Day: April 11, 2025
Whiting Foundation announces grants of $50,000 each for 10 emerging writers
Ten emerging writers, from an author of speculative fiction to a poet rooted in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, have received $50,000 grants from the Whiting Foundation.
Fortinet Warns Attackers Retain FortiGate Access Post-Patching via SSL-VPN Symlink Exploit
Fortinet has revealed that threat actors have found a way to maintain read-only access to vulnerable FortiGate devices even after the initial access vector used to breach the devices was patched.
The attackers are believed to have leveraged known and n…
Trump’s tariffs: Short-term damage or long-term ruin?
What does Trump aim to achieve by making it costlier for the rest of the world to sell their goods in the US?
NSA, CyberCom Firings Stir Worries over How Seriously Trump Administration Takes Cybersecurity
The abrupt and opaque firings of two top officials charged with collecting intelligence on and countering the onslaught of cyber threats against the U.S. in recent years was shocking to those in the community, according to experts.
Trump open to trade talks with China, but first move is unclear
President Trump wants to strike a trade deal with China to stop tit-for-tat tariffs, the White House said Friday, though it offered no sign the U.S. planned to make the first move.
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen appeals conviction in embezzlement trial
The National Rally’s Marine Le Pen on Friday filed an appeal against a Paris court that found her guilty of misappropriating EU funds early last week. Le Pen, who ran unsuccessfully for office three times in a row, is seeking to overturn the court’s v…
What we know about the helicopter company in deadly New York City crash
New York Helicopter has plied the skies around New York City landmarks for decades.
A court upheld the impeachment last week, and removing removed him from off
South Korea’s ousted president Yoon Suk-yeol left the presidential residence for the final time on April 11.
Legal Defense Fund exits Meta civil rights advisory group over DEI changes
Meta ending DEI programs, getting rid of factcheckers and changing content moderation policies led to LDF’s decisionOn Friday, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) announced its decision to exit Meta’s external civil rights advisory group due to its concerns o…