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The UAW will announce which assembly plants will be hit with strike action on Thursday evening (14th), reported in Wall Street Journal.

This is looking bad.

We may never know. There could be a connection to the recent QAKBOT news, maybe not.

Maybe this BB has been hijacked by some kind of malware?

The news flow involving the recent QAKBOT incident makes for a good read.

I think anyone involved in propagating malware like this should rightfully be looking over their shoulder for all time.

The news flow on this topic will surely focus public attention firmly on the dangers lurking online. I urge everyone to follow developments and personally I will welcome the Online Safety Bill being passed into law.

It is irrelevent how many apps are pulled or banned for whatever reasons. More a case of good riddance and there are plenty of alternative sites who will operate within the law.

Then the US, Europe and the rest of the World will follow with their legislation.

Three working days left to reach a settlement and the newsflow looks set to reach fever-pitch over the next couple days.

One reliable source puts the cost to the US economy at $500 Million a day short term. Another speculates that production will have to be moved overseas. There is no cost estimate for that scenario that I can find.

The coming weeks could be catastrophic for the big 3.

A vulnerability in Apple devices has led Apple to urge users to update their devices. ...reported on NBC news and elsewhere, including Reuters and Financial Times websites.

I don't know how many Apple device users there are worldwide but obviously this will be widely discussed.

Production could stop altogether on the 14th if the auto workers walk out.

Hopefully there will be an eleventh hour agreement.

I wonder if the recent news flow has raised awareness of online dangers?

There is very little time left to reach an agreement.

Looking deeper in to the BOTNET threat and the recent good news. It is a terrifying thought that there could be more of these roBOT NETworkS out there. Far worse than terrifying to become part of one and to wonder what is going on.

Do these monitoring systems allow speeds up to 90mph. It SEEms illogical.

Surely it is time for some professional test drivers and driving test examiners to thoroughly test out DMS?

A previous Ford CEO has offered an opinion on affordability of new vehicles recently. Their view is that buyers need to earn at least $100,000 a year to be able to afford one.

The Tesla price cuts are having an affect on sales volumes and BYD are offering unbelievably good deals.

If they use SEE tech this would help off-set any problems caused by the strikes at GM, Ford and Stellantis if they go ahead.

It looks almost certain the strikes will be going ahead. This could have a devastating affect on the big 3.

Talk trivia in your own time, not mine.

This is about the future of our online World. When this legislation is passed into law, in the UK and the other legislation in Europe and in the US, what will it achieve?

That is the first stage. Life and limb and serious psychological damage to users is safeguarded.

I have some suggestions as to what the next steps should be.

Is it a spooky coincidence the Online Safety Bill enters its final reading this week, maybe today?

Probably no connection whatsoever but more interesting than some financial journalists ramblings.

On a serious note, Online Safety is about to become big news, worth following the developments.

They did well with the buybacks, probably bagged some more this a.m.

Just got back with the cake.

It is only 08.30, off to get some cake for elevenses.

This should get some news coverage today.