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THE BARCODE CELEBRATES 50 YEARS
On Monday, the barcode or "universal product code" marked its 50th anniversary. Grocery stores and canned food manufacturers originally rejected the idea of a universal barcode system, but they eventually came around, and now billions of items are scanned every day across the globe. Yet all these years later it's still unclear who actually invented the barcode.
GARAGE HACKERS
A security engineer has exposed a serious flaw in Nexx wi-fi-connected garage door openers, which allowed him to remotely hack into people's homes across the world and open their garages. Apparently, a single password stands between a potential hacker and all Nexx users' private data, including their names and email addresses. A cybersecurity and infrastructure security agency has released an official warning for three Nexx devices, including the garage door opener, a smart plug that controls outlets in your home, and a smart alarm system. Nexx has so far not commented publicly on the report.
Police officers in New Jersey were sent on a wild chase recently after a deer crashed through a window of an elementary school in Toms River.
Jonathan the tortoise just celebrated his 191st birthday.
A Swiss bank has admitted it helped U.S. taxpayers hide more than $5.6 billion from the IRS, according to the Justice Department.
Las Vegas police arrested and charged a 16-year-old boy for allegedly posting terror threats online and linking his actions to ISIS.
One security guard was killed and another injured following a stabbing at a Macy's store in Philadelphia Monday.
A Boston woman died Monday after being attacked by a shark while paddle boarding in the Bahamas.
Authorities are investigating an explosion at a home in Arlington, Virginia where police were attempting to serve a search warrant.
A volcanic eruption that began in Indonesia Sunday has left 11 climbers dead and at least a dozen people missing.
Former Minneapolis police officer, Derek Chauvin is back in prison after being stabbed multiple times at the Federal Correctional Institution in Tucson, Arizona.
A former U.S. diplomat has been arrested and accused of being a secret Cuban spy.
