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After a package exploded at Northeastern University's virtual reality lab, sources say it included a "rambling" note criticizing Mark Zuckerberg and VR
Senate Judiciary Committee leaders send Parag Agrawal a letter asking over a dozen questions about Twitter's security practices, request responses by Sept. 26
Oberlin College to pay $36M to bakery owners who were falsely accused of racism
Newly obtained surveillance video shows fake Trump elector escorted operatives into Georgia county's elections office before voting machine breach – CNNPolitics
'Lord of the Rings' TV series: What happens when 'wokeness' comes to Middle-earth – CNN
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Pakistan's floods have created 100km-wide inland lake, satellite images
At an all-hands, Twitter's executives pushed back against Peiter Zatko's complaint, with CEO Parag Agrawal saying a "false narrative" has been created
Twitter whistleblower Peiter "Mudge" Zatko raises concerns over security threats at platform – CNN
Biden administration will stop buying Covid-19 vaccines, treatments and tests as early as this fall, Jha says – CNN
Armed Trump supporters outside Phoenix FBI office – CNN Video
The US DOJ says Alexander Vinnik, founder of BTC-e, a crypto exchange alleged to have laundered $4B+ in proceeds, was extradited from Greece to the US
Cognitive decline linked to ultraprocessed food, study finds
WHO declares monkeypox a public health emergency of international concern
Sources: the FBI determined around 2017 that Huawei gear in cell towers near US military bases in the Midwest was capable of capturing and disrupting DoD comms
YouTube stops allowing misinformation about the safety of an abortion procedure and potentially unsafe instructions about how to self-induce an abortion
Biden administration to work with private sector in a 120-day sprint to create hundreds of cybersecurity apprenticeship programs to fill out cybersecurity roles
How North Korean spies infiltrate US crypto firms, posing as remote workers; UN says the country has stolen billions of dollars' worth of crypto from exchanges
Meal Kit company sued by customers whose gallbladders were removed
Wind and solar power are 'bailing out' Texas amid record heat and energy demand – CNN
Japan passes an amendment making "online insults" punishable by up to a year in prison, after the suicide of a reality TV star who had faced social media abuse
Twitter's board says it intends to "close the transaction" at the agreed price and "enforce the merger agreement"
READ: Text messages Sean Hannity, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Ivanka Trump and others sent to Mark Meadows – CNNPolitics
CNN Exclusive: Mark Meadows' 2,319 text messages reveal Trump's inner circle communications before and after January 6 – CNNPolitics
A man bought a cruise ship on Craigslist
CNN Exclusive: 'We control them all': Donald Trump Jr. texted Meadows detailed plan for overturning 2020 election before it was called – CNNPolitics
FBI arrests 2 men in DC accused of impersonating federal officers; 4 Secret Service agents placed on leave – CNNPolitics
Axie Infinity: After a $625 million hack, the party must go on – CNN
Interview with pseudonymous Ukrainian IT specialist Danylo, who released chat logs from the Russia-linked Conti ransomware gang, on his motivations and more
Opinion: These Covid-19 symptoms raise new questions – CNN
RT America lays off its entire staff – CNN
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Experts warn that Russia can use satellite signals to geolocate and target Starlink users in Ukraine; Elon Musk says the "probability of being targeted is high"
ICANN rejects Ukraine's request to cut Russia off from the global internet, saying the proposal is neither technically feasible nor within its mission
Source: FCC, DOJ, and DHS have launched a review of social media entities and telecom sector companies, including wireless providers, with ties to Russia
Explosions in Kiev and Kharkiv now [CNN]
Oldest buildings in UAE discovered, dating back 8,500 years
History's deadliest air raid happened in Tokyo during World War II (2020)
Long-standing literary magazines are struggling to stay afloat
Filings and interviews with decision makers and legal experts reveal bureaucracy with competing mandates at the FAA and FCC caused the 5G launch blowup
Twitter stopped enforcing its "civic integrity policy" in March 2021 regarding lies about the 2020 US election
Netflix stock fell 41% from a November high as US subscriber numbers hit maturity, forcing it to rely on developing markets and verticals like gaming for growth
Techmeme · 8 months ago