Days before thousands of researchers, academics, and human rights experts were set to convene in Lusaka, Zambia, the government of Zambia announced it was postponing RightsCon, one the largest and most important digital human rights conferences in the world. The announcement, which came as some participants and speakers were already ...
Day: April 29, 2026
DHS Plans to Buy More Predator-Style DronesDHS Plans to Buy More Predator-Style Drones
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) plans to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to expand its fleet of high-powered surveillance drones, and other parts of the Department of the Homeland Security (DHS) may buy their own Predator-style drones, according to recently published procurement records. The news shows DHS’s continued investment ...
Apple Fixes Bug That Let FBI Extract Deleted Signal Messages After 404 Media CoverageApple Fixes Bug That Let FBI Extract Deleted Signal Messages After 404 Media Coverage
Last week Apple fixed an issue that let the FBI forensically extract copies of incoming Signal messages from a defendant’s iPhone, even after the app had been deleted, because copies of those messages were stored in the iPhone’s notification database. The move comes directly in response to 404 Media’s coverage ...
Podcast: How This Trippy Image Started A Massive Conspiracy TheoryPodcast: How This Trippy Image Started A Massive Conspiracy Theory
This week, Jason explains the conspiracy theory circulating behind a trippy stock image that went viral after the White House Correspondents’ Dinner—was it sent here by a time traveler? (Spoiler: No.) Then Sam unpacks what’s happening at Arizona State University with a messy rollout of a new AI-powered tool that ...
Oil price soars above $118 after reports of ‘extended’ Iran blockadeOil price soars above $118 after reports of ‘extended’ Iran blockade
The price of crude oil has swung sharply as uncertainty over the war in the Middle East continues. ...
Comey surrenders over charge of threatening Trump’s life in Instagram postComey surrenders over charge of threatening Trump’s life in Instagram post
Prosecutors say a 2025 seashell photo posted by the former FBI director was a call for violence against Trump. ...
Madagascar detains French national over alleged plot to stir unrestMadagascar detains French national over alleged plot to stir unrest
Malagasy prosecuters used a Whatsapp group as evidence for the detained individuals alleged crimes. ...
New images show suspect taking selfies before Washington press dinner shootingNew images show suspect taking selfies before Washington press dinner shooting
Prosecutors argue Cole Tomas Allen should remain in custody until trial on a charge of attempted assassination of President Donald Trump. ...
Seven lawsuits filed against OpenAI by families of Canada mass-shooting victimsSeven lawsuits filed against OpenAI by families of Canada mass-shooting victims
The lawsuits, filed in California, accuse OpenAI and Sam Altman of negligence and abetting a mass shooting by failing to flag the suspect’s ChatGPT activity. ...
Watch: How the Golders Green attack unfoldedWatch: How the Golders Green attack unfolded
Two Jewish men were been stabbed in Golders Green, north London, as the Metropolitan Police formally declared it a terrorist incident. ...