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Why Facebook is paying a fine of $3 billion to $5 billion (FB)
Facebook is estimating that it could be subject to a $3 billion to $5 billion fine by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), according to the company's earnings report filed on Wednesday.
The fine could come as a result of Facebook violating a 2011...
Topics: Facebook, Social Media
US SEALs Chief Accused of War Crimes in Iraq: Was There a Cover-Up?
On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Tarak Kauff and Kenneth Mayers, activists with Veterans for Peace who were unjustly denied permission to return home to the United States pending a trial on charges...
Topics: Iraq, Activism
Google’s redesigned Fit activity tracker is now an iOS app
Google Fit has landed for iOS. The activity tracker offers the same clean design that arrived with the major revamp of the Android version a year ago, with features such as Move Minutes and Heart Points also included.
The post Google’s redesigned...
Topics: Google, Ios, Android Apps, Android, Mobile Technology
Microsoft Market Cap Touches $1 Trillion
After reporting strong earnings, Microsoft's market capitalization reached $1 trillion. The stock is up about 25% this year.
Topics: Microsoft (MSFT)
Sri Lanka Suicide Bombers Identified As Sons Of Wealthy Spice Merchant
Sri Lankan police have determined that two of the eight suicide bombers who carried out the Easter Sunday bombings, one of the deadliest terror attacks in recent memory, were the sons of one of the wealthiest businessmen in the country - a spice...
Topics: Sri Lanka, Police
R. Kelly’s sexual abuse accuser wins lawsuit after the singer fails to appear in court
R Kelly’s legal troubles are growing by the day.
Already facing 40-70 years in prison on charges of aggravated sexual abuse, the embattled R&B singer now finds himself on the losing side of a civil lawsuit brought against him by one of his...
Topics: Lawsuits
AT&T confirms that a 17.3 inch Samsung Galaxy View 2 is on the way (video)
It’s official(ish): Samsung is launching a new Android device with a 17.3 inch display. As expected, it’s called the Samsung Galaxy View 2, and it will be available from AT&T. How do we know that? Because AT&T released a...
Topics: Samsung, Mobile Technology, Tech Videos, Android
GOP strategist tells Dems to ignore the media — Trump ‘impeachment hearings will help’ them...
House Democrats so far have been reluctant to initiate impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump, in part because they fear it would create a backlash that will hurt their chances of winning back the White House in 2020. However,...
Topics: Donald Trump, White House
DNC chairman: Trump’s government is ‘asleep at the switch’ while we are facing ‘cyber war’
On Thursday, Democratic National Committee chairman Tom Perez scorched President Donald Trump on CNN for his complete abandonment of his role as the nation’s protector in the face of cyber warfare from Russia. “What we saw in the 2016...
Topics: Donald Trump, CNN, Russia
House Democrats’ Shameful Abdication of Duty
A day after Democrats re-took the majority in the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi knew she had a mandate. “We have a constitutional responsibility for oversight,” she told reporters. “This doesn’t mean we go looking for a fight. But...
Topics: Nancy Pelosi
10 things in tech you need to know today
Good morning! This is the tech news you need to know this Thursday.
Facebook said it's expecting to pay a fine of between $3 billion to $5 billion to the FTC. News of the fine came out in the company's earnings report, filed on Wednesday.
Tesla...
Topics: Facebook, Social Media, Tesla
Russia’s Putin Arrives for Summit with North Korea’s Kim
Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in Vladivostok for a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Thursday’s summit reflects Russia’s effort to position itself as an essential player in the North Korean nuclear standoff.
Kim’s...
Topics: Russia, Vladimir Putin, North Korea, Kim Jong-Un
Tesla Still Plans to Deliver as Many as 400,000 Cars This Year
Tesla posted relatively poor earnings. However, if the number of cars an auto company sells is a major key to success, Tesla continues to be on the right road.
Topics: Tesla
India lifts ban on TikTok
An Indian state court moved to lift a nationwide ban on the popular short-form video app TikTok. A nearly week-long ban in India on the app is now reversed, lawyers involved in the case told Reuters on Wednesday. Google and Apple removed the app...
Topics: India, World Videos, Reuters, Google
Militants Violate Ceasefire in 4 Syrian Provinces Over 24 Hours – Russian MoD
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Russian Centre for Reconciliation in Syria said Wednesday that over the past 24 hours, it registered ceasefire breaches in four provinces within Syria’s Idlib de-escalation zone.
Topics: Russia, Moscow, Syria
IAF Review Claims India Struck 5 Targets in Balakot Airstrike - Report
Tension has failed to die down between India and Pakistan over the IAF's 26 February air strikes. India called it a pre-emptive strike, aimed to prevent more terrorist attacks from the Pakistan-based militant group JeM. Pakistan views India’s...
Topics: India, Pakistan, Terrorism
Colombo Airport Operations Temporary Halted - Reports
The entry road to Colombo's main airport was closed after a suspicious vehicle was spotted at nearby car park, according to an airport police statement.
Topics: Airports, Police
LG mobile business in question as production in Korea suspended
Android smartphone news these days mostly revolve around Samsung, thanks to the Galaxy Fold brouhaha, and Huawei, thanks to the P30 Pro’s highly praised cameras. Former giants like Sony and HTC also get some attention from time to time but...
Topics: Android, Mobile Technology, Samsung, Huawei, Sony, Htc
UBS Group's (UBS) Q1 Earnings Decline Y/Y on Lower Revenues
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Topics: UBS, Deutsche Bank, Banking
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Time for those geniuses to earn that job title Apple is speeding up repairs of defective laptop keyboards that have left MacBook users angry, frustrated, and firing off lawsuits.…
Topics: Apple, Laptops, MacBook, Lawsuits
Code change suggests Android Q will come to Chrome OS
Android Q hasn’t even officially made its way to smartphones yet — outside of a beta on Pixel devices — and Google is already working to bring support to Chromebooks.According to a code change submitted to the Chromium Gerrit...
Topics: Android, Mobile Technology, Chrome, Google, Chromebook, Chromium
China's island cities: Treasure or trouble for Asia?
A high-rise city the size of central London rising out of the ocean next to Sri Lanka's capital is laying down another marker for China's global infrastructure ambitions whose epic scope is sounding alarm bells in Asia and beyond.
Topics: China, United Kingdom, London, Sri Lanka
"Robbed By Legal Means": Former CEVA Execs Blame Apollo For Devastating Employee Stock...
Former executives of CEVA Logistics, a Swiss company that was LBOed by Apollo more than 10 years ago, are claiming that their savings were wiped out after a series of financial maneuvers by their acquirer. In a $34 million class action suit against...
You Can Now Build Boeing's Starliner Capsule With Cobi Toy Blocks
With work underway to return astronauts to space from U.S. soil, you can now piece together one of NASA's new commercial crew spacecraft using a toy kit from Poland.
Topics: Boeing, Astronaut, Space, NASA, Spacecrafts
Tucker Carlson guest says Islam is "the most hateful intolerant religion on Earth"
TUCKER CARLSON (HOST): Why is it Christians, though? I mean, Christianity is not the only world's religion, not even the only Abrahamic faith with these positions on sexual ethics, including gay rights. I mean, you have at least two others that have...
Topics: Religion
Twisting Stephen Miller’s Words
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A meme posted on a popular progressive Facebook page leaves out several words and important context in a quote from White House adviser Stephen Miller.
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A meme shared on a progressive Facebook page that frequently posts content...
Topics: Facebook, Social Media, White House