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Tech

Dutch Police Read Messages of Encrypted Messenger ‘Exclu’

02.06.23

By Joseph Cox
Tech

FBI Paid Anti-Child Predator Charity $250,000 for Hacking Tools

03.25.21

By Joseph Cox
Tech

Encrypted Phone Firm Encrochat Used Signal Protocol

03.23.21

By Joseph Cox
Tech

ICE, IRS Explored Using Hacking Tools, New Documents Show

10.28.20

By Joseph Cox
Tech

Encrochat Hack That Brought Down Hundreds of Criminals Faces Legal Challenges

10.20.20

By Joseph Cox
Tech

European Police Malware Could Harvest GPS, Messages, Passwords, More

09.15.20

By Joseph Cox
Tech

The Secret Service Tried to Catch a Hacker With a Malware Booby-Trap

07.10.20

By Joseph Cox

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Life

Study Uncovers Promising Treatments for Tourette Syndrome

“These behavioral therapies are really straightforward approaches that patients of all ages can benefit from,” said a co-author of the study.

11.21.24

By Sammi Caramela
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Devin Townsend Announces 2025 Tour With Tesseract

Devin Townsend will be touring North America next year in support of his new album, PowerNerd.

11.21.24

By Stephen Andrew Galiher
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Music

Why Snoop Dogg ‘Chose No Sides’ in the Kendrick Lamar-Drake Beef

Snoop chose not to get involved in the Kendrick Lamar-Drake, beef but does believe that Kendrick’s song “Not Like Us” united “the West.”

11.21.24

By Stephen Andrew Galiher
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Life

‘AI Jesus’ Is Now Taking Confessions at a Church in Switzerland

AI Jesus has logged on.

11.21.24

By Paige Gawley
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Music

Jay-Z’s Team Roc Sues Kansas Police for Corruption and Abuse Records

Team ROC, a social justice organization run by Jay-Z’s Roc Nation, filed a lawsuit against Kansas City police over alleged corruption and abuse.

11.21.24