Microsoft President Brad Smith complained that various governments “stockpile vulnerabilities.” In other words, governments and agencies find weaknesses in technology and then keep that information to themselves in case they want to use it. Smith said the current WannaCry malware event was a very rare one, combining a piece of very sophisticated software (to do … Read more
Everywhere humans and elephants coexist, they come into conflict, resulting in injuries, deaths, and ruined crops. While governments compensate farmers and others for injuries and ruined crops, people in countries like Tanzania and Kenya have said they believe the government’s real priority is the elephants, which bring in tourist dollars. A few years ago by … Read more
The President said he was willing to meet the North Korean leader if the right circumstances presented themselves. “If it would be appropriate for me to meet with him, I would absolutely, I would be honored to do it,” Mr Trump said in an interview with Bloomberg News. In the interview, Trump also said that … Read more
The new bill has been approved, and it includes an extra $20 billion for defense. Immigration and border patrol get an 8% increase, but there is nothing for a border wall between the U.S. and Mexico. The defense amount includes a 2.1% pay raise for military personnel. There was also nothing in the bill about … Read more
The President’s new TV and online campaign touts the accomplishments of his first 100 days in office, including tax cuts, approval of the Keystone XL pipeline, and the appointment of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch. Read more
The President’s 100 Days advertising campaign was denied by CNN when his team tried to buy space for their new 30-second video ad, which has a shot of 5 news personalities, including one from CNN, with “FAKE NEWS” printed over them. The anchors include CNN’s Wolf Blitzer, MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell and Rachel Maddow, ABC’s George … Read more
6 Major companies reported weaker showing than 2016 at this time. Read more
The government, which enforces strict censorship of media, has decided it needs its own online encyclopedia. Wikipedia, like many other popular free information sources on the internet, is blocked in China. China’s encyclopedia will not be like Wikipedia, though. It will not allow public edits, and its editors will be hand-picked by the government. The … Read more
The loonie might go as low as 70 cents to the U.S. dollar in 2017, according to experts. Right now it’s around 73 cents, a 14-month low. The fall of the loonie is tied to the same old things: a strong period for the U.S. economy, interest rate hikes by the U.S. Federal Reserve, and … Read more
Scientists might know the general whereabouts of up to 40 wolves in the country, but they are keeping the location secret because they fear public attention would have a negative impact on the wolves, which haven’t existed in Denmark for 200 years. It’s thought the current inhabitants are making their way from Germany, about 500 … Read more
This week they hit their lowest level since last November. Brent went below $50 U.S. Crude was at $46.47. Read more
No more end-to-end encryption is one of the consequences of a new law proposed in a draft in the UK. The authors of the draft want to force internet providers to monitor all communications in near realtime, as well as install backdoor equipment to break encryption, so providers can be required to turn over communications … Read more