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[ August 17, 2017 ] Joint Chiefs Chairs Issue Statements against Racism Administration
[ August 17, 2017 ] Ohio City to Remove Robert E. Lee Monument Politics
[ August 17, 2017 ] Bannon: No Military Solution to North Korea Foreign Policy
[ August 17, 2017 ] CEOs Oppose Trump over Charlottesville Business
[ August 17, 2017 ] Assange Meets U.S. Congressman, Claims to Prove Russia Has No Connection to Leaked Documents Politics

Intel CEO Third Executive to Resign from Trump Council after Charlottesville Incident

August 15, 2017 Focus Washington

The CEO of Intel on Monday is the third executive to announce his resignation from President Trump’s American Manufacturing Council, after the violence that occurred in Charlottesville, Va. over the weekend, the Hill reports. “I resigned to […]

Elon Musk Says AI Is More of a Threat than North Korea

August 12, 2017 Focus Washington

Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Friday said that people should be more concerned with Artificial Intelligence (AI) than the risk posed by escalating tensions with North Korea, The Hill reports. “If you’re not concerned about […]

Tech Leaders Dissatisfied with Trump’s Immigration Plan

August 4, 2017 Focus Washington

The tech industry is unhappy with the merit-based immigration plan President Donald Trump endorsed this week. The Independent reported industry leaders do not think the legislation does enough to improve the number of skilled foreign […]

Kushner Asks Tech Giants to Help Upgrade Federal Agencies

August 4, 2017 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner is considering a system where leading tech engineers would serve a “tour of duty” advising the government on how to upgrade its digital infrastructure, The Hill […]

First Successful Human Embryo Editing Experiment in U.S

August 3, 2017 Focus Washington

Scientists have successfully edited the DNA of human embryos to erase a heritable heart condition that is known for causing sudden death in young competitive athletes, cracking open the doors to a controversial new era […]

Feds Eye Crackdown on Digital Coin Investments

July 31, 2017 Focus Washington

A new approach to fundraising by startups that uses digital currencies like bitcoin is sparking concern among lawmakers and regulators, and calls for stricter rules. Initial coin offerings are at issue, whereas new companies or […]

Hackers Accidentally Create Network Busting Malware

July 31, 2017 Focus Washington

Newly detailed malware can knock networks offline with devastating efficiency, although the effected networks might not be the ones intended by the malware creators. The malware was presented by the security firm Arbor Networks on […]

Justice Department Announces Takedown of Dark Web Market AlphaBay

July 21, 2017 Focus Washington

The Justice Department and its international partners announced Thursday a takedown of a massive Dark Web marketplace that was allegedly one of the world’s biggest sources for the sale of drugs and illicit materials, striking […]

Democrat Lawmaker to Elon Musk: Build Your Hyperloop in Texas

July 21, 2017 Focus Washington

Representative Joaquin Castro called on Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk to build a Hyperloop in Texas after the billionaire tweeted he had received “verbal approval” from the “government” to build a Hyperloop transit system […]

Facebook Says Glitch Shuttered Catholic Facebook Pages

July 20, 2017 Focus Washington

Facebook is blaming a technical glitch for knocking several Catholic-focused Facebook pages with millions of followers offline for more than a day, USA Today reads. Catholic radio station Relevant Radio reported that its page “Father […]

Samsung Rolls out Bixby Assistant for Galaxy S8 Users in U.S.

July 19, 2017 Focus Washington

Samsung began rolling out its smart assistant Bixby — which is a rival to Apple’s Siri — for Galaxy S8 and S8+ users in the U.S. on Wednesday, after a delay for the much-hyped feature, CNBC News […]

U.S. General Warns of Out-of-control Killer Robots

July 19, 2017 Focus Washington

One of the highest ranking military officers, General Paul Selva, advocated Tuesday for “keeping the ethical rules of war in place lest we unleash on humanity a set of robots that we don’t know how […]

Elon Musk Wants AI Regulations

July 18, 2017 Focus Washington

Elon Musk isn’t scared of anything—except perhaps bankruptcy and artificial intelligence. The tech billionaire, who peddles luxury electric vehicles designed to drive autonomously, has once again expounded on the evils of AI. “I have exposure to […]

Apple to Open Data Center in China

July 13, 2017 Focus Washington

Apple will open a data center in mainland China with ties to the country’s government, raising concerns about the security of iCloud accounts that store personal information transferred from iPhones, iPads and Mac computers there, […]

