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It's time to pass the SECURE Data Act
5+ hour, 23+ min ago (423+ words) Now, Congress has a chance to build on that foundation with the SECURE Data Act. The U. S. Chamber of Commerce strongly supports this legislation because it reflects what states have already built and improves it. POLICE SURVEILLANCE IS NOT JUST FOR…...
Mace endorses old foe Alan Wilson for South Carolina governor: 'Buried the hatchet"
5+ hour, 9+ min ago (332+ words) After placing fifth in her bid to be South Carolina's next governor, Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) conceded and endorsed state Attorney General Alan Wilson, her political foe. "What many of you do not know is that in the last couple…...
Nancy Mace posts endorsement-like photo with Trump after he picked her opponent
1+ week, 2+ day ago (338+ words) The post follows Trump snubbing Mace in the Palmetto State's race for governor, and instead backing her GOP challenger, Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette." South Carolina's Republican primary is slated for June 9, where Mace will face Evette and five other candidates…...
America does not need a shadow approval system for AI
1+ week, 2+ day ago (375+ words) President Donald Trump made the right call when he declined to sign the proposed executive order on frontier artificial intelligence. Washington has a familiar reflex whenever a powerful new technology emerges. First comes the anxiety, then the task force, then…...
Congo faces systemic issues in war on Ebola: 'Gotta have safety"
1+ week, 4+ day ago (736+ words) Chronic instability in the Democratic Republic of the Congo threatens to make Ebola and similar crises a recurring nightmare, as the embattled African country lacks the institutional capability needed to tackle such issues." "Health systems are critically important, and they…...
British GCHQ spy chief appeases China aggression
1+ week, 6+ day ago (200+ words) Under pressure from U. K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer's government, the director of the United Kingdom's GCHQ signals intelligence service (responsible for hacking phones, computers, satellites, and electronic communications) has given China a pass on its hyper-aggressive espionage. Keast-Butler's speech was good…...
Texas opens probe on CCP-linked tech firm
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (327+ words) Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Tuesday opened an investigation into a Chinese Communist Party-linked company over suspected violations of Texas law related to its involvement in a state power facility." Paxton's investigation came after he alleged the power storage…...
Tom Cotton warns of cyber threat from Chinese medical devices
2+ week, 22+ hour ago (429+ words) Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) asked the Food and Drug Administration to tighten regulations on medical devices made in China to protect patient data and the integrity of hospitals after a series of incidents of cybersecurity breaches. Cotton, the chairman of…...
Fauci accused of misleading intel agencies on COVID-19 origins
4+ week, 2+ hour ago (579+ words) A two-decade veteran of the Central Intelligence Agency told the Senate on Wednesday that Dr. Anthony Fauci, the former White House COVID-19 adviser, was involved in pushing the national security community into publicly saying the COVID-19 pandemic had a natural…...
Canvas reaches deal with hackers after finals week cyberattack
4+ week, 1+ day ago (228+ words) Instructure, the company behind the widely used educational platform Canvas, said Tuesday it reached an agreement with hackers behind a sweeping cyberattack to delete stolen student and teacher data." The Utah-based education technology company said the hackers returned the stolen…...