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The US and Mexico Announce They’re Teaming Up Against Drones

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The US and Mexico Announce They’re Teaming Up Against Drones

The new joint operation uses laser-based technology capable of detecting, tracking, and disabling commercial drones linked to human and drug trafficking.

Fernanda González

Using High-Energy Laser, US Shoots Down Drones Near Mexico Border

Pew Pew

Using High-Energy Laser, US Shoots Down Drones Near Mexico Border

Fernanda González

Flock’s Plans for Rideshare Dashcams and Coaching Police, Revealed

Security Roundup

Flock’s Plans for Rideshare Dashcams and Coaching Police, Revealed

Dell Cameron and Dhruv Mehrotra

Landmark Deal Would Officially Add Laser Weapons to US Army Arsenal

Pew Pew

Landmark Deal Would Officially Add Laser Weapons to US Army Arsenal

Noah Shachtman

A Civilian Plane Crashed in New Mexico. Was the Military’s Tech to Blame?

Flying Blind

A Civilian Plane Crashed in New Mexico. Was the Military’s Tech to Blame?

Jeff Wise

ICE’s New Detention Center Contracts Declare State Laws ‘Shall Not Apply’

Lawfare

ICE’s New Detention Center Contracts Declare State Laws ‘Shall Not Apply’

Dell Cameron

DHS Official Resigns, Citing ‘War on Immigrants’

Peace Out

DHS Official Resigns, Citing ‘War on Immigrants’

Noah Shachtman

States Want ICE Agents to Show Their Faces. The Trump Administration Is Blocking Them

Face Time

States Want ICE Agents to Show Their Faces. The Trump Administration Is Blocking Them

Maddy Varner

Apps Marketed to US Troops Are Shipping Chinese and Russian Code

Rank Insecurity

Apps Marketed to US Troops Are Shipping Chinese and Russian Code

Dell Cameron

LastPass Users Had Their Data Stolen—Again

Security Roundup

LastPass Users Had Their Data Stolen—Again

Lily Hay Newman

The Pentagon Is Looking Into the Dialog Data Exposure for Unmasking National Security Officials

Burn Notice

The Pentagon Is Looking Into the Dialog Data Exposure for Unmasking National Security Officials

Dell Cameron and Dhruv Mehrotra

OpenAI Launches Full-Scale Effort to Patch Open-Source Bugs as It Takes on Anthropic’s Mythos

Patched Up

OpenAI Launches Full-Scale Effort to Patch Open-Source Bugs as It Takes on Anthropic’s Mythos

Lily Hay Newman

The UK Will Scan Asylum-Seekers’ Faces for Age Checks—Despite Knowing the Tech Is Flawed

Check, Mate

The UK Will Scan Asylum-Seekers’ Faces for Age Checks—Despite Knowing the Tech Is Flawed

Matt Burgess, Maddy Varner, May Bulman, and Gabriel Geiger

‘Dangerous’ AI Models Are Coming No Matter What

Thanks, Capitalism

‘Dangerous’ AI Models Are Coming No Matter What

Lily Hay Newman

Meta Tapped a Pentagon Supplier to Prototype Face Recognition for Its Glasses

Spec Ops

Meta Tapped a Pentagon Supplier to Prototype Face Recognition for Its Glasses

Dell Cameron and Dhruv Mehrotra

The FCC Wants to Kill Burner Phones

Security Roundup

The FCC Wants to Kill Burner Phones

Andy Greenberg and Lily Hay Newman

CISA Tells US Agencies to Fix Security Bugs in as Little as 3 Days Thanks to AI Threats

Move Fast, Fix Things

CISA Tells US Agencies to Fix Security Bugs in as Little as 3 Days Thanks to AI Threats

Lily Hay Newman

Trump Risks Key Surveillance Authority Over ‘Unqualified’ Spy-Chief Pick

Top People

Trump Risks Key Surveillance Authority Over ‘Unqualified’ Spy-Chief Pick

Dell Cameron

All the Ways Europe Is Ditching American Technology

Changing Tides

All the Ways Europe Is Ditching American Technology

Matt Burgess

Crypto-Funded Chinese Peptide Labs Are Booming

Security Roundup

Crypto-Funded Chinese Peptide Labs Are Booming

Andy Greenberg, Dell Cameron, Dhruv Mehrotra, and Maddy Varner

The Manhattan Institute Helped Kill DEI. Now It’s Coming for Protests

First Amendment

The Manhattan Institute Helped Kill DEI. Now It’s Coming for Protests

Ali Winston

The White House’s Aliens.gov Site Brags That ICE Arrested More Than 700 US Citizens

X-Files

The White House’s Aliens.gov Site Brags That ICE Arrested More Than 700 US Citizens

Maddy Varner and Dell Cameron

The Pentagon Knew Enemies Could Track Troops’ Phones for Years. Now They Are

Known Knowns

The Pentagon Knew Enemies Could Track Troops’ Phones for Years. Now They Are

Dell Cameron