House passes bill to fully fund DHS
House passes bill to fully fund DHS
As Vietnam leads on AI rules, Southeast Asia risks ‘economic own goal’
Southeast Asian countries are racing to assert control over their data flows, driven by a potent mix of nationalist sentiment and security anxieties.
But analysts warn that while certain measures may deliver domestic economic benefits, the broader push risks undermining innovation, deterring foreign investment and even cutting the region off from the global digital economy.
On March 1, Vietnam became the first Southeast Asian nation to have in force a comprehensive law on artificial...
Hong Kong prison department’s IT system hacked, 6,800 employees’ data compromised
A computer system containing Hong Kong prison employees’ personal data has been hacked, compromising the information of 6,800 current and former staffers.
The Correctional Services Department said on Friday evening that a hacker had gained illegal access to one of its IT systems on Tuesday.
“After a preliminary investigation, the Correctional Services Department believes the incident involved unauthorised access to the internal Knowledge Management System by a hacker, through which the hacker...
Abu Dhabi: Fires break out after missiles intercepted and debris falls from sky
According to reports, there have been injuries - Abu Dhabi says missiles have been successfully intercepted overhead by air defence systems on Saturday, March 28
Defying Senate, House GOP passes DHS funding stopgap
(The Center Square) – The Department of Homeland Security shutdown will continue into the weekend after House Republicans snubbed the Senate’s funding deal and passed their own funding stopgap instead.
Defying Senate, House GOP passes DHS funding stopgap
(The Center Square) – The Department of Homeland Security shutdown will continue into the weekend after House Republicans snubbed the Senate’s funding deal and passed their own funding stopgap instead.
Can ‘reliable friend’ China fill the gap as US pressures allies to snub South Africa?
China pledged to continue its support for South Africa on the same day that it emerged that South African President Cyril Ramaphosa had been disinvited from this year’s Group of Seven (G7) summit in France following US threats to boycott the event.
On Thursday, Pretoria said that Ramaphosa’s invitation – issued personally by French President Emmanuel Macron at last year’s Group of 20 summit in Johannesburg – had been withdrawn because the organisers did not want a no-show from the United...
Why SD cards and hard drives are the new ‘digital gold’ in Hong Kong
After Hong Kong photographer Jacky Lau Kin-sang upgraded his camera systems a few months ago, he was shocked to find that the professional-grade high-capacity SD cards for the set-up cost up to HK$3,000 (US$383) per unit, three times more than expected.
But the real shocker for the 42-year-old was that the price of the hard disks he had been purchasing for years to back up his clients’ images also skyrocketed from HK$1,880 to HK$3,880 for a 16TB model.
“It means you essentially have to spend...
Stressed Out at Work? Simmer Down with 1988’s ‘Death Spa’
IndieWire's Chief Film Critic stops by midnight's messiest med spa... and lives!
Body of missing flight attendant believed to be found
Body of missing flight attendant believed to be found
House passes bill to fully fund DHS but measure unlikely to pass Senate
The House has voted to yes on a temporary bill to fund all of the Department of Homeland Security, including ICE and Customs and Border Protection, but the government shutdown is expected to continue as the measure is thought to be "dead on arrival" in the Senate. NBC News' Jessica Layton and Melanie Zanona report.
JUST IN: House Passes Short-Term DHS Funding Bill in Late Night Vote
The House of Representatives late Friday night passed a short-term DHS funding bill.
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