Bree Fowler

Today in Manufacturing Podcast

Today in Manufacturing Podcast

January 31, 2023

A woman walks in front of SoftBank store in Ginza shopping district in Tokyo, Jan. 20, 2020. Japanese investor SoftBank Group reported Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023 that it sank into a deep loss for the October-December quarter, slammed by the global plunge in technology shares.

Japan's SoftBank Logs $5.9B Loss as Tech Investments Tumble

February 7, 2023

Is540 1 Scenario 4

Cell Phones Add Safety Component

February 6, 2023

2023 Cadillac Lyriq 511

GM Convinces Netflix to Put More EVs on Its Streaming Service

February 2, 2023

Industrial Media Unboxing Video

Industrial Media Unboxing Video

IEN Unboxed is a new show in which our editors unbox new tools on the market and discuss their features.

January 31, 2023

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Jeep Hackers Back With Scarier Method

A pair of well-known hackers has found another way to take control of a Jeep Cherokee — this time while it's moving at high speed.

August 5, 2016

Dallas police respond after shots were fired during a protest over recent fatal shootings by police in Louisiana and Minnesota, Thursday, July 7, 2016, in Dallas. Snipers opened fire on police officers during protests; several officers were killed, police said.

Killer Robot Opens Ethical Debate

When Dallas police used a bomb-carrying robot to kill a sniper, they also kicked off an ethical debate about technology's use as a crime-fighting weapon.

July 11, 2016

In this Wednesday, June 22, 2016, photo, the Global Ionics Beverage Power drinking device is demonstrated during a preview of products at CE Week in New York. The human body, combined with the voltage booster circuit and a single AAA battery inside the waterproof case, generates a small, safe electric current to enhance the beverage.

Glass Uses Electric Current

But be careful, it will make your face go numb. What else did we find at the gadget show?

June 23, 2016

In this Friday, Sept. 25, 2015 file photo, people wait in front of an Apple store in Munich, Germany before the worldwide launch of the iPhone 6s. Tech and legal experts say if Apple were to create the iPhone-hacking software demanded by the FBI, it would have a tough time staying secret, given the 'potentially unlimited' number of people that would likely get a look at its inner workings.

iPhone-Hacking Tool Wouldn't Stay Secret

If Apple loses fight with FBI, could it's hacking tool remain under lock and key? Probably not.

March 21, 2016

This photo combination of images provided by Stanford University show Whitfield Diffie, left, and Martin Hellman. Diffie, a former chief security officer of Sun Microsystems, and Hellman, a professor emeritus of electrical engineering at Stanford University, have won the year's $1 million A.M. Turing Award, announced Tuesday, March 1, 2016, by the Association for Computing Machinery.

$1M Turing Award Winners Advocate for Encryption

Both men say giving governments control over encrypted communications puts everyone at risk.

March 2, 2016

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New Worry: Connected Toy Security

While no crimes have resulted from the hack of a connected toy yet, some experts say it's only a matter of time.

February 2, 2016