Pink Power Ranger hacker deletes white supremacist dating site and leaks data
TL;DR A German hacker-journalist calling herself 'Martha Root' livestreamed the deletion of a white supremacist dating site called WhiteDate and…
Former Insight Partners VP Kate Lowry sues firm alleging discrimination
TL;DR Kate Lowry, who joined Insight Partners in 2022 after roles at Meta and McKinsey, filed a lawsuit on December…
Los Angeles passes new law ending a peculiar refrigerator rite
TL;DR A New York Times report says Los Angeles has enacted a law that ends a previously common 'rite of…
Keeping Syria connected during war: Surviving ISIS and intelligence
TL;DR A Syria Telecom engineer using the pseudonym "Mahmoud" describes being detained by ISIS after a bus search revealed travel…
Global Clean Energy Hits Milestones in 2025 as Renewables Outpace Coal
TL;DR In 2025 wind and solar generated more electricity than coal worldwide for the first time, and plug-in vehicles made…
Author says Google refused DMCA de-indexing and challenged his copyright claim
TL;DR A longtime author and web developer says Google declined a DMCA removal request for a pirated copy of his…
A Year of Clean Energy Milestones: Wind, Solar and EVs Reshape 2025
TL;DR Global deployment of wind, solar and electric vehicles accelerated sharply in 2025, with wind and solar generating more electricity…
BGP anomalies surfaced during Venezuela blackout, public data shows route leaks
TL;DR Security researcher analysis of public routing datasets found unusual BGP activity around the Venezuelan blackout. Cloudflare Radar flagged a…
Tailsnitch: open-source security auditor for Tailscale configurations
TL;DR Tailsnitch is an open-source tool that scans Tailscale tailnets for misconfigurations, permissive access controls and other security issues, running…
Pentagon Seeks to Demote Senator Mark Kelly Over Video Labeled ‘Seditious’
TL;DR The Pentagon has opened proceedings that could lower retired Navy Captain and Senator Mark Kelly's retired rank and pension…