Matt Novak
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What Happens When China Makes a Popular Homegrown Movie Disappear?
Return to Dust, a movie that had been generating buzz in China as a sleeper hit, was unceremoniously pulled from streaming services in the country yesterday, according to multiple reports on social media. Mentioning the film on Weibo, China’s equivalent to Twitter, has even been banned. Will movie fans outside China ever get to see…
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Iran Blocks Internet During Protests Making It Difficult to Write This Article If We’re Being Completely Honest
Internet services like WhatsApp and Instagram are currently being blocked in Iran along with at least two major mobile networks, according to the UK-based internet access watchdog Netblocks. The internet disruptions are happening as Iran continues to see protests in multiple cities following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in police custody last week —…
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Elon Musk Wants to Sell Satellite Internet to Iran If He Can Get an Exemption on Sanctions
Elon Musk’s satellite internet provider Starlink will try to offer its service to people in Iran, provided U.S. sanctions against the country can be waived, according to the billionaire. Musk declare his intentions to enter the market in response to a tweet from someone who said they were in Iran on Monday and wanted to…
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Uber Investigating Massive Security Breach by Alleged Teen Hacker
Uber is investigating a breach of the company’s most sensitive data — including financial documents, internal messages, and who knows what else — by someone who told the New York Times they’re just 18 years old. The hacker posted screenshots of their alleged exploits on Telegram on Thursday and even announced the hack in Uber’s…