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How social media became a freak show: X punishes external links and most top accounts, such as Catturd, are very low-quality but get more engagement than NYT — The ecosystem is unhealthy, especially on…
Home of Indianapolis city councilor shot at over his support of datacenters
Ron Gibson had recently expressed support for a 14-acre, $500m datacenter project in Martindale-BrightwoodAn Indianapolis city councilor said his home was fired at on Monday, with a note left behind suggesting he had been targeted over his support of d…
Indian-origin Subu Vedam avoids deportation, judge says he ‘has grown as a person’
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U.S. Military Planning for Potential Strikes on Iranian Energy Targets – WSJ
U.S. Military Planning for Potential Strikes on Iranian Energy Targets WSJLive updates: Trump brushes off war crime concerns as he repeats threat to Iran’s infrastructure AP NewsTrump threats cause dilemma for US officers: disobey…
Ten killed in Israeli strikes and clashes between Hamas and militia in Gaza, local sources say – BBC
Ten killed in Israeli strikes and clashes between Hamas and militia in Gaza, local sources say BBC10 Gazans reported killed in airstrikes amid firefight involving pro-Israel militia The Times of IsraelIsraeli Strike Kills 10 Peopl…
Ten killed in Israeli strikes and clashes between Hamas and militia in Gaza, local sources say
The Israeli strikes reportedly targeted Hamas security personnel after they clashed with an Israeli-backed militia near Maghazi camp.
Trump claims, without proof, Iranians welcome US strikes on infrastructure
President dismisses concerns that bombing civilian targets would punish ordinary people and could constitute war crimesDonald Trump on Monday claimed that Iranian civilians are actively welcoming US strikes on their country’s infrastructure, saying the…
New Mexico’s Meta Ruling and Encryption
Mike Masnick points out that the recent New Mexico court ruling against Meta has some bad implications for end-to-end encryption, and security in general:
If the “design choices create liability” framework seems worrying in the abstract, the New Mexico case provides a concrete example of where it leads in practice.
One of the key pieces of evidence the New Mexico attorney general used against Meta was the company’s 2023 decision to add end-to-end encryption to Facebook Messenger. The argument went like this: predators used Messenger to groom minors and exchange child sexual abuse material. By encrypting those messages, Meta made it harder for law enforcement to access evidence of those crimes. Therefore, the encryption was a design choice that enabled harm…
Rescuers search for survivors after strikes hit homes in Iran
Iranian Red Crescent footage shows damage in Iran, as rescuers search for survivors after US-Israeli strikes hit homes.
‘He’s going to drop a nuke’: Fear as Trump threat leaves details vague
President Donald Trump issued a serious threat for Iran on Monday, prompting shocked reactions online. Trump was speaking during a White House press conference when he made the unsettling comment referring to the ongoing conflict. “The entire country …