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The machine does not allow modifications to its ROM (because it has an O in the middle), but the team was able to use a technique called return-oriented programming to modify how the machine executes existing code, taking the bits they want and, ultimately, devising a way to re-program its behavior by simply inserting a cartridge into a slot -- presumably after blowing on it for good luck.
ENGADGET: Hang your head, Sequoia e-voting machine; you've been hacked again
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Scanner is a new, powerful app that simplifies stock investing and condenses information about stocks into an easy to use and very visually oriented interface.
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Medtronic has long had to wrangle with Medicare, America's government-sponsored health insurance, to get it to cover the use of new devices, and to persuade short-term-oriented managed-care companies that expensive devices can yield long-term savings.
ECONOMIST: Devices and desires