For decades, Ha Toung kept quiet about his experience in Southeast Asia. A former officer of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam, he moved to the US after American troops left in 1975. “We were invisible,” Toung said. “We didn’t start talking about our experiences until 10-15 years ago when we realized misinformation was … Read more
A new Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll shows that Americans are largely disapproving of President Donald Trump’s handling of his job, with 59% disapproving and only 41% approving. However, the same poll suggests that negative impressions of Trump may not be translating into a strong advantage for the Democratic Party in the upcoming midterm elections. Only … Read more
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has warned that ransomware gangs are taking advantage of a serious vulnerability in Linux kernels. The issue, known as CVE-2024-1086, allows attackers to gain local privilege escalation and was introduced in 2014 but patched just last month. This flaw affects multiple major Linux distributions, including Debian, Ubuntu, … Read more
A group of wealthy philanthropists is stepping up to help those who will lose access to food aid due to the government shutdown. In San Francisco, billionaire Michael Moritz’s foundation has pledged $9 million to support the city’s efforts. The Robin Hood Foundation in New York and Bill Cummings’ foundation in Massachusetts have also donated … Read more
President Donald Trump’s plans to renovate the White House’s East Wing have put news organizations in an awkward position, particularly those owned by corporate donors. NBC News and MSNBC are among the outlets that own companies donating money to the project. Comcast donated $22 million, but the reason behind it remains unknown. Chuck Todd, former … Read more
Meta is building two massive data centers and spending up to $600 billion over three years, but its aggressive AI talent and infrastructure spending hasn’t brought in meaningful revenue yet. Meta’s quarterly earnings showed a $7 billion year-over-year jump in operating expenses and nearly $20 billion in capital expense. Mark Zuckerberg said the spending was … Read more
Baltimore’s ambitious waterfront project, Baltimore Peninsula, is parting ways with its lead developer, New York-based MAG Partners. The ownership group, led by Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank’s development firm and Goldman Sachs, decided not to renew MAG’s contract due to underwhelming leasing results. Despite completing phase one and rebranding the area as a mini-Dubai-like city, … Read more
Two stocks in the quantum computing space have seen huge returns in the past year – Rigetti Computing (RGTI) with a 2,570% gain and D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) with an 2,840% gain. However, analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald and Needham predict that Rigetti’s stock could decline by 54% and D-Wave’s by 41%. These stocks are considered overvalued … Read more
In Australia, a growing number of overdose deaths have been linked to synthetic opioids called nitazenes, which are 500 times stronger than heroin and 10 times stronger than fentanyl. The four recent deaths in Broadmeadows, Melbourne, were the largest cluster of Australian overdoses linked to these highly toxic substances. Carly Morse, Thomas Vale, Michael Hodgkinson, … Read more
The Trust for the National Mall, a nonprofit organization focused on preserving and enriching the National Mall, has taken on a new role: managing private donations for President Donald Trump’s $350 million gilded White House ballroom. The group was approached by the National Park Service to handle the donations, which come from individuals, foundations, and … Read more