Major deepfake porn site shuts down
The website’s logo depicts what appears to be a cartoon version of President Trump holding a theater mask. Mr. Deepfakes/Screenshot by NPR hide caption toggle…
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Former Palantir workers condemn company’s work with Trump administration
The logo of the big data analytics software company Palantir Technologies on display during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, on Jan.…
How Palantir, the secretive tech company, is rising in the Trump era
Alex Karp, CEO of Palantir, speaks on a panel at the Hill and Valley Forum at the U.S. Capitol on April 30. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images…
Decades later, the Microsoft antitrust case casts a shadow over the Google trial
In 2001, Microsoft Chief Software Architect Bill Gates comments at Microsoft headquarters in Redmond, Wash., on the U.S. Court of Appeals decision to overturn a…
The European Union hits Apple and Meta with 700 million euros in fines
Customers visit an Apple Store in Beijing, April 10. Andy Wong/AP hide caption toggle caption Andy Wong/AP LONDON — European Union watchdogs fined Apple and…
How Elon Musk’s favorite news influencer is capitalizing on his clout
Influencer Mario Nawfal, right, interviewing Belarusian president Aleksandr Lukashenko earlier this year. Lukashenko repeated Russian talking points in the interview about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.…
DOGE assigns staffers to work at agency where it allegedly removed sensitive data
A 2013 file photo of the National Labor Relations Board headquarters in Washington, D.C. Jon Elswick/AP hide caption toggle caption Jon Elswick/AP The ad hoc…
Nvidia discloses that U.S. will limit sales of advanced chips to China after all
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang introduces new products during a keynote session at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif. on March 18, 2025. Josh Edelson/AFP…
A whistleblower’s disclosure details how DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data
The DOGE team may have taken data related to union organizing and labor complaints and hid its tracks, according to a whistleblower. Charlotte Gomez for…
5 takeaways about NPR’s reporting on the whistleblower report about DOGE at the NLRB
Charlotte Gomez for NPR When a team of advisers from President Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency initiative arrived at the headquarters of the National Labor…