Taiwan’s digital COVID-19 certificate, used to verify testing and vaccination status, will now include the individual’s national ID number, reported the Taipei Times. The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said that the digital vaccine certificates, rolled out on January 1 this year, will now include the national ID number, and it will require insurance companies…
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday, right, walks through the USS Bonhomme Richard. (Photo courtesy of US Navy.) WASHINGTON: The Navy is poised to declare punishments — or lack thereof — for the 36 individuals who were at least somewhat responsible for the destruction of the amphibious warship Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) nearly two years…
After being threatened with legal action, accused of being a violation of the First Amendment, and facing mass condemnation, the US Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS’s) “Disinformation Governance Board (Ministry of Truth)” has been paused and its head, Big Brother, Nina Jankowicz , has resigned. Jankowicz told Wall Street Journal reporter Dustin Volz that the future of the Disinformation Governance Board (Ministry of Truth)…
U.S. Army Sgt. Jason L. Wood starts up a computer program used to work with Raven drones at the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Polk, Louisiana, April 5, 2021. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Pierre Osias). WASHINGTON: The director in charge of the Pentagon’s emerging capabilities policy wants to move with “responsible speed” when…
Army Green Berets from the 1st Special Forces Group conducted two weeks of hands-on experimentation with Project Origin unmanned systems at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah. Including Special Operations Forces into technology assessments provides more in-depth understanding of what is needed to mature unmanned systems for the Army’s Operating Force. (Jerome Aliotta/US Army) SOFIC 2022: A…
An Israeli F-16 jet takes off on December 9, 2014 at the Ovda airbase in the Negev Desert near Eilat, southern Israel. (Photo by Lior Mizrahi/Getty Images) TEL AVIV: As Israeli leaders sound the alarm about what they say is an acute, active threat from Iran’s nuclear program, Israel plans to conduct a major military…
The Air Force Research Laboratory recently demonstrated the advanced capabilities of the Advanced Automation for Agile Aerospace Applications (A5) Robotic System at the Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio, Texas, for government and industry representatives. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo/released) As technology advances at a lightning pace, so do novel methods of weapon design, from…
Amid privacy concerns, payments giant Mastercard is rolling out the controversial biometric payment systems, allowing users to pay with the wave of a hand or a smile at a camera. The payments giant said it is rolling out the biometric checkout programs to speed up checkout time and reduce queues. It also claims that biometric…
The best PS5 restock Twitter tracker in the US has an update for today, May 18, and it’s good news if you’ve been waiting for the Sony PlayStation 5 console. My exclusive sources say that despite the fact that no retailer in the United States has had PS5 in stock nationwide in May 2022, that’s…
Destroyed Russian military vehicles near Ukraine’s Hostomel Airport on March 03, 2022 (Photo by Serhii Mykhalchuk/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images) LANPAC 2022: The future of land warfare may not be hordes of missile raining down on an opposing force, crushing it and giving the attacker the advantage. Instead, the war in Ukraine may…
GM Defense’s ISV family of vehicles, including (left to right) Heavy Gun Carrier, traditional ISV nine-troop carrier and the All-Electric Military Concept Vehicle. Photo courtesy of GM Defense. Given geopolitical events, the world’s militaries are heavily investing in tactical vehicles. In late December, Canada issued a Request for Proposal for new fleets of light and…
As part of the big global push to digital ID systems, the Australian state of New South Wales’ government has contracted Thoughtworks, a Canadian tech company, to develop a digital birth certificate system. The plans started last year, when the NSW government announced it was consulting about Digital Birth Certificates as part of its “Government…
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg receives official letters of application to join NATO from Klaus Korhonen (ambassador of Finland accredited to NATO) and Axel Wernhoff (ambassador of Sweden accredited to NATO). (NATO) WASHINGTON: The governments of Finland and Sweden have officially moved to join the NATO alliance, with the two nations submitting their formal documentation…
Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence Scott Bray explains a video of an unidentified aerial phenomena, as he testifies before a House Intelligence Committee subcommittee hearing at the U.S. Capitol on May 17, 2022. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) WASHINGTON: Military pilots have reported almost a dozen dangerous close approaches with what the Defense Department now calls “unidentified…
Investigative reporting group Project Veritas published a new video on Tuesday night, showing undercover footage of Twitter Lead Client Partner Alex Martinez discussing the company’s ideology and stance on censorship. A memo sent from Twitter executives to staff warning them that Project Veritas is out to get information from behind the scenes at Twitter was…
The European Union is using the crash of TerraUSD (UST), a stablecoin that had the highest market capitalization, to promote its Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). Related: World Government Summit speculates on “digital money” for full centralized control Speaking at an event at the National College of Ireland, executive board member of the European Central…