Trump Faces Lawsuit for Blocking Twitter Users

July 12, 2017 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump is facing a lawsuit from First Amendment advocates over claims that he has unconstitutionally blocked some of his critics from his POTUS twitter account. The case was filed Tuesday in a New York City court […]

Trump Discussed Forming ‘Impenetrable’ Cybersecurity Unit with Russia

July 10, 2017 Focus Washington

U.S. President Trump recapped his lengthy meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in a series of tweets. The two world leaders discussed collaborating on cybersecurity together. The tweet is a bit curious, considering that Russia […]

Trump Organization Renews Internet Domains

July 6, 2017 Focus Washington

The Trump Organization renewed more than 1,000 internet domains in recent weeks, including a pair that suggest the company is holding out hope at building a hotel in Moscow, Newsmax reports. Politico reported that TrumpRussia.com […]

U.S. Missile Shield Reportedly Not Ready for North Korea Attack

July 6, 2017 Focus Washington

As North Korea continues testing missiles it says can reach the United States, while simultaneously working to build nuclear warheads small enough to mount atop them, America’s plan to shoot down the ICBMs is nowhere […]

Cybersecurity Experts Warn that Voter Database Is ‘Hacker’s Dream’

July 3, 2017 Focus Washington

Cybersecurity experts said Saturday that hackers could find and exploit the data compiled by President Donald Trump’s voter-fraud commission, Politico reports. “It is beyond stupid”, Nicholas Weaver, a computer science professor at the University of […]

Hawking Says Trump Paris Agreement Decision ‘Could Push Earth Over the Brink’

July 3, 2017 Focus Washington

Stephen Hawking criticized President Donald Trump’s recent decision to pull the United States out of the Paris climate agreement in a new interview, saying it “could push Earth over the brink”. Hawking told BBC News […]

Democrats Demand Info from NSA about Massive Ransomware Attack

June 29, 2017 Focus Washington

Democratic Representative Ted Lieu is calling on the National Security Agency to release what it knows about a massive ransomware attack that surged across the globe this week, The Hill reports. Lieu urged the agency […]

Google Says It Will No Longer Scan Users’ Emails to Target Ads

June 27, 2017 Focus Washington

Google will no longer scan emails in Gmail accounts in order sell targeted advertising, the company said last week, NPR reports. The company will make the change later this year, bringing Gmail in line with […]

Zuckerberg Compares Facebook Groups to Churches

June 27, 2017 Focus Washington

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg compared his social media platform to church groups in a recent speech, CNBC reports. “It’s so striking that for decades, membership in all kinds of groups has declined as much as […]

Former Obama Intel Official: Russian Hack ‘Political Equivalent of 9/11’

June 24, 2017 Focus Washington

Michael Vickers, a former top intelligence official at the Pentagon said Saturday that the Russian interference in the 2016 elections was “the political equivalent of 9/11.” Vickers, who served as President Barack Obama’s undersecretary of […]

Bipartisan Push to Prioritize Cybersecurity Advice for Small Businesses

June 23, 2017 Focus Washington

A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced legislation Thursday to train staff at small business development centers in cybersecurity strategy, The Hill reads. House Small Business Committee Chairman Steve Chabot and Senate Small Business Committee Chairman Jim […]

How Facebook Uses Technology to Curb the Spread of Terror-Related Content

June 22, 2017 Focus Washington

Facebook recently detailed new measures, including using artificial intelligence, to tackle the spread of terror-related content. Social media giants are under pressure to block terrorist activity on their sites. The new initiative proposed by Facebook is […]

Uber Founder Travis Kalanick Resigns

June 21, 2017 Focus Washington

Uber founder Travis Kalanick has resigned as chief executive after pressure from shareholders. His resignation comes following a review of practices at the company and scandals including complaints of sexual harassment. Last week he said […]

Tech CEOs, Trump to Discuss Government Overhaul

June 20, 2017 Focus Washington

Chief executives of tech companies including Amazon’s Jeff Bezos and Apple’s Tim Cook met with President Donald Trump on Monday to discuss a possible overhaul of the government’s technology structure. The President asked CEOs to […]

Google to Step up Efforts for Shutting Down Extremist Content

June 19, 2017 Focus Washington

Google’s top lawyer said Sunday that the tech giant is undertaking measures to restrict terrorist-related content on the Internet, The Hill reports. “While we and others have worked for years to identify and remove content […]

NASA Presents Latest Tech on Capitol Hill

June 16, 2017 Focus Washington

NASA is set to present key space technologies before Capitol Hill lawmakers and staffers as the space agency faces a threat of budget cuts, The Hill reports. ‘NASA Technology Day on the Hill’ featured both […]

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