av Mikael Winterkvist | mar 26, 2025 | Bluesky, Mastodon, Notiser, Threads
Lawmakers and experts are sounding the alarm after revelations that Cabinet members were using Signal to discuss war plans, saying the encrypted messaging app is still vulnerable to hacking.
The Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg published a first-hand account on Mondaydetailing how he was mistakenly added to a Signal group chat where high-ranking Trump officials were discussing plans to conduct military strikes in Yemen. The Signal conversation included “precise information about weapons packages, targets, and timing,” Goldberg said, describing the use of the open-source app to map out military strikes as “shocking recklessness.”
Politico
av Mikael Winterkvist | mar 26, 2025 | Bluesky, Mastodon, Notiser, Threads
I haven’t had time to comment on the Jeff Goldberg story about the war cabinet planning a military campaign on the Signal app. So a few brief thoughts.
To state the obvious, in any normal administration Hegseth and Waltz at a minimum would be gone by the end of the day. So let me stipulate to all the outrageousness. But I want to focus your attention on the fact that information security is not the only, perhaps not even the main issue.
Note that no one in the chat is saying, “Hey, we sure it’s cool to be talking about this on Signal?” Or, “Should we be worried this is an insecure channel?” That and the simple logic of the matter tells us this is commonplace in the new administration. You think Mike Waltz got fat fingers and accidentally added Goldberg on the first time out? Not likely.
Källa: SignalGate Is Bad; But OPSEC Isn’t Even the Worst Part Of It
av Mikael Winterkvist | mar 26, 2025 | Bluesky, Mastodon, Notiser, Threads
Apple didn’t introduce a new generation of the Apple Watch Ultra last year. Instead, the company announced a new black titanium version for the current generation. This year, however, Apple Watch Ultra 3 will get some hardware upgrades – and that includes key improvements when it comes to connectivity.
5G and satellite connectivity coming to Apple Watch Ultra 3
A recent Bloomberg report corroborated rumors about connectivity upgrades being developed for the Apple Watch Ultra 3. More specifically, this year’s Ultra model will be the first Apple Watch to support satellite connectivity and 5G.
Satellite connectivity was first added to the iPhone 14, and it enables the Emergency SOS feature via satellite. As the name suggests, it lets users point the iPhone in the right direction until it connects to a satellite in order to call emergency services when there’s no cellular or Wi-Fi signal available. The feature has become known for saving the lives of many people in high-risk situations.
Källa: Apple Watch Ultra 3 to have two key connectivity improvements
av Mikael Winterkvist | mar 26, 2025 | Bluesky, Mastodon, Nyheter, Threads
Apple har nu lagt till stöd för sportappar i CarPlay – i det som kallas för operativsystemets API – vilket betyder att vi ganska kan komma att kunna ladda ned sportappar med resultat i för bilen.
Ett API kan enkelt sägas vara en katalog, en samling anrop och kommandon som kan användas för att hämta och lämna information – i en app, ett program.
Apple har inte gjort något större väsen av de nya funktionerna i sitt API men information har gått ut till utvecklare via dokumentation på Apple webbplats för utvecklare. Under rubriken ”CPNowPlayingModeSports” beskriver Apple API:et som ett ”sportläge” för CarPlay, som anpassar layouten på Now Playing-skärmen till ”sportevenemang”.
Två lag
Av dokumentationen framgår att API:et bara fungerar för evenemang med ”exakt två lag.” Det beror på att appar som använder detta API kommer att kunna visa information om varje lag på vänster och höger sida av skärmen, med en ”stor färgstark bild för bakgrunden.”
”Sportläget visar en layout anpassad för livestreaming eller för att spela upp inspelad match av ett sportevenemang som innehåller två lag.
API:et kräver en iPhone som kör iOS 18.4. För utvecklare kräver det Xcode 16.3 RC eller senare.
av Mikael Winterkvist | mar 26, 2025 | Bluesky, Lästips, Mastodon, Threads, Twitter
Elon Musk’s aerospace giant SpaceX allows investors from China to buy stakes in the company as long as the funds are routed through the Cayman Islands or other offshore secrecy hubs, according to previously unreported court records.
The rare picture of SpaceX’s approach recently emerged in an under-the-radar corporate dispute in Delaware. Both SpaceX’s chief financial officer and Iqbaljit Kahlon, a major investor, were forced to testify in the case.
In December, Kahlon testified that SpaceX prefers to avoid investors from China because it is a defense contractor. There is a major exception though, he said: SpaceX finds it “acceptable” for Chinese investors to buy into the company through offshore vehicles.
ProPublica
