Trump Army Appointee Should Sell His Anduril Stock, Sen. Warren Demands
After The Intercept revealed Michael Obadal’s equity in Anduril, Sen. Elizabeth Warren called for him to sell his shares.
Technology
Trump’s Auto Tariff Relief “Helps Tesla a Lot” — Leaving Other Carmakers Behind
A Wall Street auto analyst says the Big Three American carmakers are unlikely to benefit much, while Musk’s Tesla gets a leg up for now.
Voices
U.S. Companies Honed Their Surveillance Tech in Israel. Now It’s Coming Home.
After deploying AI tools in Israel and on the U.S. border, American tech companies are now powering domestic repression.
AI Firm Behind Mysterious Trump Donation Is Run by Alleged Election Overthrow Plotter
Why did a shadowy nonprofit make a six-figure gift to Trump’s inauguration committee? “It was mostly to meet people,” said a company official.
The War on Immigrants
Google Is Helping the Trump Administration Deploy AI Along the Mexican Border
Google is part of a Customs and Border Protection plan to use machine learning for surveillance, documents reviewed by The Intercept reveal.
Crossing the U.S. Border? Here’s How to Protect Yourself
Searches of phones and other electronics are on the rise for those entering the U.S. Take these steps to help secure your devices.
U.S. Officials Called Signal a Tool for Terrorists and Criminals. Now They’re Using It.
Despite years of official criticism of encrypted messaging, CIA Director John Ratcliffe revealed that Signal comes installed on agency computers.
Musk Is Firing Federal Workers Who Prevent Bloated Tech Contracts
Employees at the federal tech unit 18F say that their role in preventing overspending put a Musk-sized target on their back.
DEA Insiders Warned About Legality of Phone Tracking Program. Their Concerns Were Kept Secret.
The DEA ignored the internal alarm about its mass phone data collection program, according to newly revealed details in a government report.
Chilling Dissent
LAPD Surveilled Gaza Protests Using This Social Media Tool
Police records obtained by The Intercept show Dataminr tracked Gaza-related protests and other constitutionally protected speech.