• Huawei, ZTE are ‘national security threats’: FCC

    Huawei, ZTE are ‘national security threats’: FCC

    The Federal Communication Commission has declared Chinese telecom giants Huawei and ZTE “national security threats,” a move that will formally ban U.S. telecom companies from using federal funds to buy and install Huawei and ZTE equipment. FCC chairman Ajit Pai said that the “weight of evidence” supported the decision. Federal agencies and lawmakers have long …
  • Beneath TikTok Fun Exterior Lies A Sinister Purpose

    Beneath TikTok Fun Exterior Lies A Sinister Purpose

    Three years since TikTok was launched, the video-sharing social network grown rapidly to accumulate more than two billion downloads, one of the most popular apps of the moment, beating even Instagram or YouTube in consumption time in the United States, United Kingdom or Spain, particularly among younger age segments. TikTok might be described as a …
  • Russell Wilson and wife Ciara hit ESPYs red carpet in their bathrobes

    Russell Wilson and wife Ciara hit ESPYs red carpet in their bathrobes

    Russell Wilson and Ciara know how to get creative. On Sunday, the Seahawks quarterback hit the “red carpet” with his pregnant wife during the remote 2020 ESPY Awards, posing from home in their bathrobes and slippers. “I’ve been coming to this show for the last seven years, and one of my favorite parts of the …
  • Why is Trump protecting a microchip company with close ties to China?

    Why is Trump protecting a microchip company with close ties to China?

    Qualcomm’s leaders have pitched the company as a ‘stabilizing force’ between the US and its most powerful foreign adversary. The United States and China are locked in a battle for technological superiority. President Trump has blacklisted tech giant Huawei over concerns the company will leverage its control of 5G networks to spy on behalf of the …
  • India: Officials claim Pakistan 'spy' pigeon captured

    India: Officials claim Pakistan 'spy' pigeon captured

    The bird is accused of carrying a coded message after it was caught by villagers close to the Indian border with Pakistan. A pigeon suspected of being trained to “spy” by Pakistan has been captured in India along one of the world’s most contested borders, Indian officials said. They said the bird was carrying a …
  • Don Shula wasn’t fan of Patriots’ Bill Belichick’s rule-breaking

    Don Shula wasn’t fan of Patriots’ Bill Belichick’s rule-breaking

    Don Shula is the NFL’s all-time winningest coach. Bill Belichick ranks third. But the Dolphins legend, who died Monday at the age of 90, didn’t believe he shared much in common with the greatest coach of another generation. “He called Belichick, ‘Beli-cheat,’ ” former Miami safety Dick Anderson said on CBS Sports Radio’s “The DA …
  • Chinese spies are trying to snoop on Zoom conversations, US intel experts say

    Chinese spies are trying to snoop on Zoom conversations, US intel experts say

    Foreign spies are using America’s reliance on video-conferencing software Zoom to spy on business executives and government officials, US intelligence experts say. Cyberspies from China, as well as Russia, Iran and North Korea have made attempts to monitor meetings held on Zoom as the coronavirus spurs an explosion of teleconferencing, three anonymous officials told TIME. …