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The Pentagon pushes back on Huawei ban in bid for ‘balance’
Huawei may have just found itself an ally in the most unexpected of places. According to a new report out of The Wall Street Journal, both the Defense and Treasury Departments are pushing back on a Commerce Department-led ban on sales from the embattled Chinese hardware giant. That move, in…
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Here’s the logo for Trump’s Space Force, and it looks awfully familiar
President Donald Trump on Friday revealed the official logo for the Space Force, the newest branch of the armed forces and part of the existing United States Air Force department, in a tweet. The Space Force, a fixation of Trump’s throughout his presidency, became a reality last month when Congress…
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If you’re feeling nervous about the coronavirus, you’re not alone
Your risk of catching the new coronavirus is probably low if you haven’t recently been to Wuhan, China (where the virus originated) or been in contact with people who were there recently. But you might still be anxious about the spread of the virus. That’s perfectly normal, says Jane Timmons-Mitchell,…
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YouTube signs exclusive streaming deal for Activision e-sports like Call of Duty and Overwatch
Video game publisher Activision Blizzard has entered into a multi-year partnership with Google that will see the search giant’s cloud platform power all of Activision Blizzard’s game hosting and other technical needs. But more importantly, as part of the deal, YouTube will become the exclusive streaming partner for all of…
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Kraftful raises $1M to help smart home companies make better apps
If a thousand companies make their own smart light bulb, do a thousand companies also have to design a light switch app to control them? Kraftful, a company out of Y Combinator’s Summer 2019 class, doesn’t think so. Kraftful builds the myriad components that an IoT/Smart Home company might…
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New York wants to ban paying ransomware demands
While it is advised that ransomware victims never pay their attackers, many businesses and even governments still do, which is why two state senators from New York have proposed bills banning local municipalities and governments from using taxpayer money to pay ransomware demands. Republican Senator Phil Boyle proposed the first…
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