Ring camera’s law enforcement access change draws lawmaker concerns
Ring, an Amazon company that makes video doorbells and security cameras, announced it’s expanding its Community Requests feature by allowing local public safety agencies to ask Ring users for help, such as sharing video footage. The change has drawn privacy concerns, including from a U.S. senator. Public safety agencies using Flock Safety’s Nova platform or […]
Limp Bizkit mourns bassist Sam Rivers, ‘the calm in the chaos’
Nu metal pioneer Limp Bizkit is mourning the loss of bass player Sam Rivers. In a joint Instagram post, the group announced he passed away Saturday. “Sam Rivers wasn’t just our bass player — he was pure magic,” the post read. “The pulse beneath every song, the calm in the chaos, the soul in the […]
Brandy speaks out after abruptly leaving stage during Chicago concert
The R&B singer Brandy is speaking out after abruptly leaving the stage during a concert in Chicago Saturday night, leaving fellow performer Monica to finish the show alone. The singer walked backstage while continuing to sing but failed to return, according to video clips posted online from The Boy Is Mine tour stop. Fans speculate […]
Ransomware at UK military contractor leads to dark-web dump
Britain’s Ministry of Defence is investigating claims that Russian hackers stole hundreds of sensitive documents about eight Royal Air Force and Royal Navy bases — plus Ministry of Defence staff names and emails — and posted them on the dark web, first reported by the Daily Mail on Sunday. According to reports, the cache includes […]
A 2-week deep dive into Sora’s world of AI deepfakes
OpenAI’s Sora 2, an invite-only platform featuring AI-generated videos, exploded in popularity since its launch. In its first week, the app surpassed 1 million downloads. But as the app grows, so do ethical concerns about its content, all of which is created using artificial intelligence. To get a sense for the technology’s potential — and […]
Gaza violence threatens truce; Amazon outage knocks out major apps worldwide
Gaza’s fragile peace deal hangs by a thread after a deadly weekend of airstrikes, accusations and denials. Israel claimed Hamas violated the ceasefire, while Hamas says Israel overreacted. Plus, the internet hits a wall this morning after an Amazon Web Services outage takes down major sites worldwide — from Snapchat and Robinhood to McDonald’s and […]
Global Amazon outage disrupts major sites, apps and online services
Nearly nine hours after initial reports, Amazon Web Services is still experiencing disruptions for many websites across the country. Amazon officials said early Monday morning that they had identified an internal subsystem as the root cause of the outage. Users began reporting outages at 2:45 a.m. EDT. The company stated that the issue originated in […]
Seventh US strike destroys suspected drug boat, kills three
The Pentagon says another U.S. strike in the Caribbean has killed three suspected traffickers. The move is part of what the Trump administration is calling its new war on the cartels. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed the strike Sunday. He said the boat had affiliations with Ejército de Liberación Nacional, a designated Colombian terrorist organization […]
Secret Service discovers ‘suspicious stand’ with line of sight to Air Force One
The FBI and Secret Service are investigating a security scare near Palm Beach International Airport. Officials said the Secret Service found a suspicious hunting stand with a clear line of sight to Air Force One. Officials discovered the structure on Thursday during a routine sweep. They found it just hours before President Donald Trump’s arrival […]
