Officials suspect a hacking group that works for the SVR, the Russian foreign intelligence service, breached many U.S. federal departments, including Treasury and Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA).
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Google Will Hand Over Location Data to Health Officials to Supposedly Combat Wuhan Coronavirus
This is not creepy at all. Google announced the company will hand over location data to health officials to help combat the Wuhan coronavirus.
Apple Will Manufacture New Mac Pro in Texas After Receiving Tariff Waivers
Apple announced this morning that the company will manufacture its new Mac Pro in its facility in Austin, TX.
There is a slight catch. Apple secured tariff waivers “for certain necessary components” not made in America.
The Largest Steam Locomotive in North America Draws Massive Crowds in Midwestern Tour
Over the weekend of July 27th, the city of West Chicago, Illinois played host to the largest steam locomotive in North America. The locomotive, nicknamed “Big Boy,” was built in 1941 for the Union Pacific Railroad. It was retired from active service in 1959 with the discontinuation of steam service on...
Congress, DOJ Launch Antitrust Investigation Into Big Tech Monopolies, Business Practices
The House Judiciary Committee announced on Monday that it would launch an antitrust investigation into big technology like Google, Amazon, Facebook, and Apple.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) also announced their own investigation into these companies.
U.S. Officials: Chinese Hackers Attacked American Universities to Steal Maritime Technology
There is growing concern among experts in the U.S. that China is targeting American universities for hacking, specifically for maritime technology.
DOJ Charges Chinese Tech Giant Huawei and Its CFO With Stealing Trade Secrets, Misleading Banks About Iran Dealings
We have been following the developments related to Canada’s arrest of China’s Huawei Technologies Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou, who faces extradition to the United States on suspicion she violated U.S. trade sanctions against Iran.
The Department of Justice officially unsealed charges against...
Apple to Move Production of Top-End Apple Phones to India, Out of China
According to Reuters, Apple will move production of their higher end phones out of China and over to FoxConn in India. The change could happen as early as 2019, say Reuters’ sources.
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Israel, India Deepen Technology Cooperation
India and Israel are cementing bilateral cooperation in technology with the launch of a $40 million joint research fund.
The ‘Israel-India Industrial R&D and Technological Innovation Fund’, or I4F as the project is formally known, was kicked off at a ceremony in India’s capital New Delhi last week.
Sen. Mark Warner’s Memo Calls for the Government to Regulate Internet
Axios obtained a memo written by the office of Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA), the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, that plans for the government to takeover the internet and regulate digital platforms. From Reason:
To save American trust in “our institutions, democracy, free press, and markets,” it suggests, we need...
Net Neutrality Ended on Monday and the Internet Still Works
Remember when the FCC repealed net neutrality last December? Net neutrality supporters went into hyperbole-overload. Some even spewed racial slurs at FCC Chairman Ajit Pai and stalked his house. You would’ve thought the world, or at the least, the internet would end.
The FCC’s Restoring Internet Freedom Order went into effect today,...
In Sweden, Microchipping Humans Is All the Rage
Since 2015, Swedes have embraced microchip technology and have been volunteering by the thousands to have a tiny microchip injected into their hand.
It’s...
France Files Complaint Against Apple, Google For “Abusive Commercial Practices”
France is not happy with the way that Apple and Google are allegedly treating its smaller software developers and has filed a complaint asking that the two tech giants stop “abusive commercial practices.”
The Wall Street Journal reports:
France wants to fine Apple Inc. AAPL -0.01% and Google for allegedly taking advantage...
MIT Librarian: sexist Star Trek posters intimidate women
After having my car keyed during the Bush era for a pro-president bumper sticker, I have avoided those with political slogans.
As I live in California, in a veritable sea of soccer mom mobiles, having a distinguishing feature on my Honda is critical. So I chose “Star Trek Valedictorian”.
Net Neutrality Advocates Want the States to Protect Their Precious Rules
Amazingly, we all didn’t die when the FCC voted to rollback the net neutrality rules implemented during President Barack Obama’s administration. Those who desperately want those regulations in place have not stopped fighting. Now they have chosen to place pressure on the states to save net neutrality.
No, the World Will Not End Because the FCC Repealed Obama’s Net Neutrality
The FCC has voted 3-2 along party lines to repeal the 2015 Net Neutrality rules enacted during former President Barack Obama’s administration.
You know what’s going to happen? NOTHING.
Who’s Up For Sharing Nude Photos of Yourself with Facebook?
No, this isn’t an Onion article. Facebook has a new pilot program aimed at protecting users from having their nude bodies plastered all over Facebook . . . by requiring that you upload a photo of your nude body to Facebook.
They will then “hash” your nakedness (turn it into a unique...
