BlackRock said Friday that it has reached out to the publicly traded civilian firearms makers and retailers in the last week and has had « constructive » discussions with some. It continues to explore talks with others as part of an upswell of activism on Wall Street in response to the public outcry about gun violence. Rival…

Office 365 Advanced Threat Protection (Office 365 ATP) blocked many notable zero-day exploits in 2017. In our analysis, one activity group stood out: NEODYMIUM. This threat actor is remarkable for two reasons: Its access to sophisticated zero-day exploits for Microsoft and Adobe software Its use of an advanced piece of government-grade surveillance spyware FinFisher, also…

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50 mins ago That’s all for today. We’ll be back with more live updates from Westminster next week and of course all the news as it happens over the weekend. Theresa May is due to be interviewed on the Andrew Marr Show on Sunday, so expect the reaction to today’s speech to rumble on.   Thanks…

[shoving glitter glue and felt pens back into my bag, visibly upset] ok look all I’m saying is maybe you guys shouldn’t have called it a ‘craft brewery’ because people are gonna get the wrong idea and lemme tell you Karen this has been a big let down 04:27 AM – 13 Dec 2017

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (AP) — Police warned the public not to a confront a 19-year-old man suspected of fatally shooting two people on Friday at a Central Michigan University residence hall, saying he is considered dangerous and likely still in the area. Investigators said neither victim was a student and described the shooting as a…

Amber weather warnings have been lifted across the country but snowy conditions will continue to cause ‘significant’ disruption. A yellow « be aware » warning of snow is still in place across most of the UK. And some parts of the country are likely to be affected over the weekend into Monday. There will be more snow…