Gold (GC=F) hovered near record highs Thursday, supported by the Fed’s jumbo rate cut and a weakening dollar. Analysts expect the precious metal to go even higher. Gold futures climbed to trade just above $2,600 after touching fresh records in the prior session immediately after the Federal Reserve announced a …

The attacks in Lebanon required getting deep into the supply chain, which is difficult to do. But the sabotage contributes to a sense of vulnerability that ordinary devices can become a source of danger. Source link

“They don’t trust their smartphones, so they reach back to these more archaic devices, and those blow up. What’s next?” says Schneier. “Everything becomes less efficient, because they can’t communicate well.” Schneier describes the paranoia-inducing effect of the operation as a kind of ongoing “tax” on Hezbollah as an organization. …