
Amazon invests in startup building electric pickup trucks and SUVs | TheVerge
"Amazon continued its push into the transportation space on Friday with some big news: the company is leading a $700 million investment round in Rivian, a United States-based EV startup that’s working to launch an all-electric pickup truck and SUV in 2020." The Verge

Snapd Flaw Lets Attackers Gain Root Access On Linux Systems | TheHackerNews
Ubuntu and some other Linux distributions suffer from a severe privilege escalation vulnerability that could allow a local attacker or a malicious program to obtain root privileges and total control over the targeted system.