghanistan. Many worked with the US army and could be targeted if the devices fell into the wrong hands, according to the report. A group of researchers called the Chaos Computer Club, led by Matthias Marx, bought six of the devices on eBay, most…

Tesla Megapack, the company’s utility-scale energy storage battery system, could be sold out for almost the next two years, according to Tesla’s own timeline. Back in 2019, Tesla launched the Megapack; it was Tesla’s third stationary energy storage product after the Powerwall and Powerpack. A single Megapack unit is a container-sized “3 MWh battery system” with integrated modules, inverters, and thermal systems. With the bigger size and integrated power electronics, Tesla claims that the…

2023 will see Google launch its first Pixel-branded tablet in years, but the device has already shown up on the Facebook Marketplace — complete with its docking station. The Pixel Tablet is being priced at $400, and it’s likely to be a prototype if it’s as real as it appears. While the company had sworn off making tablets and Chromebooks of its own, a shift in the winds and the rise of foldables mean that Google wanted an affordable flagship tablet of its own to push its large screen vision, hence the Pixel Tablet.…

A farmer bought chickens for 4 unique clients on a selected day. Each customer buys half the amount of chicken left till his turn and half a chicken (i.e., if x chicken were left he buys x/2 + 1/2). The fourth customer buys a single chicken and after his turn, no chicken was left. Can you find the number of chickens the farmer bought on that day? How many Chickens were sold by the farmer?Answer:Let, the customers are C1, C2, C3, and C4 and the Number of chickens is X.Customer 1: The first customer will buy (X/2 + 1/2)…

Avatar: The Way of Water is expected to register a strong opening in India at the box office. The film sold tickets worth ₹20 crore in advance booking for its opening day across the country. This figure has been surpassed by only four films this year--KGF Chapter 2, RRR, Brahmastra Part One Shiva, and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. (Also read: Avatar The Way of Water movie review: James Cameron's sequel is a stunning spectacle despite the packed story)As per trade sources, the film earned just over ₹20…

Beyoncé's fans must have pounced on tickets to her just-announced Club Renaissance parties in Los Angeles — because they’re already sold out.Without warning, Amazon Music on Thursday announced a pair of L.A. events to mark six months since the release of Bey’s club-ready “Renaissance” album. The mysterious Club Renaissance parties will take place on Saturday and Sunday at a yet-to-be disclosed location.“Confirmed guests,” or those who were lucky enough to score the free tickets on Beyoncé's website before they sold out,…

Elon Musk sold more than $3.5 billion worth of Tesla Inc. stock this week in his second round of sales since buying Twitter Inc. Mr. Musk sold nearly 22 million Tesla shares over a three-day period ending Dec. 14, according to a regulatory disclosure made public Wednesday. Elon Musk sold more than $3.5 billion worth of Tesla Inc. stock this week in his second round of sales since buying Twitter Inc. Mr. Musk sold nearly 22 million Tesla shares over a three-day period ending…

Cadillac’s electric vehicles are generating significant attention, sending shockwaves through the auto industry. The company says its $300,000 Cadillac Celestiq is already sold out through at least 2023. Cadillac Celestiq sold out for at least 18 months GM began transitioning Cadillac to an all-electric brand, starting with the Lyriq EV. The Cadillac Lyriq checks all the boxes with over 300 miles of real range, 190kW charging, and a price of around $60,000 (see our full review here). The…

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