Archive for August, 2014
6.1 Earthquake Rocks San Francisco Bay Area
August 24th, 2014Via: CBS: A strong magnitude 6.1 earthquake rocked the San Francisco Bay Area early Sunday morning, injuring at least 89 people in Napa, severely damaging historic buildings in downtown Napa, rupturing gas lines and water mains across Napa, Sonoma, and Solano Counties leading to multiple fires, plunging entire communities into darkness and buckling and cracking […]
NATO Claims Russian Artillery Units Are Firing at Ukrainian Soldiers
August 22nd, 2014Via: Time: Artillery units being operated by Russian soldiers have crossed into Ukraine and are firing on Ukrainian forces, Western officials said Friday, in an apparent escalation of the ongoing conflict along the border. “We have seen the use of Russian artillery in Ukraine in the past days,” U.S. Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes […]
Russian “Aid” Trucks Enter Ukraine Without Permission
August 22nd, 2014Via: BBC: A senior official in Kiev has accused Russia of invading Ukraine after Russian humanitarian aid lorries crossed the border without permission. Russia began sending in its lorries, stranded at the border for more than a week, after formally accusing Ukraine of unreasonable obstruction. Valentyn Nalyvaychenko, head of Ukraine’s SBU security service, said it […]
Bots on Patrol: Mobile Security Robot to be Mass Produced
August 22nd, 2014Via: Factor: In a move that will rock the job security of night watchmen everywhere, the world’s first commercially available security robot is set for mass production in the US. Designed by Denver-based Gamma 2 Robotics, the robot will now be manufactured entirely in the States, with a process that can be scaled up to […]
Despite FAA Setbacks, Amazon Prime Air Makes Notable Engineering, NASA And Aerospace Hires
August 21st, 2014Via: TechCrunch: Something big is going on with Amazon Prime Air, the e-commerce giant’s research project focused on delivering packages in 30 minutes or less using unmanned drones. … Prime Air is shaping up to be more than a marketing stunt, it seems. The company recently scored a few notable hires for this project, including […]
Hagel: Threat Posed by U.S. Funded and Armed Terrorist Organization ‘Beyond Anything We’ve Seen’
August 21st, 2014Mmm hmm. Via: Reuters: The sophistication, wealth and military might of Islamic State militants represent a major threat to the United States that may surpass that once posed by al Qaeda, U.S. military leaders said on Thursday. “They are an imminent threat to every interest we have, whether it’s in Iraq or anywhere else,” Defense […]
Amazon Expands Its Cloud Services to U.S. Military
August 21st, 2014Via: DefenseOne: Amazon Web Services has become the first commercial cloud provider authorized to handle the Defense Department’s most sensitive unclassified data. Today’s announcement that AWS has achieved a provisional authority to operate under DOD’s cloud security model at impact levels 3-5 is a major win for the company, as it allows DOD customers to […]
Ebola Patients Kent Brantly and Nancy Writebol Discharged
August 21st, 2014Via: BBC: The two US aid workers infected with the Ebola virus in Liberia have recovered and have been discharged from hospital, medical officials have said. Dr Kent Brantly, 33, thanked supporters for their prayers at a news conference in Atlanta. Nancy Writebol, 59, was discharged on Tuesday. The two were brought to the US […]
Bank of America in Record $16.7 Billion Mortgage Settlement
August 21st, 2014If you think that sounds like a big number, notice the part in bold below. Anyway, what’s the U.S. government going to do with its cut? Send more tanks to collapsing American cities? Via: BBC: Bank of America has agreed to pay a record $16.7bn (£10bn) to US authorities for misleading investors about the quality […]
Private Military Contractor Providing Security for One Person in Ferguson
August 21st, 2014Via: The Verge: A menagerie of armed state and federal agents have filtered in and out of Ferguson, Missouri for more than a week as unrest has grown there, and now even a private military company is joining the mix. Asymmetric Solutions, a PMC that claims to be “capable of deploying highly qualified former special […]
