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Wednesday, March 04, 2026

Redmond wants a monthly cut from every digital worker on your payroll. Agents don't need dental, they will need a SKU


As the fighting in the Middle East roars on, cyber experts are increasingly warning of online attacks from Iran on U.S. businesses and infrastructure. "From a timing perspective, it's now or never," said Pavel Gurvich, founder and CEO of cybersecurity startup Tenzai. "In that sense, the danger is meaningfully higher."


Elon Musk's DOGE isn't about efficiency " it's about destruction. We should not let this administration tear down our best defenses against those trying to attack us in cyberspace.


Tuesday, March 03, 2026

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) faced a major legal setback as federal judges in New Jersey and Texas criticized the agency over prolonged detentions and repeated violations of court orders.


Shoppers in upstate New York earlier this month turned up a rare find ... read more


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James Talarico Wins Democratic Primary for U.S. Senate Race in Texas
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This could get interesting going forward ...

Have the Democrats cleansed themselves, a.k.a., good-bye Schumer?

Now, let's fast-forward to the current here and now...

The lead U.S. cyber agency is stretched thin as Iran hacking threat escalates
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... As the fighting in the Middle East roars on, cyber experts are increasingly warning of online attacks from Iran on U.S. businesses and infrastructure.

"From a timing perspective, it's now or never," said Pavel Gurvich, founder and CEO of cybersecurity startup Tenzai. "In that sense, the danger is meaningfully higher."

Gurvich said Iran may have stored capabilities and is waiting for a high-risk moment to launch.

Following U.S. and Israeli strikes on the region over the weekend, Iran has stepped up retaliatory strikes, hitting U.S. bases, embassies and major hubs, including Tel Aviv, Doha, and Dubai.

The looming threat of an Iran-linked cyberattack poses a critical risk to the U.S. at a time when the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the leading readiness body, is grappling with a partial government shutdown, furloughs, and a management reshuffle that could hinder its ability to counteract an attack. ...


Change in primary voting rules leads to confusion in 2 Texas counties as voters are turned away
apnews.com

... Voters in two major Texas counties were turned away at polling locations and directed to different precincts Tuesday, after a recent change in how the primary is conducted created confusion and frustration.

In Dallas County, a judge ordered polls to remain open for two hours past the scheduled 7 p.m. closing time, citing "voter confusion so severe" that it caused the website of the county election office to crash. The judge was acting on a petition filed by the local Democratic Party in a heavily left-leaning county.

In Dallas and Williamson counties, voters had been allowed to cast their ballot anywhere in their county for years. But for this primary, the local Republican parties opted against countywide voting. State law says both major parties have to agree to the countywide system for it to be in effect.

That meant that on Tuesday all voters in the two counties could cast ballots only at their assigned precinct. ...



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