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As thousands of employees leave the agency, NASA is warning its remaining staff to prepare for a dramatic escalation of physical security.

NASA Announces It Will Be Randomly Searching Employees

Twitter co-founder and erstwhile CEO Jack Dorsey has started yet another new app — and this one's got an embarrassing secret.

Jack Dorsey’s New App Just Hit a Very Embarrassing Snag

By Noor Al-Sibai

A recently released app allows users to hire armed guards and construct motorcades with the press of a button.

New “Uber with Guns” App Lets the Wealthy Rent Armed Goons

A security startup ominously named Sauron is offering elaborate but dystopian sounding surveillance systems for wealthy homes.

Home Security Startup Sauron Secures Funding for All-Seeing Eye

By Frank Landymore

As his infamy grows, Elon Musk has apparently resorted to employing a massive security team to fend off would-be attackers.

Paranoid Elon Musk Now Constantly Surrounded by 20 Armed Bodyguards and a Medic

By Noor Al-Sibai

After announcing a new AI feature that records and screenshots everything you do, Microsoft is now delaying its launch.

Artificial Intelligence

Microsoft Admits That Maybe Surveiling Everything You Do on Your Computer Isn’t a Brilliant Idea

By Noor Al-Sibai

Remember when John McAfee died last summer? According to one of his exes, that didn't really happen, and he's still alive today.

John McAfee Faked His Death and Is Still Alive, Ex-Girlfriend Claims

By Noor Al-Sibai

A rising number of burglary and homicide crime cases is causing celebrities to stockpile bulletproof cars and safe rooms for security.

The Wealthy Are Suddenly Hoarding Safe Rooms and Bulletproof Cars

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Scammers are cooking up fake Harvard students to shill brands on the university’s website -- and the practice appears to be widespread.

Scammers Are Creating Fake Students on Harvard.edu and Using Them to Shill Brands

By Jon Christian

Trump is displeased that Apple refused to give the FBI backdoor access into iPhone security, but the company already sends lots of data to law enforcement.

Trump Demands That Apple Give Government Access to iPhones

By Dan Robitzski

Toys "R" Us has opened two new stores after closing hundreds in 2018, and these ones are equipped with sensors that track every move shoppers make.

Internet Of Things

Smart Toys Often Contain Child-Endangering Security Flaws

By Dan Robitzski

The Pentagon's AI intelligence chief sees deepfake technology as a serious threat to democracy. He called on the government to develop better safeguards.

Artificial Intelligence

Pentagon’s AI Director Calls for Stronger Deepfake Protections

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists found out that tiny flaws in circuitry that disrupt the flow of electricity can act as a digital fingerprint for electronic devices.

Science & Energy

New Research: Every Transistor Has a “Unique Quantum Fingerprint”

By Dan Robitzski

A new AI system tracks people's tiny, involuntary eye movements to identify them, sort of like an ocular fingerprint scanner.

Artificial Intelligence

New AI Identifies People by Their Minuscule Eye Movements

By Dan Robitzski

Maine Governor Janet Mills signed a new law that prohibits internet companies from selling user data without those people's explicit permission.

Science & Energy

Maine Bans Internet Companies From Secretly Selling User Data

By Dan Robitzski

A multi-company effort has resulted in the creation of an AI-powered virtual security guard that looks like it stepped straight out of a Japanese anime.

Artificial Intelligence

This Virtual Security Guard Looks Like an Anime Character

By Kristin Houser