politics
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Polish Train-Bricking Scandal Reportedly Kept Under Wraps by Government Officials
A Polish hacking group, Dragon Sector, went public recently with a scandal about one of Poland’s oldest train makers, Newag, bricking its own trains when they were repaired by third parties. However, new reporting on Tuesday from Polish publication Onet alleges that Dragon Sector first went to government officials with the story a year ago, and it…
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U.S. Senator Warns Foreign Governments Can Spy on Your Push Notifications
Oregon Senator Rob Wyden alleged foreign governments may be spying on Americans through their push notifications in a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) Wednesday. Sen. Wyden asked Apple and Google to share this information with the U.S. government as well, which would evade the 1986 Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) that protects…
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Pentagon Wants Reports of UFO Sightings From Veterans
The Pentagon’s UFO investigation unit wants anyone who has been employed by the United States to report first-hand knowledge of government projects related to alien activity on their new website, according to Vice Wednesday. A submission form on the unit’s website allows former government employees to report UFO sightings dating back to 1945, said Director…
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The UN Wants to Figure Out Just How Dangerous AI Is
The United Nations created a 39-member advisory body to guide the world through governance issues around artificial intelligence, announced United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced. Steve Wozniak, Elon Musk and the world’s 500 top technologists called for a pause of advanced AI systems back in March to develop sufficient safeguards, sounding the alarm to take…