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Xiaomi Cryptographically Signs Scooter Firmware – What’s Next?
https://hackaday.com/2022/04/24/xiaomi-cryptographically-signs-scooter-firmware-whats-next/
[Daljeet Nandha] from [RoboCoffee] writes to us, sharing his research on cryptographic signature-based firmware authenticity checks recently added to the Xiaomi Mi scooter firmware. Those scooters use an OTA firmware …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/04/24/xiaomi-cryptographically-signs-scooter-firmware-whats-next/)
Since the 1980s, we’ve seen innumerable attempts to revolutionize the way we interact with computers. Since the advent of keyboards and mice, we’ve seen everything from magic wands to electric …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/04/24/2022-sci-fi-contest-cyberglove-tests-your-reactions/)
Wait, what? Is it possible that a tech company just killed off a product with a huge installed base of hardware and a community of dedicated users, and it wasn’t …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/04/24/hackaday-links-april-24-2022/)
Most of us think of keyboards — even vintage ones — as being fairly standardized and interchangeable, but that isn’t the case for the IBM PCjr. Its keyboard was quite …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/04/24/ibm-pcjr-types-again-thanks-to-keybjr/)
All Dressed Up and Nowhere To Flow: Russia’s Nord Stream 2 Pipeline
https://hackaday.com/2022/04/24/all-dressed-up-and-nowhere-to-flow-russias-nord-stream-2-pipeline/
At over 1230 km (764 mi) in length, $10 billion in cost, and over a decade in the making, the Nord Stream 2 pipeline was slated to connect the gas …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/04/24/all-dressed-up-and-nowhere-to-flow-russias-nord-stream-2-pipeline/)
At the intersection of saving a few bucks and expensive home insurance claims due to a house fire, we find clones of certified and tested electrical connectors, even when many …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/04/25/testing-7-wago-like-wire-connectors-for-science-and-fire/)