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Hackers Derail Iran’s Train System, Post Supreme Leader’s Phone Number as Help Line

Computing

10 months ago

Hackers Derail Iran’s Train System, Post Supreme Leader’s Phone Number as Help Line

U.S. Secret Service Says It Has No Plan for Protecting White House Pets During an Attack

Online

10 months ago

U.S. Secret Service Says It Has No Plan for Protecting White House Pets During an Attack

U.S. Department of Justice Pinkie Swears Not to Torture Julian Assange If He’s Extradited to U.S.

Online

10 months ago

U.S. Department of Justice Pinkie Swears Not to Torture Julian Assange If He’s Extradited to U.S.

FBI Seized ‘Fully Constructed’ Lego Set of Capitol Building From Arrested Rioter

Online

10 months ago

FBI Seized ‘Fully Constructed’ Lego Set of Capitol Building From Arrested Rioter

Former President Sues Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube In Desperate Plea for Platform

Computing

10 months ago

Former President Sues Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube In Desperate Plea for Platform

Report: Russian Cyber Spies Recently Hacked the Republican National Committee

Computing

10 months ago

Report: Russian Cyber Spies Recently Hacked the Republican National Committee

No, You Can’t Just Chuck The eSafety Commissioner An @ On Twitter As A Formal Inquiry

Online

11 months ago

No, You Can’t Just Chuck The eSafety Commissioner An @ On Twitter As A Formal Inquiry

Russian Military Hackers Have Been On a Worldwide Password Guessing Spree

Computing

11 months ago

Russian Military Hackers Have Been On a Worldwide Password Guessing Spree

Amazon Releases Cowardly Statement, Is Clearly Afraid of FTC Chair

Online

11 months ago

Amazon Releases Cowardly Statement, Is Clearly Afraid of FTC Chair

Far-Right Site Gab Is Very Mad Their Favourite One-Term President Passed on Them

Online

11 months ago

Far-Right Site Gab Is Very Mad Their Favourite One-Term President Passed on Them

Kim Jong Un Warns of ‘Great Crisis’ in North Korea During Cryptic Speech About Covid-19

Online

11 months ago

Kim Jong Un Warns of ‘Great Crisis’ in North Korea During Cryptic Speech About Covid-19

Did Scott Morrison Actually Mean To Announce AstraZeneca For All?

Science & Health

11 months ago

Did Scott Morrison Actually Mean To Announce AstraZeneca For All?

California App Maker Turns Overseas Gig Workers Into Intelligence-Gathering Military Assets

Online

11 months ago

California App Maker Turns Overseas Gig Workers Into Intelligence-Gathering Military Assets

Australian Law Enforcement Agencies Are Awful At Destroying Sensitive Data, A Government Watchdog Says

11 months ago

Australian Law Enforcement Agencies Are Awful At Destroying Sensitive Data, A Government Watchdog Says

DOJ Seizes Middle East News Sites for Allegedly Spreading Disinformation

Online

11 months ago

DOJ Seizes Middle East News Sites for Allegedly Spreading Disinformation

Big Tech CEOs Apparently Not Loving New U.S. Bills Seeking to Trust Bust Big Tech

Computing

11 months ago

Big Tech CEOs Apparently Not Loving New U.S. Bills Seeking to Trust Bust Big Tech

Brianna Provenzano

Craig Kelly Is Now Trying To Ban Vaccine Passports With A New Bill To Parliament

Science & Health

11 months ago

Craig Kelly Is Now Trying To Ban Vaccine Passports With A New Bill To Parliament

The Australian Greens Want To Repeal The Online Safety Act, At Least Until We Can Get The Spelling Right

Online

11 months ago

The Australian Greens Want To Repeal The Online Safety Act, At Least Until We Can Get The Spelling Right

Biden Wags Finger at Putin Over Human Rights and Cyberattacks, Then Gives Him Crystal Buffalo

Online

11 months ago

Biden Wags Finger at Putin Over Human Rights and Cyberattacks, Then Gives Him Crystal Buffalo

Parler Warned the FBI of Potential Violence at the U.S. Capitol More Than 50 Times

Online

11 months ago

Parler Warned the FBI of Potential Violence at the U.S. Capitol More Than 50 Times

