NSA caught illegally collecting Americans’ phone data
The NSA has been caught improperly collecting Americans’ phone data yet again, just months after a similar incident forced them to (supposedly) purge hundreds of...
Monthly Archives: June 2019
Venezuela foils ‘Maduro assassination & military coup’ plot
Venezuelan intelligence says it has foiled an assassination attempt against President Nicolas Maduro, which envisioned a group of...
Florida cities pay out $1mn in bitcoin to ransomware hackers
A Florida city has paid almost $500,000 to hackers after a ransomware attack, marking the second such payout...
Ohio may prohibit employers from punishing workers who don’t get vaccinated
Employers, including hospitals, could not punish or fire workers who refuse to be vaccinated against contagious diseases such as the flu, measles or TB, under...
4 ISIS members ‘en route to US’ via Mexico arrested in Nicaragua
The Nicaraguan military arrested two Egyptians and two Iraqis, who they suspect are members of Islamic State (IS,...
The golden asteroid that could make everyone on Earth a billionaire
Whether it was the Big Bang, Midas or God himself, we don’t really need to unlock the mystery...
FAA discovers new ‘potential risk’ in troubled Boeing 737 MAX
The US Federal Aviation Administration has found some new problems with Boeing’s narrow-body 737 MAX line of passenger aircraft, which have been at the center...
UAE refuses to accuse any nation of tanker attacks without ‘proof’
The United Arab Emirates would not back US accusations that Iran was responsible for attacks on four oil...
Scientists create artificial muscle that functions like the real thing
Scientists have created an artificial muscle made of polymer that uses glucose and oxygen to function just like...
Bitcoin skyrockets past $13,000 as frenzy grips crypto market
The price of the world’s most popular cryptocurrency hit a 17-month high on Wednesday, with bitcoin surging above...
Huawei ready to ink ‘no-back-door’ agreement with Indian govt to abate spying fears
Chinese telecom giant Huawei, which has been accused by the US over alleged breaches of sensitive user information, has said it is ready to sign...
Mexico sends 15,000 troops to US border to halt migrant tide & avoid Trump’s tariffs
Mexico has sent nearly 15,000 troops to its northern border, announcing a crackdown on illegal crossings and caving...
Insider exposes Google’s efforts to influence 2020 election against Trump
Google interferes with search results, censors conservative views and even directly manipulates facts in the name of ‘fairness’,...
Can computer models replace real testing of passenger aircraft?
“It was safe in theory, get in,” are not the words you want to hear while boarding a flight. As Boeing reportedly seeks to reduce...
Google pulls videos accusing it of election manipulation from YouTube… which it owns
Google’s video platform YouTube is apparently no place for content that accuses the tech giant of political bias...
Cops release bodycam footage of actor Jussie Smollett in noose after ‘attack’
The Chicago Police Department has released body cam footage from the morning after Jussie Smollett’s alleged attack, showing...
Trump announces sanctions targeting Iranian supreme leader in response to drone
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order imposing new "strong sanctions" against Iran in response to Tehran's downing of an American drone last...