US government to slap contractors with civil lawsuits for covering up violations

[ad_1] In a groundbreaking initiative announced by the Justice Department this week, federal contractors will be prosecuted if they fail to report a cyber attack or data breaches. The newly introduced “Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative” will build on existing false claims law to prosecute contractors and grant recipients involved in what the DoJ calls “cybersecurity fraud”. … Read more

First jobless claims fall to 326K for the first time in four weeks

[ad_1] Lebenthal Global Advisors chairman Dominick Tavella says many Americans don’t want to go back to work yet. The number of Americans filing initial unemployment claims fell for the first time in four weeks, as more workers joined the workforce after additional unemployment benefits expired. First-time jobless claims fell from 38,000 to 326,000 in the … Read more

Pfizer and BioNTech Call on FDA to Clear Coronavirus Vaccine for Children 5-11 Years of Age – The Washington Post

[ad_1] Pfizer and BioNTech Call on FDA to Clear Coronavirus Vaccine for Children 5-11 Years of AgeThe Washington Post Studies Confirm Decreased Immunity Against Pfizer’s Covid-19 VaccineCNN COVID-19 fire saved 39,000 elderly or disabled Americans, US reports showYahoo! Voice Johnson & Johnson asks FDA to approve booster shotPatch.com Can I get my flu and COVID … Read more

Russian state-backed hackers are more successful at violating foreign government goals, Microsoft says

[ad_1] Government organizations accounted for more than half of the targets of Moscow-linked hacking groups for the year through June 2021, down from just 3% the year before, according to Microsoft. At the same time, the success rate of Russian intrusions into government and non-government targets has dropped from 21% to 32% year on year, … Read more

Boeing HQ in Chicago a ‘ghost town’ as priorities shift

[ad_1] SEATTLE, October 7 (Reuters) – Twenty years ago, just days before the September 11 attacks on the United States crippled the aerospace industry, Boeing Co (BN) moved its headquarters from its center from Seattle’s historic fabrication to an elegant downtown Chicago skyscraper. The move was at the heart of Boeing’s plan to forge a … Read more

United Airlines to increase schedule ahead of holiday travel increase

[ad_1] United Airlines’ first Boeing 737-800 sits at a gate after arriving at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, the United States, June 5, 2019. Kamil Krzaczynski Reuters United Airlines plans to increase its December schedule to 3,500 domestic flights per day, the highest number of flights to the United States since the start of … Read more

Judge berates defense of founder of Theranos

[ad_1] It is a truth universally recognized by lawyers: a witness who gives damaging testimony about an accused in a criminal trial must be dragged through the mud by the accused’s counsel. But Lance Wade, who represents Elizabeth Holmes, the fallen patron of Theranos, has just concluded what has to be one of the strangest … Read more

Equities advance as fears over debt ceiling expire

[ad_1] Shares rose on Thursday, with investors encouraging developments in Washington as lawmakers moved closer to a deal that would temporarily avoid a government default by mid-month. All three major indices extended Wednesday’s gains after Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell offered Democratic lawmakers a deal temporarily extend the government’s borrowing limit until December. Such a … Read more

Cathie Wood: Ark Investment Management moves to Florida

[ad_1] Ark Investment Management is permanently closing its New York office and moving to St. Petersburg, Florida, the company said on Wednesday. Wood’s flagship exchange-traded fund, Ark Innovation, jumped nearly 150% in 2020, making her a Wall Street superstar. Wood does things differently and she focuses on the laser technology industry. So maybe it’s no … Read more

GM-backed Cruise targets 1 million autonomous vehicles by 2030

[ad_1] DETROIT – Cruise, an autonomous vehicle subsidiary majority owned by General Motors, is targeting a fleet of at least 1 million autonomous vehicles by 2030. Cruise CEO Dan Ammann on Wednesday showed investors a chart of the company’s “exponential cruise fleet ramp” that showed its operations expanding to one million vehicles or more by … Read more