WhatsApp Chats Will Soon Work With Other Encrypted Messaging Apps
New EU rules mean WhatsApp and Messenger must be interoperable with other chat apps. Here’s how that will work.
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The Mystery of the $400 Million FTX Heist May Have Been Solved
When more than $400 million worth of crypto was mysteriously pulled out of the coffers of what was once the world’s biggest […]
A Startup Allegedly ‘Hacked the World.’ Then Came the Censorship—and Now the Backlash
Even so, a little more than two weeks after publishing its investigation into Appin Technology, on December 5, Reuters complied with the […]
YouTube, Discord, and ‘Lord of the Rings’ Led Police to a Teen Accused of a US Swatting Spree
A California teenager prosecutors say is responsible for hundreds of swatting attacks around the United States was exposed after law enforcement pieced […]
Apple and Google Just Patched Their First Zero-Day Flaws of the Year
Later in January, Google released Chrome 121 to the stable channel, fixing 17 security issues, three of which are rated as having […]
Robots Are Fighting Robots in Russia’s War in Ukraine
Near the Ukrainian city of Avdiivka, a boxy robot zips along the rocky, cracked road. Snaking from side to side, the robot—a […]
US Lawmakers Tell DOJ to Quit Blindly Funding ‘Predictive’ Police Tools
Members of Congress say the DOJ is funding the use of AI tools that further discriminatory policing practices. They’re demanding higher standards […]
23andMe Failed to Detect Account Intrusions for Months
Plus: North Korean hackers get into generative AI, a phone surveillance tool that can monitor billions of devices gets exposed, and ambient […]
Police Arrest Teen Said to Be Linked to Hundreds of Swatting Attacks
For more than a year, the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation has been hunting the person whom experts say is one […]
The Pentagon Tried to Hide That It Bought Americans’ Data Without a Warrant
United States officials fought to conceal details of arrangements between US spy agencies and private companies tracking the whereabouts of Americans via […]