City of Atlanta Computers Under Attack By Hackers: The city of Atlanta computers are currently under attack by cyber hackers. The hackers are demanding $51,000 in bitcoins to unlock the system. The city tweeted “the outage could affect customer-facing applications, including some the customers may use to pay bills or access court-related information.”
Senate Passes a $1.3 Billion Spending Bill to Prevent Government Shutdown: The $1.3 billion budget was passed with the help of the bipartisan support. House Speaker Paul Ryan said, “What this bill is ultimately about is finally giving our military the tools and the resources it needs to do the job.”
Fire Fighter Dies Battling Fire on the Set of Bruce Willis Film: Bruce Willis was shooting a film in New York City when a huge fire broke out in the basement of a five-story building. A responding firefighter died in the process of battling the fire. The crew was filming “Motherless Brooklyn.”
Young Jeezy Goes into Retirement: Rapper Young Jeezy announced on Twitter that after his last album “Pressure” that featured J.Cole, Kendrick Lamar, 2 Chainz and Diddy, he has decided to retire. He tweeted, “As the Cold Summer tour comes to a end… It was inspiring seeing my day one fans since my first album & class TM 101 come out every night. Now class is coming to a end. It’s time for Graduation! My Last Album & Final Class: TM104 -#TrustYaProcess.”
Kendrick Lamar Set to Have a Biopic: Rapper Kendrick Lamar’s biopic entitled, “The Butterfly Effect: How Kendrick Lamar Ignited the Soul of Black America” is to be written by Pitchfork contributor Marcus J. Moore. Moore tweeted, “I’ve signed with @TouchstoneBooks to write the cultural biography of Kendrick Lamar.”
