published Aug 18, 2017 1:28:35 PM, by Nafeesa Syee (Bloomberg) — President Donald Trump is boosting U.S. Cyber Command’s status in the sprawling military hierarchy in a move intended to bolster its role defending against hacking attacks and in fighting Islamic State militants in cyberspace. Trump elevated Cyber Command to

published Aug 19, 2017 7:00:07 AM, by Tobin Harshaw (Bloomberg View) — Spaniards have long lamented that Las Ramblas, the winding main artery of Barcelona, has devolved over the years from the tree-lined strolling place of Catalan flaneurs into a tourist trap filled by kitsch vendors and a cheesy sex

published Aug 20, 2017 9:00:10 AM, by Albert R. Hunt (Bloomberg View) — Democrats are in terrible shape. Republicans control all three branches of government in Washington, 34 of 50 governorships, and 68 of the 99 state legislatures. As they plot a comeback, Democrats have one obvious asset: the reckless

published Aug 17, 2017 9:16:41 AM, by Nikki Ekstein (Bloomberg) —In the era of the humble brag, it’s harder than ever to know how your boss travels. Assuming he or she is the type that likes to share, you might see a suggestion of a private jet or a swanky

published Aug 17, 2017 6:00:01 PM, by Ian Wishart and Alex Morales (Bloomberg) — The U.K. is preparing to give further details of its approach to Brexit next week when it lays out positions in at least three different areas that it wants to negotiate with the European Union. Prime

published Aug 17, 2017 5:13:38 PM, by Stephen L. Carter (Bloomberg View) — The Daily Stormer is finally off the internet. Well, the public internet anyway. Earlier this week, the hate-spewing white supremacist site lost its domain name registration when it was kicked off first GoDaddy and then Google for

I don’t mean “Going Dark” in the way that implies something depressing, but rather applying the very principal to “focus”. We all (including myself) lack focus and attention to detail on the things that matter. It is often work and even at times family we might neglect due to a

published Aug 8th 2017, 5:28 pm, by Anousha Sakoui (Bloomberg) —Netflix got a wake-up call from Walt Disney Co. Disney, the world’s biggest entertainment company, said Tuesday it will stop supplying new Disney- and Pixar-brand movies to Netflix starting in 2019 and launch an online product of its own, going

published Aug 2nd 2017, 10:00 pm, by Marcus Ashworth (Bloomberg Gadfly) —If Argentina can raise money for 100 years, and Greece can print bonds despite still being in a bailout — then why not Iraq? The war-torn country has defied conventional logic by issuing a $1 billion five-year security on

published Jul 31st 2017, 5:21 pm, by Andrew Mayeda (Bloomberg) —The U.S. said it will combat the “distortions” to the world economy created by China’s economic system, especially in markets for steel and aluminum. In a report to Congress, the U.S. Trade Representative’s office said its primary goal is to