California nice place to visit but I wouldn't want to buy coffee there

San Francisco prices are so out of control that one hotel is charging the equivalent of $21.25 for a cup of coffee during a JPMorgan conference

San Francisco's Parc 55 hotel is charging every company holding an event on its property during the annual JPMorgan Healthcare Conference $170 for a gallon of coffee, according to a menu obtained by STAT.

https://www.businessinsider.com/san-francisco-hotel-charges-170-for-gallon-of-coffee-during-conference-2019-1

this is one of them I'll believe it when I see it news

US Congress to see push to regulate Big Tech in 2019

WASHINGTON: The newly installed US Congress is expected to see a fresh effort to develop new regulations for big technology firms, with a focus on tougher enforcement of privacy and data protection.

The wave of data scandals that have hit Facebook and other online platforms has prompted growing calls for action by lawmakers looking to curb abuses of how private information is used and give consumers more clarity.

Significantly, most tech companies are pledging to willingly accept new regulations to set a uniform standard in the United States following a sweeping set of rules that went into effect in the European Union in 2018, although few have offered details.

Federal regulations could pre-empt the enforcement of legislation enacted in California, which was modeled after the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation.

“Whether big tech and little tech like it or not, 2019 will be a year of regulation,“ said Doug Clinton of the investment firm Loup Ventures, in a recent blog post.

The analyst said he expects the US to consider “the most important points” of GDPR including consent, access, portability and erasure of personal information.

https://www.thesundaily.my/world/us-congress-to-see-push-to-regulate-big-tech-in-2019-LM349836

Australia PM slams ‘ugly racial protests’ in Melbourne

SYDNEY: Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Sunday slammed “ugly racial protests” in Australia’s second-largest city, after some far-right demonstrators were seen making Nazi salutes.

An anti-immigration rally at St Kilda Beach in Melbourne drew hundreds of demonstrators and counter-protesters on Saturday, but a large Victoria Police presence was broadly successful in keeping the two groups apart.

“I thank Vic police for their efforts dealing with the ugly racial protests we saw in St Kilda yesterday. Intolerance does not make Australia stronger,“ Morrison tweeted.

https://www.thesundaily.my/world/australia-pm-slams-ugly-racial-protests-in-melbourne-KM349639

>>4626386

>We went in bathroom and took toilet seat covers and wore them around our necks

that gave me a good chuckle.. thanks ,, I was kicked out of slots of Fun out in Vegas once… thanks for the memories

Study: The Use of Leaked Online Account Credentials on the Dark Web and Surface Web

We have been lately witnessing a dramatic rise in the incidences of cybercrime both on the surface web and the dark web. For example, the theft of online account credentials represents an emerging issue, especially on the dark web, where the price of an individual’s online identity averages around $900. Previous research studies analyzed the modus operandi of cybercriminals who obtain stolen online account credentials via surface web sites.

In an attempt to analyze how the same cybercrime unfolds on the surface web and on the dark web, a recently published research study compares the modus operandi of cybercriminals acting on both via leakage of Gmail honey accounts on a group of dark web sites. Results of the study were compared to those of a similar experiment performed on the surface web. Throughout this article, we will take a look at the results of the experiments conducted via this study.

https://www.deepdotweb.com/2019/01/04/study-the-use-of-leaked-online-account-credentials-on-the-dark-web-and-surface-web/

Trump calls on Russia, Pakistan to take more active role in Afghan conflict

U.S. President Donald Trump urged other countries, specifically Russia, Pakistan, and India, to become more involved in the fighting in Afghanistan as he argued against continued long-term presence of U.S. troops in the war-torn country.

In televised comments to reporters during a cabinet meeting on January 2, Trump also asserted that Moscow’s involvement in Afghanistan in the 1980s led to the “bankruptcy” and breakup of the Soviet Union.

Speaking of the fight against Taliban and Islamic State (IS) extremist fighters in Afghanistan, Trump called on other countries that are closer to the region to take up the fight.

“You take a look at other countries…Pakistan is there. They should be fighting,” he said.

https://americanmilitarynews.com/2019/01/trump-calls-on-russia-pakistan-to-take-more-active-role-in-afghan-conflict/

Seems they might have to start spending their own money for once instead of ours

China made its first major monetary policy easing announcement of 2019 on Friday as Beijing prepared to roll up its up sleeves to battle a year that is expected to be filled with economic hardship as well as numerous other challenges at home and abroad.

The People’s Bank of China (PBOC), China’s central bank, will cut the amount of money banks are required to hold in reserve with it by one percentage point, a move that could pump 1.5 trillion yuan (US$210 billion) of additional liquidity into the banking system to help arrest a deepening economic slowdown.

It will reduce the required reserve ratio (RRR) by 0.5 of a percentage point on January 15 and again on January 25 so that banks have sufficient funds to lend, especially to private firms and small businesses.

The policy move was announced hours after Chinese Premier Li Keqiang told the central bank to make universal cuts of the ratio as part of Beijing’s efforts to bolster economic growth having cut the RRR four times last year.

https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/2180758/china-prepares-testing-2019-freeing-us210-billion-latest-move

>>4626573

Climax Blues Band

All the Time in the World (Live at The Academy of Music, New York)