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I’ve posted a detailed explanation of why the claimed ESP32 Bluetooth chip “backdoor” is not a backdoor. It’s just a poor security practice, which is found in other Bluetooth chips by vendors like Broadcom, Cypress, and Texas Instruments too. darkmentor.com/blog/esp32_non-…
This post refutes the claim that researchers found a "backdoor" in ESP32 Bluetooth chips. What the researchers highlight (vendor-specific HCI commands to read & write controller memory) is a common design pattern found in other Bluetooth chips from o…
I don't think your hypothetical "compromised userspace" scenario applies to the ESP32 in any practical usage. These are integrated chips (think "Bluetooth+WiFi+Arduino-on-a-chip") where the the user host code runs on the same chip, I think even in the same address space. So if that is compromised, the Bluetooth side is compromised regardless of the existence of the vendor commands.
In principle you could use an ESP32 as an external Bluetooth controller exposing HCI of course, and then the concern would apply, but I don't know why anyone would do that when dedicated Bluetooth chips designed to be used as HCI dongles exist. And then most of those have the same issues anyway...
“Chief Justice John Roberts said the impeachment of federal judges is “not an appropriate response” to disagreement with their rulings.
The extraordinary statement from the leader of #SCOTUS comes hours after #Trump called for the impeachment of a judge who tried to pause the deportation of hundreds of alleged Venezuelan gang members” 🧵 1/... bloomberg.com/news/articles/20…
Mmm, it finally looks like an electric van with the potential of a camper! Not much practical information here, but another article promises 400 km range, which is something. I doubt it's getting AWD though, and the price is still unknown.
Entdecken Sie das Kia PV5 Passenger – eine umfassende Mobilitätslösung, die perfekt an Ihre geschäftlichen und privaten Bedürfnisse angepasst werden kann.
New PebbleOS watches with more battery and familiar looks are up for preorder Shipping in July and December, with far more battery life and newer chips. arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/0…
I'm so happy to see this, I absolutely loved my Pebble Time Steel
... But I've also moved on. My Garmin watch is so much more capable and the only thing Pebble offers that I'd miss out on is the interface, which I much prefer over Garmin. Sadly I think I'll pass.
Also, I could read it online with an app that comes with my library ticket, but it used to be so dreadfully badly written I gave up bothering years ago.
Habe deren Vorgänger beide auf #Kickstarter finanziert gehabt, das waren aber noch Zeiten, zu denen es die #AppleWatch noch nicht gab… In der Zwischenzeit habe ich mich zu stark an die Apple Healt, ApplePay etc. Integration gewöhnt, so das ein Umstieg vermutlich nicht in Frage kommt… Aber so eine Open-Source Smartwatch zum basteln wäre schon auch cool 😀 mastodon.social/@afisch/114184…
Trump could reshape judiciary with 300 judge appointments, analysis shows - theguardian.com/us-news/2025/m… "Advocacy group Demand Justice warns of opportunities for president to shift balance of courts in his favour" sickening thought
Textbooks usually depict the epithelial cells encasing the interior and exterior of your body as passive barriers. But researchers discovered they can produce electrical signals like neurons.
Trump calls for impeachment of judge weighing Alien Enemies Act deportation case - theguardian.com/us-news/live/2… what a deranged, pathetic - and dangerous - rant from the wannabe dictator #trump
US president’s post marks a significant escalation of rightwing attacks on the judiciary; judge tells White House to provide more details about deportation flights by noon ET
Just a snapshot of what's going with ICE in Chicago. Beyond the headline, one man, a U.S. citizen, was picked up a couple miles from my house, handcuffed, and held for over 10 hours before being released with no way home. No record of his arrest exists. How many stories like these are there nationwide? #ICE #fucktrump
Abel Orozco Ortega was among 22 people from the Chicago area whose arrests by federal immigration agents violate a federal settlement, according to attorneys with the National Immigrant Justice Center and ACLU of Illinois.
"The conspiracies are funny, everyone is acting like not getting instant responses for complicated, broad searches is malice. A lot of it is just very unexciting."
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There’s something that kills coding speed—iteration time. If you can smash a function key and run your code, then watch it break, tweak, and smash it again—you’re working fast. But if y…
This is your reminder that the Windows App for Windows still can't connect to Windows directly with RDP - it can only connect to AVD, Windows 365, and other Azure-hosted remote desktop services.
dear americans of the US : log those kind of bullshit while it last, so you can restore all of it, once you achieved your revolution. Thanks for history(ians)
I genuinely don't know how any American can hold their head high over the actions of this administration. At best, it is divisive and reactionary at worst, it is just plain flat out fascism.
