“There is no legal basis for funds that have been apportioned to states to build projects being ‘decertified’ based on policy,” says Andrew Rogers, a former deputy administrator and chief counsel of the Federal Highway Administration. The US DOT did not immediately respond to a request for comment. It’s unclear how the DOT’s order will … Read more
The FBI is reportedly in a panic over a possible leak of informant data thanks to an AT&T data breach. Bloomberg says it has obtained an internal document from the Bureau discussing the risk posed to its investigations thanks to call records that were included in the data stolen in the breach. The report notes … Read more
The U.S. government put the clamps on a notorious underground market for stolen personal information. The Department of Justice said it arrested three people and seized the domain of Rydox, a dark market site that traded in the personal details of thousands of individuals. “The Rydox marketplace was a one-stop shop where upwards of 18,000 … Read more
I was interested in this speech given the other day by Patrick T. Harker, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank, because its title was: Fintech, AI, and the Changing Financial Landscape The speech is broad, and focuses upon the risks of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to the financial … Read more