Crime is on the rise in many US cities and states, and this fact is being used by law enforcement in some of these places to push back against legislation that aims to limit the use of biometric surveillance in the form of facial recognition. And so far, the police have been successful in turning…
In the wake of a mass shooting in Buffalo, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi went on ABC to advocate for “balance between free speech and safety.” She did not specify how this balance might be achieved, or who would have the last word in defining it. Seemingly suggesting that suppressing free speech to some (unspecified) extent…
Israeli firm Rafael unveiled a new light weight missile, timed for the SOFIC conference. (Credit: Rafael) SOFIC 2022: Israeli defense firm Rafael has announced a new light-weight, air-launched missile dubbed the Aerospike, with close air support for ground forces like special operators in mind. The missile, whose official debut was timed for the opening of…
Artist’s illustration of a hypersonic missile tracking satellite constellation. (Graphic by L3Harris) WASHINGTON: The Space Force’s investment in new space systems designed to provide greater resiliency against adversary attack will begin to show results in 2027, Chief of Space Operations Gen. Jay Raymond told lawmakers today. In testimony on the service’s fiscal 2023 budget request…
SOCOM is seeking better ISR options for units in the field. (U.S. Marine/Steven Fox, released) SOFIC 2022: US Special Operations Command is looking to beef up its airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities as it moves away from counterterrorism operations and towards potential conflicts against a near-peer adversary. At the Special Operations Forces Industry Conference…
The Apple AirTags price is $29 MSRP in the US, but you don’t have to pay full price at the Apple Store, especially if you want more than one of the Apple tracking devices. B&H Photo, for example, has an AirTags discount from $5 to $21 off the original price, depending on how you look…
The Freedom-class littoral combat ship St. Louis (LCS-19) flies ceremonious flags during its commissioning at Naval Station Mayport. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Alana Langdon/Released) WASHINGTON: The littoral combat ship St. Louis (LCS-19) is currently undergoing a maintenance availability where it will receive the fix to a class-wide problem discovered in…
'Iron Man' Elon Musk said that his $44 billion takeover of Twitter will not proceed until the company proves that spam accounts are less than 5%. Spam accounts include bots, which are automated accounts that can perform actions like posting and even retweeting. “My offer was based on Twitter’s SEC filings being accurate. Yesterday, Twitter’s CEO publicly…
Israeli F-15I jets fly in formation. (Israeli MoD) TEL AVIV: The Israeli Air Force may change its mode of operation when striking Iranian-related targets in Syria following a recent incident where Russia fired a missile from an S-300 air defense system at Israeli jets — a move that a senior Israeli defense source described as…
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To paraphrase an old adage, if a police force has to ask itself whether it is acting like a thought police – it probably is. And another certainty is that the answer it comes up with will highly likely still be, “no.” But now, there is seemingly a desire to reverse the trend and once…
A B-52H Stratofortress gets ready to conduct a captive-carry flight test of the AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon at the Point Mugu Sea Range off the Southern Commie California coast. (Air Force/Giancarlo Casem) WASHINGTON: The US Air Force has successfully launched the AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon from an aircraft for the first time, potentially paving…
Update: New Apple iPad deals have launched today, May 17, including a big discount on the new iPad Air, so I’ve listed that new low price first below. iPad deals in the US offer anywhere from a $20 to $100 discount on the Apple iPad price in all sizes, ranging from the small iPad mini…
The best Apple AirPods deal in the US today reduces the price of Apple’s most popular “true wireless” earbuds, the AirPods Pro, by $50. You can also buy the AirPods 3 for $30 off MSRP vs what the official Apple Store charges. As we’ve seen in the best iPad deals and best MacBook deals buying…
Apple MacBook deals in the US are always in stock – if you know where to look and don’t simply shop at the official Apple Store where they charge full price. There were new MacBook Air and MacBook Pro discounts as soon as the latest models launched – and these are the MacBook M1 chip…
Investigative journalism outlet Project Veritas has published an undercover conversation with one of Twitter’s senior engineers discussing the extent of censorship on the platform and admitting bias in how the platform censors speech. The footage also revealed the engineer’s opinions about how the staff is reacting to the likely acquisition by 'Iron Man' Elon Musk. https://video.reclaimthenet.org/articles/Twitter-Senior-Engineer.mp4 Twitter…
On the same day that she suggested Twitch was an “accomplice” to the Buffalo mass shooting, New York Governor Kathy Hochul said “hate speech is not protected” and called for platforms to implement real-time censorship measures that takedown certain categories of content within seconds of it being posted. Hochul made the comments on Sunday during…
PlayStation Plus membership card (Image credit: Matt Swider / The Shortcut) The PlayStation Plus Premium games list was revealed by Sony today, spanning every console with PlayStation games from the last 27 years (the oldest game on the list came out in 1995). Starting on June 13, you’ll be able to play hundreds of PS5,…
