Cyber attacks get worse in 2017

http://venturebeat.com/2016/12/11/heres-how-cyber-attacks-get-worse-in-2017/

The "not secure " internet of things won't help matters at all.

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Distributed computing CALM - ness or not

Distributed computing and coordination is not a necessary evil, it is an incidental requirement of a design decisionThe key insight in CALM is to focus on consistency from the viewpoint of program outcomes rather than the traditional histories of storage mutation. The emphasis on the program being computed shifts focus from implementation to specification: it allows us to ask questions about what computations are possible.Interesting article and some good insight. Worth a read. https://blog.acolyer.org/2019/03/06/keeping-calm-when-distributed-consistency-is-easy/

Exempt crypto security laws

https://www.coindesk.com/us-lawmakers-file-bill-to-exempt-cryptocurrencies-from-securities-lawsCould be good , time will tell what regulations will proceed and which ones will not. "
The “Token Taxonomy Act” was introduced Thursday by Reps. Warren Davidson and Darren Soto, a move that comes months after a roundtable in Washington, D.C. that sought input about regulatory measures for the industry. According to the text, the bill – among other items – seeks to exclude “digital tokens” from being defined as securities, amending both the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934."

Drones and rescues

Drones and rescue and helping save lives during natural disasters. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/eu-and-south-korea-award-8-3-million-to-respondrone-project-to-apply-drone-fleets-to-control-natural-disasters-300851536.html

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