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Trump Slaps a 100% Tariff On Heavy and 'Sensitive' Drones (slashdot.org)

2026-08-14 | tags: trump, tariffs, drones

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Costco tariff refunds: Warehouse club is one of the few retailers saying it will pay customers back. How and when? (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-14 | tags: costco, tariffs, ron vachris

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Scottish Govt Suffers Potentially Widening Data Breach at Prosecutor's Office (darkreading.com)

2026-08-14 | tags: scottish government, data breach, prosecutor's office

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SK hynix is now Kioxia's biggest shareholder, but taking control won't be easy (techspot.com)

2026-08-14 | by Skye Jacobs | tags: sk hynix, kioxia, nand flash

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SparrowMap – Cameras that watch government vehicles (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-14 | tags: sparrowmap, government vehicles, license plate detection

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US sells 30-year bonds at highest borrowing costs since 2001 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-13 | tags: us treasury, 30-year bonds, borrowing costs

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Roundtables: Inside the “Censorship-Industrial Complex” Idea Shaping US Policy (technologyreview.com)

2026-08-13 | by Mit Technology Review | tags: censorship-industrial complex, us policy, government

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Trump sued over "brazen" scheme to sell Truth Social API access for $100K a month (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-12 | tags: truth social, truth api, trump

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Suspected China-linked hackers used AI to run the first-ever end-to-end autonomous cyberattack on Taiwan's government, Israeli firm says — open-source-built tool continuously devised effective hack strategies in real-time (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-12 | by Etiido Uko | tags: china, ai-agent frameworks, dream cybersecurity

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Ransomware Hits Colombian Justice Ministry Days Before Presidential Transition (darkreading.com)

2026-08-12 | tags: ransomware, colombian justice ministry, critical infrastructure

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Federal Government Demands That Kalshi Keep Operating in New York State Despite Lawsuit (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-12 | tags: kalshi, cftc, new york

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Government workers can officially waste time scrolling TikTok again (engadget.com)

2026-08-11 | by Karissa Bell | tags: tiktok, office of management and budget, byte dance

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Researchers mapped U.S. public parks with toxic waste dumps. What they found was frightening (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-10 | tags: superfund sites, hazardous waste, public parks

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Elon Musk’s Efforts to Cut Spending in the Government Were So Incompetent That It’s Shocking, Internal Analysis Finds (futurism.com)

2026-08-09 | by Frank Landymore | tags: billion, claimed, contracts

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DOGE's wild, unverifiable savings claims discredited in US government report (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-07 | tags: doge, government, receipts

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DOGE's inflated "Wall of Receipts": 96% of grant savings unverifiable, GAO says (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-07 | tags: doge, government, receipts

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Trump is losing his war on wind power (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-07 | tags: administration, development, government

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DOGE overstated savings, government watchdog says (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-07 | tags: doge, doge overstated, government

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The US Government's Mario, Pokemon and Naruto Meme Posting Could Damage These Franchises, Japanese Officials Warn (slashdot.org)

2026-08-06 | tags: anime, government, japan

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Canadian Man Pleads Guilty in Snowflake Extortions (krebsonsecurity.com)

2026-08-06 | tags: fraud, government, moucka

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The National Design Studio Became a DOGE Landing Pad. Now ‘Big Balls’ Is Recruiting (wired.com)

2026-08-05 | by Vittoria Elliott | tags: coristine, doge, engineer

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DHS Wants Protesters’ Signal Group Chats (wired.com)

2026-08-05 | by Maddy Varner | tags: amendment, case, chats

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DHS Is Hiring Bounty Hunters to Find and Photograph Deported People’s Homes Abroad (wired.com)

2026-08-05 | by Dell Cameron | tags: fines, government, money

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Police departments are told to call license plate readers "county resources" instead of naming them (techspot.com)

2026-08-05 | by Daniel Sims | tags: license plate readers, flock cameras, police surveillance

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Eric Adams Goes to Wisconsin to Pitch Data Centers, Gets Booed (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-04 | tags: eric adams, wisconsin, data centers

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Apple Launches Legal Challenge Against UK Demand To Access Encrypted User Data (slashdot.org)

2026-08-04 | tags: apple, enigma2, investigatory powers tribunal

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PC cooling outfit Arctic reverses tariff-era price hikes after US government refund — lowers prices across lineup, including coolers and case fans (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-04 | by Kunal Khullar | tags: arctic, liquid freezer iii pro, us government

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AI Notetaker Lets Hackers Spy on Government, Corporate Video Calls (darkreading.com)

2026-08-04 | tags: google firebase, tl;dv, ai meeting tool

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Apple issues new challenge against UK order for access to private user data (feeds.bbci.co.uk)

2026-08-04 | by Watch Our Pick Of Standout Clips Across The Bbc | tags: apple, uk government, advanced data protection

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Spain Offers $1.14 Billion To Get Thirty Meter Telescope Moved To Canary Islands (slashdot.org)

2026-08-04 | tags: thirty meter telescope, canary islands, spanish government