Archive for the 'Technology' Category
Hackers Were Inside Citrix for Five Months
February 20th, 2020Via: KrebsonSecurity: Networking software giant Citrix Systems says malicious hackers were inside its networks for five months between 2018 and 2019, making off with personal and financial data on company employees, contractors, interns, job candidates and their dependents. The disclosure comes almost a year after Citrix acknowledged that digital intruders had broken in by probing […]
How China Is Working to Quarantine the Truth About the Coronavirus
February 19th, 2020“Censorship, diversion, and lying.” Google’s core principals? *I crack myself up* This piece is useful in understanding state behavior, in general, and their large, lapdog media and social networking organizations. Via: DefenseOne: In its battle to contain the coronavirus, the Chinese government has undertaken a wide range of measures, from shutting down cities to using […]
3D Printing Is Changing the World
February 16th, 2020Bio-inspired metal object printing. Via: Vice:
Tesla Is Building a Pilot Battery Cell Manufacturing Line in Fremont
February 15th, 2020Via: Electrek: If you needed more proof that Tesla is going to make its own battery cells, we’ve now learned that Tesla is building a pilot battery cell manufacturing line in Fremont and designing its own equipment to produce the cells. For a few months now, Tesla has been rumored to be working on making […]
China Coronavirus: Extreme Global Supply Chain Problems Inevitable Due to So Much Manufacturing Centralization in China
February 14th, 2020Via: The American Prospect: A substantial amount of what the world produces originates in or is reliant on China. The nation’s presence as a major market, a manufacturing hub, and a source of materials and components can make any shock of this magnitude catastrophic. For decades, world leaders have allowed multinationals to chase lower labor […]
Using Ground Relays with Starlink
February 14th, 2020Via: Mark Handley:
Will Google’s Social Credit System Determine Your Future?
February 12th, 2020Via: Mercola: Google is the largest monopoly the world has ever seen, and its data-siphoning tentacles reach deep into our everyday lives, collecting data on every move you make and conversation you have, whether online or in the real world. … According to Fast Company, China’s social credit system is not entirely unique. “A parallel […]
UK Government to Give Office of Communications Power to Police Internet Content
February 12th, 2020Via: Independent: The UK government will give Ofcom new regulatory powers to police what is posted on the internet, it has said. The decision was made as part of a new “online harms“ plan that ministers say will protect people as they use the internet. However, critics say the addition of new rules and regulations […]
For Decades, U.S. and Germany Owned Swiss Crypto Company Used by 120 Countries
February 11th, 2020I am Jack’s complete lack of surprise. Via: Ars Technica: Crypto AG, a Swiss cryptographic communications gear company that got its big break building code-making gear for the US Army in World War II, has been a provider of encryption systems for more than 120 countries. And according to a report by The Washington Post […]
Nissan Halts Japanese Plant Over Coronavirus Issue
February 11th, 2020It’s astonishing to see very major cities like Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen mostly shut down. What will be the economic cost of this situation to China, and the world? I haven’t seen much information yet about the implications to global supply chains, but there was this piece from Forbes, Coronavirus Hits Electronics Manufacturing Hard, Companies […]
