• 11/16/2024

Prestige of US security services comes under threat due to classified data leak — report

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. According to the report, the leak could weaken Ukraine by divulging what the US and NATO know about the Russian military, its plans and capabilities https://tass.com/world/1602767

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Analysis: Japan’s upbeat wages may keep new BOJ chief on hook for policy tweak 

Reuters In a proprietary analysis, Reuters suggests when Japan’s new central bank governor Kazuo Ueda may take the country out of the previously established accommodative monetary settings. The post Analysis: Japan’s upbeat wages may keep new BOJ chief on hook for policy tweak  appeared first on Reuters News Agency. https://www.reutersagency.com/en/reutersbest/article/analysis-japans-upbeat-wages-may-keep-new-boj-chief-on-hook-for-policy-tweak/

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Don’t Try This at Home: Why Barbie’s Arch Is the Scourge of Podiatrists

Wall Street Journal A new trailer for ‘Barbie’ has fans fixated on Margot Robbie’s articulated foot. Doctors and dancers don’t recommend trying it at home. https://www.wsj.com/articles/barbie-arch-foot-trailer-47b99ba4

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Ukraine’s Foreign Affairs Minister after conversation with US Secretary of State: US is confident in Ukraine’s victory

Pravda Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, had a telephone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Source: Kuleba reported about the conversation on Twitter, writes European Pravda. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/11/7397429/

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Pentagon’s $1.8 billion AI request keeps US in ‘race to achieve superiority’ over China

Fox News The Pentagon is asking Congress for nearly $2 billion for artificial intelligence in its budget proposal for the next fiscal year, which one expert said will help the U.S. keep pace with China in “the arms race of our generation.” The proposed FY2024 budget asked for $1.8 billion for AI as part of…

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New Spyware Firm Said to Have Helped Hack iPhones Around the Globe

Wall Street Journal Hacking tools sold by Israeli vendor QuaDream have been used to break into the iPhones of journalists and political opposition figures by exploiting Apple’s iPhone software, cybersecurity researchers said. https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-spyware-firm-said-to-have-helped-hack-iphones-around-the-globe-ba3bb737

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House Republicans Investigate Covid-19 Aid to Hospitals

Wall Street Journal A congressional committee is investigating the relief funds meant to help struggling hospitals, after The Wall Street Journal reported last year that much of the aid went to profitable facilities. https://www.wsj.com/articles/house-republicans-investigate-covid-19-aid-to-hospitals-29b6b3da

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Female Belarusian cosmonaut to conduct experiments with SOVA platform during ISS mission

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. According to the researcher, the SOVA system will be used to survey the upper layers of the atmosphere, which is of practical importance for monitoring the condition and fire protection of Belarusian forests https://tass.com/science/1602763

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Israeli army kills 2 alleged Palestinian gunmen in West Bank

Washington Post The Israeli military shot and killed two Palestinians who allegedly opened fire at troops from their car in the northern West Bank, the latest incident in a wave of deadly violence gripping the occupied territory https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/11/palestinians-israel-militants-west-bank-violence/a4112748-d881-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

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Russian missile frigate holds artillery firings in Black Sea drills

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. As part of practicing elements of the special course task, the naval sailors “conducted shipborne air defense and electronic warfare drills, and also practiced the algorithm of operations in the course of training in ship damage control while on the move” https://tass.com/defense/1602765

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