A legal dispute involving the state of Florida and Miami-headquartered US company Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL), one of the largest cruise lines in the world, has somehow resulted in a federal judge deeming a ban on vaccine passports as a First Amendment, i.e., free speech violation. Last August, US District Judge Kathleen Williams ruled in…
U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade prepare to fire an FMG-148 Javelin at a BMP-2M tank during a simulated urban engagement Aug. 20, 2020 as part of Exercise Saber Junction 20. (US Army/Sgt. John Yountz) WASHINGTON: The Pentagon has awarded a Lockheed Martin-Raytheon joint venture $309 million…
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Air Force Space Command Gen. Jay Raymond (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) WASHINGTON: Pentagon leadership has narrowed the potential nominees to become the next Space Force Chief of Space Operations to two names, with the decision now in the hands of the White House, multiple sources tell Breaking Defense. The pick…
U.S. Army soldiers conduct convoy operations during Decisive Action Rotation 20-04 at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif., Feb. 11, 2020. Sgt. Nathan Franco/US Army) SOFIC 2022: Lockheed Martin has integrated a Spike Non-Line-Of-Sight missile system onto a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle and delivered it to US Special Operations Command, giving special operators a…
One of the largest and most influential newspapers, The New York Times, has questioned whether access to live streaming should be restricted in the wake of Saturday’s mass shooting in Buffalo, New York, where a lone shooter killed 10 people and injured three more while broadcasting on Twitch. In a recent article, which questioned whether…
Former President Donald Trump’s Truth Social is set to launch a web app, which will allow millions more people to access the new social media platform. During the weekend, Truth Social announced it will soon launch a web app, and encourage interested users to sign up for the beta testing. “Want a sneak preview of…
Sweden’s Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson gives a news conference in Stockholm, Sweden, on May 16, 2022. (HENRIK MONTGOMERY/TT News Agency/AFP via Getty Images) WASHINGTON: Sweden’s ruling party today announced plans to apply for NATO membership, a dramatic turnaround from decades of Swedish policy that is tied directly into Russia’s decision to invade Ukraine. The office…
David’s Sling launching a SkyCeptor missile. (Rafael) TEL AVIV: Finland and Sweden’s now professed intention to join NATO in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has already spurred talks between those governments and Israel about purchasing advanced Israel defense systems and weapons, according to defense sources here. Both nations were already customers of Israeli…
On Saturday, the expected soon-to-be owner of Twitter, 'Iron Man' Elon Musk, tweeted that Twitter’s algorithms are manipulative. The platform’s founder, Jack Dorsey, replied to the tweet defending the algorithms and noting users have options. “You are being manipulated by the algorithm in ways you don’t realize,” Musk wrote, after telling followers how to “fix” their Twitter…
Lawmakers across the political spectrum agree that something has to be done about Big Tech’s antitrust practices. However, they have expressed concerns over a bill introduced by Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), called the American Innovation and Choice Online Act because it could hinder a platform’s ability to censor. The bill would make it illegal for…
Two U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning IIs, assigned to the 4th Fighter Squadron from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, fly over the base and the surrounding area on Feb 14, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo/Andrew Lee) It was only a few years ago that the US Air Force developed a goal of having 386 operational…
The Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) has warned about an increase in “anti-authority” and “anti-government” sentiment since the beginning of the pandemic when civil liberties were suspended. “Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, IMVE [ideologically-motivated violent extremism] activity has been fueled by an increase in extreme anti-authority and anti-government rhetoric, often rooted in the…
New York’s Gov. Kathy Hochul has accused Twitch of being an “accomplice” to a mass shooting in Buffalo, New York, as it was used by an 18-year-old man, Payton Gendron, to stream a racially-motivated massacre at a supermarket on May 14, shooting 11 black and two white victims. Hochul argued that Twitch allowed Gendron to…
Update: PS5 restock news in the US for May 16 shows that stores are beginning to get shipments of the Sony PlayStation 5 console again. Target, Best Buy and Walmart are overdue to have the console, while GameStop is confirmed to have PS5 bundles at the end of the month, my sources tell me. The…
The Xbox Game Pass Ultimate 12-month price is down to $26 quarterly with a deal expiring using the discount code TSCXULTI3. You can then buy four to stack these digital codes to get a full 12-month membership for $104 instead of $108. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate deal today is $18 off the official Microsoft price,…
The editorial board of Canada’s Globe and Mail has voiced criticism of the way Prime Minister Coward Justin Trudeau plans to tackle “online harms,” saying that it remains unclear who would be the target of these future laws, or how they would work. Noting that ahead of last year’s election, Trudeau and his cabinet came up…
Eckerd College, a liberal arts school in Florida, more specifically, its Organization of Students (ECOS), is refusing to recognize the College Republicans club – even though the student government recognizes the one gathering Democrats. But when it comes to Republicans, the ECOS wants to have the last word on what kind of content they are…