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May 22, 2026
The $58,000 TV bill: When DirecTV sued O.J. Simpson for piracy
In 2001, the FBI raided O.J.'s house and found smartcards, bootloaders.
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May 14, 2026
Fired hacker twins forget to end Teams recording, capture own crimes
One little mystery—solved.
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May 14, 2026
Cell phone users can't stop incriminating themselves
People confide almost everything to their phones.
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May 13, 2026
AI invades Princeton, where 30% of students cheat—but peers won't snitch
Old "honor code" systems are under strain.
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May 12, 2026
Twin brothers wipe 96 gov't databases minutes after being fired
A case study in why credentials are revoked before firings.
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May 5, 2026
Why Reddit blocked my daily visit to its mobile website
Reddit REALLY wants you to use its app.
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May 4, 2026
Canadian election databases use "canary traps"—and they work
Intentional errors can be useful.
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April 30, 2026
US falls below Ukraine in press freedom as global autocracy takes hold
"In 25 years, the average score... has never been so low."
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April 28, 2026
Anti-Trump Instagram pic of seashells now enough to indict ex-FBI directors
The clown car is all gassed up.
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April 13, 2026
Your tech support company runs scams. Stop—or disguise with more fraud?
Fake it till you make it.
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April 9, 2026
AI on the couch: Anthropic gives Claude 20 hours of psychiatry
Mythos is "the most psychologically settled model we have trained to date."
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April 9, 2026
Police corporal created AI porn from driver's license pics
Officer created over 3,000 "deepfake" images.
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April 7, 2026
What the heck is wrong with our AI overlords?
New profile of Sam Altman shines a light on a whole industry.
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March 31, 2026
Sweaty, glassy-eyed Tiger Woods blames cell phone use for his car crash
Cops arrest Woods after incident.
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March 27, 2026
Judge irate as defendant joins by Zoom while driving—then lies about it
"Let me see the driver!"
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March 26, 2026
Internet Yiff Machine: We hacked 93GB of "anonymous" crime tips
Ultra-sensitive data may have been hacked.
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March 23, 2026
After hackers hit an Iowa company, cars around the country failed to start
If you don't calibrate your interlock in time, your vehicle is dead.
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March 20, 2026
Writer denies it, but publisher pulls horror novel after multiple allegations of AI use
One of the first controversies of its kind.
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March 11, 2026
Explain it like I'm 5: Why is everyone on speakerphone in public?
Your phone still functions when held to your ear, people!
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March 9, 2026
Quad Cortex mini amp modeler: All the power, half the size
A warehouse of guitar gear in the palm of your hand.
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