Brianna Provenzano

Accused Capitol Rioter to Judge: Pretty Please, Let Me Out of Home Detention for a Classic Car Show

Online

11 months ago

Accused Capitol Rioter to Judge: Pretty Please, Let Me Out of Home Detention for a Classic Car Show

QAnon Is, Somehow, About to Get Worse, FBI Warns

Online

11 months ago

QAnon Is, Somehow, About to Get Worse, FBI Warns

Apple and Microsoft Say They Had No Idea Trump-Era DOJ Requested Data on Political Rivals

Computing

11 months ago

Apple and Microsoft Say They Had No Idea Trump-Era DOJ Requested Data on Political Rivals

Right To Repair Report Finds It Shouldn’t Be That Hard To Get Your Phone Fixed

Mobile

11 months ago

Right To Repair Report Finds It Shouldn’t Be That Hard To Get Your Phone Fixed

Trump’s PAC Site Tricks Donors Into Recurring Charges With ‘Happy Birthday’ Dark Patterns

Online

11 months ago

Trump’s PAC Site Tricks Donors Into Recurring Charges With ‘Happy Birthday’ Dark Patterns

U.S. President Joe Biden Will Reportedly Buy 500 Million Pfizer Vaccine Doses to Donate Globally

Science & Health

11 months ago

U.S. President Joe Biden Will Reportedly Buy 500 Million Pfizer Vaccine Doses to Donate Globally

Shoshana Wodinsky

Nigeria Will Arrest and Prosecute Users That Try to Get Around Its Twitter Ban

Online

11 months ago

Nigeria Will Arrest and Prosecute Users That Try to Get Around Its Twitter Ban

U.S. Justice Department Says It will No Longer Quietly Seize Reporters’ Records in Leak Investigations

Online

12 months ago

U.S. Justice Department Says It will No Longer Quietly Seize Reporters’ Records in Leak Investigations

Lauren Boebert Spends Drought Hearing Rambling About ‘Green New Deal Extremists’

Online

12 months ago

Lauren Boebert Spends Drought Hearing Rambling About ‘Green New Deal Extremists’

Trump Suspended From Facebook for at Least 2 Years

Online

12 months ago

Trump Suspended From Facebook for at Least 2 Years

Shoshana Wodinsky

New Biden Executive Order Bans U.S. Investment in Huawei and 58 Other Chinese Tech Companies

Online

12 months ago

New Biden Executive Order Bans U.S. Investment in Huawei and 58 Other Chinese Tech Companies

Which Countries Will Receive America’s Donated Covid-19 Vaccine Doses?

Science & Health

12 months ago

Which Countries Will Receive America’s Donated Covid-19 Vaccine Doses?

U.S. Department of Justice to Treat Ransomware Hacks Like Terrorism Now: Here’s the Full Memo

Security

12 months ago

U.S. Department of Justice to Treat Ransomware Hacks Like Terrorism Now: Here’s the Full Memo

Dildo Drone Interrupts ‘Tough on Crime’ New Mexico Sheriff’s Speech, Chaos Ensues

Online

12 months ago

Dildo Drone Interrupts ‘Tough on Crime’ New Mexico Sheriff’s Speech, Chaos Ensues

The Government Says Tech Solutions Alone Won’t Stop Kids Accessing Pornography

12 months ago

The Government Says Tech Solutions Alone Won’t Stop Kids Accessing Pornography

The Age of Autonomous Killer Robots May Already Be Here

Online

12 months ago

The Age of Autonomous Killer Robots May Already Be Here

Ron Watkins Is Done With Q and Has Moved On to Aliens

Online

12 months ago

Ron Watkins Is Done With Q and Has Moved On to Aliens

Victoria Just Passed Its Terrible EV Tax And It’s Already Being Slammed As ‘Climate Vandalism’

Cars

12 months ago

Victoria Just Passed Its Terrible EV Tax And It’s Already Being Slammed As ‘Climate Vandalism’

