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The Guardian Trumpism lives on in new thinktank – but critics say it’s ‘just a grift’ The America First Policy Institute calls itself ‘non-partisan’ and a ‘non-profit’ but critics regard it as a cash cow for Trump alumni with stained reputations Larry Kudlow outside the White House on 25 September. Kudlow is vice-chair of the board. Photograph: Rex/Shutterstock Malcolm X, Mark Twain, Malcolm Gladwell. Lewis Carroll, Steve Jobs. Douglas Adams, Mohandas Gandhi, Rocky Balboa –… Source link

(Bloomberg) — The Biden administration is escalating efforts to safeguard the U.S. power grid from hackers, developing a plan to better coordinate with industry to counter threats and respond to cyber attacks, according to people familiar with the matter. Top administration officials, including Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and Deputy National Security Adviser Anne Neuberger, briefed top utility industry executives on the efforts in a March 16 meeting, said the people, who requested… Source link

Bloomberg Way-Off-Exchange Stock Volume Hit a Trillion, Then It Doubled (Bloomberg) — In the latest sign of extreme froth in retail trading, volume in the shadiest districts of U.S. equities doubled last month even as it slowed in the respectable parts.Trading exploded everywhere in January as the meme-stock frenzy descended on basically any company with even the faintest pulse and a good excuse to be pumped. While things calmed down in February on major U.S. exchanges, the opposite was true… Source link

Yandex (NASDAQ and MOEX: YNDX), one of Europe’s largest internet companies and the leading search and ride-hailing provider in Russia, today announced that a data breach had been discovered during routine screening by Yandex’s security team. An internal investigation revealed that an employee had been providing unauthorized access to users’ mailboxes for personal gain. The employee was one of three system administrators with the necessary access rights to… Source link

This past winter, our team hit a major milestone. Our driverless vehicles surpassed 10 million kilometers (more than 6 million miles) in autonomous mode. The majority of these kilometers were driven in Moscow, one of the most challenging cities in the world with many kinds of bad weather throughout the year. Difficult weather conditions pose a challenge for self-driving vehicles. They not only reduce visibility but also make road surfaces more slippery. These conditions create different… Source link

California Baptist continued a dream season on Saturday by winning the Western Athletic Conference tournament, adding yet another victory to its perfect 24-0 record. Just three years after moving up from Division II, the Lancers are now the only unbeaten team in women’s college basketball. However, that story won’t be continuing in the NCAA tournament. Despite California Baptist’s win over Grand Canyon in the conference finals, it will instead be Utah Valley who gets the WAC’s automatic bid to… Source link

In an age where sponsor patches are on every NBA uniform and the Nike swoosh has even hit MLB jerseys, maybe it was only a matter of time before companies started pushing for the actual names of major American sports teams. Michigan State entered new territory on Thursday by announcing a massive expansion in its endorsement deal with Rocket Mortgage, including a name change for its men’s basketball team on campus. Yes, rather than call them the Michigan State Spartans, the team will now… Source link

(Bloomberg) — Grayscale Investments is making a bet that the approval of a U.S. cryptocurrency ETF is not too far off in the future. The digital-asset management firm has posted at least nine ETF-related positions to LinkedIn, signaling it is anticipating a green light from the Securities and Exchange Commission for a crypto ETF — a goal that has eluded U.S. funds for years. “The race to launch the first Bitcoin ETF is heating up,” said Todd Rosenbluth, director of ETF research for CFRA… Source link

LeBron James didn’t want to be here in the first place. It turns out his team didn’t need him. Team LeBron cruised to a 170-150 All-Star Game win over Team Durant on Sunday as James watched the second half from the bench. Giannis Antetokounmpo was perfect from the field, while Stephen Curry and Damian Lillard held their own in-game 3-point contest to lead the rout. Team LeBron won each of the first three quarters to carry a 146-125 edge into the final stanza, meaning that the first team to 170… Source link

The global financial services group BBVA and Google announced a partnership on Feb. 23 to develop an artificial intelligence platform to predict and prevent cyberattacks. The announcement comes on the heels of a potential breach in which credit card customers of the bank and other card issuers reported widespread fraudulent charges. Key Takeaways BBVA and Google are collaborating on Chronicle, a platform that uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to detect and stop… Source link