The US Can Put People on the Moon. Why Can’t It Get Iranians Online?
…and communicate with them and maybe have a few messages back and forth before it gets cut. I remember very clearly in the wake of that 2009 election, the protests, the violence…
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Mapping Every Flock License Plate Reader Near US World Cup Stadiums
…Motorola Solutions is also behind the ALPR app Mobile Companion, which protesters in Maine allege is being used by DHS agents to surveil people. Motorola Solutions did not respond to a request…
Edward ‘Big Balls’ Coristine Is Helping Out on Viral Fraud Videos Now
…detainments, and the deaths of two protesters, Renee Good and Alex Pretti. Early in their YouTube video, Shirley and Coristine directly tie fraud to immigrant communities and foreigners. “A lot of the…
Inside the Luddite Festival Harnessing Gen Z’s Rage Against Big Tech
…Posters around the neighborhood advertise the Summer of Ludd, declaring “only in real life!,” and booklets with the week’s schedule of events have been placed in community spaces around the area…
How the Internet Broke Everyone’s Bullshit Detectors
…But the episode demonstrated how thoroughly official communication has absorbed the aesthetics of leaks, virality, and platform-native intrigue. Even when official accounts adopt the aesthetics of a leak, questioning whether a…
Thousands of Vibe-Coded Apps Expose Corporate and Personal Data on the Open Web
…When WIRED asked the four AI coding companies about RedAccess’ findings, Netlify didn’t respond, but the three other companies pushed back on the researchers’ claims and protested that they hadn't…
New Gas-Powered Data Centers Could Emit More Greenhouse Gases Than Entire Nations
…Community members living in the low-income Black community around the campus, concerned about air pollution, rallied to protest the turbines. (The EPA ultimately approved the use of turbines for the xAI…
A Top Democrat Is Urging Colleagues to Support Trump’s Spy Machine
…According to the government’s own audits, FBI agents have searched for the communications of members of Congress, protesters from across the political spectrum, journalists, and congressional campaign donors,” says Goitein. The…
Crypto-Funded Chinese Peptide Labs Are Booming
…As acting director, Pulte would be responsible for the entire US intelligence community, coordinating 18 different agencies including the Central Intelligence Agency and NSA. Pulte would simultaneously remain in his position as…
Taylor Lorenz’s Screen Time Is Almost 17 Hours a Day
…A girl at an anti-ICE protest dragging an ICE agent piñata Last AI prompt: “Vegan chickpea recipe garlic eggplant tahini” My AI history is all just random food assortments. I know…