Household Robots Are the Next Thing to Get Hacked

Every new technology represents a chance for hackers. Now, two Argentinian security researchers are now planning on showing how domestic robots will be vulnerable to attacks.

Lucas Apa and Cesar Cerrudo, both of whom work at the security firm IOActive, have been sounding the alarm regarding robotic hacking for some time now. "If you are in the same network as the robot, then you can compromise it," Cerrudo told Motherboard in March. "I will have a robot at home and the office but I will unplug it at night and also when I'm not around I won't leave the robot alone—I won't trust it."

Now, the two are using the Hack in the Box security conference in Singapore to showcase what hacking could do to humanoid domestic robots known as the Alpha2 and NAO and larger, industrial robotic arms sold by Universal Robots. The duo says, with video proof, that they can turn adorable robots into violent entities quite easily.

Apa and Cerrudo found that the Alpha2, sold by the Chinese company UBTech, ran a version of Android that forgoes code-signing, a security measure that prevents the installation of rogue software. It also didn't encrypt its injections, allowing room for a malicious app to work its way inside. Similar errors were also found on the NAO, sold by the Japanese firm Softbank.

Beyond violent attacks, Apa and Cerrudo have found that the robots can also be subtle spies since the domestic robots come equipped with cameras and microphones.

While UBTech and Softbank have told Wired that their robots are safe, Apa and Cerrudo say that they have monitored updates on the robots robots and none of them address the serious safety issues they raise. "In a couple of years, these robots will be very tied into family life and business," Cerrudo tells Wired. "When they get hacked, there will be serious consequences."

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We recommend that application for admission to study at Nottingham should be received at least six weeks before the scholarship closing date to allow time for our Admissions office to process the application and confirm your offer, before you can apply for the scholarship. Any application for admission to study submitted later than six weeks before the scholarship closing date is not guaranteed to be processed in time.

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8 Ultimate Steps To Be Taking To Live Healthy

These eight practical tips cover the basics of healthy eating, and can help you make healthier choices.
Base your meals on starchy carbohydrates
Eat lots of fruit and veg
Eat more fish – including a portion of oily fish
Cut down on saturated fat and sugar
Eat less salt – no more than 6g a day for adults
Get active and be a healthy weight
Don't get thirsty
Don't skip breakfast

The key to a healthy diet is to:

• Eat the right amount of calories for how active you are, so that you balance the energy you consume with the energy you use. If you eat or drink too much, you'll put on weight. If you eat and drink too little, you'll lose weight. 
• Eat a wide range of foods to ensure that you're getting a balanced diet and that your body is receiving all the nutrients it needs.

It is recommended that men have around 2,500 calories a day (10,500 kilojoules). Women should have around 2,000 calories a day (8,400 kilojoules). Most adults are eating more calories than they need, and should eat fewer calories.

Base your meals on starchy carbohydrates

Starchy carbohydrates should make up just over one third of the food you eat. They include potatoes, bread, rice, pasta and cereals.
Choose wholegrain varieties (or eat potatoes with their skins on) when you can: they contain more fibre, and can help you feel full for longer.
Most of us should eat more starchy foods: try to include at least one starchy food with each main meal. Some people think starchy foods are fattening, but gram for gram the carbohydrate they contain provides fewer than half the calories of fat.
Keep an eye on the fats you add when you're cooking or serving these types of foods because that's what increases the calorie content, for example oil on chips, butter on bread and creamy sauces on pasta.

 

Eat lots of fruit and vegetables

It's recommended that we eat at least five portions of a variety of fruit and veg every day. It's easier than it sounds.
Why not chop a banana over your breakfast cereal, or swap your usual mid-morning snack for a piece of fresh fruit?
Unsweetened 100% fruit juice, vegetable juice and smoothies can only ever count as a maximum of one portion of your 5 A DAY. For example, if you have two glasses of fruit juice and a smoothie in one day, that still only counts as one portion.

Eat more fish – including a portion of oily fish

Fish is a good source of protein and contains many vitamins and minerals. Aim to eat at least two portions of fish a week, including at least one portion of oily fish. Oily fish contains omega-3 fats, which may help to prevent heart disease.
Oily fish include:

• salmon
• mackerel
• trout
• herring
• fresh tuna
• sardines
• pilchards.

Non-oily fish include:

• haddock
• plaice
• coley
• cod
• canned tuna
• skate
• hake

If you regularly eat a lot of fish, try to choose as wide a variety as possible.
You can choose from fresh, frozen and canned: but remember that canned and smoked fish can be high in salt.

