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The weaponization of space has become a heated topic as debate intensifies over President Trump’s proposed Space Force. Reporting from this year’s Space Symposium, an annual conference for the global space community, Capt. Gail Harris (#GailForce) joins the debate. When Lima Charlie’s Editor-in-Chief, Anthony LoPresti,… Keep Reading
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Lima Charlie World is attending the Space Foundation’s Space Symposium in Colorado to discover how the world’s space agencies, military communities and tech companies are working together to tackle the Final Frontier. We started Lima Charlie News with a mission to foster dialogue among military… Keep Reading
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While Lima Charlie News joins the appeal of hundreds of news organizations for President Trump to end his crusade against what he regards as “fake news” (see Lima Charlie’s OpEd), it is important to keep in mind the colossal power over publishers wielded by ever-larger… Keep Reading
![Image Combat Veterans, Scientists, Gamers work to save the world's dying coral reefs [Lima Charlie News]](https://75bdb6.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Combat-Veterans-Scientists-Gamers-work-to-save-the-worlds-dying-coral-reefs-480x320.jpg)
With ocean temperatures and acidity rising, many of the world’s coral reefs are being wiped out. From combat veterans to scientists to video gamers, many are looking for innovative ways to build stronger reefs. For years the world’s coral reefs, home to a quarter of… Keep Reading
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While diplomacy is moving forward with Kim Jong-Un, it doesn’t appear that North Korea’s extensive cyber-warfare capabilities are on the negotiating table. General Kim Yong-Chol, former spy chief of the North Korean intelligence agency, the General Reconnaissance Bureau, played a pivotal role in breaking the diplomatic impasse… Keep Reading
![Image When fine art meets Bitcoin, blockchain and cryptocurrency the real fun begins [Lima Charlie News]](https://75bdb6.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/When-fine-art-meets-Bitcoin-blockchain-and-cryptocurrency-the-real-fun-begins-Lima-Charlie-News-480x319.png)
Blockchain and cryptocurrencies are set to disrupt nearly every industry, and have already become a changing force within the global fine art market. While news often focuses on the price of Bitcoin, there is a much larger story to be told about the technology and… Keep Reading
![Image Cyberwar concerns rise after US-UK accuse Russia of large scale attack [Lima Charlie News]](https://75bdb6.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Cyberwar-concerns-rise-after-US-UK-accuse-Russia-of-large-scale-attack-480x320.png)
UK and US intelligence agencies accuse Russia of having carried out a series of cyber attacks against Western cyber infrastructure. The Kremlin has carried out a large scale attack on the worldwide cyber infrastructure, according to US and British intelligence services. In a statement released… Keep Reading
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Iran’s highest leader announced that the government will institute a nationwide ban against Telegram, the popular encrypted messaging app, following in the footsteps of Russia. Iran’s highest leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, announced that his government will institute a nationwide ban against Telegram, the popular encrypted messaging… Keep Reading
![Image Fracking, BREXIT and an oil and gas shale bonanza [Lima Charlie News][Image: Ben Stansall/AFP]](https://75bdb6.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Fracking-BREXIT-and-an-oil-and-gas-shale-bonanza-480x320.png)
As the U.K. celebrates its final year as part of the European Union, it is standing on the brink of a major boost to its economy and prosperity as it awaits the first economic benefit from its rich oil and gas shales. British exploration and… Keep Reading
Israel’s diamond exchange has launched a digital currency to make trading more transparent and efficient. However, it will take concerted effort to integrate the new technology into an institution that has long been governed by backroom dealing and cash. Transactions in the exchange have… Keep Reading
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Last week, ASTRON—the Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy, announced that in the search for and study of fast radio bursts (FRBs), millisecond-long radio emissions from deep space, it would be employing “the most powerful supercomputer in the Netherlands.” According to ASTRON, the new supercomputer, called ARTS,… Keep Reading
SolarReserve is developing technology to make a solar system with 24-hr power generating capacity. The system relies on molten salt for its efficiency. In 2015, SolarReserve opened 110-megawatt Crescent Dunes solar energy facility. It has 1,100 megawatt-hours of energy storage, and the facility can… Keep Reading
A recently released report indicates that the Lebanese General Directorate of General Security (GDGS) operated a special cyberwarfare unit that targeted individuals in over 21 countries. Among the targeted were military and financial institutions in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland. The… Keep Reading
Technology companies are attempting to fix a chip design flaw that exposes almost all computer and smartphone users to the theft of some their sensitive data. Unlike the recent high profile attacks, such as the Mirai Botnet attack, this security threat emanates from hardware and… Keep Reading
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Lima Charlie Business | South America, Venezuela Something in Venezuela Square in Caracas was conspicuously absent this Christmas: lights. This year Venezuela has suffered from 2000% inflation, as the government ramped up the printing of money to deal with a constitutional crisis and an economic crisis… Keep Reading
![Image Ethiopia's government used Spyware to track journalists, activists, ethnic Oromos [Lima Charlie News]](https://75bdb6.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Ethiopias-government-used-Spyware-to-track-journalists-activists-ethnic-Oromos-480x321.jpg)
A report released by The Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto this month found that multiple Ethiopian government agencies used spyware to monitor journalists, activists, and lawyers. One of the report’s authors, Bill Marczak, told Motherboard that he too was targeted. According to the… Keep Reading
