The CIA Accuses Huawei Of Being Secretly Funded By China’s State Intelligence

“U.S. intelligence has accused Huawei Technologies of being funded by Chinese state security, The Times said on Saturday.” Long-time Slashdot reader hackingbear shares a story from Reuters: The CIA accused Huawei of receiving funding from China’s National Security Commission, the People’s Liberation Army and a third branch of the Chinese state intelligence network, the British newspaper reported, citing a source. Earlier…

UFOs, Rocket Tests, and “Demented” Animals

Of the many and varied documents that the CIA has declassified, and which reference UFOs, one of the strangest is titled “Somaliland President Egal Speaks On Mysterious Bomb Blast.” It was placed into the public domain in 1999 and describes events which occurred three years earlier. The document was shared with the staff of a… Read more » Source: https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2019/04/ufos-rocket-tests-and-demented-animals/…

FTC May Hold Zuckerberg Personally Responsible For Facebook Privacy Failures

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Federal Trade Commission officials are discussing whether to hold Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg personally accountable for Facebook’s privacy failures, according to reports by The Washington Post and NBC News. Facebook has been trying to protect Zuckerberg from that possibility in negotiations with the FTC, the Post wrote. Federal regulators investigating Facebook are…

Google Offers Europeans Choice To Download Rival Web Browser

Google said today it will start giving European Union smartphone users a choice of browsers and search apps on its Android operating system, in changes designed to comply with an EU antitrust ruling. From a report: Starting Thursday and following a software update, users in the EU opening Google’s mobile app store will be presented with a choice of alternatives to…

A closer look at Washington’s superb new 100% clean electricity bill

The bill contains groundbreaking changes to the way the state’s utilities do business. The trend of states targeting 100 percent clean electricity has gone viral. Last month, New Mexico targeted 100 percent clean by 2045. The Maryland legislature recently passed a bill targeting 50 percent renewable by 2030 and looking into the viability of 100… Continue reading A closer look at Washington’s superb new 100% clean electricity bill