Cut down on saturated fat and sugar

Saturated fat in our diet
We all need some fat in our diet, but it's important to pay attention to the amount and type of fat we're eating. There are two main types of fat: saturated and unsaturated. Too much saturated fat can increase the amount of cholesterol in the blood, which increases your risk of developing heart disease.
The average man should have no more than 30g saturated fat a day. The average woman should have no more than 20g saturated fat a day, and children should have less than adults.
Saturated fat is found in many foods, such as:

• hard cheese
• cakes
• biscuits
• sausages
• cream
• butter
• lard
• pies.

Try to cut down on your saturated fat intake, and choose foods that contain unsaturated fats instead, such as vegetable oils, oily fish and avocados.
For a healthier choice, use just a small amount of vegetable oil or reduced-fat spread instead of butter, lard or ghee. When you're having meat, choose lean cuts and cut off any visible fat.
Sugar in our diet
Regularly consuming foods and drinks high in sugar increases your risk of obesity and tooth decay.
Sugary foods and drinks, including alcoholic drinks, are often high in energy (measured in kilojoules or calories), and if eaten too often, can contribute to weight gain. They can also cause tooth decay, especially if eaten between meals.
Many packaged foods and drinks contain surprisingly high amounts of free sugars. Free sugars are any sugars added to foods or drinks, or found naturally in honey, syrups and unsweetened fruit juices.
Cut down on:

• sugary fizzy drinks
• alcoholic drinks
• sugary breakfast cereals
• cakes
• biscuits
• pastries

These foods contain added sugars: this is the kind of sugar we should be cutting down on, rather than sugars that are found in things such as fruit and milk.
Food labels can help: use them to check how much sugar foods contain. More than 22.5g of total sugars per 100g means that the food is high in sugar, while 5g of total sugars or less per 100g means that the food is low in sugar.
Get tips on cutting down sugar in your diet.

Eat less salt – no more than 6g a day for adults

Eating too much salt can raise your blood pressure. People with high blood pressure are more likely to develop heart disease or have a stroke.
Even if you don’t add salt to your food, you may still be eating too much. About three-quarters of the salt we eat is already in the food we buy, such as breakfast cereals, soups, breads and sauces.
Use food labels to help you cut down. More than 1.5g of salt per 100g means the food is high in salt. Adults and children over 11 should eat no more than 6g of salt (about a teaspoonful) a day. Younger children should have even less.
Get tips on cutting down on salt in your diet.

Get active and be a healthy weight

Eating a healthy, balanced diet plays an essential role in maintaining a healthy weight, which is an important part of overall good health.
Being overweight or obese can lead to health conditions such as type 2 diabetes, certain cancers, heart disease and stroke. Being underweight could also affect your health.
Check whether you're a healthy weight by using our Healthy weight calculator.

Most adults need to lose weight, and need to eat fewer calories to do this. If you're trying to lose weight, aim to eat less and be more active. Eating a healthy, balanced diet will help: aim to cut down on foods that are high in saturated fat and sugar, and eat plenty of fruit and vegetables.

Don't forget that alcohol is also high in calories, so cutting down can help you to control your weight.
Physical activity can help you to maintain weight loss or be a healthy weight. Being active doesn't have to mean hours at the gym: you can find ways to fit more activity into your daily life. For example, try getting off the bus one stop early on the way home from work, and walking.
Being physically active may help reduce the risk of heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes. For more ideas, see Get active your way.
After getting active, remember not to reward yourself with a treat that is high in energy. If you feel hungry after activity, choose foods or drinks that are lower in calories, but still filling.
If you're underweight, see our page on underweight adults. If you're worried about your weight, ask your GP or a dietitian for advice.

Don't get thirsty

We need to drink plenty of fluids to stop us getting dehydrated – the government recommends 6-8 glasses every day.
This is in addition to the fluid we get from the food we eat. All non-alcoholic drinks count, but water and lower-fat milk are healthier choices.
Try to avoid sugary soft and fizzy drinks that are high in added sugars and calories, and are also bad for teeth.


Even unsweetened fruit juice and smoothies are high in free sugar. Your combined total of drinks from fruit juice, vegetable juice and smoothies should not be more than 150ml a day – which is a small glass.
For example, if you have 150ml of orange juice and 150ml smoothie in one day, you'll have exceeded the recommendation by 150ml.
When the weather is warm, or when we get active, we may need more fluids.

Don't skip breakfast

Some people skip breakfast because they think it will help them lose weight. In fact, research shows that people who regularly eat breakfast are less likely to be overweight.
Breakfast has also been shown to have positive effects on children’s mental performance and increase their concentration throughout the morning.

