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Mayor of St. Louis among those targeted by racist mass texts

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How BLACK ENTERPRISES as we’ve previously reported, the racist mass message was received by countless black people across the country, and among that number is the mayor of st. Louis.

According to , St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones and her son were there among those who received the texts whose origins the FBI is currently trying to find out.

According to the St. Mayor’s Office Louis, Jones’ son, received the text on November 7, and the mayor received an identical email on November 9.

A spokesman for the mayor’s office released an announcement on Jones’ behalf shortly after receiving the news.

“I’m furious that anyone would think it’s okay to send messages like this to children or anyone else. I happened to be with my son when he got it, and I had seen it before, so I was ready to talk to him and tell him it was a cruel hoax. It is completely unacceptable that anyone should have to struggle with being defined as property or less than any other human being, especially in a society where black and brown people have always been treated like second-class citizens if we have been treated like citizens.” the statement reads.

The statement continued: “The undeniable fact that this news is spreading is a reminder that we still have loads of work to do to get rid of this sort of ugliness in our country. I fear it should only worsen because our nation will once more have a person at the highest of our government who time and time again belittles other people because of their race, gender or disability. “

According to the Associated Press, the messages were sent anonymously to recipients in several statesincluding New York, Alabama, California, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Tennessee.

The FBI is coordinating its investigation with the Department of Justice and the Federal Communications Commission, in addition to with federal and state law enforcement agencies.

Several officials, including FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel and Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown, have indicated that text messaging constitutes a troubling use of technology.

According to the AP, in an interview, Brown stated, “This is an intimidating and threatening use of technology,” which likely violates several laws.

Phone service provider Text Now, which provides its users with phone lines that use existing infrastructure from various carriers to send and receive text messages and phone calls, said in an announcement that its service was used to send text messages.

“As part of our investigation into these messages, we have learned that they were sent via multiple carriers across the United States and we are working with partners and law enforcement to investigate this attack,” the Canadian company said.

According to Cori Faklaris, assistant professor of software and data on the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, the perpetrators likely purchased the information somewhere online for a low price.

“It’s the primary way most Americans communicate today,” Faklaris said. “So people who want to advertise or promote services go where the people are. Unfortunately, scammers and haters are also following suit.”

Faklaris continued: “All of this means that it may be easier than most people realize to truly accurately guess the race or ethnicity of the person associated with that phone number.” Faklaris also added that because of increased scam activity through the pandemic, that “it should be relatively easy for authorities to track down this particular attack.”


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US medical device giant Artivion says hackers stole files during a cybersecurity incident

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Artivion, a medical device company that produces implantable tissue for heart and vascular transplants, says its services have been “disrupted” resulting from a cybersecurity incident.

In 8-K filing In an interview with the SEC on Monday, Georgia-based Artivion, formerly CryoLife, said it became aware of a “cybersecurity incident” that involved the “compromise and encryption” of information on November 21. This suggests that the corporate was attacked by ransomware, but Artivion has not yet confirmed the character of the incident and didn’t immediately reply to TechCrunch’s questions. No major ransomware group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack.

Artivion said it took some systems offline in response to the cyberattack, which the corporate said caused “disruptions to certain ordering and shipping processes.”

Artivion, which reported third-quarter revenue of $95.8 million, said it didn’t expect the incident to have a material impact on the corporate’s funds.

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It’s a Raspberry Pi 5 in a keyboard and it’s called Raspberry Pi 500

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Manufacturer of single-board computers Raspberry Pi is updating its cute little computer keyboard device with higher specs. Named Raspberry Pi500This successor to the Raspberry Pi 400 is just as powerful as the present Raspberry Pi flagship, the Raspberry Pi 5. It is on the market for purchase now from Raspberry Pi resellers.

The Raspberry Pi 500 is the simplest method to start with the Raspberry Pi because it’s not as intimidating because the Raspberry Pi 5. When you take a look at the Raspberry Pi 500, you do not see any chipsets or PCBs (printed circuit boards). The Raspberry Pi is totally hidden in the familiar housing, the keyboard.

The idea with the Raspberry Pi 500 is you could connect a mouse and a display and you are able to go. If, for instance, you’ve got a relative who uses a very outdated computer with an outdated version of Windows, the Raspberry Pi 500 can easily replace the old PC tower for many computing tasks.

More importantly, this device brings us back to the roots of the Raspberry Pi. Raspberry Pi computers were originally intended for educational applications. Over time, technology enthusiasts and industrial customers began using single-board computers all over the place. (For example, when you’ve ever been to London Heathrow Airport, all of the departures and arrivals boards are there powered by Raspberry Pi.)

Raspberry Pi 500 draws inspiration from the roots of the Raspberry Pi Foundation, a non-profit organization. It’s the right first computer for college. In some ways, it’s a lot better than a Chromebook or iPad because it’s low cost and highly customizable, which inspires creative pondering.

The Raspberry Pi 500 comes with a 32GB SD card that comes pre-installed with Raspberry Pi OS, a Debian-based Linux distribution. It costs $90, which is a slight ($20) price increase over the Raspberry Pi 400.

Only UK and US keyboard variants will probably be available at launch. But versions with French, German, Italian, Japanese, Nordic and Spanish keyboard layouts will probably be available soon. And when you’re in search of a bundle that features all the things you would like, Raspberry Pi also offers a $120 desktop kit that features the Raspberry Pi 500, a mouse, a 27W USB-C power adapter, and a micro-HDMI to HDMI cable.

In other news, Raspberry Pi has announced one other recent thing: the Raspberry Pi monitor. It is a 15.6-inch 1080p monitor that’s priced at $100. Since there are quite a few 1080p portable monitors available on the market, this launch is not as noteworthy because the Pi 500. However, for die-hard Pi fans, there’s now also a Raspberry Pi-branded monitor option available.

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Apple Vision Pro may add support for PlayStation VR controllers

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According to Apple, Apple desires to make its Vision Pro mixed reality device more attractive for gamers and game developers latest report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman.

The Vision Pro was presented more as a productivity and media consumption device than a tool geared toward gamers, due partly to its reliance on visual and hand controls moderately than a separate controller.

However, Apple may need gamers if it desires to expand the Vision Pro’s audience, especially since Gurman reports that lower than half one million units have been sold to this point. As such, the corporate has reportedly been in talks with Sony about adding support for PlayStation VR2 handheld controllers, and has also talked to developers about whether they may support the controllers of their games.

Offering more precise control, Apple may also make other forms of software available in Vision Pro, reminiscent of Final Cut Pro or Adobe Photoshop.

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