A French national treasure, the Arc de Triomphe de l’Étoile, stands a colossal 164 feet high, 148 feet wide, and 72 feet deep and is dedicated to the armies of the Republic and Empire. (Paris 16/CC BY-SA 2.0) ) Larger Than Life: Art that inspires us through the ages In 1805, Napoléon Bonaparte promised “triumphal arches” to…
VIENNA/DUBAI—Negotiators for Iran and six world powers on Sunday adjourned talks on reviving their 2015 nuclear deal and return to respective capitals for consultations as remaining differences still need to be overcome, officials said. “We are now closer than ever to an agreement but the distance that exists between us and an agreement remains and…
The head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said the “Delta” variant of COVID-19 could become the most common strain of the virus in the United States. “It’s more transmissible than the Alpha variant, or the UK variant, that we have here,” Dr. Rochelle Walensky told ABC News last week. “We…
Dear June, I have a difficult decision to take nearly every day at my federal agency job: What agency employees are doing is at times outside the bounds of ethics and law. Do I say what is true and give up the possibility of being promoted and accept the probability of being excluded from future…
Former President Donald Trump poses with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) in a file photo. (Save America PAC) House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) responded to speculation about former President Donald Trump potentially being voted as House speaker if Republicans take the House majority in 2022. When asked by a Fox News host about rumors…
Production Perig – stock.adobe.c More than two million new users have downloaded the NHS app since it was updated in May to include Covid-19 vaccination status By Alex Scroxton, Security Editor Published: 19 Jun 2021 0:01 The NHS app can now boast more than six million users around the UK, having added 2,737,842 new users…
Social housing business has migrated to Microsoft Office 365 on Azure, but needed long-term data retention to comply with General Data Protection Regulation By Cliff Saran, Managing Editor Published: 18 Jun 2021 11:07 Social landlord Thirteen Group has used backup from Druva to overcome the data retention limitations of the Microsoft Azure cloud it uses for…
Latest data breach at Covid-hit cruise line comes hot on the heels of two recent ransomware attacks and a spring 2020 breach By Alex Scroxton, Security Editor Published: 18 Jun 2021 11:07 Following a March 2020 data breach in which a malicious actor stole personal data after accessing company email accounts, and two separate ransomware…
Co-founder of Nexo, Antoni Trenchev expects BTC to head towards $100,000 as crypto adoption grows. Trenchev was speaking to Bloomberg about his opinion on the current market. The Nexo co-founder commented on the current state of affairs. Trenchev admitted that bitcoin had benefited handsomely from the “loose monetary authority” when asked about the effects of…
June has been a big month for Ethereum, with three recent testnet launched over the last month. A final one is due on June 26. These testnet releases are in the lead up to London hardfork. The last year has been a big one for the Ethereum network as it ushered in Ethereum 2.0. The…
