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  • Trump executive order enables ban on Huawei telecom gear

    05/18/2019 5:30:26 AM PDT · by Candor7 · 9 replies
    Al Jazeera ^ | 15 May 2019 | Al Jazeera Staff
    United States President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday to stop US companies from using telecommunications equipment made by technology firms that pose a national security risk. The order paves the way for a ban on doing business with China's Huawei, though it did not name specific countries or companies. Such action was under consideration for more than a year, but was repeatedly delayed. Under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, the president has the authority to regulate business decisions in response to a clear national threat, and the "national emergency" declaration directs the US Department of Commerce...
  • Could your digital devices predict your love life?

    12/03/2018 6:57:49 AM PST · by bgill · 11 replies
    kxan ^ | Dec. 3, 2018 | Katie Bosnjak
    New research from the Imperial College Business School suggests that digital assistants like Amazon's Alexa and Google Home may soon be able to predict a user's love life. According to the study, in-home listening devices will be able to judge if a relationship is happy and healthy or on the rocks. Researchers say the device could act as a therapeutic resource within a relationship. For example, the device could listen to conversations and arguments and give advice or suggest ways to resolve issues.
  • Does Facebook Freeze your Computer When You Go There?

    07/21/2015 5:06:29 AM PDT · by Chickensoup · 52 replies
    c7/21/15hickensoup
    I go to FB at least once a day to check on kids. After I visit I go to options and clear my files and caches. I also run Adblock (May the LORD bless it!(now I can go to Brietbart!)) Each time I go to FB it freezes my computer while the disk runs madly. How frozen, chickensoup? Frozen enough that it stopped a cd I was listening to dead in its tracks, only to start back up when unfrozen. If I don't clear my caches and files there is no freezing. Anyone else experience this?