Crypto-Funded Chinese Peptide Labs Are Booming
Meta has been quietly stashing dormant face recognition code on more than 50 million phones, WIRED reported this week, tucked inside the […]
Tag: Security / National Security
The Manhattan Institute Helped Kill DEI. Now It’s Coming for Protests
A right-wing think tank responsible for the emergence of zero-tolerance policing in 1990s New York City and the Trump administration’s scorched-earth campaign […]
The White House’s Aliens.gov Site Brags That ICE Arrested More Than 700 US Citizens
A space-themed White House website that mocks immigrants and compares them to extraterrestrials claims Immigration and Customs Enforcement has arrested almost half […]
The Pentagon Knew Enemies Could Track Troops’ Phones for Years. Now They Are
For nearly a decade, the Pentagon was warned—by its own contractors, analysts, and intelligence agencies—that anyone with a credit card could buy […]
Internet Starts to Return in Iran After 3-Month Blackout
After more than 2,000 hours of government-imposed connectivity blackouts, there were signs on Tuesday that Iran’s internet is coming back—at least at […]
US Law Enforcement Warns of ‘Anti-Tech Extremism’ as AI Hatred Grows
In the wake of attacks on CEOs, a nationwide protest movement targeting data centers, and increasing concerns about AI job replacement, federal […]
The FBI Wants ‘Near Real-Time’ Access to US License Plate Readers
A WIRED investigation this week found that a former Phoenix police officer who owns a company that offers firearms training to Immigration […]
The EU Is Going Through a Trump-Fueled Breakup With Big Tech
As tensions between President Donald Trump and Europe continue to simmer, the continent is accelerating its moves to reduce its addiction to […]
An ICE Firearms Trainer Was Involved in At Least 4 Deadly Shootings
The owner of a company that trained paramilitary Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents testified that he was involved in at least four […]
DHS Plans Experiment Running ‘Reconnaissance’ Drones Along the US-Canada Border
The US Department of Homeland Security, in collaboration with the Defense Research and Development Canada, is looking to send autonomous drones and […]