Archive for October, 2018
Financial Accounts May Be “Modified” to Shield Classified Programs
October 9th, 2018Not a new policy: missingmoney.solari.com Via: Federation of American Scientists: In an apparent departure from “generally accepted accounting principles,” federal agencies will be permitted to publish financial statements that are altered so as to protect information on classified spending from disclosure. The new policy was developed by the government’s Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB) […]
Tesla Model 3 Is #1 Top Selling American Car In USA
October 9th, 2018Via: CleanTechnica: Tesla’s production and sales growth is stunning. It is one of the most dramatic manufacturing stories in US history, let alone 2018. The sales records and eye-warping bar charts are in multiple important categories, not just in the electric vehicle space. However, one story I haven’t seen highlighted yet is that the Tesla […]
China’s Dystopian Social Credit System
October 8th, 2018Interesting take. In short, everything is so F-ed up in China, the implementation of the social credit system will be no different. The good news is that it might never work, or, if it does work in some capacity, it will quickly break down, like everything else in China. To me, the most horrifying aspect […]
Google Exposed User Data, Feared Repercussions of Disclosing to Public
October 8th, 2018Via: Wall Street Journal: Google exposed the private data of hundreds of thousands of users of the Google+ social network and then opted not to disclose the issue this past spring, in part because of fears that doing so would draw regulatory scrutiny and cause reputational damage, according to people briefed on the incident and […]
Facebook Wants People to Invite Its Cameras Into Their Homes
October 8th, 2018Mmm hmm. Via: AP: Facebook is launching the first electronic device to bear its brand, a screen and camera-equipped gadget intended to make video calls easier and more intuitive. But it’s unclear if people will open their homes to an internet-connected camera sold by a company with a questionable track record on protecting user privacy. […]
The World’s Most Beautiful Battery
October 7th, 2018Via: Bloomberg: High in the Austrian Alps, a utility has adapted a 70-year-old facility to store solar and wind energy for when it’s needed most.
More Than One-Third of U.S. Adults Consume Fast Food Each Day
October 6th, 2018Via: Newsweek: On a given day, 36.6 percent of American adults will consume fast food, and that percentage only rises with higher income brackets. Researchers at the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics studied the fast food consumption of adults in the United States. Released Wednesday, the report compares the […]
Microsoft Windows 10 October 2018 Update Deleting Personal Files of Some Users
October 6th, 2018Via: Beta News: Microsoft made its latest Windows 10 feature update available to download on Tuesday, and shortly afterwards the problems started. It didn’t play nicely with some Intel CPUs, Edge and Windows Store apps didn’t work for some users and, most damningly, the update was found to be deleting personal files. In the face […]
Russian Official With Ties to Lawyer in Trump Tower Meeting Dies in Helicopter Crash
October 5th, 2018Via: The Hill: A Russian deputy attorney general, who is thought to have directed Russian attorney Natalia Veselnitskaya in her efforts abroad on behalf of Russia’s government, reportedly died Wednesday night in a helicopter crash. The Daily Beast reported that Saak Albertovich Karapetyan was aboard an unauthorized helicopter flight, which crashed near the village of […]
Interpol Chief Missing
October 5th, 2018Via: Newsweek: Interpol President Meng Hongwei is reportedly missing after traveling to his native China last week, according to French authorities. French police have opened an investigation after Meng’s wife told authorities that she did not hear from her husband since he left their home in Lyon, where Interpol is also based.
