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Julian Assange To Appear On The Simpsons

9:15AM January 31, 2012 | Mario Aguilar

The news just broke that Julian Assange will play himself on the 500th episode of The Simpsons, which is set to air on February 19. More »


Entertainment

Julian Assange Is Getting His Own TV Show

4:00AM January 25, 2012 | Jamie Condliffe

Julian Assange has announced that he’s going to have his own TV show, where he’ll interview “key political players, thinkers and revolutionaries”, and it’s going to be hitting the screens this year. Is there anything this man won’t do? More »


Online

Julian Assange: You’re All Screwed

7:00PM December 2, 2011 | Jamie Condliffe

Yesterday we reported how Wikileaks has uncovered a global network of surveillance companies for hire. Now Assange is telling it like it is. More »


News

WikiLeaks Uncovers Global Network Of Surveillance Companies For Hire

8:15AM December 2, 2011 | Adrian Covert

If you’re a wealthy, militant despot of a nation and your sovereignty is slipping away, WikiLeaks has discovered that you can attempt to prevent an uprising by hiring a network of spies who operate in the private sector and will keep tabs on citizens who threaten your reign. More »


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WikiLeaks Twitter Account Details Handed Over To US Authorities

11:30PM November 11, 2011 | Gary Cutlack - Gizmodo UK

Cash-strapped serious-gossip portal WikiLeaks is about to come under renewed scrutiny from the US Justice Department, thanks to a court ruling forcing Twitter to hand over details of who accessed the site’s account. More »


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UK Customs Confuses Wikipedia And WikiLeaks

11:30PM November 8, 2011 | Gary Cutlack - gizmodo uk

Is it flattering to have people mistake you for Julian Assange? That’s what happened to Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales, who confused UK border controls when they thought the Wikipedia man was notorious international man of mystery Assange. More »


News

Julian Assange Loses Extradition Appeal

2:00AM November 3, 2011 | Gary Cutlack - gizmodo uk

Loose-lipped, silver-haired lothario Julian Assange has lost his appeal to stay in the UK, and will be extradited to Sweden to face trial over alleged rape and sexual molestation charges. More »


Online

Broke Wikileaks Halts Publication To Raise Money

6:15AM October 25, 2011 | Mario Aguilar

In a video just posted on WikiLeaks, Julian Assange announced that WikiLeaks will temporarily halt publication because the site needs to find alternative ways to pay its bills. Measures taken to cut off the organisation’s revenue have effectively strangled it. More »


Online

US Government Demands WikiLeaks Email Data From Google

12:07AM October 12, 2011 | Adrian Covert

According to NBC Bay Area, the US Federal Government issued a secret court order to Google and ISP provider Sonic.net to handover account data from Jacob Applebaum, a WikiLeaks volunteer who they believe was involved in the leaking of classified docs. More »


News

What Do Apple And Viagra Have In Common?

8:40AM September 2, 2011 | Adrian Covert

Apple and Viagra seem like two companies least likely to share a common bond, but in fact, both have employed the services of, as the New Yorker‘s Evan Osnos puts it, “the Seal Team Six of global manufacturing”. More »