ENTERTAINMENT & LIFE STYLE · WORLD NEWS

‘THE VOICE KIDS’ TALENT SHOW: FINALE RIGGED BY BOT!

Sure, bots might be all over the US electorate, but this is serious. This is The Voice. Think of the children! That’s what Russian bots were doing, in fact: robo-thinking of the children. Make that one child in particular – the daughter of pop singer Alsou and wealthy businessman Yan Abramov, whom they robo-voted in by a… Continue reading ‘THE VOICE KIDS’ TALENT SHOW: FINALE RIGGED BY BOT!

POLITICS · WORLD NEWS

ALLEGED CORRUPTION: ZUMA BACK IN COURT

Former South African President Jacob Zuma was set to appear in court on Monday to argue for a permanent stay of prosecution in his ongoing corruption trial. Mr Zuma, dubbed the “teflon president’’ because of his ability to weather scandal after scandal, is expected to bring a new legal team with him to argue that… Continue reading ALLEGED CORRUPTION: ZUMA BACK IN COURT

POLITICS · WORLD NEWS

2020 PRESIDENTIAL RACE: BILL DE BLASIO LAUNCHES BID

New York City mayor Bill de Blasio has become the latest Democrat to toss his hat into the ring for the 2020 presidential race, joining the swelling crowd of contenders bidding to unseat US President Donald Trump. “Donald Trump must be stopped. I’ve beaten him before and I will do it again,” he said in… Continue reading 2020 PRESIDENTIAL RACE: BILL DE BLASIO LAUNCHES BID

TECHNOLOGY · WORLD NEWS

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: CEO’s AND BUSINESS LEADERS IN US TRUST IT

Most senior executives (85%) classify themselves as artificial intelligence (AI) optimists, citing increased investment and trust in the technology. Eighty-seven percent say their company will invest in AI initiatives this year, the EY study reveals. The data was collected via an online study conducted by Engine on behalf of EY among a sample of 500 US CEOs and business… Continue reading ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: CEO’s AND BUSINESS LEADERS IN US TRUST IT

FAMILY · WORLD NEWS

A NEAR-TOTAL BAN ON ABORTION SIGNED INTO LAW

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed a near-total abortion ban into law Wednesday (15/05/2019), putting in place United States most restrictive law. The approval came a day after 25 white male Republicans in the Alabama Senate voted to ban abortion at every stage of pregnancy unless the mother’s physical or mental health is in jeopardy. Performing an abortion would carry a sentence of life or 10… Continue reading A NEAR-TOTAL BAN ON ABORTION SIGNED INTO LAW

TECHNOLOGY · WORLD NEWS

CRITICAL, REMOTE, ‘WORM-ABLE’ WINDOWS VULNERABILITY: UPDATE NOW!

Microsoft has issued a patch for a vulnerability in its Remote Desktop Services that can be exploited remotely, via RDP, without authentication and used to run arbitrary code: A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Remote Desktop Services – formerly known as Terminal Services – when an unauthenticated attacker connects to the target system using RDP and sends… Continue reading CRITICAL, REMOTE, ‘WORM-ABLE’ WINDOWS VULNERABILITY: UPDATE NOW!

WORLD NEWS

SWAZI GOVERNMENT DEBUNKS FIVE WIVES ORDER CLAIM_Ada Nkong

The Swazi government says reports making the rounds that His Majesty King Mswati III ordered men to marry as many as five wives or risk jail is fake. The fake report which emanated from Zambian Observer and has been republished in many other newspapers, was denounced as malicious. In a statement published by Swazi Observer… Continue reading SWAZI GOVERNMENT DEBUNKS FIVE WIVES ORDER CLAIM_Ada Nkong

ENTERTAINMENT & LIFE STYLE · WORLD NEWS

MARK ZUCKERBERG TURNS 35

The world eight (8th) richest man, Mark Elliot Zuckerberg, turns 35 today Born on May 14, 1984, Mark is an American technology entrepreneur and philanthropist. He is known for co-founding and leading Facebook as its chairman and chief executive officer. Born in White Plains, New York, Zuckerberg attended Harvard University, where he launched Facebook from his dormitory room on February 4, 2004,… Continue reading MARK ZUCKERBERG TURNS 35

TECHNOLOGY · WORLD NEWS

WINDOWS 10 BRINGS PASSWORD-FREE ACCESS ANOTHER STEP CLOSER

Microsoft hammered another nail in the password’s coffin by winning a certification for Windows Hello that will make it easier for people to log into Windows machines.  Windows Hello is the authentication system in Windows 10, and Microsoft introduced it to wean us off password-based access. It enables machines with the right hardware reader or… Continue reading WINDOWS 10 BRINGS PASSWORD-FREE ACCESS ANOTHER STEP CLOSER