Alphabet has been “aggressively pursuing” the Defense Department’s (DoD) Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability (JWCC) contract, the New York Times reported earlier this week, noting that the organization viewed it as a priority. The initiative – a successor to the Pentagon’s failed ‘war cloud’ project – apparently aims to use “artificial …
Read More »Dutch Supreme Court backs Russia over Yukos oligarchs in $57 billion arbitration case
“Today the Supreme Court quashed the appeal court’s final judgement as well as the court’s preceding judgement,” the Supreme Court said in a statement on Friday, noting that the case would be referred to the Amsterdam Court of Appeal for “renewed judgement.” The judges contended that Russia had acceptable grounds …
Read More »Poisonous smog hangs over Delhi after Diwali celebrations (PHOTOS)
On Friday morning, India’s Air Quality Index surged, reaching 459 on a scale of 500, indicating “severe” air pollution – the highest figure recorded this year. Online resource Waqi.info reported that contamination in the capital on Friday was at least 10 times higher than in London. The concentration of poisonous …
Read More »US turns into battlefield for crypto innovation contest as NYC mayor wants to out-bitcoin mayor of Miami
“In New York we always go big, so I’m going to take my first THREE paychecks in bitcoin when I become mayor,” Adams posted on his Twitter account. “NYC is going to be the center of the cryptocurrency industry and other fast-growing, innovative industries! Just wait!” The tweet, which comes …
Read More »Israel attacks Syria in broad daylight. We shouldn’t actively ignore it
On Saturday, October 30, Israel changed strategy and attacked Syria in broad daylight. The attacks usually come in the early hours of the morning under cover of darkness, but this time Israel launched at 11.15am. The target was the Syrian air defense base to the West of Damascus. The base …
Read More »Going green? RT visits British town opening NEW coal mine (VIDEO)
Whitehaven, located on the Cumbria coast, is not exactly a flourishing place. Once a booming port and a major centre of the coal and chemical industries, the town has been in decline, with its streets dotted by long-since boarded-up businesses. However, Whitehaven has been selected by the West Cumbria Mining …
Read More »Rittenhouse trial witness says teen fired at ‘exact’ moment when victim ‘lunged towards’ his rifle
McGinniss, who works for online publication the Daily Caller, was among the group of people who drove Joseph Rosenbaum to hospital when he was shot by Rittenhouse during a night of violent protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin on August 25, 2020. Speaking from the witness stand on Thursday, McGinniss gave his …
Read More »MSNBC guest trashes Virginia’s 1st black female lieutenant governor as mouthpiece for ‘white supremacy’
During her show on Thursday night, MSNBC’s Joy Reid insisted Republicans should not tout Sears’ historic election as Virginia’s lieutenant governor this week as a sign of declining racism in the country, or “demand credit any time any of them ever voted for anybody black.” Her guest, sociologist and political …
Read More »Kids aged 5 and up in San Francisco will have to show PROOF of vaccination status
Speaking on Tuesday, public health official Dr Susan Philip said she anticipated the vaccine mandate to be extended to five- to 11-year-olds once enough time has passed for the minors to be considered fully inoculated – essentially, 14 days after completing Pfizer’s two-dose regimen. “We definitely want to wait and …
Read More »Fears 5G may cause ‘major disruptions’ for AIRCRAFT delay rollout
The planned December 5th rollout across C-band frequencies, which offer “good-to-great speed” across the mid-range of the radio frequency spectrum, will be delayed until at least January 5th, AT&T and Verizon announced on Thursday. The companies are hoping to work with the FAA to address its concerns regarding potential interference …
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