3 Things To Know Today

1 Social Media Chaos As Facebook Platforms Go Down For Hours

Mondays have a reputation for being awful…but yesterday, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg had the worst Monday ever. Not only was a company whistleblower unmasked Sunday night – offering a damning indictment of company policies – but also? Facebook, as well as its Instagram and WhatsApp platforms went offline for hours. But that’s only part of the mess. Facebook has explained what caused a six-hourlong outage to its platforms. In a blog post, the social media giant said configuration changes to its routers led to a "disruption of network traffic" that had an impact on how its data centers communicate. Zuckerberg has also posted an apology,“Sorry for the disruption today,” he wrote. “I know how much you rely on our services to stay connected with the people you care about.” To put the mess in perspective for the company: Facebook makes $3700 per second Yesterday’s outage cost the company $70-million.…but it cost Zuckerberg $6-billion

2 Johnson & Johnson Seeking FDA Approval For Booster Shot

A new report claims Johnson and Johnson plans to ask the FDA to authorize the company's COVID vaccine booster shot. The “New York Times reports that J&J wants the FDA to authorize a second dose to be given two months after its first shot. The company announced last month a second dose two months after the first makes the J&J vaccine up to 94-percent effective against Covid-19. Meanwhile, new research shows the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine effectiveness wanes after about six months. The Pfizer-funded study published in “The Lancet” found the vaccine's efficacy drops to 47% six months after being fully immunized. It also found the vaccine is about as effective against the Delta variant as the original virus, being 90% effective against Delta one month after full protection, and 53% effective after four months. For the record, researchers believe the decline in immunity is because of the amount of time since an individual received the shot, not because of the contagiousness of the Delta variant.

3 Senate Vote On Debt Ceiling Suspension Set For Tomorrow

The war of words on Capitol Hill continues as Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is setting up a vote to suspend the debt ceiling for tomorrow. By the numbers, 60 senators will have to support the bill to suspend the debt ceiling through December of 2022. For their part, Republicans say they don't intend to help Democrats get the debt ceiling suspension through Capitol Hill. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell maintains it’s up to his colleagues on the left to raise the debt ceiling. Still, President Biden is pushing hard for an extension of the federal debt limit. Speaking at the White House, Biden said the refusal of Republicans to agree to an extension is “reckless” and “dangerous.” Biden said the debt limit must be extended due to what he called the "reckless" tax and spending policies of the prior Trump administration. “They need to stop playing Russian roulette with the U.S. economy,” Biden said at the White House. “Republicans just have to let us do our job. Just get out of the way.” Officials have until October 18th


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