A healthy breakfast is an important part of a balanced diet, and provides some of the vitamins and minerals we need for good health.
A wholegrain, lower-sugar cereal with fruit sliced over the top is a tasty and nutritious breakfast.

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Jamb Sets To Announce New Policies Today Being Tuesday

The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, which began a meeting on Monday, is expected to formally announce a new holistic policy Today, when the body is expected to conclude its ongoing deliberation.
The meeting, which involves admission officers of Nigerian tertiary institutions, is taking place at the National Judicial Institute in Abuja.

Issues discussed at the meeting include the introduction of Central Admission Processing System (CAPS) to ensure quality control, transparency and credibility of the admission process, PREMIUM TIMES learnt.
An attendee at Monday’s meeting explained that the new policy is expected to make provision for a ‘market place’ in the JAMB portal where institutions can go and ‘request for students in Nigeria who score their cut off points.'
These institutions will write to JAMB to request for the students and also give them (students) three days to respond. Also, only three universities can request for a candidate if the policy is adopted.
The new policy is also expected to allow institutions in Nigeria peg their cut off point after meeting with their respective senates.
PREMIUM TIMES learnt that the new policy will also give the academic board or senate of an institution the power to ‘allocate percentages to JAMB, the school and O’level results as these will be calculated to get the students’ cut off marks for post-UTME.’
It was also learnt that JAMB wants to ensure there is a unified time for closing admission in all universities.

If the policy sails through, there will be a portal for admission which will be based on cut off points, quota system and catchment areas.
“The new system is such that institutions can only admit those who meet their cut off points,” an admission officer for a tertiary institution who was at the meeting told PREMIUM TIMRS. “If a candidate does not meet the cut off, no matter whom he or she knows, such person cannot be admitted.”
The official said the system was demonstrated to all the attendees at Monday’s meeting, most of whom expressed satisfaction with it.

Also, the policy intends to make provisions for candidates to accept and reject any admission being offered to them.
The intended policy also looks out for candidates who are unable to go for National Youth Service, NYSC, because they do not have JAMB admission letters. This set of students could be asked to pay a fee, about N10,000 for regularisation and would be able to go for the youth service.
JAMB is expected to formally brief journalists on these new policies Today afternoon

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Charly boy protest with gang: Resume or Resign | Nigerians says

A coalition of civil society and pro democracy group under the aegis of Concerned Nigerians have staged a peaceful protest march in Abuja asking ailing Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari to resume or resign his office after he has spent 92 days in London for medical treatment without a definite date for return to work.
The placard carrying protesters converged at the Unity Fountain near Transcorp Hilton with the following inscriptions; “Resume or Resign Nigerians say enough is enough”; “Buhari ! Where are you?” “We Are Tired of Being Enslaved in Our Country,” “Our Mumu Don Do”; “Buhari Called For Impeachment When Yar’adua Was Sick, Now We Are Calling For Same.”

Heavily armed mobile police are accompanying the protesters as they are moving toward the gate of the Presidential Villa where they vowed to occupy until the President accede to their demands.
The protest was led by flamboyant musician, Charles Oputa aka Charly Boy and the convener Deji Adeyanju. Adeyanju regretted the failure of the leadership of the National Assembly to launch an investigation or set up a panel to look into the true status of President Buhari’s health, adding the group believes the legislators have been compromised and are working with an infamous cabal in the executive branch against the Nigerian people.

He explained that the leadership of the National Assembly must choose between the Nigerian people and the cabal. “90 days is too long for a president to be away from his country without any explanation to the people that voted him into office.

The group insisted that if Buhari has become incapacitated, he should do the honorable thing and resign because he cannot continue to hold the country to ransom noting that a group of few people in the government have taken advantage of the president’s ill health to loot the treasury with impunity.

“We hereby demand that the National Assembly invoke Section 144 sub Section 4 of the Nigerian Constitution and direct the setting up of a medical panel in conjunction with the Acting President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo to ascertain whether the President is incapacitated,” he stated.
The group vowed to continue with the daily sit- out irrespective of the intimidation from the police.


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Why The Crab Has No Head And How The first River Started: Episode 1

A long time ago, when God made this earth, he choose the mighty elephant to be king of the world. The elephant and his subjects roamed through the dark green forest, and since there were no rivers in those days, God made a pond for them to drink from.

