The confessions of Marcus Hutchins, the hacker who saved the internet (2020) internet security.cyber Article 7106 words, published May 12 2020 37 votes
TikTok argues in federal appeals court that US ban would have ‘staggering’ impact on free speech social media Article 490 words 39 votes
US Department of Justice attorneys claim Google has “trifecta of monopolies” on day one of ad tech trial google Article 699 words 30 votes
After seeing Wi-Fi network named “STINKY,” Navy found hidden Starlink dish on US warship internet Article 978 words 63 votes
Russian dark web marketplace admins indicted after arrest in Miami internet Article 540 words 8 votes
China-linked ‘Spamouflage’ network mimics Americans online to sway US political debate social media Article 795 words 25 votes
Oracle's $115 million privacy settlement: What consumers should know privacy Article 4112 words 22 votes
How CrowdStrike stopped everything. “The failures cascaded as dependent systems crashed, halting operations across multiple sectors." security privacy Article 1446 words 17 votes
CrowdStrike estimates the tech meltdown caused by its bungling left a $60 million dent in its sales Article 446 words 37 votes
Lawsuits against Crowdstrike begin with Delta Airlines and Crowdstrike shareholders filing suit Article 862 words 21 votes
NY Times Tech Guild: We are celebrating Labor Day by announcing that a supermajority of our over-600 person union signed a pledge of support for a strike Link 26 votes
US judge rules $400 million algorithmic system illegally denied thousands of people’s Medicaid benefits Article 395 words 27 votes
Court: Section 230 doesn’t shield TikTok from blackout challenge death suit social media Article 690 words 25 votes
AI makes racist judgement calls when asked to evaluate speakers of African American vernacular English Link 23 votes
US AI Safety Institute signs agreements regarding AI safety research, testing and evaluation with Anthropic and OpenAI Article 382 words 9 votes
Elon Musk’s lawyers quietly subpoena public interest groups social media Article 990 words, published Aug 23 2024 38 votes
Social platform X edits AI chatbot after election officials warn that it spreads misinformation social media Article 460 words 15 votes
Chinese government hackers penetrate US internet providers to spy internet security.cyber Article 794 words 17 votes
San Leandro tech startup to sell drones the size of several cars, flying 600 miles at a time Article 1192 words 21 votes
The US DOJ files an antitrust suit against a software company for allegedly manipulating rent prices Article 257 words 46 votes
Former US President Donald Trump’s post of fake Taylor Swift endorsement is his latest embrace of AI-generated images social media Article 1058 words 36 votes
US FTC bans fake online reviews, inflated social media influence; rule takes effect in October internet social media Article 52 votes
Digital apartheid in Gaza: Unjust content moderation at the request of Israel’s cyber unit social media facebook Article 817 words, published Jul 26 2024 14 votes
The US government wants to make it easier for you to click the 'unsubscribe' button Article 563 words 58 votes
Susan Wojcicki, former YouTube CEO, dies at 56 internet social media google Article published Aug 10 2024 15 votes
Brussels slaps down Thierry Breton over ‘harmful content’ letter to Elon Musk [as it was not approved by the European Commission] social media Link 11 votes
Front Porch Forum is the friendliest social network you’ve never heard of social media Article 1658 words 46 votes
Google violated antitrust laws in online search, US judge rules google.search internet Article 1481 words 47 votes
Elon Musk’s X sues Unilever, Mars and CVS over ‘massive advertiser boycott’ social media Article 356 words 50 votes
A tax break for Washington State data centers promised jobs. Now there are questions about whether the costs are worth it. Article 3874 words 7 votes
OpenAI’s Sam Altman is becoming one of the most powerful people on Earth. We should be very afraid. Article 2924 words 17 votes
Delta CEO says CrowdStrike-Microsoft outage cost the airline $500 million, will seek damages microsoft Article 44 votes
Coinbase appears to have violated campaign finance laws with a $25 million super PAC donation Article 1474 words 32 votes
Los Angeles police department warns residents after spike in burglaries using Wi-Fi jammers that disable security cameras, smart doorbells security.home Article 441 words, published Jul 20 2024 42 votes
CrowdStrike global outage to cost US Fortune 500 companies $5.4bn security.cyber Article 504 words 35 votes
How the news broke on X. The epistemology of an assassination attempt. social media Video 18:42 14 votes
What to know about the proposed Kids Online Safety Act and its chances of passing in the US Congress social media Article 1231 words 20 votes
US FCC closes “final loopholes” that keep prison phone prices exorbitantly high Article 488 words 44 votes
Elon Musk says he’s moving SpaceX and X from California to Texas, blames new trans privacy law social media privacy Article 256 words 28 votes