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BREAKING: Wikileaks Releases ‘Vault 7’ Part 1 – ‘Year Zero’
via 21stcenturywire

21st Century Wire says… WikiLeaks has released its largest ever publication of confidential documents on the Central Intelligence Agency. Entitled ‘Vault 7’ and containing a password that echoed the alleged JFK quote “splinter the CIA into a thousand...
CIA Poised To Crack Down on Whistleblowers If Torture Program Restored
via shadowproof

Newly confirmed CIA director Mike Pompeo informed United States senators he would “aggressively seek to ensure we have the most effective programs for identifying insider threats.” It was a pledge to pursue the same anti-leaks policies that discourage...
‘He’s Going to Be an Enabler’
via politico

When Don McGahn first arrived at the Federal Election Commission in July 2008 as a shaggy haired, guitar-playing campaign finance lawyer, his casual appearance masked his carefully crafted plans for the sleepy agency charged with regulating campaign...
British teacher banned from travelling to the United States
via neweurope

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Share on LinkedIn + A British teacher has been denied entry to the United States, two sources that are not considered reliable by the US President confirm (CNN and BBC). The incident Yes, he...
…And the people respond
via briandbuckley

A couple days ago, when I ranted about Trump’s horrible new immigration ban, I didn’t really expect a lot of people to care. I figured it would blow over like everything else. I’ve never been happier to be wrong. Judge Blocks Trump Order on Refugees...

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Oracle Tells Clients of Second Recent Hack, Log-In Data Stolen

An anonymous reader shares a report: Oracle has told customers that a hacker broke into a computer system and stole old client log-in credentials, according to two people familiar with the matter. It's the second cybersecurity breach that the software...
Climate Crisis On Track To Destroy Capitalism, Warns Top Insurer

The climate crisis is on track to destroy capitalism, a top insurer has warned, with the vast cost of extreme weather impacts leaving the financial sector unable to operate. From a report: The world is fast approaching temperature levels where insurers...
Climate Firm That Partnered With Meta, Microsoft Goes Bankrupt

Climate startup Aspiration, which boasted a roster of celebrity backers and arranged carbon credits for Meta Platforms, Microsoft and other large companies, filed bankruptcy weeks after its co-founder was arrested on fraud charges. From a report: CTN...
Intel Refreshes Iconic Brand

Intel has unveiled a refresh of its iconic brand identity, introducing the slogan "That's the power of Intel Inside" to reconnect with consumers and highlight the chipmaker's role in modern computing. The new campaign resurrects the familiar "Intel Inside...
AV1 is Supposed To Make Streaming Better, So Why Isn't Everyone Using It?

Despite promises of more efficient streaming, the AV1 video codec hasn't achieved widespread adoption seven years after its 2018 debut, even with backing from tech giants Netflix, Microsoft, Google, Amazon, and Meta. The Alliance for Open Media (AOMedia...

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The Rise of the New Crypto War - Slashdot

blottsie writes: For more than 20 years, the U.S. government has been waging a war on encryption, with the security and privacy of all Americans at stake. Despite repeated warnings from security exper...
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Sears To Convert Old Auto Centers Into National Chain of Data Centers - Slashdot

1sockchuck writes "Sears plans to convert dozens of Sears Auto Center stores into a national chain of server farms, saying it wants to be "the McDonald's or Starbucks of data centers." The strategy is...