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Waffle House Teleporter Gregg Phillips Is Still on the Trump Administration’s Payroll (wired.com)

2026-08-26 | by David Gilbert | tags: waffle house, gregg phillips, trump administration

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TikTok to pay $400m to US in one of largest child privacy settlements (feeds.bbci.co.uk)

2026-08-21 | by Watch Our Pick Of Standout Clips Across The Bbc | tags: tiktok, bytedance, coppa

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Why is the DOJ investigating Andreessen Horowitz’s board seats? (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-21 | by Theresa Loconsolo | tags: a16z, andreessen horowitz, databricks

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Apple: DOJ’s latest challenge in antitrust case ‘fails at every level’ (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-18 | by Marcus Mendes | tags: apple, department of justice, antitrust

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White House authorizes private companies to launch 'hack-back' cyberattacks that destroy data and systems, targeting foreign cybercrime organizations — vetted organizations can now conduct offensive cyber operations (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-15 | by Luke James | tags: white house, cyberattacks, department of justice

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The Trump admin will start letting private firms launch international cyberattacks (theverge.com)

2026-08-13 | by Emma Roth | tags: trump administration, private firms, cyberattacks

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DOJ extracts $3.2 million from OpenAI over hiring discrimination allegations (engadget.com)

2026-08-04 | by Ian Carlos Campbell | tags: openai, department of justice, employment discrimination

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Trump wants the power to stop the public from suing polluters (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-03 | tags: trump, citizen suit provisions, clean air act

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GrapheneOS says its data-wiping "duress" password is perfectly legal, after user faces federal charges (techspot.com)

2026-07-29 | by Alfonso Maruccia | tags: grapheneos, google pixel, data encryption

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Judge rebuffs Trump admin demand for phone records from NYT reporters (arstechnica.com)

2026-07-24 | tags: department of justice, nytimes, air force one

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A Teen Reporter Searched for His Community in the Epstein Files. Adults Freaked Out (wired.com)

2026-07-22 | by Ara Rosenthal | tags: jeffrey epstein, department of justice, epstein files

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TikTok is no longer banned on US government devices (engadget.com)

2026-07-18 | by Mariella Moon | tags: tiktok, bytedance, oracle

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DOJ assists Musk's xAI in NAACP air pollution suit, asks court to toss case (cnbc.com)

2026-06-16 | by Lora Kolodny | get Legal Defense for AI → | tags: xai, spacex, naacp

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SpaceX gets assist from DOJ in effort to toss NAACP air pollution lawsuit (cnbc.com)

2026-06-16 | by Lora Kolodny | get SpaceX Starship Model Rocket → | tags: spacex, naacp, xai

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DOJ claims xAI’s unpermitted gas turbines are a matter of ‘national, economic, and energy security’ (techcrunch.com)

2026-06-16 | by Tim De Chant | get Gas Turbine Power Generator → | tags: xai, gas turbines, department of justice

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Paramount Gets Justice Dept. Approval to Buy Warner Bros. (gizmodo.com)

2026-06-13 | get Warner Bros. Blu-ray Collection → | tags: paramount, warner bros, justice department

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Trump’s new AI executive order could slow down future model launches (androidauthority.com)

2026-06-02 | get AI Model Development Kit → | tags: trump, ai models, department of justice

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A Library Dedicated Solely to the Epstein Files Is Opening in New York (wired.com)

2026-05-06 | by Ej Dickson | tags: epstein, department of justice, tribeca

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Ransomware Negotiator Pleads Guilty to Deploying Ransomware Himself (futurism.com)

2026-04-26 | by Joe Wilkins | get Cybersecurity Incident Response Kit → | tags: ransomware, angelo martino, cybercriminals

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US Department of Justice has officially reclassified cannabis as less dangerous (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-23 | tags: us department of justice, cannabis, california

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CEO of $1.5 Billion AI Startup Accused of Massive Fraud by Justice Department (futurism.com)

2026-04-20 | by Joe Wilkins | get AI Fraud Detection Kit → | tags: ilearning engines, puthugramam chidambaran, us department of justice

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CEO of AI $1.5 Billion Startup Accused of Massive Fraud by Justice Department (futurism.com)

2026-04-20 | by Joe Wilkins | get AI Fraud Detection Kit → | tags: ilearning engines, puthugramam chidambaran, us department of justice

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Two Americans sentenced for helping North Korea steal $5 million in fake IT worker scheme (techcrunch.com)

2026-04-16 | by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai | get Cybersecurity VPN Service → | tags: north korea, laptop farms, us department of justice

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DOJ wants to scrap Watergate-era rule that makes presidential records public (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-10 | by Lauren Harper | get Watergate Presidential Record Book → | tags: watergate, presidential records, donald trump

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DOJ Wants to Scrap Watergate-Era Rule That Makes Presidential Records Public (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-10 | by Lauren Harper | get Presidential Records Digital Archive → | tags: watergate, presidential records, donald trump

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The FBI Didn’t Answer Texts From Minnesota Investigators for Days After Renee Good’s Killing (wired.com)

2026-04-09 | by Caroline Haskins | tags: fbi, renee good, homeland security

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The FBI Didn't Answer Texts From Minnesota Investigators for Days After Renee Good’s Killing (wired.com)

2026-04-09 | by Caroline Haskins | tags: fbi, homeland security, department of justice

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Ohio man pleads guilty in first case under federal law banning AI deepfakes (techspot.com)

2026-04-09 | get Deepfake Detection Software → | tags: federal law, ai deepfakes, department of justice

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Convicted spyware maker Bryan Fleming avoids jail at sentencing (techcrunch.com)

2026-04-06 | by Zack Whittaker | get Spyware Detection Software → | tags: spyware, pctattletale, u.s. department of justice

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Pam Bondi’s handling of the Epstein files was problematic. Here’s how it led to her downfall (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-03 | tags: epstein files, jeffrey epstein, department of justice