Russian agent Maria Butina to be sentenced in U.S. on April 26
The admitted agent for Russia was connected with the NRA and pro-Trump U.S. political groups.
Trump Energy Secretary Rick Perry gave 6 secret authorizations to sell nuclear technology to Saudi Arabia
U.S. Department Of Energy Secretary Rick Perry gave “six secret authorizations by companies to sell nuclear power technology and assistance to Saudi Arabia,” Reuters reports, based on a copy of a document seen by reporters on Wednesday. Read the rest
#Brexit: Actual footage of UK trying to leave EU
Accurate. Read the rest
Venezuela hit by second electrical blackout in one month, capital city of Caracas mostly without power
Reuters reports that all lights were out across many regions of Venezuela including much of the capital city of Caracas on Monday. Read the rest
German couple who tested ricin on hamster charged with 'plotting Islamist attack'
A couple who tested the effects of the poison ricin on their hamster have been charged by the government of Germany with plotting a terrorist attack. Read the rest
Sweden arrests tech worker said to be Russian spy
In Sweden, officers of the Swedish Security Service have arrested a person who worked “in a high-technology sector” and is believed by investigators to be a Russian agent. Read the rest
China is rushing facial and voice recognition tech for pigs. Here's why.
In China, technology firms are working with the government to push voice and facial recognition to help pigs, many of which have been dying from a swine disease that's sweeping the country. Read the rest
UK Labour party backs a second Brexit referendum
Jeremy Corbyn favors a public vote to ”prevent a damaging Tory Brexit.”
China uses DNA tech to spy on people. Yale geneticist and a U.S. biotech helped.
“The Chinese authorities turned to a Massachusetts company and a prominent Yale researcher as they built an enormous system of surveillance and control.”
This is a heck of a story about how genetic surveillance, powered by American know-how, is being used to oppress the Muslim minority Uighur population and others in China, from the New York Times. Read the rest
Trump's former Moscow associate David Geovanis targeted in Senate Russia investigation
He's the guy with the half-nude woman in this photo.
French TV cuts Facebook Live video from desecrated Jewish cemetery due to anti-Semitic troll swarm
On Wednesday, the TV network France 3 was forced to cut off a live Facebook broadcast from a desecrated Jewish cemetery in eastern France when trolls swarmed the feed and filled it with anti-Semitic hate comments. Read the rest
Alibaba developed Chinese Communist Party propaganda app that became China Apple Store hit: Report
The smash hit Chinese government propaganda app Xuexi Qiangguo, which translates to 'Study to make China strong', was developed by the technology firm Alibaba, reports Reuters today. Read the rest
Facebook de-platforms 4 Myanmar armed groups. Military behind Rohingya abuse didn't like them either.
Is Facebook following government orders in Myanmar?
Microsoft confirms 'Bing is currently inaccessible in China'
Bada bing, bada banned. China has blocked Bing, Microsoft's search engine, tonight. Read the rest
Inside China's censorship factories, where young censors learn to erase history
The censorship industry in China is big business. Read the rest
Michael Cohen's mobile phone data shows he was in Prague around time of Trump Russia meeting
A long-chewed-on mystery about Michael Cohen's activities in the Trump-Russia conspiracy may now be resolved, thanks to data leaked by Cohen's cellphone. Operational security will get you every time, dumb criminals. Read the rest
Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou of China granted $10 million bail by Canada judge, awaits US extradition hearing
A judge in Canada today granted $10 million bail for Meng Wanzhou, the CFO of China electronics giant Huawei. She has to remain in the Vancouver area, where she has a home. The United States has requested her extradition. China is not happy. Huawai's response follows.
