Thursday, August 09, 2018

9 August - iGoogle Portal Tab 7 Yet more MSM


  WIRED



  • The IoT security crisis is playing out on a macro scale too, putting critical infrastructure at risk.
  • Samsung's big summer show, Galaxy Unpacked, kicks off today. Here's how to tune in.

    • The Big Apple deals the ride-hail companies with their first set of serious American regulations. Which city will impose regulations next?

  • Here’s what you need to know to start your day.
  • in 10 hours


    • The City Council voted on Wednesday to cap Uber vehicles and other ride-hail services.

      India News, Latest News in India, Live News India, India Breaking News - Ti




  • Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said PM Narendra Modi has an ''anti-Dalit mindset" and BJP president Amit Shah immediately hit back saying the Congress has had a "patronising...

    • The Union cabinet on Thursday approved an amendment in the yet-to-be-passed instant triple talaq bill, making it permissible for a magistrate to give bail for the offence. The offence...

      BBC News - UK



  • The figure is up from the month before and at its highest level in more than six years.
  • The company blames "extreme weather" for falling sales and says profits will be lower than hoped for.

    • Emma's Diary is fined £140,000 after illegally collecting and selling information to the Labour Party.


      National Geographic News



  • The Trump administration has promised vast changes to U.S. science and environmental policy—and we’re tracking them here as they happen.
  • Big wildfires, like those tearing through Northern California, can actually benefit some animals—while others escape, and many are hurt.

    • The Trump administration has promised vast changes to U.S. science and environmental policy—and we’re tracking them here as they happen.

  • Russia condemned a new round of U.S. sanctions as draconian on Thursday after news of the measures sent the rouble tumbling to two-year lows and sparked a wider asset sell-off over...
  • The Kremlin on Thursday said a new batch of sanctions on Moscow announced by the United States was illegal under international law and that Russia's financial system was stable...

    • Zimbabwean police took former finance minister and opposition leader Tendai Biti into custody on Thursday after Zambian authorities rejected his bid for asylum and deported him...

  • Elon Musk founded SpaceX with ambitions to explore Mars.
  • Here's a guide to the major astronomical events of the next year, as well as space launches and milestones for spacecrafts already in travel.

    • During a speech at the Pentagon tomorrow (Aug. 9), Vice President Mike Pence will outline the administration's plan to create a new branch of the military focused on defending the...

      CBC | Canada News



  • Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has ended speculation and says he will run in the upcoming byelection in B.C.'s Burnaby South riding.
  • Two Hamilton paramedics who face charges in the death of a 19-year-old Good Samaritan have been fired by the city, according to their union.

    • Klever Freire says he and a colleague prayed and panicked as storm water started gushing into the elevator they were stranded in at their office building in north Toronto. Then they...

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