https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/104978/76/1049787618_0:42:1200:717_1200x675_80_0_0_afce6a73610738f81dd61ac7bcc9226a.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/military/202010161080784887-pentagon-launches-200mln-effort-to-strengthen-us-microelectronics-innovation/ WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The US Defense Department announced awards of $197.2 million to bolster American companies that specialize in artificial intelligence, 5G communication and other technology, according to a press release. “The nearly $200 million will be issued through two DOD programs: the Rapid Assured Microelectronics Prototypes (RAMP) using Advanced Commercial Capabilities Project Phase 1 Other Transaction Award, and […]
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Litecoin (LTC), a nine-year-old cryptocurrency whose price returns have chronically underperformed the bigger and better-known bitcoin in recent years, is hitching its wagon to a new star: privacy. The blockchain industry subsector of “privacy coins” – cryptocurrencies with embedded technology that shields identifying information from public view – is becoming one of this year’s hottest buys. One of the biggest privacy coins, zcash (ZEC), which offers […]
New Effort To Give People More Control Over Online Privacy By DuckDuckGo, Spread Privacy. October 7, 2020 New Effort To Give People More Control Over Online Privacy2020-10-072020-10-07https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/10/prvavy.jpg200px200px Above photo: From CNN. DuckDuckGo Founding Member in Global Privacy Control (GPC) Standards Effort. We believe online privacy should be simple and accessible to everyone, period. With the introduction of privacy regulations worldwide, consumers are gaining more rights to […]
Each week, police in Lexington, Neb., cordon off several blocks near the edge of town, where roughly 700 cars will line up for USDA Farmers to Families food boxes. Above, volunteers organize boxes on Aug. 27, 2020. Christina Stella/Harvest Public Media hide caption toggle caption Christina Stella/Harvest Public Media Each week, police in Lexington, Neb., cordon off several blocks near the edge of town, where roughly […]
A US District judge has made an 11th hour intervention to block a federal government order prohibiting downloads of TikTok from app stores by American users. DETAILS TO FOLLOW Source link
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/14/1080520192_0:114:3073:1842_1200x675_80_0_0_ed323b11b735b542ed2be388b263bca0.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202009201080520169-pelosi-not-ruling-out-impeachment-effort-to-stop-senate-vote-on-supreme-court/ The US president earlier spoke against Democrats’ calls for postponing the vote until the November election, citing his constitutional authority to make a nomination to fill the Supreme Court vacancy. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has not ruled out launching impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump in a bid to prevent the Senate from voting on the Supreme Court nominee. […]
Today marks the 19th anniversary since the deadliest terrorist attacks in modern history – a series of coordinated attacks by the Al-Qaeda Islamist group against the United States. Dr Rubrick Biegon, a lecturer in international relations at the University of Kent, an expert on US foreign policy, international political economy, terrorism, reflects on how the 9/11 terrorist attacks have changed the US foreign policy and international […]
Portland lawmakers unanimously passed a sweeping ban on facial recognition technology, becoming the first city to bar both public and private entities from the controversial software and defeating Amazon’s bid to kill the measure. The Portland City Council adopted the ban in the form of two separate ordinances on Wednesday. The first will block all city agencies, including the police, from using the tech, while the […]
Trump Continues His Snit With WHO Trump administration won’t join World Health Organization-linked effort to develop and equitably distribute coronavirus vaccine https://t.co/dce9pFZn33 — The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) September 1, 2020 The president’s response to #COVID19 has been incompetent from the start. And this misguided decision is a major abdication of United States’ leadership. This is a GLOBAL pandemic, we ALL need to work together to end […]
Retired Lieutenant General Michael Flynn, White House national security adviser-designate, stands in the elevator at the Trump Tower in New York, U.S., in December 2016. Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images A federal appeals court has declined to order a criminal case against Michael Flynn dismissed. Instead, it ruled Monday that a judge can hear arguments about the Justice Department’s […]
Houseless Resist Second Eviction Effort In Philadelphia By Marie Kelly, Workers.org. August 26, 2020 Houseless Resist Second Eviction Effort In Philadelphia2020-08-262020-08-26https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/08/philly-homeless082420-e1598457758217.jpg200px200px Above photo: Activist Samantha Rise speaks as others hold makeshift shields to protect houseless encampment on Aug. 18. An encampment of over 100 houseless people sits on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway here, steps away from the iconic art museum of “Rocky” movie fame and under the […]
After meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi in the Oval Office, President Trump addressed the judge’s ruling, calling the case a “continuation of the witch hunt.” Anna Moneymaker/Pool/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Anna Moneymaker/Pool/Getty Images After meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi in the Oval Office, President Trump addressed the judge’s ruling, calling the case a “continuation of the witch hunt.” Anna Moneymaker/Pool/Getty […]
The dapp platform will leverage Ontology’s experience in building decentralized identity solutions. Source link
