The United Kingdom issued a secret order requiring Apple to create a backdoor for government security officials to access encrypted […]
Category: Policy
Meta torrented over 81.7TB of pirated books to train AI, authors say
Emails discussing torrenting prove that Meta knew it was “illegal,” authors alleged. And Bashlykov’s warnings seemingly landed on deaf ears, […]
DeepSeek is “TikTok on steroids,” senator warns amid push for government-wide ban
But while the national security concerns require a solution, Curtis said his priority is maintaining “a really productive relationship with […]
Judge suggests temporary order blocking DOGE from Treasury records
Further, Humphreys explained that DOGE—which functions as part of the executive office—does not have access, to the DOJ’s knowledge. As […]
Robocallers posing as FCC staff blocked after robocalling real FCC staff
A not-very-successful robocall scheme You can ignore robocalls from FCC “Fraud Prevention Team,” which doesn’t exist. Credit: Getty Images | […]
Chaos and confusion as USPS halts, then resumes parcels from China
It’s been a confusing 24 hours at the US Postal Service (USPS) after the Trump administration imposed new tariffs on […]
Internet Archive played crucial role in tracking shady CDC data removals
Internet Archive makes it easier to track changes in CDC data online. When thousands of pages started disappearing from the […]
$42B broadband grant program may scrap Biden admin’s preference for fiber
US Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) has been demanding an overhaul of a $42.45 billion broadband deployment program, and now his […]
China responds to tariffs with antitrust investigations of Google, Nvidia
Given new urgency to launch the probe, SAMR regulators visited Google’s Beijing office in January before Trump came into office […]
“Zero warnings”: Longtime YouTuber rails against unexplained channel removal
Artemiy Pavlov, the founder of a small but mighty music software brand called Sinesvibes, spent more than 15 years building […]
