Silicon Valley Is Spending Millions to Stop One of Its Own
…Why politics? Government, as I said, had always been part of the appeal, which didn't necessarily mean politics. But making government work is core to what I've done my entire…
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Chris Hayes Has Some Advice for Keeping Up With the News
…How have you seen that merging of power between those two spheres, between the Silicon Valley elite, the tech industry, and politics and politicians? I thought the inauguration was such a shocking…
It Takes 2 Minutes to Hack the EU’s New Age-Verification App
…As reported by Politico, security consultant Paul Moore claimed on X to have found a series of security issues with the app that allowed him to hack it “in less than 2…
"Uncanny Valley": OpenAI and Musk Fight Again; DOJ Mishandles Voter Data; Artemis II Comes Home
…And I'm Leah Feiger, senior politics editor. Brian Barrett: This week, we're discussing why OpenAI and Elon Musk's feud in the courts is starting to heat up again. And…
When Satellite Data Becomes a Weapon
…Access Is the New Bottleneck Commercial low-Earth orbit fleets like Planet Labs and Maxar operate differently from government-owned systems—and access is the main constraint. Governments receive priority tasking, while…
‘Uncanny Valley’: Iran’s Threats on US Tech, Trump’s Plans for Midterms, and Polymarket’s Pop-up Flop
…And I'm Leah Feiger, senior politics editor. Zoë Schiffer: This week on the show, we have a pretty well-rounded episode for you all. A little bit of international politics as…
Hundreds of Millions of iPhones Can Be Hacked With a New Tool Found in the Wild
…While there's no clear sign that DarkSword was also created by Trenchant or built for use by the US government, its deployment by the same Russian hackers who likely bought access…
Musk v. Altman Kicks Off, DOJ Guts Voting Rights Unit, and Is the AI Job Apocalypse Overhyped?
…But in order to make it not political again, you have to get rid of the political people, which itself is a political act. And you end up in this cycle, I…
Palantir Demos Show How the Military Could Use AI Chatbots to Generate War Plans
…Agencies across the military—including the Army, Air Force, Space Force, Navy, Marine Corps, and US Central Command, which is overseeing military operations in Iran—can access Maven. Cameron Stanley, the Pentagon…
Your Body Is Betraying Your Right to Privacy
…Several companies allow police access as a matter of practice, while others attempt to limit such access. In Orlando, a police officer frustrated with a new policy limiting police access to GEDmatch…