U.S. Free Association with Greenland: A Bad Deal. WarOnTheRocks.com article. Pull quote: “The United States would gain nothing but additional expenses and unnecessary tensions with one of its close allies by pursuing free association with Greenland. In fact, free association would spoil what is a near-perfect arrangement for the United States, as Washington is already achieving its geostrategic objectives, while letting Denmark foot the bill for running Greenlandic society. Abandoning the cheap and successful engagement strategy would be an unforced error that would only benefit America’s adversaries.”
In Kursk, the Ukrainian invasion is back. TheHill.com article. Pull quote: “Or it could be, as Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday, that Ukraine’s position in Kursk was critical to any future negotiations. “Their position in Kursk is an important one,” Blinken said, “because certainly it’s something that would factor in any negotiation that may come about in the coming year.””
Ecovacs robot vacuums get hacked. Kaspersky.com blog post. Pull quote: “Armed with this knowledge, an intruder can get root privileges in the operating system of any vulnerable Ecovacs robot and hack it at a distance of up to 50 meters (~165 feet) — which is precisely what the researchers did. As for robot lawnmowers, these models are hackable at more than 100 meters (~330 feet) away, since they’ve got more powerful Bluetooth capabilities.”
How the US is preparing for a potential bird flu pandemic.
TechnologyReview.com article.
Pull quote: “And another is the impact of vaccine hesitancy. Making vaccines
might not be a problem—but convincing people to take them might be, says Khan.
“We have an incoming administration that has lots of vaccine hesitancy,” he
points out. “So while we may end up having … vaccines available, it’s not very
clear to me if we have the political and social will to actually implement good
public health measures.””
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment