After Major Industry Donor Pops Up, Harris Makes Bizarre Proposal: Crypto for Black Men
Losing Black voters to Donald Trump, the Harris campaign has an idea for helping Black men. But what does it mean?
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Israel’s War on Gaza
Pegasus Spyware Maker Said to Flout Federal Court as It Lobbies to Get Off U.S. Blacklist
On the same day lobbyists for NSO met with Rep. Pete Sessions, a lawyer from the lobbying firm gave $1,000 to “Pete Sessions for Congress.”
The Pentagon Wants to Use AI to Create Deepfake Internet Users
The Department of Defense wants technology so it can fabricate online personas that are indistinguishable from real people.
Elizabeth Warren’s Crypto Haters Are Burning Cash in Her Senate Race
Crypto big shots have spent more than three times on her opponent as small donors.
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.
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.