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  • Sidney Powell and her team at DefundingTheRepublic.org released a series of new video shorts on their Rumble Channel as of 28 Oct 2021

    10/31/2021 11:38:39 AM PDT · by bitt · 14 replies
    DefendingTheRepublic.org ^ | 10/28/2021 | DefendingTheRepublic.org
    Sidney Powell and her team at DefundingTheRepublic.org released a series of new video shorts on their Rumble Channel as of 28 Oct 2021: DefundingTheRepublic.org https://rumble.com/c/c-934915 Kill Chain: A Broken System Kill Chain: The Hack Kill Chain: Hacking The EAC Kill Chain: The Experts Kill Chain: The Internet Kill Chain: Def Con Kill Chain: The Remote Hack* Kill Chain: Georgia Kill Chain: What Now?* Kill Chain: Dominion Kill Chain: The Politics* Kill Chain: The Alaska Hack These video shorts are excerpts mocking “The Most Secure Election in History” using from the Democrats on 2020 documentary movie Kill Chain: The Cyber War...
  • 'Drink Pesticide, Hurry': Chinese Influencer, 25, Dies After Viewers Egg Her on in Livestream

    10/29/2021 2:23:10 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 33 replies
    AsiaOne ^ | OCTOBER 21, 2020 | CLAUDIA TA
    A livestream by a Chinese influencer came to a tragic end, when she died after drinking a bottle of pesticide after being egged on by viewers. It all started on Oct 14, when the influencer from Hunan, China, known as Luo, uploaded a video on Douyin. She informed her 678,000 fans that it was "probably [her] last video", thanking them for their company and support. According to reports from Chinese media, Luo shared with her fans that she had been struggling with depression for some time, and previously spent two months in the hospital undergoing treatment. "My diagnosis is official,...
  • Apple sales miss expectations, Tim Cook says supply issues cost company $6 billion

    10/29/2021 5:14:50 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 19 replies
    CNBC ^ | OCT 28 20218:16 PM | Kif Leswing
    KEY POINTS: Apple revenue fell short of Wall Street expectations in its fiscal fourth quarter on Thursday, which Apple CEO Tim Cook attributed to larger-than-expected supply constraints. Apple’s overall revenue was still up 29% on an annual basis and each of its product categories grew on an annual basis. Apple hasn’t provided official guidance since the start of the pandemic, but Cook said Apple expects “solid year-over-year revenue growth” in the December quarter despite the fact Apple will face worse supply constraints. _____________________________________________________________________ Apple revenue fell short of Wall Street expectations in its fiscal fourth quarter on Thursday, which Apple...
  • A Windows 11 tsunami? No, more of a ripple as Microsoft's latest OS hits 5% PC market

    10/28/2021 10:50:50 PM PDT · by dayglored · 52 replies
    The Register ^ | Oct 28, 2021 | Richard Speed
    Next version of Windows 10 looms around the corner Microsoft's Windows 11 OS has notched up a respectable near 5 per cent of PCs surveyed by AdDuplex, as another Dev Channel build was unleashed with new features for the favoured few. With less than a month of General Availability under its belt, Windows 11 now accounts for 4.8 per cent of "modern" PCs (Windows Insiders running the OS account for 0.3 per cent) according to the ad platform. The figure is up from the 1.3 per cent in September, which was Insider-only and points to some migration to the production...
  • Lawmakers Want to Stop Social Media Like YouTube and TikTok From Pushing Sex on Kids

    10/28/2021 5:46:06 PM PDT · by Morgana · 12 replies
    Life News ^ | October 26, 2021 | Ailan Evans
    Lawmakers are starting to take action against social media companies for the perceived effects of their platforms on children, targeting algorithms that recommend explicit content to underage users — but some worry these efforts might fall short. An investigation by The Wall Street Journal published in July found that young users on TikTok were being recommended images and videos of drug use, pornography and links to adult websites, including OnlyFans. The National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE) conducted an investigation of its own into the same phenomenon, also finding that children were being recommended sexually explicit content. Earlier this month,...
  • What Do CREEPY Robot Patrol “Dogs” & Joe Biden Have In Common?

