Fix it again, Tony: Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has released a software update for thousands of its vehicles after Wired magazine posted video proof of two professional hackers taking control of a 2014 Jeep Cherokee while it was driving.
If only the hackers used their powers for good — as in taking control of a 70 mph left-lane camper on I-5 north of Marysville and moving the car to the middle lane where it belongs.
Well, it’s been a quiet week in Lake Woebegone: Garrison Keillor says he’ll retire from public radio’s “A Prairie Home Companion” in July 2016.
Standard disclaimer: “Side effects of Garrison Keillor™ may include drowsiness. Driving or operating power tools while using Garrison Keillor™ is not advisable.”
You can’t go home again: President Barack Obama on Friday will begin a two-day trip to Kenya, his father’s homeland.
Donald Trump must be too busy baiting Lindsay Graham and Rick Perry, because he hasn’t yet reminded Obama to pick up his birth certificate while he’s there.
— Mark Carlson, Herald staff
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