Accused LockBit ransomware developer extradited to the US
Rostislav Panev, a 51-year-old dual Russian-Israeli national, who is accused of being a key developer for the notorious LockBit ransomware…
August 2025
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US lawmakers urge UK spy court to hold Apple ‘backdoor’ secret hearing in public
A group of bipartisan U.S. lawmakers are urging the head of the U.K.’s surveillance court to hold an open hearing…
Kerry Washington invests in wedding marketplace Cheersy
Kerry Washington is expanding her angel investment portfolio, serving as lead investor in the pre-seed round of the wedding marketplace…
UK’s secret iCloud backdoor order triggers civil rights challenge
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Trump family is reportedly in talks to acquire stake in Binance’s US arm
President Trump’s family has been weighing an investment in Binance.US, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal. The…
SoftBank buys $676M old Sharp plant for its OpenAI collab in Japan
SoftBank is marching ahead on its ambitions to build out a major AI operation in its home market of Japan,…
Minimalist Light Phone III launches March 27
Light, the maker of a minimalist phone designed to help consumers disconnect from smartphone distractions and social media, will launch…
Ex-Twitter AI ethics lead Rumman Chowdhury is worried about Musk’s impact on the federal government
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Amazon is still hosting stalkerware victims’ data weeks after breach alert
Amazon will not say if it plans to take action against three phone surveillance apps that are storing troves of…
Waymo was slapped with nearly 600 parking tickets last year in SF alone
Waymo now has more than 300 driverless vehicles zipping passengers around San Francisco, but while they follow traffic laws, parking…