China muzzles online debate on construction standards after Bangkok building collapse

This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. The collapse of a China-built skyscraper in Bangkok has reignited long-standing concerns over construction safety and Beijing’s ability to police quality standards in its overseas projects. Yet in China, those conversations were quickly silenced. A 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar and neighboring…

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Microsoft halts plans to expand its cloud computing infrastructure

American tech giant Microsoft has halted plans to expand its cloud computing infrastructure in a move that comes amid concerns over rising costs, regulatory challenges, and infrastructure constraints such as energy shortages. Per a report by Bloomberg, Microsoft has halted talks for or delayed development sites of data centers in the U.K., Australia, North Dakota, Wisconsin,…

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President Trump fires director and deputy director of the National Security Agency

US President, Donald Trump has fired the director and deputy director of the National Security Agency.   Trump axed General Timothy Hough, director of the NSA and US Cyber Command, on Thursday along with his deputy, Wendy Noble. They will be replaced by US Cyber Command deputy William Hartmann and NSA executive director Sheila Thomas.   Following the…

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