Democrats: The Russians hacked our elections. Republicans: You mean they exposed your corruption. Democrats: We’re not corrupt. There’s nothing in the hacks that’s illegal. Republicans: So how did the hacks change the election then? Democrats: Because Hillary would have won[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
President Obama on Friday signed the National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, providing nearly $619 billion for war and military spending. The measure passed both houses of Congress with a veto-proof majority and will bring troops a modest pay raise while[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Russian response to Barack Obama’s announcement that he was expelling 35 diplomats over the alleged cyber attack on the US election, was fast, and in some cases, rather amusing. As officials in Moscow said that US diplomats would be ordered to leave in[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Business networks are attractive targets for hackers. They’re a repository for valuable information, which could be customers’ personal data or proprietary information on products or services. Hackers and cybercriminals have become a permanent fixture in the enterprise technology landscape, but[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s a commonly known fact in business that it is much easier to keep an existing customer than it is to find and win over new ones. However, often this knowledge becomes forgotten in the attempts to expand your empire[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
As America’s first family enjoys its eighth and final vacation in Hawaii, new estimates put the price tag of the Obamas’ annual trip at $3.5 million or more. In total, the cost of the the first family’s personal or largely[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Dov Katz, an Israeli hi-tech executive living in California, was arrested in Washington state last week and charged with attempting to solicit sex with a 15-year-old girl. The 38-year-old Katz is the head of computer vision at Oculus VR, virtual[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said “it’s very clear” that the US-led coalition is supporting terrorist groups in Syria, Islamic State (IS, also known as ISIS/ISIL) among them. “They give support to terrorist groups including Daesh (Arabic for ISIS),”[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Israeli online news agency Times of Israel reported a months-long inquiry into Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s affairs has taken a new twist on Monday, with police reportedly convinced that they will be able to open a full-blown criminal investigation against him in[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In this eye-opening TED Talk, veteran investigative journalist Sharyl Attkisson shows how astroturf, or fake grassroots movements funded by political, corporate, or other special interests very effectively manipulate and distort media messages. The talk covers the increasingly artificial paid-for reality we[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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