Andrew Blake

Pentagon bans sale of Huawei and ZTE phones on military bases, citing security concerns

The Pentagon has prohibited the sale of Huawei and ZTE phones on U.S military bases worldwide, taking aim at two of China's most prominent technology firms as concerns swell over the potential national security risks posed by their products.

May 3, 2018

Yevgeniy Nikulin, accused Russian hacker, extradited to U.S.; Czech court rejected complaint

The Czech Republic's high court has ruled against a Russian man who argued that Prague should have granted him asylum instead of extraditing him to the United States to face federal hacking charges related to allegedly breaching American internet companies.

May 3, 2018

Facebook fired employees for stalking users: Report

Facebook has fired an employee accused of abusing their position to stalk women online, and a new report alleges several former social network staffers suffered the same fate under similar circumstances.

May 2, 2018

Maine overrules governor’s veto of retail marijuana bill

Lawmakers in the Maine state Legislature have overruled a veto by Republican Gov. Paul LePage that would have otherwise stalled the start of legal recreational marijuana sales in accordance with a 2016 voter-approved ballot measure.

May 2, 2018

Dianne Feinstein drops anti-marijuana legalization stance

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, California Democrat, has come to the defense of her state's medical and recreational marijuana laws after years of rallying against legalization.

May 2, 2018

Russia urges U.N. members to come together against ‘fake news’ phenomenon

A Russian representative to the United Nations has urged member states to create a joint mechanism for combating "fake news," decrying independent efforts aimed at eradicating online disinformation as legalized censorship.

May 2, 2018

Al Franken blasts Facebook in first address since leaving Senate

Al Franken on Tuesday urged his former colleagues on Capitol Hill to rein in Facebook, skewering the social network in his first public address since resigning from the U.S. Senate.

May 1, 2018

Mark Zuckerberg threatened with summons by British lawmakers probing Cambridge Analytica scandal

British lawmakers may issue a summons ordering Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg to answer questions before Parliament about the Cambridge Analytica data scandal, the chair of U.K. House of Commons' Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee said Tuesday.

May 1, 2018

Facebook investigating claim that employee used position to stalk women

Facebook is investigating a claim that one of its employees used their position to potentially stalk women online, a spokesperson for the world's largest social network said Monday.

May 1, 2018

Michael Hayden, former CIA head, says of Russia: ‘We took our eye off the ball’

Michael V. Hayden, the former head of the CIA and National Security Agency, said he regrets not paying closer attention to the Russian government's activities in the years before Moscow meddled in the 2016 U.S. presidential race.

May 1, 2018

Fewer Americans view the internet as beneficial to society: Poll

The proportion of Americans who view the internet as a "good thing" for society has diminished by six percentage points during the past four years, according to a newly released Pew Research Center poll.

May 1, 2018

New Jersey to designate Nov. 17 as ‘Danny DeVito Day’: Report

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy will designate Nov. 17 as "Danny DeVito Day" in honor of the locally born and raised actor and filmmaker known for his roles in movies and television series including "Taxi" and "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia," The New York Times reported Friday.

April 28, 2018

Putin’s internet ombudsman blasts Telegram ban as ‘absolutely stupid’

Attempts to keep Russians from using a popular messaging application recently banned by the Kremlin's media watchdog are "absolutely stupid," President Vladimir Putin's internet ombudsman said Saturday.

April 28, 2018

George Clinton, Parliament-Funkadelic bandleader, announces retirement from touring

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee George Clinton will retire from touring in 2019, the Parliament-Funkadelic bandleader announced Friday, capping off a lengthy live performance career once revered for his legendary stage shows.

April 28, 2018

Stormy Daniels lawsuit delayed by judge over ‘likely’ indictment against Trump lawyer Michael Cohen

A judge has delayed the civil suit brought by a porn actress against President Donald Trump and his personal attorney, Michael Cohen, because he agreed the lawyer may likely be criminally indicted in connection with an related federal investigation.

April 28, 2018

Jason Kessler, Charlottesville rally organizer, banned from University of Virginia campus

The University of Virginia in Charlottesville has officially banned Jason Kessler -- the local man who organized last summer's deadly "Unite the Right" demonstration -- from its grounds, citing complaints from several students and his involvement in a torchlight rally held at the school.

April 28, 2018

Harvard website hacked to display anti-Trump, pro-Iran message: Report

A cartoon image of President Trump being punched in the face by a person wearing a wristband bearing Iran's national colors briefly appeared on an official Harvard University website, the school's student newspaper reported Friday.

April 27, 2018

Attempts to retrieve Donald Trump’s tax returns yields 18-month prison sentence

A computer criminal convicted in connection with trying to illegally obtain President Trump's tax returns has been sentenced to serve 18 months in federal prison.

April 27, 2018

Marijuana legalization measure certified for November ballot in Michigan

Michigan state election officials moved Thursday to let voters decide in November whether to legalize the possession and sale of recreational marijuana.

April 27, 2018

Islamic State propaganda machine targeted in international police effort

A multinational law enforcement operation targeting the Islamic State's propaganda apparatus culminated in authorities seizing computer servers and websites associated with the terror group's online radicalization efforts, police said Friday.

April 27, 2018