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FILE PHOTO: Chief Executive Officer of Apple Tim Cook and Lisa Jackson arrive for the State Dinner in honor of French President Emmanuel Macron at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 24, 2018. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File photo Cook, who has urged calm during the recent flare in U.S. trade tensions with China, held private talks with Trump in the Oval Office.
AS THIS year's midterm elections approach, the country is still unprepared for another Russian attack on the vote, and President Trump continues to send mixed signals - at best - about what he would do if the Kremlin launched an even more aggressive interference campaign than the one that roiled the 2016 presidential race. In last month's omnibus spending bill, Congress set aside more than $300 million for states to invest in hardening their election infrastructure.
The acting head of the IRS says the current tax-filing season has gone well, while acknowledging the tough challenge the cash-strapped agency faces of administering the new tax law that will affect 2019 returns. Acting IRS Commissioner David Kautter told Congress Thursday that some 79 million refunds totaling about $226 billion have been issued as of April 6, averaging $2,900 - up $13 from last year.
Microsoft has backed the Justice Department's request that the U.S. Supreme Court dismiss a case pitting the two against each other over whether prosecutors can force technology companies to hand over data stored overseas after Congress passed a law that resolved the dispute. The justices heard arguments in the high-profile case on Feb. 27, but President Donald Trump on March 22 signed legislation that makes clear that U.S. judges can issue warrants for such data while giving companies a way to object if the request conflicts with foreign law.
More Arkansas teachers will have access to computer science training and up to $2,000 in stipends after Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced an expansion of the continuing education program on Wednesday. The K-8 Computer Science Lead Teacher Stipend and Training Program was created in December with $500,000 in seed money; on Wednesday, Hutchinson added $300,000 to the program because interest in the initiative exceeded expectations.
Science Applications International Corp has been assigned an average recommendation of "Hold" from the ten brokerages that are covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, four have issued a hold recommendation and five have assigned a buy recommendation to the company.
Robbins Arroyo LLP: Cemex, S.A.B. de C.V. Misled Shareholders According to a Recently Filed Class Action Robbins Arroyo LLP: Cemex, S.A.B. de C.V. Misled Shareholders According to a Recently Filed Class Action Shareholder rights law firm Robbins Arroyo LLP announces that purchasers of Cemex, S.A.B. de C.V. have filed a class action complaint against the company's officers and directors for alleged violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 between August 14, 2014 and March 13, 2018. Cemex, together with its subsidiaries, produces, markets, distributes, and sells cement, ready-mix concrete, and other construction materials.
This July 21, 2012, file photo shows signage at the corporate headquarters of Equifax Inc. in Atlanta. Attacks launched by cybercriminals wreak havoc and cause disruption as more of everyday life moves online.
Google has reportedly joined a coalition with several other prominent tech companies supporting an effort to ensure that all touchscreen tools known as styluses work across the board for every major firm. Apple, Microsoft and Samsung have not signed on to the agreement known as the Universal Stylus Initiative , according to BBC.
Diebold Nixdorf Inc and NCR Corp, two of the world's largest ATM makers, have warned that cybercriminals are targeting U.S. cash machines with tools that force them to spit out cash in hacking schemes known as "jackpotting." The two ATM makers did not identify any victims or say how much money had been lost.
Computer code is seen with a portrait of Russian president Vladimir Putin in this photo illustration on October 31, 2017. CREDIT: Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images Dutch security services watched Russian hackers break into email accounts at the State Department, the White House, and the Democratic National Committee and passed critical intelligence along to U.S. officials between 2014 and 2016, according to a report Thursday in the Dutch news outlets Nieuwsuur and Volkskrant .
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Robert MCLAMB, Defendant-Appellant, Privacy International; Electronic Frontier Foundation; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Amici Supporting Appellant.
Major global technology providers SAP, Symantec and McAfee have allowed Russian authorities to hunt for vulnerabilities in software deeply embedded across the U.S. government, a Reuters investigation has found. A general view shows a building, which houses the office of HP Russia, in Moscow, Russia August 30, 2017.
WASHINGTON/MOSCOW: Major global technology providers SAP, Symantec and McAfee have allowed Russian authorities to hunt for vulnerabilities in software deeply embedded across the U.S. government, a Reuters investigation has found. The practice potentially jeopardizes the security of computer networks in at least a dozen federal agencies, U.S. lawmakers and security experts said.
The announcement on Wednesday that Apple Inc. will bring $350 billion in cash parked overseas - that's billion with a B - home to the United States, to invest here and create as many as 20,000 new jobs, is likely to be the economic story of the year. Donald Trump , who made his boast that he would "make America great again" the centerpiece of his campaign for president, couldn't have designed this play better on a blackboard.
The United States Army Corps of Engineers , supported by Alion Science and Technology , has put forth considerable effort during the last two years to further extend the capabilities of the existing Automatic Identification System network to improve the safety and efficiency of navigation along the inland rivers. The USACE works with the United States Coast Guard and other agencies and stakeholders to operate and maintain the nation's Marine Transportation System .
The DNC hacking story just took another strange turn. According to the BBC , alleged Russia hackers responsible for infecting DNC systems, used servers linked to a company based in Pakistan.
The Trump administration vowed Tuesday that North Korea would be held accountable for a May cyberattack that affected 150 countries, but it didn't say how, highlighting the difficulty of punishing a pariah nation already sanctioned to the hilt for its nuclear weapons program. The WannaCry ransomware attack infected hundreds of thousands of computers worldwide and crippled parts of Britain's National Health Service.
Richard Leon said he will aim to reach a decision in the case by late April or May, beyond companies' April 22 merger-agreement expiration date WASHINGTON-The judge presiding over the Justice Department's antitrust challenge to AT&T Inc.'s proposed acquisition of Time Warner Inc. has set March 19 as the trial's start date, warning the companies he cannot reach a decision by the time their merger agreement expires on April 22. "It's just not realistic to be done on the 22nd," U.S. District Judge Richard Leon said Thursday during a first preliminary court hearing.