Publishedduration26 minutes agoimage copyrightGetty Imagesimage captionQueen Elizabeth, who visited Barbados in 1977, is the island nation's head of stateBarbados has announced its intention to remove Queen Elizabeth as its head of state and become a republic. "The time has come to fully leave our colonial past behind," the Caribbean island nation's government said.It aims to…
CROWN JEWELS — Zerologon lets anyone with a network toehold obtain domain-controller password. Dan Goodin - Sep 14, 2020 11:20 pm UTC Researchers have developed and published a proof-of-concept exploit for a recently patched Windows vulnerability that can allow access to an organization’s crown jewels—the Active Directory domain controllers that act as an all-powerful gatekeeper…
SummaryA report by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation says the pandemic has pushed global development back by more than 20 yearsTens of millions of people have been exposed to the threat of more poverty, inequality and disease, it saysIn the UK, a lack of coronavirus tests for NHS staff is leading to staff absences…
Tick, tock — Ellison has raised money for Trump. Trump has called Ellison a "tremendous guy." Timothy B. Lee - Sep 14, 2020 2:40 am UTC Enlarge / Oracle chairman Larry Ellison.David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesOracle has apparently won the competition to take over TikTok's US operations. Microsoft disclosed on Sunday that ByteDance, TikTok's…
Publishedduration43 minutes agoimage copyrightAFPimage captionThe latest protests erupted on Saturday eveningThe rival government in eastern Libya has submitted its resignation after a number of protests over deteriorating living conditions and corruption. At the weekend demonstrators in the city of Benghazi set fire to strongman Gen Khalifa Haftar's headquarters.They also clashed in his stronghold of Al-Maj…
Inconvenient truths — "CDC to me appears to be writing hit pieces on the administration," reads one email. John Timmer - Sep 12, 2020 6:40 pm UTC Enlarge / Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), listens during a House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus. Redfield may be finding himself…
Publishedduration4 minutes agoimage copyrightMaersk Tankers/Reutersimage captionThe Maersk Etienne picked up the migrants in early AugustA group of migrants rescued by a Danish tanker in the Mediterranean have been allowed to land in Italy after more than 40 days at sea.The 27 people - including one pregnant woman - set off from Libya on 2 August.…
Hmmmm — It's the latest twist in the long, long saga of a disastrous startup. Beth Mole - Sep 11, 2020 10:10 pm UTC Enlarge / Elizabeth Holmes, founder and former CEO of Theranos, arrives for motion hearing on Monday, November 4, 2019, at the U.S. District Court House in San Jose, California. Elizabeth Holmes—the…
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Toots Hibbert had reportedly been tested for coronavirus in the last two weeks Jamaican reggae pioneer Frederick Nathaniel "Toots" Hibbert has died at the age of 77.The legendary musician fronted the reggae and ska band Toots & the Maytals from the early 1960s.On social media the group announced he…
Tick tock — TikTok could face a US ban if it doesn't find a US buyer in the next five days. Timothy B. Lee - Sep 11, 2020 3:40 am UTC Enlarge / Trump speaks at Andrews Air Force Base on September 10, 2020, before boarding a flight for a campaign rally in Michigan.MANDEL NGAN/AFP…
