FBI Says Chinese Hackers Preparing To Attack US Infrastructure
schwit1 shares a report from Reuters: Chinese government-linked hackers have burrowed into U.S. critical infrastructure and are waiting “for just the right moment to deal a devastating blow,” FBI Director Christopher Wray said on Thursday. An ongoing Chinese hacking campaign known as Volt Typhoon has successfully gained access to numerousContinue Reading
Earth’s record hot streak might be a sign of a new climate era
Each of the past ten months has been the hottest on record – an unprecedented streak of unprecedented temperatures that has fueled alarm among climate scientists., Read MoreContinue Reading
Biden limits oil drilling across 13 million acres of Alaskan Arctic
The Interior Department finalized a rule limiting future oil and gas development across 13 million acres of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska., Read MoreContinue Reading
South Korea slows plan to hike medical school admissions as doctors’ strike drags on
South Korea’s government says it will slow down a plan to admit more students to the country’s medical schools from next year, in a bid to end a weeks-long strike by thousands of doctors, Read MoreContinue Reading
BNSF Railway says it didn’t know about asbestos that’s killed hundreds in Montana town
BNSF Railway attorneys are expected to argue before jurors that the railroad should not be held liable for the lung cancer deaths of two former residents of an asbestos-contaminated Montana town, Read MoreContinue Reading
Democratic Sen. Jon Tester hopes to secure another win in deep-red Montana
Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., speaks during a town hall hosted by the Democratic lawmaker at Montana Technological University, Nov. 10, 2023, in Butte, Mont. Matthew Brown/AP hide caption toggle caption Matthew Brown/AP Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., speaks during a town hall hosted by the Democratic lawmaker at Montana Technological University,Continue Reading
Russia doesn’t have capability to knock Ukraine out of war: Ex-US commander
Ben Hodges, who led US forces in Europe, says Western powers should overcome their fears of supporting Ukraine., Athens, Greece – For General Ben Hodges, who once commanded NATO forces in Europe, the worst-case scenario for Ukraine is for Western powers to “keep doing what we’re doing, exactly right now”.Continue Reading
Gaza, genocide and the world’s most heinous crime
The words of the Jewish lawyer who coined the term ‘genocide’ still hold lessons for us today., History Illustrated is a weekly series of insightful perspectives that puts news events and current affairs into historical context using graphics generated with artificial intelligence. Historically, mass killings seem to be an inexorableContinue Reading
Mike Pence: U.S. will continue to support Ukraine
Former U.S. vice president Mike Pence is confident that U.S. military support for Ukraine is forthcoming. Such a congressional approval has the support of majorities of the political parties as well as the American people, Pence said in an interview with Euronews in Brussels., Read MoreContinue Reading
Key ally of Pakistan’s prime minister demands end to ban on social media platform X
ISLAMABAD (AP) — An important ally of Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif demanded the government lift a two-month-old ban on the social media platform X, saying on Friday that it violates citizens’ right to speech and expression. The ban on X has been in place since February, when the partyContinue Reading
Google is combining its Android software and Pixel hardware divisions to more broadly integrate AI
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google will combine the software division responsible for Android mobile software and the Chrome browser with the hardware division known for Pixel smartphones and Fitbit wearables, the company said Thursday. It’s part of a broader plan to integrate artificial intelligence more widely throughout the company. InContinue Reading
Americas Worst Traitor turns the GOP into a protection racket — and demands Republican candidates pay up
For someone who frequently proclaims his innocence, Americas Worst Traitor sure loves to act like a two-bit gangster. The perpetual defendant should be focused on staying out of prison and running for president as the first of his four criminal trials kicks off. Instead, he is still focused on hisContinue Reading
New exhibit in New York re-creates Israeli music festival attacked on Oct. 7
The objects bear the scars of a massacre., Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading