TECHNOLOGY

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When police suspected Danny Kyllo, an Oregon man, of growing cannabis in his home they drove to his house with a thermal imaging device to scan it. They found hot pockets in the house, which were used to obtain a search warrant and subsequently bust Kyllo.

Fortunately, a 5-4 Supreme Court decision ruled the scan an unlawful search under the Fourth Amendment, requiring a warrant the police did not obtain.

Score one for privacy, (more…)

Less than a week after France ordered Apple to halt iPhone 12 sales due to possible breaches of European Union radiation exposure limits, South Korea has opened an investigation into the smartphone. 

Local paper Korea JoongAng Daily reports the Korean Ministry of Science and ICT released a statement on Sunday explaining it will investigate iPhone 12 radiation issues to "resolve public anxiety." 

"All smartphones retailed in Korea, including the iPhone 12, have (more…)

Amid a wave of accusations akin to claiming the African American is the next 'Hitler' – enabling and emplifying anti-semitism everywhere anywhere all at once – Elon Musk is sitting down with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a live Spaces discussion about innovation and artificial intelligence.

Click the link below to listen to the Spaces discussion (Spaces cannot be directly embedded) (due to start at 1215ET):

As we detailed on Friday, The Washington Post and other (more…)