Archive for July, 2020
‘COVID-19 Exposure Logging’ Function Appears in Settings on iPhones and Android Devices
July 3rd, 2020Via: Sun: A MYSTERY “COVID-19 Exposure Logging” function has appeared in settings on iPhones and Android devices. COVID-19 Exposure Logging can be accessed by iPhone and Android users through the “settings” section of both phones. … The features allow for contact tracing when the connecting phone apps are downloaded.
European Police Hacked Encrypted Phones Used by Thousands of Criminals
July 2nd, 2020“…and users seemed to think that it was foolproof.” Comedy Gold on Cryptogon this morning. Via: Engadget: In one of the largest law enforcement busts ever, European police and crime agencies hacked an encrypted communications platform used by thousands of criminals and drug traffickers. By infiltrating the platform, Encrochat, police across Europe gained access to […]
Record Jobs Gain of 4.8 million in June
July 2nd, 2020Via: CNBC: Nonfarm payrolls soared by 4.8 million in June and the unemployment rate fell to 11.1% as the U.S. continued its reopening from the coronavirus pandemic, the Labor Department said Thursday. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones had been expecting a 2.9 million increase and a jobless rate of 12.4%. The report was released a […]
U.S. Customs Seizes 13-Ton Shipment of Human Hair Weaves, Believed to Have Been Cut From Prisoners in Chinese Internment Camps
July 2nd, 2020Via: Time: Federal authorities in New York on Wednesday seized a shipment of weaves and other beauty accessories suspected to be made out of human hair taken from people locked inside a Chinese internment camp. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials told The Associated Press that 13 tons (11.8 metric tonnes) of hair products worth […]
Ghislaine Maxwell Arrested in New Hampshire
July 2nd, 2020Via: Bloomberg: Ghislaine Maxwell, a longtime associate of disgraced money manager Jeffrey Epstein, was arrested by the FBI on charges tied to Epstein’s case, an agency spokeswoman said. Maxwell was arrested this morning in New Hampshire, FBI spokeswoman Adrienne Senatore said. Charges against Maxwell are sealed. Prosecutors have scheduled a midday press conference in New […]
Tesla Overtakes Toyota as the World’s Most Valuable Automaker
July 1st, 2020Via: Bloomberg: Tesla Inc. displaced Toyota Motor Corp. as the world’s most valuable automaker, underscoring investor enthusiasm for a company trying to transform an industry that’s relied on internal combustion engines for more than 130 years.
Hundreds of George W. Bush Administration Officials to Back Biden
July 1st, 2020Shocker. Via: Reuters: Hundreds of officials who worked for former Republican President George W. Bush are set to endorse Democratic White House hopeful Joe Biden, people involved in the effort said, the latest Republican-led group coming out to oppose the re-election of Donald Trump.
