Joseph Menn

NBC News poll Voters hold negative views of Al. In fact, the only topics less popular in the survey were the Democratic Party and Iran.

Truly a perfect news alert

That video of Epstein and Trump? It might be pro-Iran disinformation. Accounts are drawing millions of views for pro-Tehran posts by tapping into the conspiracy theory that the president attacked Iran to distract the public from the Epstein files.

New: Verified "news" accounts on X have gained over 10m views with a fake video of Trump with young girls. Turns out they're part of a pro-Iran propaganda network, which is successfully exploiting the Epstein Files to erode public support for the war. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

I’m so sorry, Kate. She was very lucky to have you.

The mystery of a globetrotting iPhone-hacking toolkit Tools used in a series of hacking campaigns by hackers in Russia, Ukraine, and China may have originated inside U.S. government contractor L3Harris, TechCrunch has learned.

SCOOP: The iPhone mass hacking toolkit used by Russian spies was developed at U.S. military contractor L3Harris, former employees said.

The Coruna toolkit was used against Ukrainians and by Chinese cybercriminals, according to Google. But the toolkit was initially developed for Western governments.

Buying a Tesla is turning yourself over to a higher power, or at any rate a different power.

Kremlin: Putin, in a phone call with Trump, shares proposals to end Iran war quickly Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a telephone conversation on Monday with ​U.S. President Donald Trump, put forward proposals for a quick ‌settlement of the conflict around Iran, Kremlin foreign po...

Putin suggests Trump resolve war with Iran. Trump reverses day-old promise of escalation and says things are wrapping up. Hat tip @marklemley.bsky.social www.reuters.com/world/kremli...

OpenAI and Google Workers File Amicus Brief in Support of Anthropic Against the US Government Google DeepMind chief scientist Jeff Dean is among the AI researchers and engineers rushing to Anthropic's defense.

Anthropic v Department of Defense draws support of employees at rival AI companies www.wired.com/story/openai...

Jay seized a historical moment and speed-ran Bluesky through some wild times. I'm glad she's found her own way back to the big picture.

have had great conversations with @toni.bsky.team about standards work and open source governance. very important to have continuity of clueful leadership!

We are aware of recent reports regarding targeted phishing attacks that have resulted in account takeovers of some Signal users, including government officials and journalists. We take this very seriously. 1/7

Pre-ordered.

🧵 Some personal news:

My new book, ON COURAGE – with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist @juliaangwin.com – is available for pre-order NOW (out June 30).

It’s a deeply reported manual with sixteen lessons for how each of us can defy authoritarianism.

Pre-order: www.harpercollins.com/products/on-...

Fuzzy memories and hard facts: An SC accuser's claims against Epstein, Trump examined An alleged victim of Jeffrey Epstein gave FBI agents true accounts of her time growing up in SC. Claims she made about Donald Trump remain unsubstantiated.

Breaking: SC newspaper verifies portions of Trump accuser's story. Textbook journalism. Local journalism. Support your local news outlets. www.postandcourier.com/news/epstein...

I was wondering what could possibly be more off limits than desalination plants and then I thought of elementary schools. Ugh.

A little late update here: A month ago, I was laid off from The Washington Post, along with hundreds of my colleagues.

I’m incredibly proud of the reporting and visual storytelling I’ve done over the past five years, alongside some of the best journalists in the industry.

Super annoying that in addition to being a terrific fiction writer and world-class activist, Cory is randomly one of the best tech journalists of all time.

The White House finally released its 7-page cybersecurity strategy. It includes "Americans re-elected President Trump," "President Trump's leadership" and "President Trump's actions," the last of those four times. It does not mention the leaderless Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.

Wheeee

Time to exploit has collapsed. Agents can reverse engineer vulnerability announcements and patches to develop exploits in minutes. They also automate find novel vulnerabilities and exploiting them. Patching is no longer sufficient, if it ever was.

Just the executive chairman of defense tech company Anduril trying to buy Wired, cool cool cool.

Just the executive chairman of defense tech company Anduril trying to buy Wired, cool cool cool.

Especially amazing given that Trump completely “obliterated” Iran’s nuclear capabilities just eight months ago.

Florence ICE detainee dead after untreated tooth infection, official says An ICE detainee, who had been at a Florence detention center for four months, died Monday following an untreated tooth infection.

An ICE detainee in Arizona has died of a TOOTH INFECTION after it went untreated for weeks, a local official says. He was a Haitian asylum seeker imprisoned in Florence, Arizona. @emilybregel.bsky.social reports.
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If anyone is friends with any Georgian air traffic controllers, buy them a nice bottle of wine. As guardians of pretty much the only narrow gap still available between Europe and Asia that avoids both Iran, the Gulf, Ukraine and Russia, they are under some substantial pressure.

Interplay between Iranian Targeting of IP Cameras and Physical Warfare in the Middle East - Check Point Research Key Findings Introduction As highlighted in the Cyber Security Report 2026, cyber operations have increasingly become an additional tool in interstate conflicts, used both to support military operatio...

Insecure surveillance cameras are a national security vulnerability. research.checkpoint.com/2026/interpl...

From last night.

Important context: Nakasone is on OpenAI’s board.

Asked repeatedly to give a grade to the Trump administration’s response to disinformation so far, Nakasone repeatedly demurs.

Nakasone says he is most concerned about AI-enhanced disinformation impacting elections.

Nakasone says the rift with private AI needs to be resolved and that real Congressional oversight is needed.

Gen. Paul Nakasone, ex NSA chief, says at an event that he was distressed by the rift between the Pentagon and Anthropic, including the unprecedented ban on contractors using Anthropic on security grounds: “This is not a supply-chain issue.”