Officers are instruments of state whose job is to repress, rather than manage, public dissent Familiar images of teargas clouds drifting across Paris squares, police baton charges against masked protesters and terrified teenagers floored – and worse – by stun grenades have once again focused the world’s attention on France’s ...
Day: October 20, 2026
Excessive wealth, extreme emissions – and ecocide: what I learned at Europe’s big superyacht showExcessive wealth, extreme emissions – and ecocide: what I learned at Europe’s big superyacht show
These yachts are highly popular with the ‘super-bourgeoisie’ – and getting bigger. Can anything be done to stop them destroying our seas? Who knew? Apparently everyone did, apart from me: you don’t wear shoes on a superyacht. Now, about to step on to my first teak deck at the Monaco ...
DHS Said They Searched Man Who Wiped GrapheneOS Phone for Child Abuse Material. They LiedDHS Said They Searched Man Who Wiped GrapheneOS Phone for Child Abuse Material. They Lied
When a Department of Homeland Security official sent out an alert to stop Samuel Tunick, a Stop Cop City activist, at an airport in January 2025, they said the reason was because he was suspected of “terrorist activities,” according to new filed court records which include a screenshot of the ...
People Are Using ‘AI Decompiling’ to Hack Their ThingsPeople Are Using ‘AI Decompiling’ to Hack Their Things
A gang of hackers targets Staples, but not to buy things from Staples. ...
‘Reverse-Engineer Anything’ Is the New Wild West of AI‘Reverse-Engineer Anything’ Is the New Wild West of AI
Over the weekend, it became fashionable to use AI to replace the operating systems on smart TVs with vibe coded or AI reverse-engineered ones to make them less bloated. People have taken proprietary internet-of-things devices that were bricked and abandoned by their creators and used AI to hack them and ...
Marseille braces for more unrest after protests give way to ‘apocalyptic’ disorderMarseille braces for more unrest after protests give way to ‘apocalyptic’ disorder
France’s second city saw some of the worst violence as chaos gripped the country on Saturday. ...
Two re-arrested on suspicion of assisting Iran intelligence after RAF Fairford incidentTwo re-arrested on suspicion of assisting Iran intelligence after RAF Fairford incident
The head of UK Counter Terrorism Policing said they consider Iranian state involvement “highly likely”. ...
Government failings allowed Covid ‘to spread like wildfire’ in care homes, inquiry findsGovernment failings allowed Covid ‘to spread like wildfire’ in care homes, inquiry finds
The sixth report from Covid inquiry criticises the lack of PPE and the way patients were discharged from hospital. ...
Google says services recovering after cloud outage hits UK banks and websitesGoogle says services recovering after cloud outage hits UK banks and websites
Revolut was one of the hardest hit, with banking services going down for many customers. ...
BBC Three, BBC Scotland and Radio 4 Extra broadcast channels to closeBBC Three, BBC Scotland and Radio 4 Extra broadcast channels to close
The closurse are announced as the corporation continues to try to save £500m over two years. ...