Rumble celebrated its acquisition of the two-year-old Locals platform on Tuesday, its CEO Chris Pavlovski declaring “We are building the rails to a new tech ecosystem that will free everyone from the restraints of editorial control.” “Locals will provide our Rumble users a new way to generate revenue, one that …
Read More »Taliban acquires US military biometric devices that can identify Afghans who assisted coalition efforts – reports
An unidentified Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) official told The Intercept that the Islamist group confiscated the Handheld Interagency Identity Detection Equipment (HIIDE) devices during its offensive push last week. The report was backed up by three former US military personnel. They told the news outlet that the portable devices …
Read More »Amazon acquires secure messaging app Wickr used by Pentagon
The deal was announced by the two companies on Friday, with neither disclosing any figures. “We are pleased to share that Wickr has been acquired by Amazon and is now part of the Amazon Web Services (AWS) team. We’re proud to have created highly trusted, secure communication solutions for messaging, …
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