Have Iran’s hard-liners lost the battle over women’s headscarves?
Iran suppressed sweeping women-led protests last fall. But hijab laws are still being ignored. Hard-liners who see a threat to the regime are at odds on how to respond.
Day: June 28, 2023
More Time at Home for Airmen Part of New Air Force Deployment Strategy
Air Force officials are changing the way the service deploys airmen, offering more time at home after a tour and more training.
Navy Establishes the Maritime Cyber Warfare Officer
… announced the establishment of the Maritime Cyber Warfare Officer (MCWO) Designator via … Naval Operations, to establish a cyber warfare operations designator for officers … to meeting current and future cyber capability require…
Nursing homes accused of mistreating residents, misusing $83 million in lawsuit from New York AG
New York state Attorney General Letitia James charges in a lawsuit that the operators of four nursing homes in New York neglected residents and misused more than $83 million in government funds.
Visa agrees to acquire Brazilian payments infrastructure startup Pismo for $1B in cash by the end of 2023; Pismo had raised a total of $118M until October 2021 (Mary Ann Azevedo/TechCrunch)
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Visa agrees to acquire Brazilian payments infrastructure startup Pismo for $1B in cash by the end of 2023; Pismo had raised a total of $118M until October 2021 — Want more fintech news in your inbox?&n…
Enough ‘one trick ponies’: Marine special ops specialists want industry help to fuse tech
Three MARSOC members, whose names were withheld for operational security, spoke at a panel about the tech they say they most critically need.
Biden has started using a CPAP machine at night to deal with sleep apnea
U.S. President Joe Biden in recent weeks has started using a continuous positive airway pressure, or CPAP, machine at night to help with sleep apnea, the White House said Wednesday. The revelation comes after indents from the mask were visible on the p…
China Spy Station Revelation Is a Wake-Up Call to Rethink US Embargo on Cuba
The knee-jerk reaction might be to further punish and isolate Cuba. Such a move would simply drive the nation further into China’s arms.