A ticking bomb of security vulnerabilities. Covering up security failures. Duping regulators and misleading lawmakers. These are just some of the allegations when Twitter’s ex-security lead turned whistleblower, Peiter Zatko, […]
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Back to news homeThe DOJ is reportedly prepping an antitrust suit against Google over its ad business
The Department of Justice is preparing a second major antitrust suit against Google, according to new reporting by Bloomberg. The DOJ could sue Google “as soon as next month,” according […]
Facebook and Instagram are removing posts offering to mail abortion pills
In the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, some Facebook and Instagram users planning to help distribute legal abortion pills are finding themselves censored. According […]
As markets go down, government tech spending stays steady: How can investors tap in?
Josh Mendelsohn Contributor Josh Mendelsohn is a co-founder of Hangar, and a veteran of Silicon Valley companies including Google, Sequoia Capital and Hattery. He has also served as senior tech […]
Judge tosses Trump’s lawsuit over his lifetime Twitter ban
A federal judge in California dismissed Donald Trump’s lawsuit against Twitter Friday, dimming at least one avenue the former president and prolific tweeter might have used to get back to […]
Homeland Security establishes the Cyber Safety Review Board to learn the mistakes from past cyber incidents
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has assembled a review board that will be tasked with investigating major national cybersecurity incidents in an effort to “meaningfully improve” the nation’s cyber resilience. […]
New antitrust suit from Phhhoto alleges Facebook copied and killed the competition
A former upstart Instagram rival is suing Meta, formerly known as Facebook, over allegations that the company violated antitrust laws by cloning a competing product and ultimately killing its business. […]