Sexual Warfare in the Middle East Puts Men in Crosshairs

In early 2016, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees assigned Stanford University researcher Sarah Chynoweth a seemingly impossible task: Look into male rape and sexual torture in the Syrian conflict. Chynoweth knew that many women and girls were being targeted for rape and other sexual violence, but the agency had no data on sexual […]

Bullets have Kings in crosshairs

THE Bullets will break new ground if they beat Andrew Gaze’s Sydney Kings at the Brisbane Convention Centre on Saturday. And the key to any success will be the age-old saying, “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’’. The resurgent Brisbane will be aiming for their four-straight win – a feat the club has not […]

RBC: Google is in the ‘crosshairs’ of antitrust regulators — and should be kicked out of FANG (GOOGL, GOOG)

Justin Sullivan / Getty Images Google is facing heavy antitrust regulation risk from around the world. If hit by these regulations, the company could have to pay more to acquire users, putting a dent in its bottom line. Google made headlines after it was served with the largest fine in the history of the European Commission, […]

Mueller’s investigation just got a boost — and another Trump associate may be in its crosshairs

AP Photo/Andrew Harnik News on Friday that special counsel Robert Mueller has obtained a letter drafted by President Donald Trump that details his reasons for firing then-FBI director James Comey has likely bolstered the progress of the Russia investigation, and may have landed another close Trump confidant in its crosshairs. Mueller was put in charge of the investigation […]

Tech companies caught in the crosshairs on white supremacy and free speech

(Reuters) — The neo-Nazi website Daily Stormer had its internet domain registration revoked twice in less than 24 hours in the wake of the weekend violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, part of a broad move by the tech industry in recent months to take a stronger hand in policing online hate-speech and incitements to violence. GoDaddy, […]

In The Crosshairs

Lawyer Todd Thompson told AP he normally laughed off threats since he “figured cooler heads in Washington would prevail, and it was just an idle threat.” “But I have to say, I’m not laughing now,” he said. “My concern is that things have changed in Washington, and who knows what’s going to happen?” Let’s block […]

Kaspersky in the crosshairs

Kaspersky is in what you might call “a bit of a pickle.” The Russian cybersecurity firm, famous for its antivirus products and research reports on active threat groups is facing mounting accusations of working with, or for, the Russian government. These accusations have been made in press and infosec gossip for years. In the past […]