Deep level because its a part of history that has been overlooked, you know . This is more important than anything ive done in my career. Stewart all that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by lincoln financial is committed to helping you take charge of your future. And by the alfred p. Sloan foundation. Supporting science, technology, and improved Economic Performance and Financial Literacy in the 21st century. Supported by the rockefeller foundation. Promoting the wellbeing of humanity around the world by building resilience and inclusive economies. More at rockefellerfoundation. Org Carnegie Corporation of new york. Supporting innovations in education, democratic engagement, and the advancement of International Peace and security. At carnegie. Org. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and individuals. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station f
Deep level because its a part of history that has been overlooked, you know . This is more important than anything ive done in my career. Stewart all that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by lincoln financial is committed to helping you take charge of your future. And by the alfred p. Sloan foundation. Supporting science, technology, and improved Economic Performance and Financial Literacy in the 21st century. Supported by the rockefeller foundation. Promoting the wellbeing of humanity around the world by building resilience and inclusive economies. More at rockefellerfoundation. Org Carnegie Corporation of new york. Supporting innovations in education, democratic engagement, and the advancement of International Peace and security. At carnegie. Org. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and individuals. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station f
Im ellee pai hong. And im kerry sayers. And im your host, bill kurtis. This is through the decades. Author joseph kurtch wrote Technology Made large populations possible. Large populations now make technology indispensable. It is true that we have become incred d on technology. Not only does it make our lives easier and more efficient but it allows us to push on many of the boundaries that contains us as human beings. Today on through the decades, we look at some the most life changing advancements in Technology Man had devised. From the first mass produced automobile, to the development of the laser and perhaps the most influential tool of the last decade, the computer. Over a very short span, may have contributed more than any other in american history. Thomas edisons list of inventions is nearly endless but he remained most proud of one of his first the phonograph. His is one of the Great American sagas. Some say the greatest. Thomas edisons amazing career ended with more than a tho
First though, that big hacking news. A News Conference set to get under way any moment now. We have the details from d. C. Earlier today u. S. Authorities unsealed this massive 68page indictment alleging a global hacking scheme against j. P. Morgan, wall street journal and a host of other companies and institutions in the United States. This scheme, according to the indictment, involves hacking attempts against major financial companies, attempts to manipulate individual stock prices and also a whole host of other alleged criminal activities including running illegal internet casinos and illegal distribution of pharmaceuticals. A big Coin Exchange and a host of other activities around the world. The three men indicted here are jerry shalom, jash what samuel aaron and israel, United States and russia. You dive into this, what you see is a picture of a vast global hacking scheme that had pockets in all corners of the world including a server in egypt that was used to allegedly hack into
There are 2 factors here. Almost all smartphones have a built in remote disabling functionality. This was developed so that users could remotely turn off a loss smartphone, for example, to make sure that their private data wasnt stolen was this feature one can either raise all stored information or disable the smartphone altogether. Basically turning it into a brick, this feature is documented and if it is available to the user, obviously the platform can take advantage of it as well through phone manufacturers can also use it. But there is also an undocumented feature. Our specialist looked into this matter and they discovered that many smartphones have the disabling feature. Of course, we havent examined all fans. That would be a Massive Research board did look at a small range of models user. So the situation is not great in that respect. You have to understand that in essence, the real own of your smart phone is its manufacturer when the russian, all sorties talk about import subst