The fired head of BLS warned about economic data manipulation Summary Erika McEntarfer, the former commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), publicly warned that political interference in economic data threatens the integrity of US statistics. Her comments came after President Donald Trump fired her following a jobs report that showed roughly 250,000 fewer […]
The decline of nepo homebuyers is an ominous sign for America’s real estate market Summary Family help for home purchases — so-called “nepo” homebuyers — has fallen sharply despite high prices and elevated mortgage rates. National Association of Realtors (NAR) data show that gift or loan assistance from family and friends slipped to about 25% […]
Lawmakers probe Huawei affiliate’s former office at Nvidia’s campus Summary US lawmakers have asked Huawei’s US research arm, Futurewei, to hand over internal documents after revealing the company leased space inside Nvidia’s Santa Clara campus for about a decade. Futurewei held the prime lease on three buildings at 2330 Central Expressway while Nvidia subleased parts; […]
Pitch deck: Hiverge raises $5 million to optimise algorithms with AI Summary Hiverge, a Cambridge-based startup founded by former Google DeepMind scientists, has raised $5 million in seed funding to commercialise an AI-driven platform that automates algorithm design. The team — including ex-DeepMind engineers who worked on AlphaEvolve and a University of Cambridge professor — […]
Nevada Legislators Received Email Threats Last Week, Sources Say Summary State legislators in Nevada received emailed threats last week, prompting security sweeps of legislative buildings in both northern and southern parts of the state. Sources who spoke on condition of anonymity said threats were directed at members of the Senate and Assembly, though leaders and […]
NV Energy’s bill pricing switch, Greenlink construction costs OK’d by regulators Summary Starting in April, NV Energy will bill all Southern Nevada residential customers using daily demand charges — charging based on the single highest 15-minute period of usage each day rather than solely on total monthly consumption. The demand charge will be calculated by […]
Nevada lawmakers received emailed threats last week, sources say Summary State lawmakers in Nevada received threatening emails last week that prompted security sweeps of legislative buildings in both Northern and Southern Nevada, according to two sources close to legislators who spoke anonymously because of the sensitivity of the threats. Officials have not publicly detailed how […]
Lombardo anuncia oficialmente su candidatura a reelección como gobernador Summary Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo officially launched his 2026 re-election campaign at Rancho High School in Las Vegas, emphasising his record on pay increases for teachers and police, school accountability, and efforts to expand affordable housing. He avoided direct discussion of immigration and other divisive social […]
‘Vane Viper’ Threat Group Tied to PropellerAds, Commercial Entities Summary Infoblox research reveals that a long-running cybercrime operation dubbed “Vane Viper” is tightly linked to PropellerAds and its parent AdTech Holding. The operation uses hundreds of thousands of compromised sites and malicious advertising to redirect users into exploit kits, malware droppers, botnets, scams and ransomware. […]
Innovative FileFix Phishing Attack Proves Plenty Potent Summary This article from Dark Reading describes a sophisticated, globe-spanning phishing campaign built on the recently publicised FileFix technique. Attackers have rapidly weaponised FileFix—an evolution of ClickFix—using convincing brand impersonation (notably Facebook/Meta), heavy code obfuscation, and steganography to smuggle additional payloads inside images. The final payload often deploys […]
