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Korean Peace Talks

Seoul’s top-down approach to Pyongyang

27 April 2020Author: Lauren Richardson, ANUNorth Korea’s nuclear weapons program remains one of the key challenges to regional security in Asia. Dealing with this predicament has been the major foreign policy focus of South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s administration since its inauguration in 2017. Initially he conducted crisis diplomacy aimed…

bubmagApril 27, 2020

Brown Coal

In Global Electricity Slump, Coal Is the Big Loser

(Bloomberg) -- As silent factories and deserted offices hobble demand for electricity worldwide, the biggest loser is coal.In the U.S., coal’s share of power generation has dropped more than 5 percentage points since February on the nation’s biggest grid while output from natural gas plants and wind farms held steady. In…

bubmagApril 27, 2020

NSA

Security researchers agree iPhone Mail vulnerabilities may have been exploited

Last week saw contradictory claims about iPhone Mail vulnerabilities, with a security company claiming that they had been exploited in real-world attacks, and Apple stating that it can find no evidence of this. Two leading security researchers have now weighed in on this, agreeing with Apple on one point, while…

bubmagApril 27, 2020

WEF

Now We Have a Nutty Climate Change Curve to Flatten

You knew it was going to happen. The flatten the curve COVID-19 mantra without data points would eventually be pushed for climate change. And the elitist World Economic Forum is pushing this curve. — World Economic Forum (@wef) April 27, 2020 Of course, flattening the COVID-19 curve is a highly…

bubmagApril 27, 2020

Alibaba

Alibaba demotes top executive after probe into behaviour-source

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABA.N) has demoted Jiang Fan, one of its most senior executives, after an internal investigation into allegations of improper behaviour, according to a person familiar with the matter. FILE PHOTO: Alibaba Group's Taobao and Tmall president Jiang Fan attends the…

bubmagApril 27, 2020

Obamacare

U.S. health insurers benefit as elective care cuts offset coronavirus costs

By Manojna Maddipatla and Caroline HumerNEW YORK (Reuters) - As Americans delay elective surgeries and avoid doctors and hospitals during the coronavirus pandemic, healthcare spending declines have more than offset the added costs of COVID-19 care, insurance executives and experts say, boosting U.S. health insurer profits.Those gains, however, could be…

bubmagApril 27, 2020

Black Thursday

First Mover: Ether Trounces Bitcoin as Network See Surge in Stablecoins

Apr 27, 2020 at 11:13 UTCUpdated Apr 27, 2020 at 18:26 UTCFirst Mover: Ether Trounces Bitcoin as Network Sees Surge in StablecoinsEther's price might be getting a boost from the crypto industry's version of the dash for cash.The coronavirus crisis has sent investors in both digital and traditional markets scrambling…

bubmagApril 27, 2020

NSA

Web shell warning issued by US and Australia

The US National Security Agency (NSA) and its Australian counterpart the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) have published a set of guidelines to help companies avoid a common kind of attack: web shell exploits. A web shell is a malicious program, often written in a scripting language like PHP or Java…

bubmagApril 27, 2020

Geely

Autocar Lunchbox: Opel’s rallying return, how to sell a supercar and more

PHOTO OF THE DAY Unable to venture out to the office, Steve Cropley has embraced his inner white van man and set up shop in the back of his trusty Volkswagen California. The wi-fi's strong enough to get a day's work done, and it's far more enjoyable than the dining…

bubmagApril 27, 2020

Sleeping Pods

Premier League Watford turn stadium into wellbeing sanctuary for NHS staff

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bubmagApril 27, 2020

Seoul’s top-down approach to Pyongyang

In Global Electricity Slump, Coal Is the Big Loser

Security researchers agree iPhone Mail vulnerabilities may have been exploited

Now We Have a Nutty Climate Change Curve to Flatten

Alibaba demotes top executive after probe into behaviour-source

U.S. health insurers benefit as elective care cuts offset coronavirus costs

First Mover: Ether Trounces Bitcoin as Network See Surge in Stablecoins

Web shell warning issued by US and Australia

Autocar Lunchbox: Opel’s rallying return, how to sell a supercar and more

Premier League Watford turn stadium into wellbeing sanctuary for NHS staff

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