Meta Cafeteria Workers Did What Execs Won’t: Took on ICE and Won
…The workers allege that since the start of this year they have been asked to pay about $300 a month to use an underground parking garage with a secure elevator directly into…
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Hackable Robot Lawn Mower Unlocks a New Nightmare
…The security failings are a reminder: Just because you can vibe code something doesn’t necessarily mean you should. The Department of Homeland Security subpoenaed Google in an attempt to obtain the…
Here’s How Much San Francisco Tech Companies Pay for Police Protection
…The security practices of tech companies in San Francisco have received renewed attention in recent weeks after a man allegedly threw a molotov cocktail toward the home of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman…
The FBI Wants ‘Near Real-Time’ Access to US License Plate Readers
…The Federal Trade Commission this week announced a settlement with three marketing firms—not because they sold “Active Listening” technology for serving targeted advertising, but because the technology allegedly did not work…
Cybercriminal Twins Caught After They Forgot to Turn Off Microsoft Teams Recording
…The Department of Homeland Security and Defense Research and Development Canada plan to run an experiment this fall testing 5G-connected drones for collecting “real-time battlefield intelligence.” In the Strait of…
It Takes 2 Minutes to Hack the EU’s New Age-Verification App
A WIRED investigation this week revealed new details about the private surveillance state instituted by MSG owner Jim Dolan and his head of security, John Eversole. According to court records and WIRED…
DHS Demanded Google Surrender Data on Canadian’s Activity, Location Over Anti-ICE Posts
Using a 1930s trade law, Homeland Security targeted the man—who hasn’t entered the US in more than a decade—following posts on X condemning the killings of Renee Good and…
Pentagon’s ‘Attempt to Cripple’ Anthropic Is Troubling, Judge Says
…the First Amendment.” Anthropic has filed two federal lawsuits alleging that the Trump administration’s decision to designate the company a security risk amounted to illegal retaliation. The government slapped the label…
Elon Musk’s Last-Ditch Effort to Control OpenAI: Recruit Sam Altman to Tesla
…On Wednesday, lawyers for Musk showed video depositions of former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati and former OpenAI board member Helen Toner, to raise concerns over Altman’s alleged history of deceit. OpenAI…
Elon Musk Had ‘Hair-Raising’ Idea of Passing OpenAI On to His Kids, Sam Altman Says
…Tuesday’s testimony included several heated exchanges in which the OpenAI CEO had to respond to allegations from former colleagues suggesting he’s untrustworthy. Highlighting this evidence is not only important for…