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A group of cybersecurity researchers has uncovered what they believe is an intentional backdoor in encrypted radios used by police, military, and critical infrastructure entities around the world. The backdoor may have existed for decades, potentially exposing a wealth of sensitive information transmitted across them, according to the researchers. While the researchers frame their discovery as a backdoor, the organization responsible for maintaining the standard pushes back against that specific term, and says the standard was designed for export controls which determine the strength of encryption. The end result, however, are radios with traffic that can be decrypted using consumer...

A small, quiet Arkansas town home to just 11,100 people is set to become the epicenter of the US 'white gold' boom. Magnolia, a blue-collar town in the state's southern region, was once a locus for oil but is on track to become a major producer of lithium, dubbed 'white gold' because of its soft, silvery-white look and the fact it powers most modern tech - from cellphones to laptops and electric cars. Exxon Mobil is planning to build one of the world’s largest lithium processing facilities near the town, with a capacity to produce 75,000 to 100,000 metric tons...

Mrs Rausing studied at Occidental College, in Los Angeles, at the same time as the current U.S. president Her husband Hans is still in a medical facility and is not fit to be questioned on suspicion of killing his wife Eva Details of his arrest came out as her inquest opened this morning Police discovered her body in bedroom of £70m London home after they had pulled Mr Rausing over in his car and found Class A drugs Her mother Nancy Kemeny believes flying to London triggered heart problems She said daughter would 'probably' be buried in South Carolina Claims...