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Andrew Blake was a cybersecurity reporter for The Washington Times.

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This July 29, 2015, file photo shows Amazon's Echo speaker, which responds to voice commands, in New York. A prosecutor investigating the death of a man whose body was found in a hot tub wants to expand the probe to include a potential new kind of evidence: the suspects Amazon Echo smart speaker. Amazon has called the request overbroad or otherwise inappropriate." (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Amazon challenges search warrant for audio recorded by Echo smart speaker

Police in Arkansas recently asked Amazon to hand over any audio captured by a voice-enabled smart speaker recovered from the home of a murder suspect, spurring privacy concerns and raising questions about the listening capabilities of devices like the company's widely-sold Echo.

December 28, 2016
Russian President Vladimir Putin

Vladimir Putin asks Donald Trump to help restore Russian-U.S. relations

Russian President Vladimir Putin has asked to "restore the framework of bilateral cooperation" with the U.S. in a letter to President-elect Donald Trump — a note the transition team released Friday, the same day the Kremlin leader called American Democrats sore losers.

December 25, 2016
Jill Stein holds a press conference at the federal courthouse in Philadelphia after a hearing on the Green Party's request for a statewide recount, Friday, Dec. 9, 2016. (Ed Hille/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)

Jill Stein urges Justice Dept. to probe ‘integrity’ of election system

Former Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein on Friday asked the attorney general to order a federal probe focused on identifying improprieties affecting the U.S. election system. Attorneys for Dr. Stein outlined the request in a detailed letter addressed to Attorney General Loretta Lynch and shared online by the candidate.

December 24, 2016
In this Dec. 21, 2016, file photo photo, President-elect Donald Trump speaks to members of the media at Mar-a-Lago, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, file)

Donald Trump to shutter namesake charity foundation: Report

President-elect Donald Trump intends to shutter his personal charity and divvy up its assets amid ongoing concerns regarding the potential conflicts of interest and ethics violations that could arise after he takes office next month, the New York Times reported Saturday.

December 24, 2016
In this Sunday, Feb. 14, 2016, file photo, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem. (AP Photo/Dan Balilty, File)

Netanyahu says White House colluded against Israel behind the scenes of U.N. vote

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office accused the Obama administration Friday evening of secretly conspiring against Israel after the U.S. abstained from voting on a United Nations resolution that condemned his country's construction of settlements in Palestine as a "flagrant violation" of international law.

December 24, 2016
Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures during his annual news conference in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Dec. 23, 2016. Putin expressed hope that he would meet soon with Trump to discuss how to improve the two countries' relations. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

Putin casts Democrats as sore losers amid renewed election hacking claims

President Vladimir Putin on Friday continued to dismiss allegations concerning the Russian government's role in a hacking campaign waged against the Democratic Party prior to last month's White House race amid ongoing claims involving Moscow's purported election meddling.

December 23, 2016