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The Feds Might Do Something About Those Distractingly Bright Headlights

The Feds Might Do Something About Those Distractingly Bright Headlights

Published by Miika Tikkanen

The blinding glare of LED headlights from oncoming traffic searing your retinas may become a thing of the past. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced this week that it intends to update vehicle lighting standards as part of changes to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108. In simple terms, it means the administration could move to make LED headlights less blinding. The last time lighting standards were updated was 25 years ago, which is one reason US lighting regulations have allowed vehicles to have skull-searing headlights not typically seen in Europe or Japan. “Today’s standards do not allow automakers to deploy the latest safety-improving lighting technologies, so we are bringing key experts and stakeholders together to modernize our standards and address potential causes of glare,” NHTSA Administrator Jonathan Morrison said in a press statement. “This collaborative approach will allow us to update outdated regulations, foster innovation, and keep everyone on our roads safer.”  The new regulations will update rules for LEDs, dusk sensors, automatic high beams and replaceable light sources. Transportation Secretary Sean …

Fed’s Waller Pushed Rate-Hike Hopes Lower After Stating The Obvious

Fed’s Waller Pushed Rate-Hike Hopes Lower After Stating The Obvious

Published by Jenni Sidey

A top Federal Reserve official said he would be “inclined” to keep interest rates on hold, highlighting divisions among the US central bank’s governors as they prepare for a crucial vote this month. Outspoken Fed Governor Chris Waller clarified this morning what many knew… that he would support holding rates steady at the central bank’s meeting in two weeks if August inflation data continue the recent progress seen in June and July, but that he could favor a rate increase if that progress reverses. Recent data have shown signs of improvement on inflation, and “if this continues in the data due over the next two weeks, I would be inclined to support holding the target for the federal funds rate at its current setting,” Waller said in remarks during a Reuters virtual event. Additionally, he offered some optimism that price pressures were showing signs of improvement. “While inflation remains meaningfully above the Federal Open Market Committee’s 2% goal, recent data suggest we are finally seeing some signs of disinflation,” he said. The remarks marked a slight shift …

The Feds Took Down a ‘Full-Service Cybercrime Platform’ Behind M in Phishing

The Feds Took Down a ‘Full-Service Cybercrime Platform’ Behind $20M in Phishing

Published by Miika Tikkanen

Cybercrime is a big business, driving nearly $21 billion in fraud and theft in 2026 alone. The FBI and the Indonesian National Police took a chunk out of that late last week when the pair took down infrastructure vital to the W3LL phishing kit, a piece of software that could steal someone’s account credentials and data to bypass multi-factor authentication.  The W3LL phishing kit was best known for targeting Microsoft 365 accounts, but a crook could purchase it for $500 online and target any number of services. They could then deploy a website that captures a user’s login information and session data, giving the criminal access to the account without going through multi-factor authentication.  Read more: Best Password Manager in 2025 The cybersecurity firm Group-IB, which first documented the W3LL phishing kit in 2023, described it as an all-in-one phishing tool capable of making custom phishing tools, providing email lists, and granting access to compromised servers. Its developer also made a couple of bulk email spam tools called PunnySender and W3LL Sender before the W3LL phishing …