alphadogg writes “MIT researchers have devised a protocol to flummox man-in-the-middle attacks against wireless networks. The all-software solution lets wireless radios automatically pair without the use of passwords and without relying on out-of-band techniques such as infrared or video channels. Dubbed Tamper-evident pairing, or TEP, the technique is based on understanding how man-in-the-middle attacks tamper with wireless messages, and then detects (more…)

Mark Selby sets two records in leading Stephen Hendry 12-4, John Higgins leads Rory McLeod 10-5 and Stuart Bingham builds a 9-7 advantage over Ding Junhui in round two at the World Championship.

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Republicans and leaders of other faiths are rallying against the building by a Muslim organization of a “community center”—including a mosque—two blocks from Ground Zero, calling it a threat to American values. But the threat to our values isn’t coming from the mosque. It’s coming from those who want to stop it.

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theodp writes “Anything you browse can and will be used against you. An investigation of ousted HP CEO Mark Hurd’s surfing history reportedly convinced the HP Board that Hurd had had a personal relationship with sexual harassment accuser Jodie Fisher, even if not sexual. Just the latest example of how HP ‘work[s] together to create a culture of inclusion built on trust, respect and dignity for all.’ The WSJ reported a person close to the investigation (more…)

Athletic Bilbao’s veteran forward Joseba Etxeberria issued an emotional farewell to the Basque club playing a soccer game against 200 children in a crowded San Mames stadium.

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Look close. You may be staring at the end of cancer. Those tiny black dots are nanobots delivering a lethal blow to a cancerous cell, effectively killing it.

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jayme0227 writes “Due to the recent exploit in Firefox, Germany has warned against its use. This comes a couple months after Germany advised against using IE. Perhaps we should start taking odds as to which browser will be next.” Note: the warning (from the Federal Office for Information Security) is provisional, and should be rendered moot by the release later this month of 3.6.2.

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For and against DRM in games DRM is a terrible mistake – but we might need it anyway

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Is the undersea sequel a little wet behind the ears

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jamie sends in a blog post from MySQL co-founder Monty Widenius calling for help to “save MySQL from Oracle’s clutches.” While the US DoJ approved Oracle’s purchase of Sun back in August, the European Commission has been less forthcoming. Widenius points out that Oracle has been using their customers to put pressure on the EC, and he questions Oracle’s commitment to MySQL, saying their vague promises aren’t good enough. He writes: “Oracle has NOT (more…)