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A profile of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov, who is facing a probe in France on a dozen preliminary charges and a Russian criminal case for “aiding terrorism”
1+ hour, 49+ min ago (49+ words) Financial Times: A profile of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov, who is facing a probe in France on a dozen preliminary charges and a Russian criminal case for "aiding terrorism" This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site…...
US Congressional Joint Economic Committee report: US consumers lost $20.9B nominally to identity theft from four major data broker breaches over the past decade
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (47+ words) Dell Cameron / Wired: US Congressional Joint Economic Committee report: US consumers lost $20.9B nominally to identity theft from four major data broker breaches over the past decade This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 2:15 AM…...
A look at a local group's lawsuit against Micron over its $100B New York manufacturing complex, alleging a rushed permitting process and environmental review
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (46+ words) Fast Company: A look at a local group's lawsuit against Micron over its $100B New York manufacturing complex, alleging a rushed permitting process and environmental review This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 9:55 PM ET,…...
A Greek court sentences four people, including spyware maker Intellexa's founder, to prison, for using spyware to target journalists, politicians, and others
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (45+ words) Nektaria Stamouli / Politico: A Greek court sentences four people, including spyware maker Intellexa's founder, to prison, for using spyware to target journalists, politicians, and others This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 12:55 PM ET,…...
Total on-chain ransomware payments fell 8% YoY to $820M in 2025, despite a record 50% rise in claimed victims; the median payment grew 368% YoY to nearly $60K
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (50+ words) Chainalysis: Total on-chain ransomware payments fell 8% YoY to $820M in 2025, despite a record 50% rise in claimed victims; the median payment grew 368% YoY to nearly $60K This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 10:55 AM ET, February 26, 2026....
The FTC says it won't enforce COPPA against companies using age verification tools as long as they use the collected data only to verify a user's age
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (71+ words) Suzanne Smalley / The Record: The FTC says it won't enforce COPPA against companies using age verification tools as long as they use the collected data only to verify a user's age This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how…...
New York's AG sues Valve over its use of loot boxes, accusing the game developer of violating state gambling laws and threatening to addict children to gambling
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (50+ words) Jonathan Stempel / Reuters: New York's AG sues Valve over its use of loot boxes, accusing the game developer of violating state gambling laws and threatening to addict children to gambling This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the…...
Kalshi says it has suspended an editor for MrBeast and a former GOP California gubernatorial candidate for insider trading, its first public enforcement action
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (47+ words) Bobby Allyn / NPR: Kalshi says it has suspended an editor for MrBeast and a former GOP California gubernatorial candidate for insider trading, its first public enforcement action This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at…...
Court records: the FBI subpoenaed X for details about Grok prompts a man allegedly used to create 200+ sexual deepfakes of a woman he knew in real life
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (72+ words) Jason Koebler / 404 Media: Court records: the FBI subpoenaed X for details about Grok prompts a man allegedly used to create 200+ sexual deepfakes of a woman he knew in real life This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the…...
Sources: Japan's FTC raids Microsoft's Japan offices as part of a probe into whether Azure customers were improperly hindered from using other cloud services
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (46+ words) Nikkei Asia: Sources: Japan's FTC raids Microsoft's Japan offices as part of a probe into whether Azure customers were improperly hindered from using other cloud services This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 4:35 AM…...