Category: News
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Better Banking
A rapper by the name Killer Mike (also an avid Bernie Sanders supporter) made a call to action on a 107.9, a popular Atlanta radio station last week. He said, We cannot go out in the street and start bombing, shooting and killing,” the rapper said during the town hall. “I encourage none of us to engage…
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The New Yorker Presents
The New Yorker Magazine has a new television show, The New Yorker Presents, available exclusively on Amazon Video. Our stories. Our culture. Stream #TheNewYorkerPresents now w/#Prime. New episodes Tuesdays. https://t.co/MxApQ5Aqaf https://t.co/A81AmKEWLN — Prime Video (@PrimeVideo) February 16, 2016 Each episode tells a number of stories, some light, some serious, as depicted in the broad range…
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Apple vs. FBI
The FBI ordered Apple to create a “backdoor” so it can break into the San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone 5c. Apple basically said no, challenging the FBI on encryption. https://twitter.com/brialys_/status/699915889127325696 Surely Apple saw this coming which is why CEO Tim Cooke started his appeal months ago. I’m 100% convinced that if we were not living in a post-Snowden world, Apple would have never had…
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Ransomware & Bitcoins
Ok ladies, it’s time for some heavy lifting! So let’s get right to it: Question: What is Ransomware? Answer: Ransomware is a type of malware that prevents or limits users from accessing their system. It forces its victims to pay the ransom through certain online payment methods in order to grant access to their systems, or to…
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New Education Bill
(Surprisingly) Congress passed a new education bill last week. Forget “No Child Left Behind” rolled to in 2001 and embrace “Every Student Succeeds Act“. So what are the changes? Testing will continue, but STATES – not the U.S. government – will now decide how to use the results in evaluating teachers and schools. The new law encourages…
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