Why America is falling out of love with Israel Public opinion and elite sentiment has turned decisively against Netanyahu

"There should be no mystery why younger Americans are as pro-Palestinian today as their forebears were once pro-Israeli. Rabin staked his life on peace. What will posterity say of Netanyahu?" My column on why America is falling out of love with Israel. www.ft.com/content/353e...

JD Vance Can Forget About 2028 Trump’s unprecedented crush of scandals and outrages will sink him.

It's probably foolish to predict 2028, but history and the facts suggest Vance is doomed. Previous VPs in WH races were dealing with 1 or 2 carry-on bags — not Trump’s enormous cargo-hold of scandals and screw-ups. My latest, at @thecontrarian.bsky.social
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Shostack + Friends Blog > Measuring the ROI of threat modeling: moving from activity to impact Shostack + Associates COO Kymberlee Price shares her experience measuring the impact of secure design engineering practices on security outcomes

When it comes to cybersecurity, one of the most persistent challenges for organizations is proving the value of preventative work. shostack.org/blog/roi-of-...

A big part of technical debt build up and the security consequences of that is driven in part by a lack of preventative maintenance. www.philvenables.com/post/mainten...

A Mexican surveillance giant you’ve never heard of is now watching the U.S. border Grupo Seguritech quietly built a $1.27 billion surveillance empire. Now it's expanding into the U.S. and across Latin America.

Grupo Seguritech quietly built a $1.27 billion surveillance empire. Now it’s expanding into the U.S. and across Latin America. restofworld.org/2026/mexico-...

They Built a Legendary Privacy Tool. Now They’re Sworn Enemies There’s a lot of love all over the world for GrapheneOS, the gold standard of mobile security. There’s very little love between the two guys at the center of its history.

There’s a lot of love all over the world for GrapheneOS, the gold standard of mobile security. There’s very little love between the two guys at the center of its history. www.wired.com/story/they-b...

AI Changes Focus to Real-Time Cyber Defense Cisco's Jeetu Patel explains how AI models are compressing exploit timelines to minutes, forcing a shift to machine-speed defense, real-time enforcement and deeper

Cisco's Jeetu Patel on How Machine-Speed Threats Drive Need for AI-Led Security. www.govinfosecurity.com/ai-changes-f...

Flipper Zero Transmits APRS With No Extra Parts APRs is an amateur radio protocol allowing the exchange of short packets of data. It’s commonly used to transmit a GPS position, though it can find other applications. The Flipper Zero RF hac…

APRs is an amateur radio protocol allowing the exchange of short packets of data. It’s commonly used to transmit a GPS position, though it can find other applications hackaday.com/2026/04/21/f...

Europe picks 4 sovereign cloud providers, but one has Google Updated: US-based cloud providers could have to disclose certain data under American legal orders

In line with Europe's push for digital sovereignty, the Commission announced this tender for local cloud services to "strengthen the digital sovereignty posture of the Union" last October. www.theregister.com/2026/04/20/e...

HP's remote desktop push retreats as Anyware heads for EoL : Workstations that made distant desktops feel local is headed for a slow shutdown

HP is quietly pulling the plug on its Teradici-derived remote desktop business, shelving HP Anyware and its zero client hardware barely a few years after betting big on the tech as the backbone of its hybrid work push. www.theregister.com/2026/04/20/h...

Microsoft releases Windows Server update to fix April update : Out-of-band or out of control?

The fix will spare administrators the headache of forced server restarts after installing the April 2026 update. www.theregister.com/2026/04/20/m...

Microsoft's GitHub suspends Copilot account sign-ups : Remember what we promised when you subscribed for a year? Well, we've got a new deal that's better for us.

The code locker has paused signups for GitHub Copilot Pro, Pro+, and Student plans, wrote Joe Binder, VP of product, in a blog post on Monday, in order to help the company serve existing customers more effectively. www.theregister.com/2026/04/20/m...

Users complain of UK Azure capacity problems : We hear Sweden is lovely place for workloads to visit

Microsoft Azure capacity woes are back, and worse than ever, judging by the complaints of UK users. www.theregister.com/2026/04/17/u...

This AI Tool Rips Off Open Source Software Without Violating Copyright Malus, which is a piece of satire but also fully functional, performs a "clean room" clone of open source software, meaning users could then sell software without crediting the original developers.

