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In brief Myriad traders are becoming increasingly confident that the U.S. will put boots on the ground in Iran before…
from the we-keep-seeing-this-over-and-over dept Last week, I wrote about why the social media addiction verdicts against Meta and YouTube should…
President Donald Trump is asking Congress to spend nearly $1.5 trillion on the military next year—a 43 percent increase to…
In brief Bitcoin miner MARA cut 15% of its workforce amid the firm’s shifting focus to AI. The layoffs, reportedly…
While the very public fight continues between the Department of Defense and Anthropic over whether the government can punish a…
President Donald Trump’s war of choice against Iran has already had negative consequences. Perhaps most visibly, we’ve seen higher gas prices…
In brief Dmail Network, a decentralized email platform, announced it will shut down on May 15 after five years of…
from the unfun-twist-on-an-old-story dept This may not be an actual “Wyden siren,” but it still has his name attached to…
Colorado recently enacted a law protecting criminal defendants arrested due to roadside tests for drugs, becoming the first state in…
Sulaymaniyah, Iraq, April 1, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists urges Iraqi authorities to take all necessary measures to secure the…
In brief Bitcoin posted its worst quarterly performance since 2018, falling about 22%. The cryptocurrency outperformed equities and gold after…
You’re invited on a journey inside the privacy battles that shaped the internet. EFF’s Executive Director Cindy Cohn has tangled…