Trump’s ‘most-feared man in government’ torched by his own old ‘chilling’ warning: analystPresident Donald Trump's top communications regulator is being haunted by words he wrote just a few years ago. In a column published Friday by The Bulwark, critic Sonny Bunch zeroed in on a February 2021 statement from Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr condemning Democrats for sending letters to cable providers and other regulated…Raw Story16h agoWhole story →GovernmentTechnologyfcc controversy
Damning report claims Musk didn’t tell the whole truth on Ukraine’s ‘night of carnage’SpaceX CEO Elon Musk pitched President Donald Trump on slowing Ukraine’s military Starlink service before publicly blaming him for it, The Telegraph reported . Four people familiar with the talks told the British newspaper that the idea of throttling the system, which crippled Ukraine’s drone defenses, came from Musk. One said Trump “agreed,” after which…Raw Story19h agoWhole story →SecurityTechnologyukraine starlink controversy
GOP goes wild on deep fake campaign ads: 'Deception is a pretty good strategy'Republican campaigns and their allies are filling the midterm airwaves with AI-generated fakes – and most of the ads don’t tell voters about their origins. The Wesleyan Media Project found more than 220 ads during this election cycle that used AI-generated material, which candidates and political groups have spent more than $137 million promoting, and…Raw Story23h agoWhole story →GovernmentTechnologymidterm election ads
Hegseth leaves troops exposed to spies as Pentagon ignores phone security warnings: reportDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon has left American troops vulnerable to foreign surveillance by failing to fix security gaps in its $2.67 billion cellphone contracts, according to a new inspector general audit. The watchdog found the department never verified whether wireless carriers were adequately safeguarding sensitive data that could reveal…Raw Story1d agoWhole story →SecurityTechnologypentagon phone security audit
'Election interference' alarm bells ring as 600k voters impacted by computer 'glitch'Nearly 600,000 Texas voters were impacted by what The New York Times described as a computer “glitch” days before early voting begins, and critics quickly raised alarms about possible “election interference” in a state with a fiercely competitive Senate race. According to a lawsuit filed by voting rights groups last week, nearly 600,000 online voter…Raw Story1d agoWhole story →GovernmentTechnology
Susan Collins' post-heckle debate jab lands on deaf ears: 'Oh, shut up!'An interruption of the final Maine Senate debate between Republican Susan Collins and Democrat Troy Jackson on Wednesday led to a half-testy, half-joking exchange between the two candidates onstage. The questioning was disrupted when a protester began yelling about data centers, throwing everyone off balance. "I'm so sorry to interrupt ... I'm…Raw Story2d agoWhole story →TechnologyPlanetmaine senate debate
