It's not just one thing — it's another thing | TechCrunch This sentence construction ("It's not just this — it's that") has become so common in AI-generated writing that it's no longer just a clue that a piece of writing may be synthetic — it's almost a guar...

writing this has irreparably damaged my brain techcrunch.com/2026/04/20/a...

The Shocking Secrets of Madison Square Garden's Surveillance Machine Famously vengeful Knicks owner Jim Dolan has long spied on people at his iconic arenas. WIRED goes deep inside the operation that allegedly tracked a trans woman, lawyers, protesters, and more.

Using facial recognition tech, the Knicks surveilled a trans woman, tracking her every move out of fear she'd show up on MSG's tv broadcast

And they can do it to any "enemy" of Jim Dolan, who's built his own deep state. From @noahshachtman.bsky.social & me @wired.com www.wired.com/story/madiso...

With US spy laws set to expire, lawmakers are split over protecting Americans from warrantless surveillance | TechCrunch Some lawmakers are calling for widespread reforms following years of surveillance scandals and abuses across successive U.S. administrations. But even if the spy law known as Section 702 expires in Ap...

I wrote some words for TechCrunch about Section 702, the U.S. government's warrantless surveillance law that is set to expire on Monday.

A bipartisan pro-privacy group of lawmakers are calling for passing major reforms that they say are “essential” for protecting the privacy rights of Americans.

admittedly, it's a different kind of "startup." this one has brian eno.

still thinking about the Windows XP crocs

Government is Yoshi

“Government is yoshi and philanthropy is the golden mushroom, that edge to beat bowser on the rainbow road. … Bowser is corporate greed in this scenario.”

Gov. Hochul Moves to Block City Bill Banning 24-hour Home Care Shifts: Sources Say - Documented Despite growing opposition to the bill, home care workers say they will begin a hunger strike if the bill is not brought up to a vote.

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Gov. Hochul Moves to Block City Bill Banning 24-hour Home Care Shifts: Sources Say

Despite growing opposition to the bill, home care workers will begin a hunger strike tomorrow if the bill is not brought up to a vote

New for @documentedny.bsky.social
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Gov. Hochul Moves to Block City Bill Banning 24-hour Home Care Shifts: Sources Say - Documented Despite growing opposition to the bill, home care workers say they will begin a hunger strike if the bill is not brought up to a vote.

“The sources told Documented that Hochul has been pressuring [Menin] to withdraw the No More 24 Act before the City Council can vote on it. They said that the governor has threatened to withhold funding for the expected increased Medicaid costs that could accompany the bill becoming law.”

Home care workers in New York are set to begin a hunger strike on Thursday as they fight to ban 24-hour shifts. The city and state seem prepared to wait it out, as Hochul and Mamdani work behind the scenes to block a bill that would end the practice, sources tell @amirkhafagy.bsky.social

Developer of VeraCrypt encryption software says Windows users may face boot-up issues after Microsoft locked his account | TechCrunch The maker of the popular open-source file encryption software VeraCrypt said Microsoft locked his online account, which may prevent device owners from booting up their computers.

New, by me: Mounir Idrassi, the developer of the popular file encryption software Veracrypt, says Microsoft has locked his account used for sending software updates, and warned that Windows users who encrypt their PCs with his software may soon find it "impossible to boot," Idrassi tells me.

they're gonna give hot wings to Punch, that baby monkey in Japan

Hacker hijacks Axios open-source project, used by millions, to push malware | TechCrunch A hacker inserted malware in Axios, an open-source web tool downloaded tens of millions of times weekly, in a widespread hack.

NEW: Someone hijacked an open-source software development tool to push malware to millions of people.

The supply chain attack was stopped in less than three hours, but it's still unclear how many people got hacked.

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Health data giant CareCloud says hackers accessed patients' medical records | TechCrunch CareCloud, a major provider of medical records storage, said hackers accessed one of its repositories of patient data earlier in March. It provides technnology for more than 45,000 providers covering ...

NEW: Medical data giant CareCloud says hackers had access to one of its six environments that stores patients’ electronic health records for around eight hours during a March 16 cyberattack.

CareCloud is used by 45,000 doctors, physicians, and therapists to store data on millions of patients.

Waymo relies on firefighters and police to bail out stuck robotaxis | TechCrunch In at least six instances identified by TechCrunch, first responders have had to take control of Waymo vehicles and move them out of traffic during emergency situations.

the scandal is not that Waymo uses remote guidance to move its stuck vehicles, the scandal is that sometimes they don't

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Waymo relies on firefighters and police to bail out stuck robotaxis | TechCrunch In at least six instances identified by TechCrunch, first responders have had to take control of Waymo vehicles and move them out of traffic during emergency situations.

