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☆ US Marines Special Ops test rifle-wielding, AI-powered robot dogs, report says
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-11 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The US Marines are testing rifle-equipped robot dogs, The War Zone reported. Onyx Industries supplied the rifle system. AdvertisementThe US Marine Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) is testing rifle-equipped "robot dogs," according to a report in The War Zone. "MARSOC is aware of and follows all DoD policy on autonomous weapons, and comments by Onyx Industries may be more indicative of their current or future offerings." Business Insider has reached out to Onyx Industries and MARSOC for comment.

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☆ Former passenger jets bought by US firm tasked with creating next generation nuclear ‘Doomsday’ planes
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-10 | by ( Brad Lendon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

At least one Doomsday plane is on alert 24/7 at a US military base somewhere in the world, the Air Force says. On Friday, a spokesperson for the Colorado-based Sierra Nevada confirmed the purchase of the Korean Air jets but would not give any further details. A Korean Air Boeing 747-800 landing at Rome Fiumicino airport. Earlier this week, Korean Air announced the $675 million sale of five of its aircraft to Sierra Nevada. Korean Air had nine 747-800 passenger jets in its fleet as of October 2023, according to its website.

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☆ Hackers from China and Russia are finding cracks in Microsoft's security
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-12 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewChina and Russia keep finding ways to get past Microsoft's security systems. Advertisement"Midnight Blizzard's successful compromise of Microsoft corporate email accounts and the exfiltration of correspondence between agencies and Microsoft presents a grave and unacceptable risk to agencies," CISA wrote in its emergency directive. AdvertisementLast week, the US Department of Homeland Security released a report from the Cyber Safety Review Board (CSRB) detailing a "cascade" of "avoidable errors" in the company's security systems. A Microsoft spokesperson told BI of the latest Russian attack: "As we discover secrets in our exfiltrated email, we are working with our customers to help them investigate and mitigate.

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☆ Microsoft really blew it, says government report on Chinese hacks
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-03 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Microsoft's security systems are inadequate and need an "overhaul," a government report found. Security flaws in Microsoft's systems let Chinese hackers breach the company's networks last summer, DHS found. Microsoft needs to seriously improve its systems for the sake of national security, the report says. AdvertisementMicrosoft's security culture needs work, a government-backed cybersecurity board says in a new report. In it, the board details a "cascade" of "avoidable errors" in Microsoft's security systems.

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☆ The US immigration surge saved the economy, record credit-card debt isn't an issue, and 4 other surprising takeaways from JPMorgan Asset Management's latest quarterly guide
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-31 | by ( James Faris | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

For a while, Kelly couldn't figure out whether there would be a recession, given how mixed signals were muddying the waters. Most economists now agree that there won't be a downturn, but one of the main explanations Kelly gave as to why may be shocking. Besides adding jobs, which tends to boost economic growth, Kelly noted that the presence of cheap workers has kept a lid on wage growth and, by extension, inflation. "But you could say that it has widened the runway for the soft landing. It's made it easier for us to achieve a soft landing."

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☆ Child migrants drowned in the Rio Grande after Texas blocked Border Patrol from the area, congressman says
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-14 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Three migrants drowned after Texas authorities blocked Border Patrol. AdvertisementThree migrants, including two children, died in Texas on Saturday after state authorities blocked Border Patrol from accessing the area. But its attempts to phone the Texas Military Department (TMD), the Texas National Guard, and the Texas Department of Public Safety about the situation were fruitless, he added. 'The Texas governor's policies are cruel, dangerous, and inhumane'David ZalubowskiThe tragedy comes a day after it was alleged that Texas National Guard soldiers had been blocking US Border Patrol agents from accessing parts of the US-Mexico border. AdvertisementThe Department of Homeland Security, the Texas National Guard, and the Texas Military Department did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Business Insider.

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☆ This is what the largest-ever seizure of counterfeit shoes, bags, and other luxury items looks like
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Kylie Kirschner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Authorities in New York recently announced the largest-ever seizure of counterfeit goods in the US. The 219,000 counterfeit items seized included 219,000 bags, clothes, shoes, and other luxury products. AdvertisementFederal authorities in New York City just made the largest-ever seizure of counterfeit goods — worth an estimated $1.03 billion. Boxes full of counterfeit goods were seized from the storage facility. AdvertisementPhotos released by authorities show boxes upon boxes full of counterfeit goods, as well as units with floor to ceiling shelves absolutely overflowing with counterfeit luxury handbags, shoes, wallets, clothing, sunglasses, and more.

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☆ How knockoffs took over America
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Jennifer Ortakales Dawkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

But these fake products have major financial and societal impacts that can lead to lost sales, jobs, and livelihoods. US Customs and Border Protection officers inspect boxes of counterfeit products at the Los Angeles/Long Beach Seaport complex. Edward Berthelot/GettyWhy sales of counterfeit goods have soaredE-commerce has been a breeding ground for knockoffs. AdvertisementAdvertisementAccording to the US Sentencing Commission , the maximum sentence for selling counterfeit goods is 10 years in prison. In 2020, Amazon established its Counterfeit Crimes Unit, which works with brands to identify and remove counterfeit products.