Malus, which is a piece of satire but also fully functional, performs a "clean room" clone of open source software, meaning users could then sell software without crediting the original developers. www.404media.co/this-ai-tool...

Satellite and drone images reveal big delays in US data center construction Data centers face construction delays and energy bottleneck as resistance grows.

Data centers face construction delays and energy bottleneck as resistance grows. arstechnica.com/ai/2026/04/c...

Slack chats and internal data from failed startups are finding a second life in AI training What was once considered operational residue is now being packaged, scrubbed, and sold to AI developers seeking richer training environments. The shift reflects a broader evolution in...

Developers are buying emails, documents, and code to train AI on real-world workflows and decision-making. www.techspot.com/news/112117-...

Supreme Court Reviews F.C.C.’s Enforcement Power Against Communications Companies

AT&T and Verizon were penalized millions of dollars for what the agency said was a failure to protect consumer information. The companies say they were deprived of their right to a jury trial. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/u...

TP-Link seeks FCC exemption from router ban, says it is a US company A pair of FCC regulatory filings show that TP-Link met with officials on Thursday, during which the company's lawyers and consultants spoke with staff for FCC Commissioners...

A pair of FCC regulatory filings show that TP-Link met with officials on Thursday, during which the company's lawyers and consultants spoke with staff for FCC Commissioners Olivia Trusty and Anna Gomez. www.techspot.com/news/112133-...

ICE detained more than 70 Minnesota children, data reveals Immigration officials detained more than 70 Minnesota children between Dec. 1 and March 10, a Sahan analysis of court records and federal deportation data shows.

How many children were detained by ICE in Minnesota? sahanjournal.com/immigration/...

"If [Trump] can't be impeached and removed—I mean he is literally the nightmare that the framers of the Constitution had in mind—If members of Congress can't carry out that obligation, then what's the point to Article I? What's the point to the whole Constitution? We might as well just give up."

GOP finalizing draft national privacy law that would preempt states The draft proposal is expected to face opposition from Democrats wanting a higher ceiling for federal data protection.

The draft proposal is expected to face opposition from Democrats wanting a higher ceiling for federal data protection. www.politico.com/news/2026/04...

MAGA Increasingly Believes Trump Assassination Attempt Was Fake President Trump’s base seems to be turning against him like never before.

I wrote about my concerns about this incident a while back, but it seems that I am not the only one that questions what actually happened. newrepublic.com/post/209222/...

In Chicago, robots are serving up food deliveries, as well as some mishaps The robots are on trial as the companies operate under a pilot program that expires in May 2027. Chicago’s City Council would need to take action to allow the robots to stay in Chicago after next spri...

Robots have tumbled down subway stairs, crashed through bus shelters and even learned to say “sorry”. www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/18/f...

AI is making chief tech officers and chief human resources officers work together As more AI agents are employed in businesses, top executives are increasingly having to find common ground to manage the workforce.

The people who manage technology and the people who manage people are starting to converge. www.semafor.com/article/04/1...

CIA creates first intelligence report written without humans The US intelligence agency may have been the first to write a report using AI, with no human involvement.

Within two years, “AI co-workers [will be] built into all of the agency’s analytic platforms.” The technology will speed up the process of analyzing vast amounts of information gathered by human spies and their tools. www.semafor.com/article/04/1...

Saturday Covfefe: The System Isn’t Broken It’s being used. And now you can see how.

A must read today. substack.com/@oliviaoftro...

Fascinating how many people here don't realize that aid to the Afghans in the 80s is not the war of 2002 and that these were two different things.

Maybe Reagan really DID destroy our educational system

I was the US soft power czar. Our popularity may never recover | Richard Stengel Trump’s venal persona and his war on Iran will do untold damage to America’s ability to make a positive difference in the world

A really great Saturday read. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

MAGA Is Increasingly Convinced the Trump Assassination Attempt Was Staged Conspiracy theories about the Butler, Pennsylvania, shooting have ramped up in recent weeks as once steadfast Trump supporters turn on the president.

Conspiracy theories about the Butler, Pennsylvania, shooting have ramped up in recent weeks as once steadfast Trump supporters turn on the president. www.wired.com/story/maga-i...