Crypto Billionaires Could Flip the Senate to the GOP. Here’s What They Want.
Millions are pouring into the race to unseat Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown, who has resisted loosening crypto regulations.
Technology
Internet Archive Was Exposing User Email Addresses for Years Before Recent Breach
A recent data breach is not the only way that Internet Archive users have been left vulnerable online.
Facebook and Instagram Restrict the Use of the Red Triangle Emoji Over Hamas Association
Users of Meta’s platforms could see posts taken offline if they include the upside-down red triangle symbol.
Encrypted Apps Can Protect Your Privacy — Unless You Use Them Like Eric Adams
An Eric Adams staffer excused herself from an FBI interview to go to the bathroom, allegedly to delete encrypted messaging apps.
Israel’s War on Gaza
Google Was Set to Host an Israeli Military Conference. When We Asked About It, the Event Disappeared.
The military tech conference, set for November at one of Google’s Tel Aviv offices, was scrubbed from the internet when The Intercept asked questions.
These Human Rights Defenders Were Hacked by Pegasus. Now They Want Police to Charge the Spyware Maker.
So far, no one has been able to hold the notorious Israeli spyware firm accountable for complicity in human rights abuses.
A Brief History of Booby-Trapping Electronics to Blow Up
Israel’s attack that turned pagers belonging to Hezbollah members into explosive devices is shocking — but not unprecedented.
Israel’s War on Gaza
IBM CEO: We Listen to What Israel and Saudi Arabia Consider “Correct Behavior”
IBM employees questioned the company’s ties to the Israeli military. CEO Arvind Krishna’s answer raised even more concerns.
Homeland Security Still Dreams of Face Recognition at the Border
The Department of Homeland Security wants to use face recognition technology on drivers and passengers approaching the border.
Israel’s War on Gaza
The Crowdfunding Campaign for Deadly Israeli Military Drones
The drone company XTEND secured Israeli military contracts and venture capital funding. Still, it sought out charitable donations.