NEW: Waymo has gotten a lot of flack for its "remote assistance" workers.

But it has a whole other "roadside assistance" team that's supposed to move vehicles that truly get stuck.

And yet Waymo still relies on first responders to move robotaxis in some situations.

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Waymo relies on firefighters and police to bail out stuck robotaxis | TechCrunch In at least six instances identified by TechCrunch, first responders have had to take control of Waymo vehicles and move them out of traffic during emergency situations.

In one case, a police officer had to manually move a Waymo vehicle in the middle of responding to a mass shooting.

In another, the robotaxi blocked traffic during a fire on a highway.

First responders had to move Waymos during active crime scenes in at least two instances reviewed by TechCrunch.

Waymo relies on firefighters and police to bail out stuck robotaxis | TechCrunch In at least six instances identified by TechCrunch, first responders have had to take control of Waymo vehicles and move them out of traffic during emergency situations.

BIG STORY from @seanokane.bsky.social:

When a Waymo vehicle gets stuck, the company relies on firefighters and police to move its vehicles.

In at least six cases over the last few months, taxpayer-funded first responders have served as Waymo's unofficial safety net. techcrunch.com/2026/03/25/w...

Someone has publicly leaked an exploit kit that can hack millions of iPhones | TechCrunch Leaked "DarkSword" exploits published to GitHub allow hackers and cybercriminals to target iPhone users running old versions of iOS with spyware, according to cybersecurity researchers.

NEW: Someone has publicly leaked an exploit toolkit called DarkSword, which allows any hacker or cybercriminal to easily hack iPhones and iPads running iOS 18.

Apple said it is aware & has issued patches. Security researchers have already tested the code as working.

w/ @lorenzofb.bsky.social:

Someone has publicly leaked an exploit kit that can hack millions of iPhones | TechCrunch Leaked "DarkSword" exploits published to GitHub allow hackers and cybercriminals to target iPhone users running old versions of iOS with spyware, according to cybersecurity researchers.

SCOOP: Someone has found new samples of the iPhone spyware DarkSword and published them on GitHub, putting millions of iOS users at risk.

A cybersecurity researcher told us that the leaked spyware is "way too easy to repurpose" and "we need to expect criminals and others to start deploying this."

Someone has publicly leaked an exploit kit that can hack millions of iPhones | TechCrunch Leaked "DarkSword" exploits published to GitHub allow hackers and cybercriminals to target iPhone users running old versions of iOS with spyware, according to cybersecurity researchers.

NEW from @zackwhittaker.com @lorenzofb.bsky.social

Someone uploaded an exploit kit that can hack hundreds of millions of iPhones to Github.

The hacking tool, known as DarkSword, targets out-of-date iOS devices. Apple recommends updating to the newest OS now. techcrunch.com/2026/03/23/s...

On top of everything else, immigrant street vendors struggle with finding proper care for their children while they work. @documentedny.bsky.social, as usual, doing great work here.

Cyberattack on vehicle breathalyzer company leaves drivers stranded across the US | TechCrunch A cyberattack on a U.S. car breathalyzer company has left drivers across the United States reportedly stranded and unable to start their vehicles.

New, by me: A cyberattack on a vehicle breathalyzer company called Intoxalock has left drivers across the United States stranded and unable to start their cars.

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Stravaleaks or the security of heads of state betrayed by their bodyguards. Episode 3: The Kremlin 'Strava Leaks' (3/3). Three of the world's most important leaders have been put in danger due to their security guards' use of a sports social media, Strava. In this third installment of our investiga...

And from 2024, Le Monde was able to track real-time location of world leaders including Macron, Biden, and Putin because bodyguards were logging runs on Strava
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Fitness tracking app Strava gives away location of secret US army bases Data about exercise routes shared online by soldiers can be used to pinpoint overseas facilities

Also, from 8 years ago: Strava was revealing the locations of secret military bases the same way www.theguardian.com/world/2018/j...

In case you haven't been following Le Monde's "Stravaleaks" reports — today the newspaper found the location of a French aircraft carrier because someone on board was logging their runs. www.lemonde.fr/internationa...

He's got a point.

Is MAGA cringe? Is Fox News cooked? Is the alt right unc-coded? Is America done Rightmaxxing?

盗刷154.62美元信用卡，为何他会死在狱中？ - Documented 葛超峰去年在监狱死亡，被发现时他吊在洗澡间里，手脚反绑在身后。他的家人想要答案。

Read our report in Chinese here. documentedny.com/2026/03/13/c...