Dems have pointed the finger at US President Donald Trump over a recent deployment of federal troops to Portland, Oregon, accusing DHS and other federal agents of ramping up violence and using life-threatening tactics. US observers have discussed what happened in the city and whether the Dems’ accusations are correct. Partisan tensions have escalated over the Customs and Border Protection units’ involvement in dispersing protests in […]
A week after the Supreme Court ruled President Donald Trump is not immune from turning over his tax returns and other financial records to the Manhattan district attorney, the president’s legal team said in a Thursday hearing they intended to keep fighting the “wildly over-broad subpoena”—an argument slammed by prosecutors as a back-door attempt to create temporary “absolute immunity.” Federal Judge Victor Marrero—who originally presided over […]
A developer known for working on enhancing Bitcoin privacy has set his sights on a new project he hopes will “massively improve” how we keep our transactions private. Chris Belcher, who also created the technical privacy market JoinMarket, is currently working on putting to the test CoinSwap, an idea first proposed by legendary Bitcoin developer Greg Maxwell in 2013. Belcher has been focusing on CoinSwap rather […]
Supreme Court Rejects Effort To Greenlight Keystone XL Construction By Jake Johnson, Commondreams. July 9, 2020 Supreme Court Rejects Effort To Greenlight Keystone XL Construction2020-07-092020-07-09https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/keystone_xl.jpg200px200px Above photo: Opponents of the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines protest President Donald Trump’s executive orders advancing their construction at Lafayette Park next to the White House in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 24, 2017. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images. “The movement to put […]
The Resolution Foundation think tank has warned that Britain needs to embark on its biggest peacetime job creation package, in order to prevent the worst unemployment crisis seen in a generation. Nafis Alam, a Research Affiliate CCAF at the University of Cambridge, believes that the situation unfolding in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic is unprecedented and a coordinated effort between the different sectors of economy […]
Fresh from one legal defeat, the Trump family is taking another stab at halting publication of presidential niece Mary Trump’s upcoming tell-all. Lawyers acting on behalf of President Donald Trump’s brother, Robert—who was in an intensive-care unit just days ago—refiled for a temporary restraining order against the Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man in Dutchess County, New York. […]
This was the most informative interview on the attempted deep state coup of President Trump to date. Attorney General Bill Barr joined Maria Bartiromo this morning on Sunday Morning Futures. AG Barr went on to say “people are looking at” the period before the Papadopoulos conversation in a London wine bar. In other words, the DOJ is looking at the planning stages of the Trump-Russia attempted […]
Britain, France, and Germany Oppose US Effort to Re-Impose Sanctions Against Iran – Joint Statement Source link
Washington Post reporter Matt Zapotosky talks about the attorney general’s role in the Trump administration’s forceful response to the largely peaceful George Floyd protests in Washington, DC. Source link
George Floyd protesters and “Black Lives Matter” activists have been calling for defunding police and redirecting funds to other areas, such as education and housing. Following violent clashes at rallies across the country, the Minneapolis City Council pledged to disband the local police department and completely reorganise law enforcement. Dr Carol M. Swain, retired Professor of Political Science and Law at Vanderbilt University and the host […]
US 02:24 GMT 04.06.2020(updated 02:34 GMT 04.06.2020) Get short URL Earlier, former US Defence Secretary James Mattis slammed the actions of US President Donald Trump as a threat to the US Constitution. Mattis, a career soldier, denounced POTUS for what he called a violation of the constitutional rights of Americans, as the country is rocked by protests over George Floyd’s death. US President Donald Trump hit […]
US Drone Assassinations Continue Despite German Effort To Restrict Them By Patrick Maynard, Truthout. June 1, 2020 US Drone Assassinations Continue Despite German Effort To Restrict Them2020-06-012020-06-01https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/06/a-ground-crew-guides-a-u.s.-air-force-mq-1b-predator-drone-at-an-air-base-in-the-persian-gulf-region-on-january-7-2016.-getty-images.-e1591024228765.jpg200px200px Above photo: A ground crew guides a U.S. Air Force MQ-1B Predator drone at an airbase in the Persian Gulf region on January 7, 2016. By John Moore, Getty Images. A year after a German court issued a ruling that would have dramatically restricted […]
Telegram messenger founder and CEO Pavel Durov reportedly donated about $90,000 worth of bitcoin (BTC) to help alleviate the financial burden of the COVID-19 pandemic in Russia. Egor Zhukov, a student political activist who organized a crowdfunding campaign to help people cope with the pandemic-related crisis, announced Durov donated 10 BTC to the effort. Zhukov wrote on his Instagram Wednesday night the donation will help volunteers […]
As the U.S. Marine Corps continues to increase the lethality of the infantry squad, Marine Corps Systems Command’s Program Manager for Infantry Weapons has begun the largest modernization effort in decades. According to a recent service news release, Program Manager for Infantry Weapons (PM IW) strives to equip and sustain the Marine Corps with fully-integrated infantry weapons, optics and nonlethal systems for the Ground Combat Element. […]
Swedish startup ChromaWay is expanding a project aimed to make land ownership more transparent by putting records on a blockchain. With the launch of its LAC PropertyChain initiative, announced on Tuesday, the company hopes to strengthen blockchain standards, governance and protocols for land transactions in Bolivia, Peru and Paraguay. The initiative complements the LACChain initiative, a consortium of institutions across Latin America and the Caribbean aligned […]