Internet provider Gogo is trying to sell its commercial airline as it continues to lose money during the COVID-19 pandemic, the company announced Monday. CEO Oakleigh Thorne said in a conference call that the company “has had extensive talks with multiple parties” and that he “feels[s] optimistic that a deal …
Read More »HHS Secretary Alex Azar visits Taiwan at the highest level by US officials in decades
Taipei, Taiwan U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar met with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen on Monday during a high-level visit by a U.S. Cabinet official since the break in formal diplomatic ties between Washington and Taipei in 1979, when the US recognized China. Beijing has protested Azar’s …
Read More »More than a billion Android devices run the risk of data theft
A billion as more Android devices are vulnerable to hacks that could turn them into spy tools by exploiting more than 400 vulnerabilities in Qualcomm’s Snapdragon chip, researchers reported this week. ARS TECHNICA This story originally appeared on Ars Technica, a trusted source for technology news, tech policy analysis, reviews, …
Read More »Azar visit to Taiwan is fresh torn in thorny ties with US China
“This visit is a recognition of the deep friendship and partnership of the United States and Taiwan over high security, economy, health care and democratic open transparent values,” Azar said Monday in Taipei, the capital. Beijing has reduced the pressure on Taiwan, but that is just one area in which …
Read More »EPA to lift Obama-era controls on methane, a potent glasshouse gas
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration is expected in the coming days to lift Obama-era controls on the release of methane, a powerful global warming gas emitted from leaks and flares in oil and gas wells. The new rule on methane pollution, issued by the Environmental Protection Agency, is expected to …
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