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Saudi satirist hacked with Pegasus spyware wins damages in court battle (techcrunch.com)

2026-01-26 | by Zack Whittaker | get Artificial Intelligence → | tags: al masarir, arabia, government

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Quantum-Computing Company IonQ to Buy Chip Maker SkyWater for $1.8 Billion (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-01-26 | get Quantum Computing → | tags: deal, deal spree, government

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Iran's internet blackout may become permanent, with access for elites only (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-26 | by Indranil Ghosh | get Smartphone → | tags: access, blackout, government

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ICE using Palantir tool that feeds on Medicaid data (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-25 | by Josh Richman | get Palantir → | tags: collect, government, security

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ICE Using Palantir Tool That Feeds on Medicaid Data (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-25 | by Josh Richman | get Palantir → | tags: collect, government, security

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Former Banking Insider Makes Strange Warning About Discovery of Alien Life (futurism.com)

2026-01-25 | by Joe Wilkins | get Smartphone → | tags: alien, analyst, financial

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The Responsibility of Intellectuals (1967) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-25 | by Noam Chomsky | get The Existentialism → | tags: american, example, government

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OpenAI Partners with Major Government Contractor to ‘Transform Federal Operations’ (gizmodo.com)

2026-01-24 | get Cloud → | tags: contractor, contractor strong, government

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Microsoft gave customers' BitLocker encryption keys to the FBI — Redmond confirms that it provides recovery keys to government agencies with valid legal orders (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-24 | by Jowi Morales | get BitLocker → | tags: access, bitlocker, encryption

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DOGE May Have Misused Social Security Data, DOJ Admits (wired.com)

2026-01-24 | by Maddy Varner | get Social Security → | tags: enforcement, government, microsoft

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Creators of Project 2025 Want to Send Unmarried People to Camps (futurism.com)

2026-01-24 | by Joe Wilkins | get Campus → | tags: couples, foundation, government

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Greenland is important for global research: what’s next for the island’s science? (feeds.nature.com)

2026-01-23 | by Witze | get Research station → | tags: government, greenland, ice sheet

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Greenland is important for global research: what's next for the island's science? (feeds.nature.com)

2026-01-23 | by Witze | get Research → | tags: government, greenland, ice sheet

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Ireland proposes new law allowing police to use spyware (techcrunch.com)

2026-01-22 | by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai | get Spyware → | tags: communications, government, lawful

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Judge orders stop to FBI search of devices seized from Washington Post reporter (arstechnica.com)

2026-01-21 | get Smartphone → | tags: court, devices, government

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Ireland Wants To Give Its Cops Spyware, Ability To Crack Encrypted Messages (slashdot.org)

2026-01-21 | by Posted | get Spyware → | tags: announcement, communication, communications

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to visit China as company prepares to start H200 shipments to the country — plans to meet with state officials unclear despite Beijing curbs on the chip (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-21 | by Anton Shilov | get GPU → | tags: china, chinese, country

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Inside the ambitious plan to undo DOGE’s damage (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-01-21 | get Blockchain → | tags: administration, developing, government

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Parliament tells Dutch government to keep DigiD data out of American hands (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-21 | get Cloud → | tags: acquisition, digid, digital

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ICE becomes one of the most-blocked accounts on Bluesky after its verification (techcrunch.com)

2026-01-20 | by Sarah Perez | get Blockchain → | tags: account, accounts, blocked

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FTC says it will appeal Meta antitrust loss (theverge.com)

2026-01-20 | by Lauren Feiner | get Facebook → | tags: boasberg, case, competition

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UK consulting on bringing in social media ban for under 16s (feeds.bbci.co.uk)

2026-01-20 | get Social Media Monitor → | tags: children, consultation, government

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Bank of England 'Must Plan For a Financial Crisis Triggered By Aliens' (slashdot.org)

2026-01-20 | get Quantum Computer → | tags: bank, government, human

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UK to consult on social media ban for under 16s (feeds.bbci.co.uk)

2026-01-19 | get Social Media Monitor → | tags: children, consultation, government

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China Birth Rate Falls To Lowest Since 1949 (slashdot.org)

2026-01-19 | by Posted | get Smartphone → | tags: automation, automation productivity, china

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Who will be next to implement an Australia-style under-16s social media ban? (cnbc.com)

2026-01-18 | by Sawdah Bhaimiya | get Facebook → | tags: australian, children, governments

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Trump administration’s legal setbacks are good news for offshore wind — and the grid (techcrunch.com)

2026-01-17 | by Tim De Chant | get Offshore Wind Turbines → | tags: government, line, offshore

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Escaping the trap of US tech dependence (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-17 | get Cloud → | tags: digital, government, public

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US Hackers Reportedly Caused a Blackout in Venezuela (wired.com)

2026-01-17 | by Andy Greenberg | get Smart Grid → | tags: enforcement, government, officer

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Former USDS Leaders Launch Tech Reform Project to Fix What DOGE Broke (wired.com)

2026-01-16 | by Steven Levy | get Blockchain → | tags: dickerson, government, services