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Comcast Xfinity hack steals personal data of 36 million customers

PC World 

It seems like hackers breaching the defenses of major corporations has become just another fact of modern life, to the point that we just kind of ignore it if it doesn’t actively affect us. That might be hard to do for customers of internet service provider Comcast. The company was hit with an attack two weeks ago that has reportedly exposed the customer data of 35.9 million Xfinity users — a hair over 10 percent of the US population. But what might raise further alarms is Comcast’s apparent lackadaisical... Читать дальше...

Odisha plans 11 new camps for security forces to take on Maoists: DGP

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

Odisha Police announced plans to establish 11 new CRPF/BSF camps in remote areas of the state to counter Maoist activities. The decision was disclosed by DGP Sunil K Bansal during a strategy conference on left-wing extremism. The move aims to strengthen the fight against Maoists by enhancing police presence in vulnerable regions.



Should MLS pull out of Open Cup?

Big Internet Group LLC. 

To me, it's obvious that the MLS should not pull out of Open Cup. But I was surprised to see others disagree. So I wanted to do a poll to get a clear picture.

(I feel it is sacrilegious to the US soccer community for MLS to pull out. But hey that's just me. I feel all pro sports would be better off with an "open" cup... where amateurs can test themselves against pros. In golf anyone can become a pro and compete in PGA tournaments if they are simply good enough and qualify. This is true...
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When AI can fake reality, who can you trust? | Sam Gregory

Ted.com 

We're fast approaching a world where widespread, hyper-realistic deepfakes lead us to dismiss reality, says technologist and human rights advocate Sam Gregory. What happens to democracy when we can't trust what we see? Learn three key steps to protecting our ability to distinguish human from synthetic — and why fortifying our perception of truth is crucial to our AI-infused future.

India has a long way to go to eliminate child labour: Parliamentary panel

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

“The implementation of the policy has to go a long way for achieving the objective of elimination of child labour as per commitments made by the county after ratification of ILO conventions and to achieve the target stipulated in Sustainable Development Goal 8.7 to end all forms of child labour by 2025,” the parliamentary standing committee on labour said in its 52nd report tabled in the Parliament on Wednesday.

The Political Miscalculus Of The EAC (Part I) – OpEd

Eurasia Review 

It is difficult to describe the mistake of the EAC in urging, goading and finally admitting Somalia into the EAC. One sometimes looks at it as a colossal miscalculation, but it appears more complex and more moronic, how a country with no proper constitution, unstable and in political disarray, with parts of the country almost independent of it and out of the control of the state, could be admitted into such a prestigious group, which is presenting itself as the now growing kid in the block among the economic regional groups of the Africa. Читать дальше...

The Regime: HBO Sets Release Date, Debuts Trailer For Kate Winslet Limited Series

TVLine.com 

They say politics is a bloodsport, but in Kate Winslet’s new HBO limited series The Regime, that might literally be true. HBO has released the trailer for the drama (formerly titled The Palace), set to debut March 3, with Winslet starring as the chancellor of an unnamed European country. She meets with an American envoy […]





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