Tag: Syria

US Treasury Warns of Sanctions Violations for Paying Ransomware Attackers

Cyber SecurityOctober 1, 2020

An alarming new advisory issued today by the federal government could upend ransomware response.As if getting hit with ransomware wasn't stressful enought, there's...

International alternatives to Kaggle for Data Science / Machine Learning competitions

Big DataSeptember 29, 2020

International alternatives to Kaggle for Data Science / Machine Learning competitions = Previous post Next post => Tags: Competition,...

Voice Controlled Combat Drones — A Boon or a Bane?

AIAugust 13, 2020

The Russian military is in its preliminary testing phase of making voice-controlled combat drones, as stated by media agency TASS. The infamous Marker...

Cannabis Use in Ancient Times – From Nomadic Warrior Women to Egyptian Pharaohs, and beyond

CannabisAugust 13, 2020

For the last few decades, cannabis use has become increasingly popular in the western world, and over just the last few years it’s...

NEAR Token Sale Postponed After CoinList Is Overwhelmed by Demand

BlockchainAugust 11, 2020

The highly anticipated tokensale for decentralized application (DApp) platform NEAR Protocol was postponed by 24 hours after CoinList — the exchange hosting the...

Immersive Education with Virtual Reality and the opportunity to learn by creating

AR/VRAugust 11, 2020

Today, conventional teaching media are being complemented more often by 3D virtual reality systems because of their didactic potential.This is due to the...

How AI can empower communities and strengthen democracy

AIJuly 4, 2020

Each Fourth of July for the past five years I’ve written about AI with the potential to positively impact democratic societies....

Largest Amphetamine Bust Ever Nets More Than $1B In ISIS-Trafficked Speed

CannabisJuly 2, 2020

Police announced on Wednesday that more than $1.2B worth of amphetamine pills manufactured by the Islamic State in Syria was seized at the...

U.N. Security Council Demands Cease-Fire In Conflict Areas, Due To COVID-19

Covid19July 1, 2020

Enlarge this image On Wednesday, the U.N. Security Council approved a 90-day cease-fire in global...

Canada failing to bring home 26 children stuck in Syria: report

BBCJune 30, 2020

A human rights group has criticised Canada for failing to repatriate dozens of citizens with alleged ties to the Islamic State (IS)...

No Internet Access? Amid Protests, Here’s How to Tell Whether the Government Is Behind it

Cyber SecurityJune 24, 2020

Government-mandated Internet shutdowns occur far more regularly than you might expect. Since the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis law enforcement on May...