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Owner of Florida Telecommunications company pleads guilty or involvement in international cellphone fraud scheme
From US Department of Justice Owner of Florida Telecommunications Company Pleads Guilty, Second Defendant Sentenced to 52 Months in Prison for Involvement in International Cellphone Fraud Scheme The owner and operator of a Florida-based telecommunications company pleaded guilty today and…
Pilots fear drone collision as number of near-misses doubles
From Caribbean News Service LONDON. Jan 06 2016 – Pilots are warning of a possible drone collision in 2017 after the number of near-misses more than doubled in 2016 The British Airline Pilots’ Association fears 2017 could see even more…
US Intel Report: Putin sought to help Trump and ‘Denigrate’ Clinton
From Newsmax A declassified intelligence report blames Vladimir Putin and the Russian government for pre-election hacking in an effort to undermine Hillary Clinton and help Donald Trump. The report, ordered by President Obama and released on Friday, concludes that Putin…
Projects that wow
Core77: 15 Reader Submitted Projects That Wowed This Year BY EMILY ENGLE From Core77 Our readers have been busy in 2016… We ware extremely impressed with the diversity of our reader submitted projects this year. Ranging from seating innovations to…
Blockchain technologies entered the trough of disillusionment in 2016, but 2017 will be brighter
By Peter Smith From TechCrunch What does 2017 have in store for digital assets and underlying blockchain technology? This is a vital question for those in fintech, especially in light of recent news that Goldman Sachs and Santander left R3…
Facebook Live broadcast ends in tragedy as thousands watch Arkansas mother die ‘and do nothing’
By Tom Embury-Dennis From The Independent UK Friends watch Keiana Herndon collapse while holding her one-year-old son A woman has died while broadcasting on Facebook Live as thousands watched and “did nothing”. Keiana Herndon collapsed while holding her one-year-old son and streaming from her friend’s…
Step to take when downloads are taking too long
From Wn.com The Internet and all its uses are unlimited in a sense. Millions of new websites are created and millions of downloads take place from some of these websites per day. Each day, thousands upon thousands of downloads take…
Top 10 password mistakes you should avoid
From Wn.com Learning from own mistakes is good, learning from others mistakes is wonderful. Way back in 2007 I received a email from a hacker asking my password. Though I was aware and quite sure this is a hacker I…
Silicon Valley’s obscure unicorns could boost the 2017 IPO market
By Liana B. Baker, Heather Somerville and Lauren Hirsch, Reuters From Business Insider Social media firm Snap Inc may be the highest profile tech IPO planned for 2017, with the potential to raise billions. But more than a dozen expected…
In an instant messaging world, a delayed response is anxiety inducing
BY RACHEL THOMPSON From Mashable LONDON — “Step away from the phone,” I said to myself as my eyes bore down at my iMessages. I felt heavy with the burden of anticipation; my heart racing as my foot tapped in…