Hoo Boy, the U.S. Feds Sure Have a Lot of Dirt on Rudy Giuliani

Online

12 months ago

Hoo Boy, the U.S. Feds Sure Have a Lot of Dirt on Rudy Giuliani

With the 2021 Tokyo Olympics Looming, US Issues Do-Not-Travel Advisory for Japan

Online

12 months ago

With the 2021 Tokyo Olympics Looming, US Issues Do-Not-Travel Advisory for Japan

Brianna Provenzano

U.S. Agency Ran ‘Rogue’ Police Force, Spied on Americans’ Social Media

Online

12 months ago

U.S. Agency Ran ‘Rogue’ Police Force, Spied on Americans’ Social Media

India Asks Social Media Platforms to Take Down References to ‘Indian Variant’ of Coronavirus: Report

Online

12 months ago

India Asks Social Media Platforms to Take Down References to ‘Indian Variant’ of Coronavirus: Report

Everything You Need to Know About the Cyber Ninja Clown Car That’s Crashing Through Arizona

Online

12 months ago

Everything You Need to Know About the Cyber Ninja Clown Car That’s Crashing Through Arizona

Leaked Police Docs Show a Lot of Disturbing but Mostly Dumb Plans Made by the Boogaloo Bois

Online

12 months ago

Leaked Police Docs Show a Lot of Disturbing but Mostly Dumb Plans Made by the Boogaloo Bois

Report Highlights Exiled Chinese Billionaire Tied to Steve Bannon as Centre of Misinformation Network

Online

12 months ago

Report Highlights Exiled Chinese Billionaire Tied to Steve Bannon as Centre of Misinformation Network

Space Force Commander Fired After Badmouthing the Military on a Conservative Podcast

Online

1 year ago

Space Force Commander Fired After Badmouthing the Military on a Conservative Podcast

Project Veritas Reportedly Turned Its Feckless Smear Machine on Trump’s FBI

Online

1 year ago

Project Veritas Reportedly Turned Its Feckless Smear Machine on Trump’s FBI

UK to Ban Big Tech Companies From ‘Discriminating’ Based on Political Views

Computing

1 year ago

UK to Ban Big Tech Companies From ‘Discriminating’ Based on Political Views

Twitter Censors, Then Uncensors, Palestinian Journalist’s Account

Online

1 year ago

Twitter Censors, Then Uncensors, Palestinian Journalist’s Account

Brianna Provenzano

Craig Kelly Wasted A Bunch Of Real Money Printing Fake Money For His Budget Stunt

1 year ago

Craig Kelly Wasted A Bunch Of Real Money Printing Fake Money For His Budget Stunt

U.S. Justice Department Quietly Seized Washington Post Reporters’ Phone Records During Trump Era

Online

1 year ago

U.S. Justice Department Quietly Seized Washington Post Reporters’ Phone Records During Trump Era

Conservatives Demand Supreme Court Overrule Fake Facebook Court, Others Weigh In

Online

1 year ago

Conservatives Demand Supreme Court Overrule Fake Facebook Court, Others Weigh In

Area Man Wants You To Check Out His Blog

Computing

1 year ago

Area Man Wants You To Check Out His Blog

Brianna Provenzano

The Pentagon’s Inspector General Is Investigating the Pentagon’s UFO Investigation Program

Online

1 year ago

The Pentagon’s Inspector General Is Investigating the Pentagon’s UFO Investigation Program

Read Facebook’s Internal Report on How Badly It Screwed Up Stopping ‘Stop the Steal’

Online

1 year ago

Read Facebook’s Internal Report on How Badly It Screwed Up Stopping ‘Stop the Steal’

Craig Kelly’s Facebook Page Has Finally Been Removed For Repeated Policy Violations

Online

1 year ago

Craig Kelly’s Facebook Page Has Finally Been Removed For Repeated Policy Violations

India Cracks Down on Social Media Posts Criticising Its Pandemic Response Amid Brutal Second Wave

Computing

1 year ago

India Cracks Down on Social Media Posts Criticising Its Pandemic Response Amid Brutal Second Wave

Policy Executives at Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter to Testify at U.S. Senate Hearing on Algorithms

Computing

1 year ago

Policy Executives at Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter to Testify at U.S. Senate Hearing on Algorithms

‘The Worst EV Policy In The World’: 25 Organisations Have Spoken Out Against the Victorian Government

Cars

1 year ago

‘The Worst EV Policy In The World’: 25 Organisations Have Spoken Out Against the Victorian Government

