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Elon Musk tries to blame ‘activists’ for his Twitter moderation council lie
Elon Musk justified reinstating Trump on Twitter based on a personal poll — weeks after promising that “no major content decisions or account reinstatements will happen” until a moderation council was formed. Here’s his excuse.
Google’s open-source bug bounty aims to clamp down on supply chain attacks
Google’s new program offers security researchers money if they find vulnerabilities in its open-source projects or the libraries those projects depend on.
What to know about Trump’s MAHA-backed push for psychedelic research
The Trump administration, under the influence of the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement, is exploring the potential use of psychedelic substances in medicine — once a fringe topic that is now being heavily researched and invested in. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) held a public hearing in September in which over 200 people requested…
Sanders introduces bill to ban the federal government from using Flock | TechCrunch
The proposed legislation would extend to all automotica license plate readers.
Marines exceed 2026 recruiting goals
Welcome to The Hill’s Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Marines exceed 2026 recruiting goals The U.S. Marines said they exceeded their fiscal year 2026 recruiting goals across every component and category, enlisting over 31,000 new recruits. U.S. Central Command via AP The Marines brought in 31,250…
Judge halts contentious border construction in and near Texas’s Big Bend National Park
A federal judge on Friday halted contentious Trump administration border construction plans in Texas’s Big Bend region. Judge Kathleen Cardone, an appointee of former President George W. Bush, wrote that the administration can’t “build border barrier or related infrastructure, or engage in any construction or ground disturbing activities” in the region. “The Court finds that Plaintiffs…
Attorney general says he won't reopen investigation of former Fed Chair Jerome Powell
Attorney General Todd Blanche said his office intends to hold Jerome Powell accountable for mismanagement.
Trump says US won’t ban diesel exports
President Trump said Friday that he will not ban exports of diesel after the Group of Seven (G7) major economies announced that they would release fuel from their stocks. “Europe has a lot of diesel, and they’re going to be making a major world contribution, and so are we, and we’re not going to be…
These guides can help you cut off tech that’s collecting your data.
The Electronic Frontier Foundation’s Opt Out October tips go over settings to change in AI tools and browsers, decentralized social media platforms to try out, and suggestions for more private alternatives to popular apps. There’s also a guide on how you can switch to Linux, which could potentially save an old Windows 10 PC, like my ThinkPad, on top of improving your data privacy. [Link: Welcome to Opt Out October. Let’s Take Control of Our Data and Our Devices | https://www.eff.org/pages/welcome-opt-out-october-lets-take-control-our-data-and-our-devices | Electronic Frontier Foundation]
Apple says it's tightening macOS 'Full Disk Access' controls due to new risks from AI agents | TechCrunch
Apple says it will add new controls around macOS’s Full Disk Access permission, warning that increasingly capable AI agents make broad access to users’ files, messages, mail, and browsing history riskier.
Warsh’s Top Fed Deputies Step in to Give Markets a Clear Message
Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh has vowed to avoid sending clear signals to investors on where interest rates are headed. His top deputies made clear th...
Progressives unveil legislation cracking down on Flock cameras
Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) unveiled legislation Friday to ban federal agencies from using automatic license plate readers (ALPRs). The bill, titled the Ban Flock Act, would both prohibit federal agencies from ALPR usages and pause federal grant funding to state and local governments with ALPR contracts.…
Amazon investing $1B in data center communities
Amazon plans to invest $1 billion in communities where it builds data centers over the next five years, the company announced Friday. The e-commerce and cloud computing giant will put the funds toward free community college and workforce training for residents, as well as energy efficiency upgrades. “We understand why there is apprehension in some…
Hegseth announces all US troops will get 1 day off to vote in October
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on Friday that all U.S. troops will get one day off in October to vote in the 2026 midterm elections. Hegseth said the stand-down order will be executed by Oct. 15 and will continue in even-numbered election years as part of a new and “apolitical” Pentagon “with all the right…
G7 to release 100M barrels of fuel amid high prices
Major economies will release fuel, including diesel, from their stockpiles as prices have skyrocketed in recent weeks. The Group of Seven (G7), which includes Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the U.K. and the U.S., said in a statement Friday that it would “begin immediately” releasing 100 million barrels of fuel over the next four months.…
Pentagon clears way for anti-drone tech: Hegseth memo
The memo instructs the department to treat delays in the employment of anti-drone technology as an “operational risk.”
Medical records giant Epic pauses product development to fix security bugs that risk patients' data | TechCrunch
The health tech software giant, which makes the widely used MyChart system for accessing medical data, will focus on fixing security bugs for the next few weeks.