Audio devices that use Google's Fast Pair Bluetooth tech are vulnerable to hacks that could track location or listen to the mic, according to researchers

The tech in question is Google's Fast Pair system, which allows compatible devices to connect super quickly (i.e. one tap and ...

How Does the Hive Mind Work in Pluribus?

So if we’re right, each former human is now essentially a radio transmitter and receiver. One plurb sends out a signal that ...
SecurityWeek

WhisperPair Attack Leaves Millions of Audio Accessories Open to Hijacking

WhisperPair attack can be used to forcibly pair audio accessories that have improper Google Fast Pair implementations with ...

This chip can make future phones thinner and faster through tiny ‘earthquakes’

A chip that produces microscopic “earthquakes” could change smartphone design, allowing manufacturers to shrink internal ...
The Debrief

“The Waves From an Earthquake, Only On the Surface of a Small Chip”: This Vibrating Laser May Be the Future of Wireless Technology

Tiny, artificial earthquake-like waves generated by lasers may be the key to smaller, faster, and more efficient computer ...

Critical WhisperPair flaw lets hackers track, eavesdrop via Bluetooth audio devices

A critical vulnerability in Google's Fast Pair protocol can allow attackers to hijack Bluetooth audio accessories like ...

Hundreds of Millions of Audio Devices Need a Patch to Prevent Wireless Hacking and Tracking

Flaws in how 17 models of headphones and speakers use Google’s one-tap Fast Pair Bluetooth protocol have left devices open to ...
Live Science

Largest crowd-sourced hunt for alien intelligence reveals 12 billion 'signals of interest' in collapsed Arecibo Observatory data

A crowd-sourced search for alien intelligence called SETI@Home is in its final stages, analyzing 100 radio signals of ...