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6 Months After Capitol Assault, Corporate Pledges Fall Flat
Following the deadly riots at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, many big corporations pledged not to donate to members of Congress who objected to the results of the presidential election.
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Apple Previews New iPhone Software, Changes to Mac Chips
Apple on Monday provided a glimpse at upcoming software changes designed to make the iPhone even easier to use and announced underlying hardware changes to its line of Mac computers.
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Party Like a Spy: Spookstock Is Intel World's Hush-Hush Bash
Sometime earlier this year, one of the most elite social events in Washington took place, but without any fanfare or news coverage.
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Drones for Fireworks? SeaWorld Considers Futuristic Switch
First, it was the Shamu show, now SeaWorld’s fireworks show could experience a similar transformation.
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Light Shows Tap Drones to Dazzle
Drones are becoming a more common way to light up the night sky. This video shows a selection of light shows from across the globe.
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Google Claims Breakthrough in Blazingly Fast Computing
Google announced Wednesday it has achieved a breakthrough in quantum computing, saying it has developed an experimental processor that took just minutes to complete a calculation that would take the world’s best supercomputer thousands of years. The feat could open the door someday to machines so blazingly fast that they could revolutionize such tasks as finding new medicines, developing vastly...
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Acting Intel Chief Maguire Defends Handling of Whistleblower Complaint
The acting director of national intelligence defended his handling of a secret whistleblower complaint involving President Donald Trump’s communication with Ukraine, telling the House intelligence committee he initially withheld the document from Congress because of concerns over “executive privilege.” Joseph Maguire told lawmakers he upheld his “responsibility to follow the law every step of the way” as he reviewed an...
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White House Tried to ‘Lock Down' Call Details, Whistleblower Complaint Reveals
White House officials sought to “lock down” records of a phone call in which President Donald Trump abused his executive authority when he urged his Ukrainian counterpart to investigate Democratic rival Joe Biden, according to a whistleblower complaint made public Thursday....
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White House Says Bin Laden Son Killed in US Operation
The White House announced Saturday that Hamza bin Laden , the son of the late al-Qaida leader who had become an increasingly prominent figure in the terrorist organization, was killed in a U.S. counterterrorism operation in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region. A statement issued in President Donald Trump’s name gave no further details, such as when Hamza bin Laden was killed or...
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The Often-Hated Open Floor Plan Gets a New Savior: The Office Pod
The open floor plan has become a minefield of distractions for office workers — the incessant ringing of phones, the chatter of co-workers, typing on keyboards — all of which threaten to undermine a productive workday. Enter the office pod. These sleek, self-contained booths are increasingly being sought by employers and have been embraced by workers. They provide a quiet...
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US Has Intel That Osama bin Laden's Son Hamza Is Dead, Officials Say
The U.S. has obtained intelligence that the son and potential successor of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, Hamza bin Laden, is dead, three U.S. officials told NBC News. The officials would not provide details of where or when Hamza bin Laden died, or if the U.S. played a role in his death. It is unclear if the U.S. has...
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Apple Buys Intel's Smartphone Modem Division for $1 Billion
Apple is paying Intel $1 billion for the chip maker’s smartphone modem division in a deal driven by the upcoming transition to the next generation of wireless technology. The agreement announced Thursday comes three months after Apple ended a long-running dispute with one of Intel’s rivals, Qualcomm. That ensured Apple would have a pipeline of chips it needs for future...
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Trump Grants AG Barr Power Over Classified Russia Probe Info
President Donald Trump has granted Attorney General William Barr new powers to review and potentially release classified information related to the origins of the Russia investigation, a move aimed at accelerating Barr’s inquiry into whether U.S. officials improperly surveilled Trump’s 2016 campaign. Trump on Thursday directed the U.S. intelligence community to “quickly and fully cooperate” with Barr’s investigation of the...
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House Intel Committee Investigating Whether Lawyers for Trump and His Family Obstructed Russia Probe
The Democratic-led House Intelligence Committee is investigating whether personal lawyers for President Donald Trump and his family tried to obstruct special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation by helping Michael Cohen deliver false testimony, NBC News reported. The committee’s chairman, Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., sent letters to four lawyers requesting documents related to Cohen, who told Congress in public testimony in February...
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Former Air Force Intelligence Analyst Charged With Leaking Obama-Era Drone Secrets
The Justice Department on Thursday charged a former Air Force intelligence analyst who later became a government contractor with illegally leaking classified information to a reporter, NBC News reported. Daniel Everette Hale allegedly communicated with the reporter for several months, starting at an April 2013 book tour event in Washington. He printed out 11 secret or top-secret documents about U.S....
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Worsening US-China Trade Tensions Rattle Financial Markets
The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled more than 470 points Tuesday amid a broad sell-off on Wall Street as the U.S. and China moved closer to an escalation of their already costly trade war. The U.S. was set to impose higher tariffs on China on Friday, a day after representatives from both nations are scheduled to resume trade talks in...
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Pence Talked Intel Chief Dan Coats Out of Quitting the Trump Administration: Sources
The country’s intelligence chief was on the verge of resigning at the end of last year over his frustrations with President Donald Trump but was talked out of it by his closest ally in the administration, Vice President Mike Pence, current and former senior administration officials told NBC News. Among the many tensions the officials said have marred the relationship...
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US Says Ex-Intel Official Defected to Iran, Revealed Secrets
A former U.S. Air Force counterintelligence specialist who defected to Iran despite warnings from the FBI has been charged with revealing classified information to the Tehran government, including the code name and secret mission of a Pentagon program, prosecutors said Wednesday. The Justice Department also accused Monica Elfriede Witt, 39, of betraying former colleagues in the U.S. intelligence community by...
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In Reversal, Trump Says He and Intel Chiefs on ‘Same Page'
A day after he lashed out at U.S. intelligence agency chiefs over their assessments of global threats, President Donald Trump abruptly reversed course Thursday and said that he and the intelligence community “are all on the same page.” Trump met with his director of national intelligence and other top security officials in the Oval Office and said afterward that they...
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Intel Chief Contradicts Trump Statements on North Korea, ISIS
U.S. intelligence agencies believe North Korea is unlikely to give up its nuclear weapons because “its leaders ultimately view nuclear weapons as critical to regime survival,” Dan Coats, the director of national intelligence, told the Senate intelligence committee on Tuesday. That view contrasts with comments from President Donald Trump, who in June declared that North Korea was “no longer a...