Ryan Lovelace

KFC partners with Russian lab to 3D-print chicken nuggets

Kentucky Fried Chicken has partnered with a Russian biotechnological research lab to print chicken nuggets that it calls the "meat of the future."

July 20, 2020

Trump campaign runs ads calling for ban of TikTok

President Trump's reelection campaign has started running anti-TikTok ads on Facebook and Instagram, warning that China is using the app to spy its American users.

July 20, 2020

Twitter estimates 130 accounts targeted by cyberattack

Twitter said that cyberattackers targeted 130 accounts in this week's attack that affected prominent Twitter users including Joseph R. Biden, former President Barack Obama, Microsoft's Bill Gates, and many others.

July 17, 2020

FBI investigating Twitter cyberattack

The FBI said Thursday it is investigating the cyberattack on Twitter, which affected prominent Twitter users' accounts including Joseph R. Biden, former President Barack Obama, Microsoft's Bill Gates, and many others.

July 16, 2020

Cybersecurity analysts question if Twitter attack was misdirection for different hack

Some cybersecurity analysts and information security professionals are questioning whether the attack Wednesday on prominent Twitter users' accounts was a misdirection for other malicious action.

July 16, 2020

EU court scraps US data-transfer agreement over snooping concerns

The European Union's top court ruled Thursday to invalidate a data-transfer agreement with the U.S. because of how it may allow rampant snooping on EU users.

July 16, 2020

Twitter blames ‘coordinated social engineering attack’ for hacking

Twitter said Wednesday that several prominent accounts fell victim to a "coordinated social engineering attack," after several prominent users had their accounts compromised and Twitter decided to lock many users' accounts.

July 15, 2020

Twitter hacking attack targets Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Bill Gates, Elon Musk

Several prominent Twitter users' accounts look to have been compromised by hackers on Wednesday, including presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden, former President Barack Obama, and Microsoft's Bill Gates, among many others.

July 15, 2020

Campaign finance watchdogs pressure Trump, Biden campaigns to identify bundlers

Twenty campaign finance-focused advocacy groups are calling on the presidential campaigns of Joseph R. Biden and President Trump to disclose information identifying their bundlers.

July 15, 2020

Proposed class-action lawsuit alleges Google broke federal wiretapping law

A lawsuit seeking class-action status accused Google of violating federal wiretapping law and tracking users' app usage, communications and personal information after users attempted to opt-out of giving Google permission.

July 15, 2020

Donald Trump campaign ads dominate TV, but Joe Biden gets boost from allies

President Trump has dominated the TV ad wars but outside groups have flooded the zone to lift presumptive Democratic nominee Joseph R. Biden.

July 14, 2020

Apple, Google should provide users more data privacy info: Stephen Lynch

A top Democrat on the House Oversight and Reform Committee wants Apple and Google to force app developers to provide information on data privacy to their users, amid concerns raised by federal officials that China and Russia pose a national security risk through mobile applications.

July 14, 2020

Gallup: Mask-wearing divides country along political and gender lines

A new survey published Monday found the country is deeply divided along political and gender-based fault lines regarding when to wear protective face masks.

July 13, 2020

LinkedIn sued, accused of spying on users

A LinkedIn user has sued the social media network over purported snooping on users, including reading the content of clipboards after each keystroke on their Apple devices.

July 13, 2020

TikTok ramps up courtship of U.S. policymakers as Trump weighs ban

As the Trump administration weighs banning the social media platform entirely, TikTok is moving quickly to win over policymakers and to beef up its American operations.

July 10, 2020

Ex-Philadelphia police form PAC to combat ‘defund the police’ movement nationwide

Former Philadelphia police officers have formed a new political advocacy group to stop "defund the police" efforts and elect pro-police candidates nationwide.

July 9, 2020

Facebook-commissioned audit calls for crackdown on Trump

An external civil rights audit published Wednesday by Facebook faults the company for not cracking down on President Trump and calls for more aggressive enforcement against him.

July 8, 2020

Jim Jordan says Democrats are excluding Republicans from hearing with Big Tech CEOs

House Republicans on Tuesday accused Democrats of blocking the GOP's presence at an upcoming hearing with the CEOs of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Alphabet, Google's parent company.

July 8, 2020

Ransomware attacks against outsourced IT services on rise in U.S.

An increase in cyberattacks on outsourced information technology services has raised red flags within the federal government's cybersecurity community.

July 7, 2020

Effort to undo Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s emergency powers gets momentum

A new clash between anti-shutdown protesters and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer could reveal whether those opposing coronavirus lockdowns can maintain momentum into the November elections.

July 7, 2020