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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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, […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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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U.S. State Department Approves $1.4 Billion Military Sale to Saudi Arabia

June 7, 2017 Focus Washington

The U.S. State Department approved the sale of $1.4 billion in military training and equipment to Saudi Arabia as part of a larger arms deal signed by President Donald Trump in May, the Pentagon announced […]

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Influencer16: Inside Look to Presidential Campaigns

March 2, 2016 newadminuser

MSLGroup/Qorvis has polished up its 2016 campaign tracker, Influencer16.com. Launched in 2015, the digital platform is a visual guidebook to each candidate’s campaign structure for the 2016 presidential election. President of Qorvis/ MSLGroup president Michael Petruzzello […]

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Chuck Hagel: the next Secretary of Defense?
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A guide to Chuck Hagel

January 8, 2013 newadminuser

By Mary Morgan President Obama has made his official Secretary of Defense nomination: Chuck Hagel. Obama is urging the Senate to confirm Hagel as quickly as possible. For anyone who is new to the name, […]

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Spending the holidays in DC

December 10, 2012 newadminuser

By Mary Morgan With the holidays at our doorsteps, it’s time to make a to-do list of Washington activities. Spending the holidays in DC is filled with lights, music and delicious beverages. Here are five […]

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Breakdown of the 2012 Election

November 13, 2012 newadminuser

What did the polls leading up to the presidential election predict? Qorvis’ Chuck Conconi and Clarus Research Group’s Ron Faucheux discuss the accuracy of polls in the 2012 election and the demographic of the electorate. […]

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Presidential Election 2012: DC’s Superbowl

November 7, 2012 newadminuser

By Mary Morgan After months of constant polling, aggressive advertisements and unbridled enthusiasm, the 2012 presidential election is over. In a race that proved to be even closer than that of 2008, the country was […]

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John James Discusses African Economic Development

November 7, 2012 newadminuser

John James, founder and chairman of JD James & Co., talks with Focus Washington host Chuck Conconi about African economic development

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John James on Equatorial Guinea

November 5, 2012 newadminuser

John James, founder and chairman of JD James & Co., talks with Focus Washington host Chuck Conconi about Equatorial Guinea.

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CFTP’s Sue Sheridan discusses FERC transmission policies & 2013 congressional developments

October 25, 2012 newadminuser

Sue Sheridan, president and chief counsel of the Coalition for Fair Transmission Policy, sits down with host Chuck Conconi to discuss the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s transmission policy, a test case for Order 1000, and […]

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Focus Washington: The debates, the polls and the presidential election

October 24, 2012 newadminuser

Qorvis’ Chuck Conconi sits down with Ron Faucheux to discuss the presidential debates, and the affect they may have on the presidential election. With only a couple weeks before the election, it is still very […]

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