Pentagon Gives Cyber Program Same Name as True Detective Pedophile Temple

UPDATE: When reached for comment by Gizmodo, DARPA provided the following statement clarifying that the program had not been named after the pedophile temple from True Detective. It reads: Thank you for reaching out for clarification…The program manager is a fan of the notable civil war vet and author, Ambrose Bierce, and named the program … Read more

The CSA launches an IoT Device Security Specification and certification program for smart home devices

As useful as connected devices like video doorbells and smart lights are, it’s wise to exercise caution when using connected tech in your home, especially after years of reading about security camera hacks, fridge botnet attacks, and smart stoves turning themselves on. But until now, there hasn’t been an easy way to assess a product’s … Read more

Sinking Section 702 Wiretap Program Offered One Last Lifeboat

A bill introduced by senators Dick Durbin and Mike Lee to reauthorize the Section 702 surveillance program is the fifth introduced in the US Congress this winter. The authority is threatening to expire in a month, disrupting a global wiretapping program said to inform a third of articles in the President’s Daily Briefing—a morning “tour … Read more

Federal court approves Biden’s ‘parole’ program for migrants

The Biden administration won a major legal victory Friday in its effort to reduce illegal immigration at the southern border, when a federal judge in Texas ruled the government may continue a program that accepts 360,000 migrants a year from Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua and Haiti. U.S. District Judge Drew Tipton, who has ruled against other … Read more

Lyceum locks up two new talents from high school program

Jasper Matienzo and Peter Mulligan join the Lyceum Pirates in the NCAA. –LYCEUM HANDOUT MANILA, Philippines—Lyceum did its part to not miss out on the collegiate basketball offseason frenzy. After taking a huge bump in the form of a Shawn Umali departure, the Pirates secured the commitments of two high school standouts from the Junior … Read more

Jussie Smollett Completes 5 Month Outpatient Treatment Program

Here’s a milestone for Jussie Smollett — he’s completed a rehab stint for substance abuse. Sources close to Jussie tell TMZ … earlier this month, the former “Empire” star finished a 5-month outpatient program. We’re told Jussie put in the work, focusing on his health and being consistent with his workouts during his time in … Read more

Inside the White House Program to Share America’s Secrets

On the afternoon of Sept. 27, a Balkans expert at the White House got a disturbing call from a U.S. intelligence agency. Serbian forces were massing along the length of their country’s border with Kosovo, where NATO has kept an uneasy peace since a bloody war of secession in 1999. Three days earlier, more than … Read more

South Korea’s Carbon Trading Program Enriches Biggest Emitters, Per Climate Advocates

South Korea’s most-polluting companies have made 475 billion won ($357 million) from selling unused carbon emissions permits in the first eight years of the nation’s program, according to an activist group.  The 10 biggest emitters sold almost 22 million tons of excess credits from 2015 through 2022, according to Plan 1.5, a Seoul-based climate advocacy … Read more