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Tinder Plans to Let AI Scan Your Camera Roll

In a feature the dating app says is set to roll out in the U.S. later this spring, Tinder plans to access users' came...

Mar 19, 2026 Data, {"StringData"=>{}}

Government Registers Aliens.Gov Domain

There is no associated website yet, but the move comes after Trump ordered the release of files related to UFOs.

Mar 18, 2026 Data, {"StringData"=>{}}

Was Life Seeded from Space? ‘Complete Set’ of DNA Ingredients Discovered on Asteroid

“Organic molecules delivered from extraterrestrial materials may have played a key role in supplying building blocks ...

Mar 17, 2026 Data, {"StringData"=>{}}

AI Job Loss Research Ignores How AI Is Utterly Destroying the Internet

Widely cited AI labor research ignores the most important thing AI is doing: Killing the human internet.

Mar 17, 2026 Data, {"StringData"=>{}}

DOGE Deposition Videos Taken Down After Judge Order and Widespread Mockery

The government asked a judge to stop the spread of the videos on YouTube. The judge agreed and ordered their immediat...

Mar 14, 2026 Data, {"StringData"=>{}}

Here’s the Memo Approving Gemini, ChatGPT, and Copilot for Use in the Senate

Copilot “can help with routine Senate work, including drafting and editing documents, summarizing information, prepar...

Mar 11, 2026 Data, {"StringData"=>{}}

How to Talk to Someone Experiencing 'AI Psychosis'

Mental health experts say identifying when someone is in need of help is the first step — and approaching them with c...

Mar 09, 2026 Data, {"StringData"=>{}}

Behind the Blog: An AI Army Foot Fetish

This week, we discuss a PC repair battle, a revealing comment from an FBI official, and a dangerous narrative.

Mar 06, 2026 Data, {"StringData"=>{}}

ICE Phishing: Scammers Are Sending 'Support ICE' Emails to Steal Credentials

"As part of our commitment to supporting ICE, we will be adding a ‘Support ICE’ donation button to the footer of ever...

Mar 05, 2026 Data, {"StringData"=>{}}

X Will Stop Paying People for Sharing Unlabeled AI-Generated War Footage

Fake war footage is a problem as old as social media. AI has just supercharged it.

Mar 04, 2026 Data, {"StringData"=>{}}

Lawmakers Demand DHS Define ‘Domestic Terrorist’ As It Uses Vast Array of Surveillance Tools

Rep. Bennie G. Thompson and a host of other Democrats made the demand in a letter to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem. “Your...

Feb 27, 2026 Data, {"StringData"=>{}}

The Government Just Made it Harder to See What Spy Tech it Buys

On Wednesday, the government stopped supporting FPDS.gov, an indispensable resource for finding what ICE, the FBI, an...

Feb 27, 2026 Data, {"StringData"=>{}}

Company Helps Men Scrub Negative Posts About Them from Tea App

“We just want to take down posts about people who are being defamed," the company's founder said. “And when I say def...

Feb 27, 2026 Data, {"StringData"=>{}}

How ICE and CBP Use Free Walkie-Talkie App ‘Zello’ to Power Their Operations

404 Media found multiple users of Zello, an app previously used by January 6 insurrectionists, linked to ICE official...

Feb 23, 2026 Data, {"StringData"=>{}}

Podcast: Privacy Under Pressure (With Harlo Holmes)

Harlo and Sam discuss the important privacy and security work she does every day alongside and for journalists, and w...

Feb 23, 2026 Data, {"StringData"=>{}}