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The Record: The number of U.S.-based investors bankrolling spyware companies nearly tripled in 2024, with 31 American firms found to be backing the manufacturers compared to just 11 in 2023. The finding was published by the Atlantic Council think tank in a report released Wednesday which analyzed 561 spyware entities — vendors, supplies, partners, investors, …
“The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) has compiled these resources “JCAT First Responders Toolbox.” JCAT First Responder’s Toolbox containing information from 2016-present on responding to terrorist events or scenarios. Two of their reports Large Public Gatherings Attractive Targets for Violent Extremists (May 14, 2025) and Third-Party Security Critical …
The Atlantic gift article – “About four hours after the right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk was assassinated by an unknown shooter at Utah Valley University Wednesday, FBI Director Kash Patel posted a picture of himself with Kirk on his personal X account. The undated photo shows the two men grinning, apparently about to tape Kirk’s daily …
“The New York Public Library today announced the acquisition of the CameraPlanet Archive, a world-renowned collection of more than 1,200 hours of video documenting September 11, 2001, its immediate aftermath, and the subsequent design and construction of the 9/11 Memorial & Museum. This historic archive will be preserved, processed, and made publicly accessible through the Library’s …
tubefilter: “Is TikTok actually primed to disrupt Google in the realm of search, or is that claim overblown? You’ll get different answers depending on who you ask, but according to TikTok itself, the app’s search push is paying off. New research presented in a blog post shows a closing gap between Google and TikTok’s respective search engines, …
PCMag: “Autoplay might not be as grating as autotune, but it sure is annoying. Social networks have been quick to add the so-called feature to their offerings, but it’s not always welcome. On mobile, the constant looping can eat into your data and drain your battery—not to mention causing the embarrassment of an ill-timed video …
ITechPort – With Messenger, Pinterest And Lyft Leading 2025’s Most Invasive List: “An increasing number of top free apps are secretly monitoring their users, with three in every four applications tracking user data without consent. A recent study has shed light on the most invasive apps of 2025, revealing that Facebook Messenger, Pinterest and Lyft …
See also Greg Olear – The Real Epstein List – A survey of the rich & powerful individuals who elevated Jeffrey Epstein, hired him, funded him, enabled him, befriended him, and/or partook of his services. Includes name and bios and information about each person’s relationship with Epstein. Dean Blundell – “The House Oversight just published …
Privacy Guides: “They all claim “Your privacy is important to us.” How can we know if that’s true? With privacy washing being normalized by big tech and startups alike, it becomes increasingly difficult to evaluate who we can trust with our personal data. Fortunately, there are red (and green) flags we can look for to …
HateWatch – “The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is using white nationalist imagery and language to recruit new employees and arrest immigrants. A Hatewatch review of DHS social media posts and web content found that the federal agency utilizes white nationalist and anti-immigrant images and slogans in recruitment materials. In addition, while recruitment images feature …
The Atlantic gift article – A growing constituency on the right wants America to unlearn the lessons of World War II. “The story we got about World War II is all wrong,” a guest told Tucker Carlson on his podcast two weeks ago. “I think that’s right,” replied Carlson. The guest, a Cornell chemistry professor …
There are eight new articles and seven new columns in the August 2025 Issue: The Trump Administration’s Continued War Against Science, Research and Public Health, Part 2 – This is a follow up to Sabrina I. Pacifici’s July 31, 2025 article, The Trump Administration’s Continued War Against Science, Research and Public Health. In just one …
