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GM Wants Your Help To Figure Out How Hackers Could Take Over Its Cars

GM Wants Your Help To Figure Out How Hackers Could Take Over Its Cars

Following the very public hacking of Jeep that eventually led to the recall of more 1.4 million Fiat Chrysler vehicles, rival General Motors is trying to take a proactive stance to potential hack attacks, asking vehicle owners and hackers to give them a heads-up if they discover a vulnerability in the company’s cars.  [More]

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Senators Want To Close Federal Funding Loophole Exploited By For-Profit Colleges

Each year for-profit colleges receive billions of dollars in Post 9/11 GI Bill benefits by exploiting a loophole in the rules that govern how these institutions collect federal funds. Once again, a group of senators has set out to change the way in which these schools count student aid, this time by urging the Department of Education to take an aggressive stand. [More]