Month: July 2024
Protesters replaced American flag with Palestinian
Protesters took down an American flag and replaced it with a Palestinian flag Wednesday, and at one point burned the U.S. flag before someone ran into the crowd and snatched it off the crowd. Republicans and Democrats have both condemned the anti-Israel demonstrations in Washington, as Netanyahu spoke on the ongoing war between Israel and
Trump assassination attempt impact on the USA
The failed assassination attempt on Trump sent shockwaves around the world, with the Secret Service also facing questions over the colossal security failures which led to it. As he was rushed off stage by the Secret Service, Trump provided an iconic image when he gave his supporters a clenched fist salute in front of the
Taiwan hit by Strong typhoon
In China’s coastal Fujian province, flights, trains and ferry services were canceled, and more than 240,000 residents were evacuated as the typhoon approached. The island is regularly hit by typhoons and has boosted its warning systems, but its topography, high population density and high-tech economy make it difficult to avoid losses when such storms hit.
Leopard Tanks into Ukraine
The German-made Leopard 2 tanks are widely considered some of the best main battle tanks manufactured by NATO member states. Rheinmetall describes them as “the world’s finest main battle tank.” Ukraine received its first shipment of 18 Leopard 2 tanks from Germany last March. By January 2024, German politician and economist Sebastian Schäfer said Ukraine’s
Philippines and China compliment each other
Relations between China and the Philippines under Marcos have been strained since he allowed an expanded U.S. military presence in the country under a 2014 defense pact and hostilities between their forces started to flare in the disputed South China Sea last year. The Philippine government crackdown has led to the shutdown of several sprawling
Microsoft Massive hit after tech outage
The global tech outage caused by a faulty update to CrowdStrike’s security software crashed computers powered by Microsoft Windows on Friday, causing airlines to delay flights and doctors to postpone surgeries.US Fortune 500 companies excluding Microsoft face $5.4 billion in losses thanks to the CrowdStrike outage last week and Microsoft’s losses will add hundreds of
The Trump Shooter used a drone for reconnaissance
Investigators have gone through the shooter’s phone and computer, scoured his search history and bedroom and have interviewed his family and friends, but have struggled to identify what motivated the 20-year-old would be assassin to act. The Shooter flew a drone in the area near the rally just two hours before the former president took
Investigation on Google AI Search
Shares of Google parent Alphabet (GOOGL) lost ground Wednesday amid concerns about the tech giant’s spending on artificial intelligence (AI) investments, despite an earnings beat. During the company’s earnings call, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai said in increasing spending to invest in AI infrastructure, the company is combatting the “risk of underinvesting.” Do you think that
The cause of major IT outage on CrowdStrike
Windows hosts running sensor version 7.11 and above that were online early Friday morning were affected. Mac and Linux hosts were not, according to CrowdStrike. CrowdStrike released a preliminary report Wednesday blaming a bug in its test software for the global outage that derailed airline operations and knocked banks, hospitals and other businesses offline. How
Encirclement of Ukrainian Battalions
Russia captured Avdiivka in February 2024, and has been advancing west toward the strategic Donetsk settlement of Pokrovsk, not far from the Donetsk border with the neighboring Dnipropetrovsk region, in the months since. Pokrovsk has been referred to as a “fortress” settlement, key to Ukrainian defenses preventing Russia’s advance west of the Donetsk region. Anew