FBI agents raided the Beverly Hills branch of US Private Vaults in March 2021. Mandel Ngan/Getty Images Deposit box holders whose property was seized by the FBI in a March 2021 raid are suing the bureau. The agency raided US Private Vaults and seized the contents of 1,400 safety deposit boxes. A lawyer involved in […]
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‘Destiny 2’ cheat maker AimJunkies claims Bungie hacked them
Destiny 2 developer Bungie has been on a legal spree recently: It sued one user over cheating and threats against its employees, as well as a YouTuber who issued nearly 100 false DMCA claims against other creators. But after suing the cheat developer AimJunkies last year, Bungie is now facing a countersuit. AimJunkies claims the […]
Fast-fashion brands Boohoo and Pretty Little Thing are getting slammed for greenwashing after critics call sustainability claims misleading
Kourtney Kardashian's runway presentation with Boohoo debuted on Sept. 13 during New York Fashion Week 2022. Arturo Holmes/Getty Images Boohoo is one of several fast fashion brands under investigation for sustainability practices. Critics claim recent efforts, like debuting more environmentally friendly collections, are acts of greenwashing. 'The most sustainable thing they can do is just […]
Senators press Twitter CEO to address whistleblower claims
The leaders of the Senate Judiciary Committee are pushing Twitter’s CEO Parag Agrawal to address allegations made by the company’s former head of security in a lengthy whistleblower complaint. In a new letter to Agrawal reported by CNN, the leaders of the committee pressed the CEO to address claims that Twitter’s security practices could harm […]
A superyacht linked to Vladimir Putin was a Christmas present from oligarchs, Russian opposition website claims
The Scheherazade has been seized by Italian authorities. Federico Scoppa/Getty Images Funds for the Scheherazade were a Christmas gift to Putin from Russian oligarchs, per Dossier Center. The $ 700 million superyacht is said to have been used by his lover Alina Kabaeva, per the report. The vessel features two helipads as well as a […]
Anonymous claims responsibility for Moscow traffic jam tied to app exploit
On Thursday morning, Moscow’s busy Fili district became the site of a traffic jam unlike any before it. Motherboard (via The Verge) reports hackers used Russia’s Yandex Taxi ride-hailing app to order dozens of drivers to coverage on Kutuzovsky Prospekt, one of the city’s main thoroughfares. The act caused traffic on part of the already […]
YouTube algorithm pushed election fraud claims to Trump supporters, report says
Enlarge (credit: Nathan Howard / Stringer | Getty Images News) For years, researchers have suggested that algorithms feeding users content aren’t the cause of online echo chambers, but are more likely due to users actively seeking out content that aligns with their beliefs. This week, New York University researchers for the Center for Social Media […]
January 6 committee is seeking information from Newt Gingrich, who they say urged Trump aides to air TV ads repeating false election claims
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich introduces then-Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during a rally at the Sharonville Convention Center on July 6, 2016, in Cincinnati, Ohio. John Sommers II/Getty Images The January 6 committee is seeking a voluntary interview with Newt Gingrich. The committee said emails showed Gingrich pushing for TV ads with false election […]
Trump claims the FBI scattered top-secret documents all over the floor at Mar-a-Lago to make him look bad
Former President Donald Trump made several Truth Social posts in response to a photo shared by a DOJ showing some of the documents recovered from the FBI's search of Mar-a-Lago. Drew Angerer/Getty Images; Department of Justice Trump accused the FBI of making him look sloppy in a picture shared of files found at Mar-a-Lago. He […]
BBC refuse to comment over claims police are called over ‘threats’ to Naga Munchetty
As for what Naga and Charlie said to ignite viewers to complain, at the end of an interview with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government. Charlie, who had been conducting the conversation said: “I think your flag is not up to standard size, Government interview measurements. “I think it’s just a […]