    10/28/2021 7:44:03 AM PDT · by COBOL2Java · 9 replies
    The Michael Knowles show via YouTube ^ | 27 October 2021 | Michael Knowles
    https://youtu.be/Gv62zPbCSlM
  • We're not in Ubuntu Anymore: The Linux Distros You've (Probably) Never Heard About Before

    10/27/2021 10:46:49 AM PDT · by ShadowAce · 52 replies
    TechSpot ^ | 26 October 2021 | Sami Haj-Assaad
    Unlike Windows and macOS, there is a world of Linux versions, known as distributions, for users to experience. However, those switching to Linux on the desktop usually get pointed in the direction of Ubuntu due to its popularity and large community. That’s a fair suggestion since Ubuntu is frequently updated and supports a lot of hardware. But when there are so many other Linux distros out there, users may be curious about what else might work for them. Fortunately, there is a quick guide...Ubuntu alternativesUbuntu is based on Debian Linux and uses the GNOME desktop environment. A desktop environment can...
  • YouTube Is Demonetizing Low-Quality Kids' Content, a Thing They Didn't Do Before for Some Reason

    10/27/2021 9:23:50 AM PDT · by BenLurkin · 4 replies
    Indicators of “age-appropriate, enriching, engaging, and inspiring content” include videos that promote being a good person, learning, creativity, and diversity. While YouTube has floundered for years with its approach to handling ethically dubious content that deals with themes like climate denialism and other forms of political misinformation... Democratic lawmakers beseeched Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to halt plans to launch an “Instagram for Kids,” referencing internal research that found that the platform has played a role in fueling negative mental health patterns...
  • Fascinating glimpse of Britain in 1921 is revealed by census papers that go online today showing how our ancestors lived and worked in the wake of WWI and the Spanish flu pandemic

    10/26/2021 11:22:36 PM PDT · by Oshkalaboomboom · 14 replies
    Daily Mail ^ | 10/27/2021 | Kaya Terry
    An early preview of the 1921 census papers is set to be released on Wednesday showing how our ancestors lived and worked in the wake of WWI and the Spanish flu pandemic. A sneak peek of the 100-year-old records, which were taken on June 19 1921, will be shown on the family history website Findmypast and hold information about nearly 38 million people who lived in England and Wales. Under the 1920 Census Act, the 1921 census can't be published online until more than a hundred years have passed. The public will able to learn more about how their ancestors...
  • Massive cyberattack disrupts petrol stations in Iran

    10/26/2021 2:45:40 PM PDT · by BenLurkin · 6 replies
    aljazeera. ^ | 26 Oct 2021 | Maziar Motamedi
    The widespread attack came shortly before the second anniversary of the November 2019 nationwide protests against an overnight petrol price rise. At the time, petrol prices as much as tripled, sparking the protests that Amnesty International has said led to the deaths of more than 300 people. Internet access was also shut down across the country for almost a week during the protests. Some areas where protests were still continuing experienced weeks of internet disruptions. Social media videos early on Tuesday showed long queues at petrol stations that were out of commission. Several also showed that digital city monitors were...
  • U.S. Department of Justice Likely to File Antitrust Lawsuit Against Apple

    10/26/2021 11:32:51 AM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 50 replies
    MacRumors ^ | Monday October 25, 2021 | Juli Clover
    The United States Department of Justice is accelerating its antitrust probe into Apple and there is increased likelihood that Apple will face an antitrust lawsuit, reports The Information. Citing internal sources with knowledge of the investigation, The Information says there has been a "flurry" of activity as the DOJ has continued to question Apple, its customers, and its competitors about Apple's control over the iPhone. The DOJ sent new subpoenas to Apple's business partners over the summer, and has assigned more staff to the probe. Specifics have yet to be nailed down, but The Information's sources believe that the investigation...
  • How to Recognize Publishers Clearing House Scams Is That PCH Prize Win Legit? Here's How to Tell.

    10/26/2021 7:43:02 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 24 replies
    https://www.liveabout.com ^ | June 27, 2021 | Sandra Grauschopf
    If you receive an email, phone call, or letter from Publishers Clearing House saying that you're a big winner it's important to be able to tell the difference between a legitimate prize win and a sweepstakes scam. Prize wins often feel too good to be true — and sometimes, they are. Big-name sweepstakes sponsors like PCH are a prime target for scammers, so it's important to think before you react to any win notification from them. Here are some common questions from PCH "winners": "I just received a notice in the mail from Publishers Clearing House. They're saying that I...
  • Tesla Surpasses $1 Trillion in Market Value as Hertz Orders 100,000 Vehicles

    10/25/2021 1:15:16 PM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 96 replies
    The Wall Street Journal ^ | October 25, 2021 | Dave Sebastian (in some coffeehouse he sat)
    Tesla Inc. TSLA 12.66% became the latest U.S. company to cross the $1 trillion milestone in market value as its stock price has more than doubled in the past year on surging sales and rising profit.Helping Tesla cross the mark Monday was news that Hertz Global Holdings Inc. HTZZ 10.09% had ordered 100,000 vehicles from the electric vehicle maker to stock its rental-car fleet, a major bulk purchase that could help the car company get more of its cars into the hands of mainstream consumers.In crossing the $1 trillion mark, Tesla joins Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp. , Amazon.com Inc. and...
  • Microsoft: Russian-backed hackers targeting cloud services

    10/25/2021 8:15:48 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 12 replies
    https://techxplore.com ^ | 25 OCTOBER 2021 | Staff
    Microsoft says the same Russia-backed hackers responsible for the 2020 SolarWinds breach continue to attack the global technology supply chain and have been relentlessly targeting cloud service companies and others since summer. The group, which Microsoft calls Nobelium, has employed a new strategy to piggyback on the direct access that cloud service resellers have to their customers' IT systems, hoping to "more easily impersonate an organization's trusted technology partner to gain access to their downstream customers." Resellers act as intermediaries between software and hardware makers and product users. "Fortunately, we have discovered this campaign during its early stages, and we...
  • Ransomware hackers nervous, allege harassment from U.S.

