Fired FTC commissioner warns of the ‘corrupting influence of billionaires’
President Donald Trump’s sudden and unlawful firing of the Federal Trade Commission’s two remaining Democrats will serve the tech billionaires ...
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DHS’s airport panopticon is getting people deported and detained
A legal permanent resident claims he was tortured by customs agents after returning home from a trip to Europe. A ...
Trump is coming for student protesters, and Columbia is just the start
The Trump administration is embarking on a massive university speech crackdown, starting with Columbia University, where it’s demanding external control ...
Android’s Find My Device app can now show you where people are, too
Google is rolling out a Find My Device app feature update that shows a map of your friends and the ...
Meta is trying to ‘offload’ kids safety onto app stores, Google says
While Meta, Snap, and X issued a joint statement praising the Utah bill’s passage, Google calls it “concerning.” Rather than ...
Trump’s USCIS wants to review all prospective citizens’ social media accounts
The Trump administration may soon demand the social media accounts of people applying for green cards, US citizenship, and asylum ...
WhatsApp is now a Very Large platform in the EU, and will face tougher regulation
Meta’s WhatsApp has now gathered enough users to be designated a Very Large Online Platform (VLOP) under the European Union’s ...
DOGE is trying to access the IRS’s data on millions of taxpayers
The Department of Government Efficiency has requested access to the Internal Revenue Service’s taxpayer data system — potentially giving it ...
Trump administration illegally allowed DOGE to access workers’ data, lawsuit alleges
The Trump administration breached a federal privacy law by letting workers from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) access ...
Samsung’s Galaxy S25 Ultra signals the end of the flagship phone
After almost exactly 18 years, you could make the argument that the tech industry has finally finished what the iPhone ...
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