Trump advisor reportedly used personal Gmail for ‘sensitive’ military discussions
Trump advisor reportedly used personal Gmail for 'sensitive' military discussions Trump advisor reportedly used personal Gmail for ‘sensitive’ military discussions U.S. National Security Adviser Michael Waltz in the White House Oval Office on March 13, 2025. | Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images<br> Last week, National Security Advisor Michael Waltz inadvertently invited a journalist to a […]
The FAA hiding private jet details might not stop celebrity jet trackers
The FAA hiding private jet details might not stop celebrity jet trackers Yesterday, we wrote that a new Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) process would help private jet owners keep their registration details private upon request, and speculated that it would make things difficult for celebrity jet trackers. Jack Sweeney, known for his accounts tracking the […]
It’s the moment of truth for Zuckerberg’s Trump bet
It's the moment of truth for Zuckerberg's Trump bet It’s the moment of truth for Zuckerberg’s Trump bet Zuck bought himself a position of honor at Trump’s inauguration. | Image: Kenny Holston-Pool/Getty Images Mark Zuckerberg — having spent months cozying up to President Donald Trump — will now be looking to reap the benefits as […]
Apple fined $162 million for hurting app developers with ‘excessively complex’ privacy options
Apple fined $162 million for hurting app developers with 'excessively complex' privacy options Apple fined $162 million for hurting app developers with ‘excessively complex’ privacy options France’s competition watchdog (Autorité de la concurrence) ordered Apple to pay €150 million (~$162.4 million) after finding that its App Tracking Transparency system allows the company to abuse its […]
TikTok, tariffs, and trials: everything happening in tech’s chaotic April
TikTok, tariffs, and trials: everything happening in tech's chaotic April TikTok, tariffs, and trials: everything happening in tech’s chaotic April As TikTokâs April 5th sell-by date approaches, Americans are back to where they stood before the original January deadline: watching anxiously to see if a major social media app gets banned. But that’s far from […]
Judge saves the CFPB, for now
Judge saves the CFPB, for now A court took action on Friday to keep the Trump administration and its Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from shutting down a consumer watchdog agency while its court case plays out. Judge Amy Berman Jackson granted a preliminary injunction to save the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) from being […]
Google to pay $100 million to settle 14-year-old advertising lawsuit
Google to pay $100 million to settle 14-year-old advertising lawsuit Google will pay $100 million to settle a class action lawsuit accusing the company of charging for clicks on ads placed outside the geographic locations selected by advertisers, as reported earlier by Reuters. The proposed settlement was filed in a California court on Thursday and […]
Musk threatens to sic the government on people ‘pushing’ Tesla ‘propaganda’
Musk threatens to sic the government on people 'pushing' Tesla 'propaganda' Musk threatens to sic the government on people ‘pushing’ Tesla ‘propaganda’ As protests against Tesla continue to grow, Elon Musk is threatening to âgo afterâ the people who say or post anything negative about the company â which he labels âpropaganda.â  That was what I took away from […]
Here’s what military planning usually looks like — and why it doesn’t include Signal
Here's what military planning usually looks like — and why it doesn't include Signal Here’s what military planning usually looks like — and why it doesn’t include Signal The Trump administration planned a military strike in Yemen the way normal people plan a surprise birthday party: in a group chat. As detailed by The Atlantic […]
OpenAI has a Studio Ghibli problem
OpenAI has a Studio Ghibli problem When you can create art just by asking for it, what might you create? If youâre anything like the internet these last few days, youâd create some lovely things â stylized family portraits, a thousand different looks for the Distracted Boyfriend meme â and some truly, deeply, unfathomably horrifying ones. […]