Archive for the 'Technology' Category
Elon Musk Takes 9.2% Stake in Twitter
April 4th, 2022Via: Bloomberg: Elon Musk took a 9.2% stake in Twitter Inc. to become the platform’s biggest shareholder, a week after hinting he might shake up the social media industry. … Musk, 50, polled his more than 80 million followers on Twitter last month, asking them whether the company adheres to the principles of free speech. […]
Hunter Biden Laptop Disaster in Congress
March 30th, 2022BREAKING: FBI Cyber Chief can't find Hunter Biden's laptop… pic.twitter.com/sZrJcc9IWR — Rep. Matt Gaetz (@RepMattGaetz) March 29, 2022 Via: New York Post: It’s now an official matter of record. Material from Hunter Biden’s infamous laptop was entered into the Congressional Record on Tuesday at the request of Rep. Matt Gaetz. The Florida Republican made the […]
The Goal of the Reset
March 30th, 2022Via: Richard Dolan:
Microsoft Tied to Hundreds of Millions of Dollars in Foreign Bribes, Whistleblower Alleges
March 25th, 2022Via: The Verge: Elabd went public with his experiences in an essay published Friday by the whistleblower platform Lioness, alleging widespread bribery through Microsoft’s foreign contract business. Elabd estimates that more than $200 million each year is spent on bribes and kickbacks linked to the company, often in countries like Ghana, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Qatar and […]
7 in 10 Parents Fear Their Kids Are Becoming ‘Internet Zombies’
March 24th, 2022I’m the only parent I know who locks down child accessible systems for both time and content. There is such a low understanding of basic IT concepts out there that most parents simply give in. Via: Study Finds: Is all that time spent on social media, gaming apps, and streaming services turning kids’ brains into […]
Large Cyberattack on Viasat
March 23rd, 2022Via: Wired: Almost a month after the attack, the disruptions continue. Thousands still remain offline across Europe—around 2,000 wind turbines are still disconnected in Germany—and companies are racing to replace broken modems or fix connections with updates. Multiple intelligence agencies, including those in the US and Europe, are also investigating the attack. The Viasat hack […]
Tesla Probably Made a Tutorial Video on Using Powerwall as Mobile Power Station After Sending Batch to Ukraine
March 19th, 2022Via: Tesmanian: *Tesla teamed up with SpaceX to provide coverage expansion for its Starlink services to help provide an alternative internet infrastructure. *Volunteers across the Giga Berlin and Germany Service team responded quickly on Sunday to test, configure, pack and ship several hundred Starlink units which have already been gratefully received by Ukraine’s Digital Transformation […]
Starlink Helping Ukrainians Use Drones to Attack Russian Tanks
March 19th, 2022Flashback: Musk Activates Starlink Internet Service in Ukraine: I have no doubt that this is part of a U.S. coordinated effort to ensure that the Ukrainian government maintains command and control and PSYOP capabilities. While the U.S. could use classified systems to deliver realtime battlefield intelligence to the Ukrainians, my guess is that Starlink will […]
Digital Tyranny: Beware of the Government’s Push for a Digital Currency
March 17th, 2022Via: The Rutherford Institute: No matter how much money the government pulls in, it’s never enough, so the government has come up with a new plan to make it even easier for its agents to seize Americans’ bank accounts. Make way for the digital dollar.
U.S. Copyright Office Refuses to Register AI-Generated Work, “Human Authorship Is a Prerequisite to Copyright Protection”
March 16th, 2022Via: The IPKat: Can a work entirely created by a machine be protected by copyright? On Valentine’s Day, the US Copyright Office (Review Board) answered this question with a heartbreaking ‘no’, holding that “copyright law only protects “the fruits of intellectual labor” that “are founded in the creative powers of the [human] mind”” and consequently […]
