The two 737 MAX crashes that killed 346 people and led to what is, so far, a six-month grounding of the jet, stemmed in part from Boeing’s failure to accurately anticipate how pilots would respond to a malfunctioning feature that pointed the jets toward the ground. That’s the key finding from a report the National […]
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The two 737 MAX crashes that killed 346 people and led to what is, so far, a six-month grounding of the jet, stemmed in part from Boeing’s failure to accurately anticipate how pilots would respond to a malfunctioning feature that pointed the jets toward the ground. That’s the key finding from a report the National
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from the doesn’t-appear-to-have-worked dept Reverse warrants are the new tech-related toy law enforcement is experimenting with. Oddly, a lot of what’s come to light so far originates in the Midwest, an area not exactly known for early adoption. Outside of the NYPD and feds confirming they use warrants to seek a list of possible suspects
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Baltimore rapper Chad Focus posed a question in February to his Instagram followers: How much would you pay to be famous? The answer could be his freedom, if federal prosecutors have their way. The aspiring rapper, whose real name is Chad Arrington, is facing more than 20 years in prison for allegedly spending about $4.1 million with
Baltimore rapper Chad Focus posed a question in February to his Instagram followers: How much would you pay to be famous? The answer could be his freedom, if federal prosecutors have their way. The aspiring rapper, whose real name is Chad Arrington, is facing more than 20 years in prison for allegedly spending about $4.1
Image via Facebook. Six days ago, local rapper Chad Focus posted a video message to his 187,000 Instagram followers, a word of advice from the self-described “#BestMarketerOnEarth” about how to land at the top of the charts. The message: other aspiring rappers only need a marketing budget of $300,000 to reach the top. “A lot
A stronger-than-expected August jobs report on Friday reinforced Dallas Federal Reserve President Robert Kaplan’s belief that there needs to be three to four interest rate hikes over the next 12 months to maintain steady economic growth. “That tells me that over the next nine to 12 months, we ought to be raising the Fed fund
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This week, a federal court indicted eight individuals for their roles in widespread digital advertising fraud, with charges ranging from wire fraud and computer intrusion to aggravated identity theft and money laundering. The news is the latest chapter in a multi-year investigation of ad fraud botnets initiated by ad fraud security firm WhiteOps in 2016. Botnets
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Ahead of Wednesday’s Senate hearing with top tech firms on the state of consumer data privacy, several pro-business groups have made their voices on the matter known. The latest is from the government itself. The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) on Tuesday added an “unpublished notice” to the Federal Registry asking for public comment on the
Federal investigators have widened their investigation into Facebook’s role regarding ads targeting millions of its users by data firm Cambridge Analytica, according to a report in The Washington Post. Five anonymous sources told the Post that the FBI, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have joined the Department of Justice in
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