Anonymous NatSec Officials: The Cuban Ray Guns Are in Syria Now, Just Trust Us on This

Online

1 year ago

Anonymous NatSec Officials: The Cuban Ray Guns Are in Syria Now, Just Trust Us on This

Black Panther’s Ryan Coogler Explains Why He’s Won’t Move the Sequel From Georgia

1 year ago

Black Panther’s Ryan Coogler Explains Why He’s Won’t Move the Sequel From Georgia

Valerie Complex

Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness’ First Trailer Puts Leon, Claire, and Zombies in the White House

1 year ago

Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness’ First Trailer Puts Leon, Claire, and Zombies in the White House

U.S. Hits Russia With Heavy Sanctions Over SolarWinds Hack, All That Other Bad Stuff

Online

1 year ago

U.S. Hits Russia With Heavy Sanctions Over SolarWinds Hack, All That Other Bad Stuff

Mystery of Who Cracked the San Bernardino Shooter’s iPhone for the FBI Solved After 5 Years

Gadgets

1 year ago

Mystery of Who Cracked the San Bernardino Shooter’s iPhone for the FBI Solved After 5 Years

White Extremists Sought Murders of Politicians and Cops After Capitol Siege

Online

1 year ago

White Extremists Sought Murders of Politicians and Cops After Capitol Siege

Dell Cameron and Tom McKay

Islamic Republic Authorities Claim Blackout Was The Work Of Israeli Sabotage

Online

1 year ago

Islamic Republic Authorities Claim Blackout Was The Work Of Israeli Sabotage

The Illuminati or Whatever Meets on Zoom to Fight Back Against Voter Suppression*

Computing

1 year ago

The Illuminati or Whatever Meets on Zoom to Fight Back Against Voter Suppression*

Twitter Launches Pro-Democracy Emoji for ‘Milk Tea Alliance’ in Asia

Computing

1 year ago

Twitter Launches Pro-Democracy Emoji for ‘Milk Tea Alliance’ in Asia

Facebook Removed Over 1000 Accounts For Trying To Sway Global Politics In March

Online

1 year ago

Facebook Removed Over 1000 Accounts For Trying To Sway Global Politics In March

Turns Out This Sophisticated Hacking Campaign Was Actually the Work of ‘Western Government Operatives’

Computing

1 year ago

Turns Out This Sophisticated Hacking Campaign Was Actually the Work of ‘Western Government Operatives’

Parler Says It Warned the FBI of Violent Posts Threatening the U.S. Capitol Before Insurrection

Gadgets

1 year ago

Parler Says It Warned the FBI of Violent Posts Threatening the U.S. Capitol Before Insurrection

U.S. Republican Falls for Joke Article by ‘Dick Scuttlebutt’ at Hearing on Extremism in Military

Online

1 year ago

U.S. Republican Falls for Joke Article by ‘Dick Scuttlebutt’ at Hearing on Extremism in Military

Novelist Charged After Calling Poland’s President ‘Moron’ on Facebook

Online

1 year ago

Novelist Charged After Calling Poland’s President ‘Moron’ on Facebook

Tesla: Now a National Security Threat to China

Online

1 year ago

Tesla: Now a National Security Threat to China

Russia ‘Amplified’ the Hunter Biden Story and Spread Election Conspiracy Theories, Intel Agencies Claim

Online

1 year ago

Russia ‘Amplified’ the Hunter Biden Story and Spread Election Conspiracy Theories, Intel Agencies Claim

India Looks to Criminalise Trading, Mining, and Holding Cryptocurrencies: Report

Online

1 year ago

India Looks to Criminalise Trading, Mining, and Holding Cryptocurrencies: Report

Uber Eats and Deliveroo Riders in Spain to Get Collective Bargaining Rights

Online

1 year ago

Uber Eats and Deliveroo Riders in Spain to Get Collective Bargaining Rights

QAnon, CultTok, and Leaving It All Behind

Online

1 year ago

QAnon, CultTok, and Leaving It All Behind

Whitney Kimball

CPAC Panelist Tried to Launch Japanese Tea Party for Guru Who Communed With Pro-Trump Spirit

Online

1 year ago

CPAC Panelist Tried to Launch Japanese Tea Party for Guru Who Communed With Pro-Trump Spirit

