“Artificial intelligence is to intelligence, what artificial flowers are to flowers”
~ Dr Robert Smith Rage inside the machine
Empathy & the Economy The New York Review
Dems and GOP unite to sell out the American worker. Maybe we need a Labor Party. Will Bunch, Inquirer
NY Times Op-Ed: Shopping And Isaiah 6:5
ZDNET These file types are the ones most commonly used by hackers to hide their malware
ZDNET: “…ZIP and RAR files have overtaken Office documents as the file most commonly used by cyber criminals to deliver malware, according to an analysis of real-world cyber attacks and data collected from millions of PCs. The research, based on customer data by HP Wolf Security, found in the period between July and September this year, 42% of attempts at delivering malware attacks used archive file formats, including ZIP and RAR. That means cyber attacks attempting to exploit ZIP and RAR formats are more common than those which attempt to deliver malware using Microsoft Office documents like Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel files, which have long been the preferred method of luring victims into downloading malware. According to researchers, this marks the first time in over three years that archive files have surpassed Microsoft Office files as the most common means of delivering malware…”
For 2023, which tech tools might help your firm flourish? – Nicole L. Black’s actionable checklist begins with an end of year review of your law firm’s achievements and challenges to determine issues and new requirements moving forward. The review will include conducting an audit of your workflow and technology to identify process gaps and ensure efficiency and profitability in the new year. When the audit is completed, identify and implement technologies and service providers that will bridge the gaps identified and establish the foundation for success.
‘A gentle calm’: France’s streets once again echo to sound of working horses Guardian (resilc). Very handsome horse. But my father grew up in Long Island during the Depression. He’d sometimes visit NYC and hated it. A big reason was the still-extensive use of horses with delivery wagons and the resulting stench.
BlackRock Financial Markets Advisory to advise Ministry of Economy of Ukraine (press release) BlackRock.
Belabored: Pandemic Black Fridays are Twice as Tiring, with Cynthia Murray and Lisa Harris Dissent
Fraud is implicit within neoliberalism’s rotten culture
Over the last two decades I have spent quite a lot of time tackling the issue of corruption. Tackling tax evasion has always been a theme of my work on tax justice. Only yesterday I took part in a meeting in Chile (via Zoom, of course) discussing how better appraisal of tax gaps can help focus resources on tackling this issue.
Carlos Kepke, Indicted Tax Lawyer Allegedly Enabling Large Tax Evasion Offshore Schemes, Dies Just Before Start of Criminal Trial
I have blogged on the prosecution of Carlos Kepke, a Houston lawyer, who was prosecuted as an enabler of offshore tax evasion for Robert Brockman and Robert F. Smith. Kepke was set to go to trial in San Francisco on tax crimes charges. He died over the weekend. See David Voreacos & Neil Weinberg, Lawyer Charged in Billionaire Tax Case Dies on Eve of Trial (2)(Bloomberg, here.
The earlier blogs on the progress of Kepke’s prosecution may be viewed here. (Note that this link brings up blogs referring to Kepke in relevance order (with most references first), but a link can be clicked to show the blogs in reverse chronological order.)
Caterpillar worker’s grisly foundry death blamed on training and work conditions Guardian
I’ve heard through the grapevine that Caterpillar engineers are being tasked with learning UAW members’ assembly jobs in preparation for a strike, as well. https://t.co/0slQ28qGI2
— Aaron Kennelly (@aaron_kennelly) November 26, 2022
Crypto Lender Genesis Is Subject of Probe by Regulators Barron’s
Prince William’s godmother quits palace over comments to black charity boss Guardian
