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Moscow Angry over Washington’s Plan to Copy Weapon Designs

October 18, 2018 Focus Washington

The U.S. military has supplied hundreds of thousands of Soviet-style assault rifles and machine guns to allies and partners over the years and acquired some of its own for special operations and other training purposes, […]

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Dating App for Trump Supporters Leaks Users Info

October 16, 2018 Focus Washington

A new dating app made specifically for Trump supporters inadvertently leaked its user database on the same day as its launch, Tech Crunch reported on Monday. The app DonaldDaters, launched for both Android and Apple […]

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U.S. and Russian Astronauts Survive Emergency Landing After Failure of Soyuz Rocket

October 11, 2018 Focus Washington

Astronauts on board a Soyuz rocket heading to the International Space Station survived an emergency landing following a booster failure, a Russian space official said Thursday. “The crew landed,” Dmitry Rogozin, director of the Russian […]

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Justice Department Sues California over Net Neutrality Law

October 1, 2018 Focus Washington

On Sunday, California passed the strictest net neutrality law in the country, which only hours later was followed by a lawsuit from the Department of Justice. The DOJ claims in the lawsuit that the California […]

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U.S. Attorney Generals Convene over Tech Firms Privacy Policy Concerns

September 26, 2018 Focus Washington

State and federal attorney generals met at the Justice Department on Tuesday to talk about possibly intervening into tech giants’ practices concerning privacy and anti-competitive policies, following backlash over these issues. Attorney General Jeff Sessions […]

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Texas Securities Commissioner Tries to Stop Russian Cryptocurrency Scheme

September 20, 2018 Focus Washington

Texas Securities Commissioner Travis J. Iles has taken an emergency action to stop the activities of a cryptocurrency-related scheme involving Russian companies, Coin Telegraph reports. The Commissioner entered a cease and desist order against Coins […]

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Apple Announces Watch With Built-in Heart Monitor Approved by FDA

September 12, 2018 Focus Washington

Today at a special event at Apple’s headquarters, Apple’s COO Jeff Williams unveiled the next generation Apple Watch. It’s thinner, faster and has a larger screen than previous generations. But that’s to be expected. The […]

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Russian Citizen who Hacked JP Morgan Appears Before New York Judge

September 11, 2018 Focus Washington

A Russian cyber theft specialist accused of hacking JP Morgan, one of the world’s largest bank institutions, appeared before a New York court Monday after he was extradited from the Caucasus nation of Georgia. The hack, […]

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Tesla Retiring Two Iconic Color Options for Cars to Increase Production

September 11, 2018 Focus Washington

Tesla will eliminate certain color options for its electric cars to streamline production as the company intensifies its efforts to increase production, Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk tweeted on Tuesday, Reuters informed. At the moment, […]

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Sessions to Meet with State Attorneys General about Tech Company Crackdown

September 6, 2018 Focus Washington

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions is set to meet with state attorneys general later this month in order to talk about the concerns that the tech companies “might be hurting competition and intentionally stifling the […]

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Trump Accuses Social Media Companies of Interfering in 2016 and 2018 Elections

September 6, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump blasted social networks accusing them of meddling in the 2016 presidential election and November’s midterm elections, CNBC informed. Trump said in an online conservative publication The Daily Caller that he believes that the big tech firms “already have” meddled […]

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UN Asks Facebook to Reduce Its “Sweeping” Definition of Terrorism

September 3, 2018 Focus Washington

An expert in the United Nations in a letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg stated that Facebook should reduce its “sweeping” definition of terrorism, according to Reuters. Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, a U.N. special rapporteur on […]

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Stiffest Net Neutrality Law in U.S. Passed by California Lawmakers

September 1, 2018 Focus Washington

California lawmakers passed the toughest net neutrality law in the country on Friday, thus guaranteeing that internet providers cannot favor certain websites and securing full and equal access to the internet. However, their move will […]

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China Uses Fake LinkedIn Accounts for Espionage, U.S. Says

September 1, 2018 Focus Washington

U.S. counterintelligence accused Chinese espionage agencies of recruiting Americans with access to government and commercial secrets by using fake LinkedIn accounts, urging the company to shut these accounts down. Intelligence and law enforcement officials have […]

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Facebook Bans Quiz App Over Concerns of Misusing User Data

