Future security challenges could be grave: NSA Doval
NEW DELHI: Stressing on the need to enhance the capabilities and professionalism of security forces, National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval on Wednesday said these measures were essential as future challenges in the security and defence domain could be "g…
AOC grills pharma exec about why the HIV-prevention drug Prep costs $8 in Australia costs $1,780 in the USA
Gilead makes a drug called Truvada -- AKA Prep -- that was developed at US taxpayer expense, whose patents are held by the US government; Truvada is on track to eliminating the spread of HIV forever (people who are HIV positive but take Truvada are seemingly …
bubmagMay 18, 2019
AI and 5G will create an explosion in cybersecurity risks, says FBI agent and general counsel at $50 billion firm
Ari Mahairas, a special cybersecurity agent at the FBI's New York office, and Peter Beshar, the general counsel of $50 billion professional services firm Marsh & McLennan, have an unusual relationship. Over the years they have forged an unlikely public…
bubmagMay 18, 2019
Lawler: Early Read on Existing Home Sales in April
From housing economist Tom Lawler: Early Read on Existing Home Sales in April Based on publicly-available local realtor/MLS reports released across the country through today, I project that existing home sales as estimated by the National Association of Real…
bubmagMay 18, 2019
India is pivotal to peace in Afghanistan, says spl envoy
Spl envoy Mohammad Umer Daudzai with External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj in New Delhi on Friday. Twitter Afghanistans High Peace Council Secretary and President Ashraf Ghanis Special Envoy Mohammad Umer Daudzai on Friday said that National Security Advis…
bubmagMay 17, 2019
Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) is official, arrives in the UK in June for £999
We've already seen the Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) in a leaked hands-on video and press renders last month, and even its retail packaging got outed. So today the Chinese company decided enough is enough and made the phone official. As its name implies, the Mate 20…
bubmagMay 17, 2019
Comments on April Housing Starts
Earlier: Housing Starts Increased to 1.235 Million Annual Rate in April Total housing starts in April were above expectations, and starts for February and March were revised up. The housing starts report showed starts were up 5.7% in April compared to March…
bubmagMay 16, 2019
Grifty “information security” companies promised they could decrypt ransomware-locked computers, but they were just quietly paying the ransoms
Ransomware has been around since the late 1980s, but it got a massive shot in the arm when leaked NSA cyberweapons were merged with existing strains of ransomware, with new payment mechanisms that used cryptocurrencies, leading to multiple ransomware epidemic…
bubmagMay 16, 2019
Nordstrom removes $790 Gucci ‘Indy Turban’ that looks identical to Sikh headwear
Guccis new $800 Indy Full Turban was not a good idea. As a Sikh, I see this as a huge sign of disrespect and disregard toward Sikhism, an observer tweeted about images of a thin white guy model strutting down the catwalk with the Gucci Indy Turban on. The …
bubmagMay 16, 2019