But no one should be able to see it and pretend it's normal.
Well, anti-DEI always meant racism and misogyny, yeah.
But it's also a sign of some really, really, REALLY insecure White men. I mean, WTF, White dude! Did you think that colored girl pointing at your weenie was laughing at you?
Sorry, guy. That was me laughing. But, in my defense, it was really funny.
Nobody in my family has ever referred to the road warning sign for roadworks as anything other than than "man having trouble with umbrella" from a spoof version of many signs about 50 years ago. (The rest didn't stick.)
Why do you think we find them so adorable? We are the descendants of people who found their babies too cute to just yeet them into the nearest pond for their behavior. The rational ones are no longer represented in our gene pool.
Here in #londonontario (#yxu) a girl in a ski-mask set a #Tesla on fire Monday night. Myself, I don't condone these acts of violence on people's personal property - guess she didn't know about the new Tesla building under construction in the city, now that... that could go...
[EDIT]: This is not a re-used photo from elsewhere - it is real - here is a local news article: lfpress.com/news/local-news/lo…
[EDIT2]: From the article, it appears this was a test-drive unit for the showroom in the mall, so not personal property... carry on then..
(Very surprising it happened here in #Ontario #Canada)
@dcdeejay Yes - agreed (although the paranoiac deep inside me thinks that mass media news sources owned by corps are potentially not reporting everything they could be) - this could just be a photo grabbed from somewhere else - so, not necessarily true - comments on thread are locked: reddit.com/r/londonontario/com…
Wired has been doing some amazing in-depth journalism for the past year or so, surprising for what (the print edition) had become a "rah rah rah techbro's will solve everything" rag.
The image is a meme divided into two parts. The top part features an animated scene from an anime, showing a muscular man in a white outfit lifting another man in a blue outfit off the ground. The man in blue has a woman with blonde hair clinging to his back. The background is a clear blue sky. The text at the bottom of this part reads, "Getting mad doesn't make you stronger, that's not how it works!"
The bottom part of the image shows a close-up of a man with a serious expression, sweating, and looking to the side. The text above him reads "Barbarians." The background is blurred, with a hint of a curtain and a plant. The meme humorously contrasts the animated character's advice with the man's expression, suggesting that he might be a "barbarian" who doesn't heed the advice.
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“Europe is full of technical talent, including the people who built much of the technology powering the major American cloud providers. The only issue? Much of that European talent is employed by American companies or working on open-source projects as a hobby in their attic.
The very short version: It has now become clear that European governments can no longer rely on American clouds, and that we lack good and comprehensive alternatives.
The empress, like many other rulers at the time, legitimized her reign through Buddhism, portraying herself either as a Buddha or as a patron of Buddhists.
The Russian and US presidents will discuss a Ukraine ceasefire plan, as the EU aims to ramp up pressure by insisting ‘the ball is in Russia’s court’. Plus, how the Irish are ruling pop culture
"Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin will speak on the phone today discussing the next step in the US president’s plans for bringing about a ceasefire in Ukraine….
Much to Europe’s frustration, it once again finds itself not at the table and having to rely on readouts from Washington or Moscow containing only what they choose to disclose."
"Eleven years to the day since Vladimir Putin illegally annexed Crimea—the first, calculated act of a military operation that would lead to the full-scale invasion of Ukraine—the Russian president will today speak with the leader of the free world to carve up the spoils."
"Must say, the last way we expected the Cold War to end was with the American president getting walked like a poodle. We would’ve bet on total nuclear annihilation first!"
"I think this meeting is going to be a disaster for Ukraine and security in Europe. Whatever agreement comes from this meeting will not lead to lasting peace in the region. The terms of this ceasefire will likely serve as a means for the Russians to rebuild their capabilities and reconstitute their military."
Amazon is suing the Consumer Product Safety Commission over a hazardous product recall maintaining that with its Fulfilled by Amazon program, it is a logistics provider, not a distributor. pcmag.com/news/amazon-claims-i…
The commerce giant is suing the Consumer Product Safety Commission over a hazardous product recall maintaining that with its Fulfilled by Amazon program, it is a logistics provider, not a distributor.
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