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GameStop FOMO Inspires a New Wave of Crypto Pump-and-Dumps
Thousands of would-be investors are joining Discord groups that promise big earnings by manipulating the crypto market.
Here’s the Truth About Section 230
This week, we go deep on the law that shaped the modern internet with our resident legal eagle, Gilad Edelman.
So You Got a Clubhouse Invite. Here’s How to Get Started
How do you find your favorite topics? How do you start your own room? Here’s how to navigate the audio-only social network.
Google’s Grand Plan to Eradicate Cookies Is Crumbling
Regulators in the EU and competitors have raised concerns about the company’s proposals to rewrite the rules of online advertising.
Signal’s Founder Hacked a Notorious Phone-Cracking Device
Plus: App Store scams, an anti-surveillance bill, and more of the week’s top security news.
They Hacked McDonald’s Ice Cream Machines—and Started a Cold War
Secret codes. Legal threats. Betrayal. How one couple built a device to fix McDonald’s notoriously broken soft-serve machines—and how the fast-food giant froze them out.
Microsoft releases biannual reports on digital trust
The reports reveal an increase in requests from U.S. law enforcement agencies, and that the company received the most requests for content removal from China during this period.
Cord-Cutting Isn’t About Saving Money. It’s About Control
Making the switch to streaming used to be a way to pay only for what you watched. Those days are long gone.
The FBI Takes a Drastic Step to Fight China’s Hacking Spree
The agency’s approach to protecting vulnerable victims of the recent Hafnium attack manages to be at once controversial and refreshingly restrained.