NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
Social media users shared a range of false claims this week.
Day: July 28, 2023
Lithuania and Poland ‘may close Belarus borders’ due to Wagner fighters
At least 100 mercenaries are in Belarus close to the Polish border, as fears grow they intend to bring crisis to neighbouring countriesRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesPoland and Lithuania are considering closing their respective borders with Be…
IDEF 2023: BMC to power Sefine Shipyard’s USV
Turkey-based BMC Power, a subsidiary of BMC Automotive and Trade Industry, will equip Sefine Shipyard’s Marlin unmanned surface vessel (USV) with its Azra Marine diesel…
UK sets out future space domain awareness requirements
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) and the UK Space Agency have published a joint space domain awareness (SDA) report that outlines their potential future requirements.
Mike McDaniel confident in Dolphins’ CB depth amid Jalen Ramsey injury
Jalen Ramsey will have surgery Friday to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee.
Hacker Using Google and Bing ads to Deliver Weaponized IT tools
The latest research discovered malvertising campaigns abusing Google and Bing ads to target users seeking certain IT tools and deploying ransomware. This campaign targets several organizations in the technology and non-profit sectors in North America. …
Salvage crews board a cargo ship burning off the Netherlands. The smoke and flames are easing
The Netherlands’ coast guard says that salvage crews dealing with a cargo ship loaded with cars that has been burning for more than two days off the northern Dutch coast boarded the vessel for the first time as heat, flames and smoke eased.
Ethan Crumbley recorded himself vowing to become the next school shooter. Then he killed four classmates
Crumbley faces life imprisonment without the chance of parole for killing four classmates at Oxford High School in November 2021
The Dow missed its 14th straight gain — a coin flip could have done that
Don’t read too much into the 30-stock average’s recent hot streak. The likelihood of such an event is about the same as flipping a coin.
Leaders of Niger coup declare top presidential guard head of state
Officers in Niger declared the commander of the presidential guards, General Abdourahamane Tiani, the head of a new military government on Friday, two days after the unit seized elected President Mohamed Bazoum in a coup d’etat.