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Separately, state agencies said late Thursday that millions of people in Louisiana and Oregon had their data compromised in a security breach. The cyberattack has targeted federal and state agencies. No other federal agencies have confirmed being impacted. And on Thursday, state agencies said 3.5 million Oregonians with driver’s licenses or state ID cards had been impacted by a breach as well as anyone with that documentation in Louisiana. But much of the responsibility now lies on businesses and federal agencies rather than individuals, according to Cattanach.

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☆ A 30-ton shipment of explosive chemicals traveling from Wyoming to California by rail disappeared en route, officials say
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-22 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A 30-ton shipment of ammonium nitrate disappeared from a railcar, KQED reported. Officials are investigating the disappearance of a 30-ton shipment of ammonium nitrate, a chemical used to make both fertilizer and explosives, PBS affiliate KQED reported. A Federal Railroad Administration representative, however, told KQED that its own investigation suggested that one of the hopper car gates wasn't properly closed. Union Pacific, which transported the railcar, and the California Public Utilities Commission told KQED that they were also investigating. Dyno Nobel told KQED that it had "limited control" over the railcar while it was in transit and that it was being moved back to Wyoming for inspection.

☆ Criminals are buying guns in US states with loose gun laws and then smuggling them to Haiti, UN says
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-25 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Criminals are using lax gun laws in the United States, specifically in Florida, to traffic guns to Haiti. A UN report found that the United States is the "principal source" for guns and munitions in Haiti. "Weapons are frequently procured through straw man purchases in US states with looser gun laws and fewer purchasing restrictions." Handguns that sell for $400 to $500 in the United States can be resold for up to $10,000 in Haiti, according to the report. Florida recently became the 26th state in the United States to legalize permitless concealed carry.

☆ A Carnival cruise to the Bahamas became a 'cruise to nowhere' after inclement weather kept passengers stuck onboard the entire trip
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-19 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Windy weather forced a Carnival cruise ship to cancel its only planned port stop earlier this month. Passengers onboard received partial refunds and compensation for the unexpected cancellation. Passenger Kat O'Donnell told Insider the decision was disappointing. "It was the first time either one of us have ever gone out of the country," she told Insider. The Carnival Sunshine cruise ship docked in South Carolina in March 2020.

☆ You now have another 2 years to get a Real ID for flying in the US
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-05 | by ( Tim Levin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

US flyers now have an extra two years to get a Real ID-compliant form of identification. The US government has pushed the Real ID deadline multiple times. Once it does, air travelers 18 and older will need a Real ID-compliant driver's license or other federally approved form of identification to board domestic flights. DHS said COVID-19 slowed down the process for getting a Real ID. The Real ID Act, passed in 2005 in the wake of the September 11 attacks, established minimum security standards for driver's licenses and other forms of ID.

☆ Travel warnings: What other nations tell their citizens about US violence
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-27 | by ( Forrest Brown | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

After all, the rate of gun-related deaths in the United States has been going up in recent years. CNN Travel keeps a periodic check on what the governments of the United States’ neighbors and closest allies tell their citizens about coming here. It also tells its citizens that “violent crime, including gun crime, rarely involves tourists, but you should take care when traveling in unfamiliar areas. In many states, it is legal for United States citizens to openly carry firearms in public. “Violent crime has targeted individuals and groups from the LGBTQIA+ community and those with diverse ethnic, cultural and religious backgrounds.

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☆ Elon Musks says the issue of child sexual exploitation content on Twitter is 'Priority #1'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-21 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk tweeted that the issue of child sexual exploitation content is "priority #1" for Twitter. Bleu also said that Twitter had added a direct reporting option for child sexual exploitation on tweets with images or videos. Insider was able to verify this, and found that when reporting a tweet, users can now select the option of "child sexual exploitation" as the reason for the report. They added that potentially only "a percentage" of child sexual abuse material reported was actually being taken down by Twitter. Twitter's child sexual exploitation policy currently says that it has "zero tolerance towards any material that features or promotes child sexual exploitation, one of the most serious violations of the Twitter Rules."

☆ A nuclear attack would most likely target one of these 6 US cities — but an expert says none of them are prepared
▼ + stars: | 2019-12-17 | by ( Aria Bendix | Taylor Ardrey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

A nuclear attack on US soil would most likely target one of six cities: New York, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, San Francisco, or Washington, DC. A nuclear attack in a large metropolitan area is one of the 15 disaster scenarios for which the US Federal Emergency Management Agency has an emergency strategy. That includes the six urban areas that Redlener thinks are the most likely targets of a nuclear attack: New York, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Washington, DC. "Can you imagine a public official keeping buildings intact for fallout shelters when the real-estate market is so tight?" Both experts agreed that for a city to be prepared for a nuclear attack, it must acknowledge that such an attack is possible — even if the threat is remote.

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