Russell Brandom
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New York, NY, United States
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‘I fucked up,’ says FTX founder in public apology
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried took to Twitter to apologize for the collapse of the crypto exchange and the loss of billions in assets. He also announced that Alameda Research is winding down trading in cryptocurrency. → Read More
Why Elon Musk is so desperate for Twitter to make money
Despite his immense wealth from SpaceX and Tesla, Elon is getting desperate in his attempts to turn around Twitter’s finances. → Read More
A history of the horny side of the internet
From the very beginning, people have been horny online. → Read More
The WiFi Coconut is a router’s evil twin
A supercharged Wi-Fi hacking device, Hak5’s Wi-Fi Coconut, is capable of monitoring 14 Wi-Fi channels at once and executing the fearsome KARMA attack. → Read More
China asked Elon Musk not to sell Starlink within the country
Elon Musk’s satellite internet service Starlink has been broadly useful for evading internet censorship, but it has no plans to deploy in China where it would face the country’s Great Firewall. → Read More
Spotify keeps making it harder to listen to music
Maybe podcasts and audiobooks should not be in a music app. → Read More
How platforms turn boring
For platforms like TikTok and YouTube, there’s a delicate balance between authentic culture and a scammier kind of network bootlegging. → Read More
Northeastern University VR lab targeted in mail-bomb attack
A package sent to Holmes Hall at Northeastern University exploded on the evening of September 13th, injuring a university employee. → Read More
Feds are thinking about an antitrust case against Apple
The company "abused its market power to stifle smaller tech companies," advocates say. → Read More
The SEC asked Twitter to explain its user metrics after Elon Musk complained
Is Twitter telling the truth about bots on the platform? → Read More
Twitter bans Florida Republican for encouraging the killing of federal agents
Luis Miguel is campaigning in the GOP primary for a seat in Florida’s state legislature but will no longer be able to post to Twitter after encouraging violence against federal agents. → Read More
The FTC is pushing for changes to how Big Tech handles data
After years of mounting pressure for federal data privacy rules, the Federal Trade Commission is taking steps to set new rules around data collection that could harm consumers. → Read More
Biden’s climate plan is back, and it’s all about building things
Dubbed the Inflation Reduction Act, a new bill from Democrats would raise $740 billion in revenue and spend $370 billion of it to fight climate change. → Read More
A company called Meta is suing Meta for naming itself Meta
Facebook changed its name to Meta in October 2021, and an augmented reality company by the same name isn’t happy about it. → Read More
Uber will pay over $2 million to disabled riders after federal settlement
A 2021 lawsuit alleged that Uber’s wait fee policy was discriminating against disabled riders, sparking the company’s wait waiver program. → Read More
How Starlink and other satellite services are changing the shape of the internet
A new wave of projects — including Starlink, OneWeb, and Amazon’s Project Kuiper — are using satellites in low-earth orbit to provide a different kind of internet access. → Read More
Twitter is struggling with India’s tightening rules for online speech
Strict rules against obscenity and seditious speech make India a difficult fit with Twitter’s free-speech ethos — and a new court case will only heighten the conflict. → Read More
How one senator’s broken hip puts net neutrality at risk
As Sen. Leahy recovers, the Senate is running out of time to break the FCC’s deadlock and reinstate Title II authority over internet access. → Read More
Airline cancellations are spiking as July Fourth looms
As many Americans make July Fourth travel plans, airlines are seeing an alarming surge in flight cancellations driven by pilot shortages. → Read More
The biggest privacy risks in post-Roe America
The Dobbs decision will make abortion care more dangerous than ever. Here’s what we know about how police collect data and make cases. → Read More