An elite National Security Agency hacker has pleaded guilty to illegally taking his work home — and in the process, to have inadvertently provided the Russian government with highly sensitive US hacking tools. Nghia Hoang Pho, 67, admitted Tuesday to unauthorized possession of classified documents relating to national defense, according to documents the Department of […]
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How Silicon Valley is Cracking the Construction Code
VC firms expect to invest $ 375 million in construction tech this year, making it one of the last massive industries to be disrupted. https://media.wired.com/photos/59dbf4f7f0ebf73be39d6abe/master/pass/AAVERY_WIRED-U.S.rgb.jpg Feed: All Latest
Virginia is planning on cracking down on fossil fuels after Democratic win
Win McNamee/Getty Images Virginia is planning to create the state’s first cap-and-trade program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The move comes amid the Democratic Party’s victory in the governor’s race. Virginia’s limit on carbon dioxide emissions would tighten 30 percent between 2020 and 2030. Virginia is moving forward with climate change regulations that could mean the expansion […]
Cracking The Code 💻 🔍
One late morning in May 2016, the leaders of the Democratic National Committee huddled around a packed conference table and stared at Robert Johnston. The former Marine Corps captain gave his briefing with unemotional military precision, but what he said was so unnerving that a high-level DNC official curled up in a ball on her […]
New England Is Cracking the Code to Farming — All Year-Long
When Seth and Tyler Yentes bought their farm just 3 miles from the Maine homestead where they grew up, the brothers were determined to be a success story. It was no sure thing, considering the obstacles new farmers face when branching out on their own. Key to the Yentes’ plan: diversifying. So while other New […]
Tech companies are cracking down on hate speech
Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince at a 2014 TechCrunch Disrupt conference in London. (credit: Anthony Harvey/Getty Images for TechCrunch) “One of the greatest strengths of the United States is a belief that speech, particularly political speech, is sacred,” wrote Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince in a 2013 blog post. Both then and now, the CDN and Web […]
Trump praises Sessions for cracking down on leaks, following weeks of public criticism
Associated Press/Andrew Harnik President Donald Trump on Saturday offered up praise of Attorney General Jeff Sessions, whom he has publicly criticized for weeks. “After many years of LEAKS going on in Washington, it is great to see the A.G. taking action! For National Security, the tougher the better!” Trump said on Twitter. Sessions had held […]
Kelly strikes cracking tight goal for the Giants
[unable to retrieve full-text content] AFL: Kelly strikes cracking tight goal for the Giants. Sport | news.com.au — Australia’s #1 news site
I'm Seriously Cracking Up Over These Pictures Of Lady Gaga Hiking
[unable to retrieve full-text content] I love this woman (even though I thought “Joanne” was only kind of ok). View Entire Post › BuzzFeed – Latest
India is cracking down on dissidence posted to WhatsApp
India’s hardline stance against spreading misinformation on social media is getting real. An administrator of a WhatsApp group has been arrested following accusations that he altered a photo of prime minister Narendra Modi “to look ugly and obscene,” according to regional publication News18. It follows a recent ruling passed by Indian officials that posting materials […]