“After months of wrangling, proposals, court rulings and a few extensions, a deadline set by the Trump Administration’s Treasury Department mandated a sale for TikTok by December 4th,” remembers Engadget. But that’s not what happened. “Instead, Bloomberg and Reuters report, based on anonymous sources, that the Chinese company and the US government will continue negotiations.” Bloomberg reports: While the deadline has…
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The Tech Antitrust Problem No One Is Talking About: US Broadband Providers
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: After years of building political pressure for antitrust scrutiny of major tech companies, this month Congress and the US government delivered. The House Antitrust Subcommittee released a report accusing Apple, Amazon, Google, and Facebook of monopolistic behavior. The Department of Justice filed a complaint against Google alleging the company prevents consumers from…
Edward Snowden Granted Permanent Residency In Russia
Fugitive US whistleblower Edward Snowden has been granted permanent residency in Russia, his lawyer said on Thursday. wiredmikey writes: Snowden, the former US intelligence contractor who revealed in 2013 that the US government was spying on its citizens, has been living in exile in Russia since the revelations. The 37-year-old has said he would like to return to the United States….
Late Lt. Col. hinted at fate of Project Blue Book
A new documentary has hinted at what could be the real reason the US government shuttered its UFO program. Carried out by the US Air Force between 195… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/340174/late-lt-col-hinted-at-fate-of-project-blue-book…
Cisco Ordered To Cough Up $2 Billion Plus Royalties After Ripping Off Biz’s Cybersecurity Patents
Cisco has been hit with a massive $1.9 billion patent-infringement bill for copying cybersecurity tech from Centripetal Networks and pushing the company out of lucrative government contracts. The Register reports: The network switch maker infringed four patents, a Virginia court decided on Monday, but since the infringement was “willful and egregious,” the judge multiplied the $756 million owed by 2.5 to…
Ex-Google Boss Eric Schmidt: US ‘Dropped the Ball’ on Innovation
In the battle for tech supremacy between the US and China, America has “dropped the ball” in funding for basic research, according to former Google chief executive Eric Schmidt. From a report: And that’s one of the key reasons why China has been able to catch up. Dr Schmidt, who is currently the Chair of the US Department of Defense’s innovation…
DJI Promises ‘Local Data Mode’ To Fend Off US Government’s Mooted Ban
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Register: Chinese drone maker DJI has commissioned yet another security audit with FTI Consulting that’s given it a clean bill of health, as the US government reportedly prepares to ban its remote controlled aircraft from American skies. DJI, whose headquarters are in the Chinese city of Shenzhen (the firm’s full name is Shenzhen…
Scene Bust Triggered Historic Drop In ‘Pirate’ Releases
An anonymous reader quotes a report from TorrentFreak: Every day, millions of people download or stream pirated content including movies, TV-shows, games, MP3s, and books. Many of these files originate from a small and tightly organized ‘community’ commonly known as The Scene, which is made up of dozens of smaller ‘release groups.’ These groups tend to operate in the shadows with…
Experts react to Pentagon’s UFO task force
A number of prominent figures have weighed in on the news regarding the US government’s new UFO program. A few days ago, the Pentagon confirmed the ex… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/338896/experts-react-to-pentagons-ufo-task-force…
Pentagon officially confirms UFO task force
The US government has confirmed that it has set up a body dedicated to investigating the UFO phenomenon. Yesterday we reported that there had been rum… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/338852/pentagon-officially-confirms-ufo-task-force…