The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency confirmed this week that the recent Microsoft attack from Russian hackers stole emails between the company and the US government.
You may have noticed over the last few days that the political world is in an uproar over President Biden's dispensing of student debt relief. It's not so much that Biden implemented the relief program at all; what got politicians and pundits in a tizzy was that he called out the GOP naysayers in the House by pointing out that many of them had received business loans via the pandemic-era Paycheck Protection Program, or PPP, that had never been paid back. The White House tweeted out the forgiven...
“I was shocked to learn that medical debt was the number one cause of personal bankruptcy. This, along with the desire to help our neighbors across Hawaii, convinced our group that eliminating the medical debt hanging over many of them."
The government announced plans over the weekend to spend billions of dollars to support artificial intelligence. Billed as “securing Canada’s AI Advantage”, the plan includes promises to spend $2 billion on an AI Compute Access Fund and a Canadian AI Sovereign Compute Strategy that is focused on developing domestic computing infrastructure. In addition, there is $200 million for AI startups, $100 million for AI adoption, $50 million for skills training (particularly those in the creative...
Oliver Dowden says it's 'not appropriate' for the Government to weigh in. The government is under pressure to stop selling arms to Israel. A top Tory said that lawyers believe Israel is breaking international law
It’s tax filing month, and the government as usual launched a campaign to inform the public about meeting the deadline for filing tax returns.
Federal interference is actually making it harder for “green” initiatives to be approved and fix the globe.
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Traditional societies usually had restrictions to prevent self-support land from being alienated outside of the family or clan. By holding that the essence of private property is its ability to be sold or forfeited irreversibly, Roman law removed the archaic checks to foreclosure that prevented property from being concentrated in the hands of the few. This Roman concept of property is essentially creditor-oriented, and quickly became predatory. More
Don’t fly religious flags on city-owned property.
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A committee says the government should be more relatable in its communications with the public.