The Zoom installer let a researcher hack his way to root access on macOS

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The Zoom installer let a researcher hack his way to root access on macOS theverge.com \| points: 557 \| comments: 326

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A meteor or alien tech: Harvard professor plans UFO expedition nbcboston.com \| points: 230 \| comments: 188

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Autodesk criticised by 35 named architects (2020) extranetevolution.com \| points: 205 \| comments: 97

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“Logistics”, an 857-hour movie, tracks a pedometer from shop back to factory readpassage.com \| points: 204 \| comments: 188

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Zellij: A terminal workspace with batteries included zellij.dev \| points: 199 \| comments: 93

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Germany sees shift in sentiment toward atomic energy spiegel.de \| points: 166 \| comments: 232

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Japanese vegetable cutting techniques (2021) thechefdojo.com \| points: 160 \| comments: 57

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