    Now one day, the elephant trumpeted loudly, and called for his friends; the hawk and the crab."Tomorrow",  he announced, 'I am going for hunting in the forest, and you must come with me.'
     The hawk was overjoyed and flew away to get his bow and arrows, but the poor crab was a slow-moving creature and could not hold any hunting weapons. But he was determined not to be left out, so he crawled and began to think hard about the problem.

         The next morning all three creatures meet on the edge of the forest and while the hawk and elephant went out with their bows and arrows to a section of the forest where they knew they will find plenty of games, the crab dragged a long net behind him, set it up on a spot he had chosen, and waited.
        Presently, a wounded animal rushed away from the elephant and the hawk, straight into the crabs net and seizing a large piece of wood, the crab quickly beat the animal at its head so that it dies at ones.
      This happened again and again. If the elephant or the hawk killed animal outright, then they put it beside them for themselves, but if they only wounded one, the poor creature rushed away towards the crabs net. Once it was entangled there, the crab soon dispatched it with his heavy stick, removed and hid the arrow that it had wounded it, and put the carcass on his own pile.
       By the afternoon, the elephant had killed five antelope and the hawk three, and each taught he had done very well.
   'Lets go and find the crab,' suggested the elephant. 'I don't suppose the poor thing has managed to catch any thing t all'
        How amazed they were to find the crab sitting proudly beside the carcasses of ten animals, all much bigger than himself. The hawk began congratulating him but the elephant was furious that the crab had killed more animals than he had, and shouted:
     'Hawk!   kill the wretched crab.   I, your king, order you to do so. Cut of his head at once!
   'Oh, sir! Oh, king!' begged the crab. 'Please do not kill me. I will give you all this meat and never come near you again if only you will let me live.'
  At last the elephant consented and seizing the..
..to be continued..

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Simple Steps To Track Your Lost Android Phone In 5 Minutes

Actually, if you use Android indeed, your phone is already per-configured with these tracker.

Here is what’s required:

1. Your phone must be connected to internet: if you are the type who likes putting off your data connection every time you need to upgrade today!

2. Your device must be connected with Gmail: I am aware that Android can't function to it full capacity if your Gmail is not connected so you've probably done this step if you are reading this.

Activating the Tracker: Turn this on permanently>> ‘Android Device Manager (ADM)’ or Google Find My Device in some devices and grant it access to look-up your location.

This is how to do that:

- Go to Settings>>Security>>Device Administration

Enable ‘Android Device Manager’ to perform all the tasks listed for it.

With this technology, you can:

- Track your phone
- Let it ring and
- Wipe the data
- Even call it…

…directly from a computer.

Here is how to do the above:

First Method:


- If you have the ADM configured on your phone and it is missing all you have to do is to find a computer, sign into Gmail and then go to Google.com, type 'where is my phone' without the quote.

- Click the first link on the search results or visit this link (https://myaccount.google.com/intro/find-your-phone) on the same browser and then selected your phone.

- At this stage you can then ring your phone or lock it or call it or locate it or Wipe it just by clicking on any of the options:

Note: even if your phone is on silence, as long as it internet access is enabled, it will RING out LOUD and clear!

Second Method:

Get another person's phone and install "Android Device Manager App" from Google playstore, sign into the app with your Gmail Account, the same account you signed in on your phone and then click on ‘find my device’.

- Actually, without clicking anything it should display your device’ current location and other options as listed above.

That's how to put a secrete tracker on your Android device be it a phone or a tablet.

If your phone is stolen just pray that the thief does not turn off the Internet connection because without it on your phone, you may not be able to track it or communicate with it using any of the above listed methods.

The best thing you can do is to always leave the internet access enabled and use password on your phone.

Third Method:

What if the thief turns off the phone completely? Or the phone goes off where you kept it?

All you have to do is to take precaution:

Here is how:

Turn on Location History on your device.

If you do this, Google will save the last known location of your device on your account and with it you will be able to have an idea of where your phone is last seen.

Here is how to turn on Location History on your Android Device:

First off all, Ensure location is permanently turned on: Swipe down the menu from the top of your device and tap the location icon to turn it on or off (That icon that looks like a rain drop).

Checking Location History:

Step 1: Log on to Google maps from any computer or phone using web browser. Use this link: www.Google.com/maps

Step 2: Sign in with your Gmail account, the one you signed in with on your device.

Step 3: Click the Menu on the top left side of the map (The three small lines).

Step 4: Click ‘Your timeline’.

Step 5: Choose the day you would like to see, if I where you I would choose Today. You can as well choose any other day you would like to see.

