Ukraine said one of its sea drones sank a Russian border patrol ship near Novorossiysk, expanding Kyiv’s pressure on Russian vessels across the Black Sea and Sea of Azov. The Ukrainian Navy said the Sargan-3000 unmanned maritime system struck the Izumrud, also known as the Emerald, near Russia’s Black Sea coast. Russia’s Federal Security Service, […]
One German soccer fan has been taking social media by storm since he arrived in the U.S. early this summer for the FIFA World Cup, and after a brief stint away, he’s back on X. Freddy, whose real identity is unknown, amassed hundreds of thousands of followers in just a few weeks thanks to updates […]
Americans’ hourly wages are on the rise, but not enough to keep up with inflation. The Bureau of Labor Statistics released its latest data Tuesday, and it shows that while inflation fell 0.4% in June, it’s still enough to essentially nullify any pay increases average Americans may see. According to the report, June saw an […]
Premium content: This is a sneak peek at our forthcoming subscriber-exclusive Confidential Informant newsletter, your essential guide to privacy in a world under surveillance. Flock Safety, the company that has deployed more than 85,000 license plate reader cameras across the country, is arguably one of the most controversial names in surveillance. A primary reason for […]
U.S. Border Patrol gets millions of taxpayer dollars every year to save people who are trying to cross the border but end up in life-threatening danger. Is the agency doing that? According to a new report from the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office, no one can tell. “There’s really two concerns,” Josiah Heyman, professor and director […]
Attorneys general from 41 states and the District of Columbia reached a $150 million settlement with at-home DNA testing company 23andMe over claims it failed to prevent a data breach affecting millions of customers. Once legal fees are covered, customers whose most sensitive personal information are in line to receive a payout. Several attorneys general […]
Premium content: This is from our forthcoming subscriber-exclusive Media Miss newsletter, where we will take you inside the algorithms and agendas shaping what you see. Welcome to the first-ever edition of the Media Miss column, where I dig into First Amendment controversies, the partisan stories you may have missed — and updates from the guy who helped […]
Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas, is chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and is pushing a “New Affordability Agenda” that addresses issues from oil prices to corporate influence on elections. Steve Bannon is a former strategist for President Donald Trump and a proponent of “economic nationalism” who wants to limit the power of global corporations over […]
When Instagram rolled out a new feature that allowed users to make AI “remixes” of other users’ images last week, the reaction was swift. Users didn’t like it. But the company’s walkback three days after the announcement might not have been as complete — or as user-focused — as it seemed. At the same time […]
The warning from the Department of Education is clear: schools that fail to protect students from sexual predators could face consequences. But advocates want to know whether this latest move will finally change how schools handle allegations of abuse — or simply repeat a familiar cycle. The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights […]