August 23, 2018 Focus Washington

Facebook has banned a quiz app from its platform for refusing an inspection and over concerns that data on as many as four million users was misused. ABC News reported that the social media company […]

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DNC Says Feared Hacking Attempt Was in Fact Phishing Test

August 23, 2018 Focus Washington

The Democratic National Committee said on Wednesday that the sophisticated hacking attempt it was fearing was in fact just an unauthorized “phishing test” rather than a real attempt to hack into its systems. However, it […]

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Facebook Removes over 600 Pages Linked to Russian, Iranian Misinformation Campaigns

August 22, 2018 Focus Washington

More than 650 pages, accounts, and groups have been taken down by Facebook after they were found to be part of a larger Iranian campaign to spread misinformation in countries all around the world. Some […]

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Microsoft Uncovers New Hacking Attempts Ahead of Midterms

August 21, 2018 Focus Washington

Ahead of the November midterms, new hacking attacks by Russian actors were uncovered on Tuesday by tech giant Microsoft, which said they were aimed at political groups in the United States. Microsoft further said that […]

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Apple Removes Thousands of Illegal Apps from China App Store

August 20, 2018 Focus Washington

Apple has removed around 25,000 illegals apps from its App Store in China, amounting to 1.4 percent of its total number of apps on the platform there, CNBC writes, citing The Wall Street Journal. According to […]

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Polls Show Little Support for ‘Space Force’

August 17, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump’s enthusiasm for a new military branch focused on space is apparently not widely shared, as two polls released on Thursday showed that a majority of respondents said that the Space Force is […]

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Twitter CEO Explains What Got Alex Jones Suspended

August 16, 2018 Focus Washington

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey isn’t sure if the suspension given to conspiracy theorist Alex Jones will convince him to reconsider his social media behavior, The Hill informed. Twitter handed down a seven-day suspension to Jones […]

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Why Saudi Arabia Would Want to Invest in Tesla?

August 15, 2018 Focus Washington

At first sight, Elon Musk and Saudi Arabia may appear to be strange bedfellows – the latter is a country that owes its massive wealth to Big Oil, while the former is a Silicon Valley […]

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U.S. Collects More than $1.4 Billion from Steel and Aluminum Tariffs, Report Finds

August 14, 2018 Focus Washington

In less than five months, the Trump administration has collected more than $1.4 billion in new revenue from steel and aluminum tariffs, according to a recent report prepared for members of Congress, CNBC informed. The […]

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NASA Administrator Supports ‘Space Force’ Proposal

August 14, 2018 Focus Washington

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine expressed his full support for President Donald Trump’s proposed military “Space Force”, Bloomberg reported. However, Bridenstine added that the “Space Force” will have a role separate from NASA. “We want to […]

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Saudi Arabia Cuts Oil Production in July despite Agreement to Hike Output

August 13, 2018 Focus Washington

OPEC’s oil production ticked higher in July, but cuts by top exporter Saudi Arabia weighed on the 15-member group’s output just one month after it agreed to start pumping more crude, CNBC informed. The Saudis throttled back […]

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NASA Successfully Launched Parker-Probe, a Seven Year Year Journey to Touch Sun

August 12, 2018 Focus Washington

NASA had a successful launch on humanity’s first probe that will go to the sun, a seven-year mission meant to better understand the mysteries of our closest star. The Parker Solar Probe, carried on United […]

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NASA Aborts Parker-Solar Probe Launch in Last Minute

August 11, 2018 Focus Washington

NASA early Saturday morning delayed its launch of the Parker-Solar probe, the first probe made by humans that will go to the sun. The launch was rescheduled for Sunday morning, BBC reported. The launch was […]

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NASA Ready to Launch Probe That Will Touch Our Sun

August 10, 2018 Focus Washington

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is on schedule for the Saturday morning launch of the first-ever probe that will go to the sun. According to The Guardian, the launch window for the Parker […]

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Apple Allows Alex Jones Infowars App

August 9, 2018 Focus Washington

Apple said on Wednesday that an app belonging to conspiracy theorist Alex Jones remains in its App Store since it has not been found to be in violation of any content policies, Reuters informs. The […]

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Apple Faces Chip Delays Due to Supplier Computer Virus

August 6, 2018 Focus Washington

A major chip supplier for Apple, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., has faced a computer virus outbreak due to which shipments could be delayed, the company said. The problem occurred on Friday and was disclosed a […]

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