Note: you can delete this timeline location history at will. Just click the Bin Icon beneath the Map and it will delete it forever.


With all the methods listed above you should be able to track your Android Device for free and know the precise location or at most you will know the last known location.

Remember that to use this, location and internet connection needs to always be active on your device.

Meanwhile, there are other ways by which a device could be tracked without internet connection but it will require purchase of relevant hardware; maybe one of this days I will write about it but till then…

Use this tool today and share the information with loved ones.

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Justin Bieber: Exposed Trying to Pick Up Gym Employee Through Instagram DMs

 Justin Bieber Gets Exposed Trying to Pick Up Gym Employee Through Instagram DMs

Justin Bieber tried to slide into a gym's DMs to pick up one of its employees, and his thirst got exposed to all of social media.

 

If you're a rich and famous star, you should get one thing straight: your DMs are not going to remain private for long. The ease of screenshotting has turned every conversation into fodder for social media, so you better get used to hiding your thirst.

Unless your name is Justin Bieber, I guess. The Biebs is still waltzing through DMs with no fear, and this time he found a rather obscure target to set his sights on.

Jessica Gober, a 22-year-old employee at Fitness on Broughton in Savannah, Georgia, has been tasked with increasing the social media presence for her employer. That directive led to this boomerang, with Gober modeling an energy drink for the page:

At the time, the gym only had 73 followers on Instagram, but somehow, someway, the page attracted a very famous follower with the post. After spotting Gober on their page, Biebs did what any fired up young man does when a thirst trap is thrown in front of them: he fell right into it, reaching out through the generic gym page to holler at Gober. She documented the exchange on her Twitter page, sharing the receipts of Bieber's interest.

Did this actually just happen... lmao

Justin Bieber just messaged the gym that I work at and asked who I was hahahaha WTF pic.twitter.com/mktcdB1iDP

— Jessi (@jessicagober) August 9, 2017

Image via Instagram

I'm all for shooting your shot, but I have a lot of questions about how/why Bieber was trolling through a page for a Savannah gym with minimal social media presence. Best believe that if this was any old person off the street thirsting after random gym employees, they'd get hit with the "creepy" tag and shunned by the public.

In any case, the reactions were mixed to Bieber's attempt to get with Gober. The Bieber hive was out in full force, shaming her for sharing the exchange or condemning her for not trying to finesse some cash out of the superstar.

You could've finissed but clout was more important ? Sis pic.twitter.com/SWApgxF0bq

— 🌺Qweenlexi🌺 (@mocahontaass) August 9, 2017

This is your moment. pic.twitter.com/0Y3sJViFd7

— #BlackDapsMatter (@steenfox) August 9, 2017

You just fucked your chance

— erika (@montrealugirl) August 9, 2017

Better keep in secret what he said. I don’t care which girls Justin will date, but please respect and protect him of all cost @justinbieber

— Paula B (@PaulaIstrati) August 9, 2017

Dont make fun of him...

— ida (@fluffybiebz) August 9, 2017

Justin just asked who you were, it's not like he asked you to marry him. pic.twitter.com/GQhGJwOX2v

— ؘ (@maIonestan) August 10, 2017

But outside of the Bieber fanatics, Gober has plenty of supporters, and you knew people were going to come out and roast the Biebs for this one.

he sounds so desperate im-

— lucia (@xtrustbiebs) August 9, 2017

Get ready for the fame, you can become a model now lmao take the chance

— ‏ً (@mybieberheaven) August 9, 2017

he probably wants your workout plan because DAMN GIRL YOU LOOK GOOOOOOOD

— abby (@calmdownitsabby) August 10, 2017

Please curve him omg

— drew hurley (@UglyandimPoor) August 9, 2017

And bless little Bieber's thirsty-ass heart, because he inspired a wave of copycats with his DM slide heard 'round the world. Fans of Bieber's decided they'd join in on the fun, mocking the DM to Gober in messages sent to him personally.

😂😂 hes gonna block me pic.twitter.com/CoP98Nxk6V

— 🎈 (@BiebsDarker) August 9, 2017

Though the pile-on will continue, Gober has actually stuck up for Bieber in interviews conducted since the DMs went viral. She insisted Bieber never went over the line, and says the gym actually reached back out to him at some point over the last few days.

"We didn't think Justin Bieber was being creepy, the gym did respond to him on Instagram," Gober told Buzzfeed. "I don't think he had any inappropriate intentions by simply asking who I was."

And hey, the gym now has over 1600 followers on Instagram, so Bieber indirectly helped them get the publicity they were searching for. No harm, no foul.



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