    10/24/2021 11:05:06 PM PDT · by blueplum · 22 replies
    NBC ^ | 24 October 2021 | Kevin Collier
    They defended their practice of holding computers for ransom after the FBI took down a major ransomware group. Some of the most destructive ransomware hackers in the world appear to be on edge after the U.S. reportedly took down one of their colleagues. Several ransomware gangs posted lengthy anti-U.S. screeds, viewed by NBC News, on the dark web. In them, they defended their practice of hacking organizations and holding their computers for ransom. They appear prompted by the news, reported Thursday by Reuters, that the FBI had successfully hacked and taken down another major ransomware group called REvil....
  • REvil Ransomware Group Servers Hit by Hacking Technique It Uses to Compromise Targets

    10/23/2021 1:52:26 AM PDT · by blueplum · 2 replies
    Newsweek ^ | 21 October 2021 | JUSTIN KLAWANS
    REvil, the ransomware group that hacked the U.S. Colonial Pipeline this past May, was itself hacked and shut down by a multinational cyber operation, according to Reuters. The Russia-based organization was reportedly hacked using the same technique that they had used to bring down the pipeline. Officials from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) worked alongside investigative arms from multiple other countries,,,
  • Microsoft emits more Win 11 fixes for AMD speed issues and death by PowerShell bug

    10/22/2021 11:30:53 AM PDT · by dayglored · 54 replies
    The Register ^ | Oct 22, 2021 | Simon Sharwood
    Names November as the month for Win 10 H2 update – then reveals major new feature won’t arrive on time [Dayglored comment: My bolding on the paragraph below about the PowerShell bug.] Microsoft has released a build of Windows 11 that it claims addresses performance problems the new OS imposed on some systems.Redmond's announcement of OS Build 22000.282 lists over 60 "improvements and fixes" on top of a lucky 13 "highlights".One of those highlights is described as fixing "an issue that causes some applications to run slower than usual after you upgrade to Windows 11 (original release)".Another addresses an issue...
  • Scientific Progress - Wireless Phones and Brain Cancer: Current State of the Science

    10/22/2021 8:46:31 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 25 replies
    https://www.medscape.com ^ | George L. Carlo, PhD, MS, JD, and Rebecca Steffens Jenrow, MPH, Wireless Technology Research, LLCWas
    Abstract Context: The current science is not definitive about health risks from wireless phones; however, the legitimate questions about safety that have arisen from recent studies make claims of absolute safety no longer supportable. Objective: The objective of this paper is to outline for primary care providers the results of the most current research on the possible impact of wireless phone use on human health. Presented are study results from Wireless Technology Research (WTR) program, the 7-year, $27 million effort funded by the wireless industry in the United States, that represents the world's most comprehensive research effort addressing this issue...
  • Trip down memory lane - emulator of DOS 6.2 and Windows 3.1 will run in your browser with no setup required

    10/21/2021 9:02:29 AM PDT · by fireman15 · 77 replies
    Archive.org ^ | April 6, 1992 | Microsoft
    This is a link to an archive.org page with a working emulator based on DosBox that will run in your browser just by clicking on the "Emulate it!" picture at the top of the page. It takes a minute or two to load everything up and then the screen goes blank for a little bit when you make your selection. Hit the speaker icon and then the full screen button and you will be transported back to computing in 1992. This has worked in every browser that I have tried it in including Brave, Chrome, and Edge, but your mileage...
  • Not just deprecated, but deleted: Google finally strips File Transfer Protocol code from Chrome browser (FTP is dead)

    10/20/2021 9:34:06 PM PDT · by dayglored · 63 replies
    The Register ^ | Oct 20, 2021 | Richard Speed
    The Chromium team has finally done it – File Transfer Protocol (FTP) support is not just deprecated, but stripped from the codebase in the latest stable build of the Chrome browser, version 95. It has been a while coming. A lack of support for encrypted connections in Chrome's FTP implementation, coupled with a general disinterest from the majority of the browser's users, and more capable third-party alternatives being available has meant that the code has moved from deprecated to gone entirely. Support for fetching document resources over FTP was stripped from Chrome 72, proxy support for FTP was removed in...