Here’s what you need to know: ImageSenator Joe Manchin III laid out publicly for the first time the general outlines of what he would be willing to support for a social spending bill.Credit…Tom Brenner for The New York Times Senator Joe Manchin III of West Virginia, a centrist Democrat, said Thursday that he could not … Read more
He and other officials spoke on condition of anonymity as they were not authorized to speak publicly about the secret results of the report. Russia has invested heavily in hypersonic, believing the technology gives it an opportunity to evade American missile defense technology. China has also developed hypersonic weapons and included them in military parades. … Read more
A security flaw A website operated by the Indian government in West Bengal published the laboratory results of at least hundreds of thousands of residents, but probably also of millions who took a COVID-19 test. The website is part of the West Bengal government’s mass coronavirus testing program. Once there is a COVID-19 test result, … Read more
Myanmar’s new military government has ordered local telecommunications companies to temporarily block Facebook in the Southeast Asian nation days after the military seized power in a military coup. Several users of the Myanmar subreddit reported moments ago that Facebook was already inaccessible to them, suggesting that ISPs have already started complying with the order that … Read more
New transparency figures from Amazon show that the company has responded to a record number of government data requests in the last six months of 2020. The new numbers land in the company’s semi-annual transparency report, which was posted on the Amazon website over the weekend. Amazon said it processed 27,664 government requests for user … Read more