America’s Leaders Have No Clue What to Do About Disinformation

Online

1 year ago

America’s Leaders Have No Clue What to Do About Disinformation

Lucas Ropek

Facebook Finally Bans Myanmar Military After February 1 Coup

Online

1 year ago

Facebook Finally Bans Myanmar Military After February 1 Coup

Mercedes Teases Coupes And Cabriolets Of ‘A Different Form And Shape,’ Whatever That Means

Cars

1 year ago

Mercedes Teases Coupes And Cabriolets Of ‘A Different Form And Shape,’ Whatever That Means

Victorian Anti-Vaxxers Are Spamming Politicians With Pseudo-Legal Emails

Online

1 year ago

Victorian Anti-Vaxxers Are Spamming Politicians With Pseudo-Legal Emails

SolarWinds Hackers Also Went After NASA and the FAA

Computing

1 year ago

SolarWinds Hackers Also Went After NASA and the FAA

Lucas Ropek

Google Lifts Ban On Political Advertising as America Seems to Be All Good Now

Computing

1 year ago

Google Lifts Ban On Political Advertising as America Seems to Be All Good Now

Rex Tillerson Screwed Up Investigation Into Cuba ‘Sonic Weapon’ Attacks, New Report Says

Online

1 year ago

Rex Tillerson Screwed Up Investigation Into Cuba ‘Sonic Weapon’ Attacks, New Report Says

Lucas Ropek

Facebook to Restrict Content From Myanmar’s Military Government Following Coup

Online

1 year ago

Facebook to Restrict Content From Myanmar’s Military Government Following Coup

The New Redesign Of The Cozy Coupe Is A Dramatic Improvement Over The Old Garbage One

Cars

1 year ago

The New Redesign Of The Cozy Coupe Is A Dramatic Improvement Over The Old Garbage One

Jason Torchinsky

Twitter to Start Labelling Personal Accounts of Heads of State

Computing

1 year ago

Twitter to Start Labelling Personal Accounts of Heads of State

Biden Administration Says It Will Address Global Chip Shortage

Online

1 year ago

Biden Administration Says It Will Address Global Chip Shortage

Biden Administration Finally Puts the TikTok ‘Sale’ Out of Its Misery

Computing

1 year ago

Biden Administration Finally Puts the TikTok ‘Sale’ Out of Its Misery

Whitney Kimball

Twitter Blocks Hundreds of Accounts Tied to Protests by Farmers in India

Computing

1 year ago

Twitter Blocks Hundreds of Accounts Tied to Protests by Farmers in India

Days After Blocking Facebook, Myanmar’s Military Government Has Now Blocked Instagram and Twitter

Online

1 year ago

Days After Blocking Facebook, Myanmar’s Military Government Has Now Blocked Instagram and Twitter

Dominion Tells Facebook, Parler, And Other Sites to Keep the Receipts

Online

1 year ago

Dominion Tells Facebook, Parler, And Other Sites to Keep the Receipts

American Feds: Let’s Launch a Domestic Terror War!

Online

1 year ago

American Feds: Let’s Launch a Domestic Terror War!

Lucas Ropek

Newsmax Anchor Loses Final Shred of Self-Respect, Apologizes to the MyPillow Guy

Online

1 year ago

Newsmax Anchor Loses Final Shred of Self-Respect, Apologizes to the MyPillow Guy

Voting Machine Company Smartmatic Hits Trump Cronies, Fox News With $4 Billion Dollar Lawsuit

Online

1 year ago

Voting Machine Company Smartmatic Hits Trump Cronies, Fox News With $4 Billion Dollar Lawsuit

Myanmar’s New Government Blocks Facebook After Military Coup

Online

1 year ago

Myanmar’s New Government Blocks Facebook After Military Coup

Canada Slaps Proud Boys With Terrorist Designation

Online

1 year ago

Canada Slaps Proud Boys With Terrorist Designation

Whitney Kimball

Biden Administration Set to Give Puerto Rico $US1.3 ($2) billion in Aid Trump Held Hostage

Science & Health

1 year ago

Biden Administration Set to Give Puerto Rico $US1.3 ($2) billion in Aid Trump Held Hostage

Brianna Provenzano