U.S. Special Forces Want to Use Deepfakes for Psy-Ops
The U.S. government spent years warning deepfakes could destabilize democratic societies.
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Whistleblowers Take Note: Don’t Trust Cropping Tools
Cropping tools like those in Google Docs allow viewers to see the full, original images.
New FTX Filing Pulls Back the Curtain on Sam Bankman-Fried’s Massive Influence-Peddling Operation
A bankruptcy filing revealed new information about how the crypto exchange spent money on consultants, think tanks, and business relationships.
Apple Brings Mainland Chinese Web Censorship to Hong Kong
Apple quietly expanded the use of Chinese company Tencent’s website blacklist to users in Hong Kong — and no one will answer questions about it.
Elon Musk Caves to Pressure From India to Remove BBC Doc Critical of Modi
Officials from India's ruling right-wing party said American tech companies like Twitter and YouTube complied with demands to remove the documentary.
The End of Roe
How to Leak From the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court investigation report on how the Dobbs draft got out offers lessons for future leakers everywhere.
Guccifer, the Hacker Who Launched Clinton Email Flap, Speaks Out After Nearly a Decade Behind Bars
Before Russian intelligence cribbed his handle, Marcel Lehel Lazar hacked celebrities and Sidney Blumenthal. Now he's back home in Transylvania.
Exclusive: Surveillance Footage of Tesla Crash on SF’s Bay Bridge Hours After Elon Musk Announces "Self-Driving" Feature
Musk has said Tesla’s problematic autopilot features are “really the difference between Tesla being worth a lot of money or worth basically zero.”
Those Russian Twitter Bots Didn't Do $#!% in 2016, Says New Study
There is "no evidence" Russian Twitter bots had any meaningful effect pushing voters to Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election.
A Competitor Put the FBI on Haoyang Yu's Trail. The Investigation Didn't Go as Planned.
Federal intelligence agencies ran a sting and dug through the trash of a Chinese American engineer they envisioned as a sophisticated technological spy.