Opinion: Two Members of Congress argue that government websites must modernize to meet the needs of today’s citizens. https://media.wired.com/photos/5b369eae440082328b06d023/master/pass/fed_outdated-FINAL.jpg
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Trump: US must modernize & rebuild its nuclear arsenal to deter any aggression
Published time: 31 Jan, 2018 03:15 Edited time: 31 Jan, 2018 03:20 The US must make its nukes “so strong and powerful” so as to deter any aggression that might come from state and non-state actors, President Donald Trump said, noting that the world is “sadly” not ready to ditch nuclear weapons. WATCH LIVE: Trump’s 1st […]
Stripe wants to modernize commerce for the internet age
Back in 2010, Patrick and John Collison cofounded Stripe, which quickly gained a following thanks to how easily it let developers integrate a payment system with a few lines of code, something that financial tech giants like PayPal lacked at the time. More than seven years later, the Y Combinator alumnus has matured; its mission of […]
The US Should Modernize Election Systems to Prevent Hacking
Opinion: Two senators from opposing parties argue that voting machines should be considered critical infrastructure, and funded accordingly. https://media.wired.com/photos/5a1f0573086acc084e3b366f/master/pass/Voting-FA-621812982.jpg Feed: All Latest
ScaleFactor Secures $2.5M in Seed Funding to Modernize Accounting for Small Businesses
PRESS RELEASE: Startup Taps Machine Learning to Empower More Intelligent Budgeting & Forecasting AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–November 9, 2017– ScaleFactor, the smart finance and accounting platform that enables businesses to operate in real-time, today announced a $ 2.5M seed round with Next Coast Ventures, Techstars Ventures, Firebrand Ventures, Matchstick Ventures, Edison Factory and Flyover Capital. ScaleFactor […]
Xi vows to modernize army & prevent meddling in China’s affairs in landmark speech
China will not tolerate meddling in the domestic affairs of any nation and anything undermining its own interests, according to Chinese President Xi Jinping. The leader has vowed to turn the People’s Army into a “world class force” in 30 years. Xi was on Wednesday addressing more than 2,000 party delegates of the Chinese Communist […]
Bipartisan Senate legislation would modernize digital privacy
A group of senators introduced two bills today to modernize digital privacy. The current federal statutes derive from the Electronics Communication Privacy Act (ECPA), which was passed in 1986. One of their big motions extended phone wiretap laws to include communications between computers — but a lot has changed in the last 30 years, and […]
Global nuclear powers modernize arsenals despite falling numbers – report
Although the number of nuclear weapons across the globe is decreasing, nations which possess such arsenals are modernizing their stockpiles, according to a new report. This suggests that countries are likely unwilling to give up their weapons anytime soon. The annual nuclear forces data, released by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) on Monday, […]
A startup aiming to modernize the bond market has won backing from top Wall Street execs
Reuters/Albert Gea BondCliq, a startup launched by former Goldman Sachs executive Chris White, has won backing from former Goldman and BlackRock execs. The startup is aiming to become “the first central market system for the corporate bond market.” Don Devine, a bond trading luminary who started his career at Goldman Sachs in the early 1980s, […]
The Trump Administration Says It’s Ready to ‘Modernize’ NAFTA
The Trump administration has announced its intention to move forward on one of its most prominent campaign promises: renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA. In a two-page letter to Congress, recently approved U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer stated that the administration “intends to initiate negotiations with Canada and Mexico regarding modernization” of […]
