In a 38-page essay, shared with us in advance of Monday's publication, Amodei writes: "I believe we are entering a rite of passage, both turbulent and inevitable, which will test who we are as a species." www.axios.com/2026/01/26/a...

One of the most high profile warnings came from Oversight Committee chair Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) who signaled to the administration — albeit gently — that federal agents should leave Minneapolis. www.axios.com/2026/01/26/m...

Well ... that is the kiss of death to her career ...

One of the most high profile warnings came from Oversight Committee chair Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) who signaled to the administration — albeit gently — that federal agents should leave Minneapolis. www.axios.com/2026/01/26/m...

"The national Republicans have made it nearly impossible for a Republican to win a statewide election," he said.

His exit comes as some other Republicans have started to distance themselves from the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in the state. www.startribune.com/chris-madel-...

Officials were anxious to avoid a repeat of Winter Storm Uri, which left millions without power in Texas in 2021 and was responsible for at least 200 freezing deaths. www.axios.com/newsletters/...

Yeah ... it is all about immigration! Try again! jeffhallinmn.substack.com/p/what-the-m...

I just checked—it turns out that Art. II, Sec. 1 of the Constitution of the United States does *not* say "The executive Power shall be vested in a bunch of sociopaths who think they can do whatever the fuck they want and make shit up as they go along."

THREAD: 404 Media has been covering ICE and the technology they've been using to surveil and raid "targets", detain people based on a flawed facial recognition app, and lie about violence on the streets. They have established itself as an agency that cannot be trusted to live in or present reality.

The bullsh*t continues. jeffhallinmn.substack.com/p/ah-the-sto...

After the first shots are fired, the man collapses on the ground. Agents back away. At least another 5 shots are fired toward the man who is already incapacitated on the ground.

Here we are again in Minnesota. jeffhallinmn.substack.com/p/another-as...

Just remember, you are likely a domestic terrorist. reason.com/2026/01/23/i...

Intruder’s experience serves as a real-world case study in how AI-generated code can impact security. Here’s what happened and what other organizations should watch for. www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/securit...

Security researchers exploited dozens of vulnerabilities in vehicle infotainment systems and EV chargers during the latest Pwn2Own contest at Automotive World 2026. www.darkreading.com/endpoint-sec...

Kimwolf’s ability to scan the local networks of compromised systems for other IoT devices to infect makes it a sobering threat to organizations, and new research reveals Kimwolf is surprisingly prevalent in government and corporate networks. krebsonsecurity.com/2026/01/kimw...

The ruling in federal court in Minnesota lands as Immigration and Customs Enforcement faces scrutiny over an internal memo claiming judge-signed warrants aren’t needed to enter homes without consent. www.wired.com/story/us-jud...

In case you missed it. BitLocker apparently has a back door. www.govinfosecurity.com/microsoft-co...

Google AI boss tells FT that despite unsustainable exuberance in the tech sector, ‘if the bubble bursts we will be fine’. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

While this affects a relatively small subset of SQL Server users, the move could force some organizations into monitoring solutions that expose their server deployments to Microsoft's licensing auditors, one analyst pointed out. www.theregister.com/2026/01/23/m...

In these attacks, threat actors impersonate IT support and call employees, tricking them into entering their credentials and multi-factor authentication (MFA) codes on phishing sites that impersonate company login portals. www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/securit...

At a meeting in San Francisco earlier this month, a group of interested members of the MySQL community met to discuss recent concerns about the handling of the system upon which many had built companies and careers. www.theregister.com/2026/01/23/m...

Harvey, the high-flying legal AI startup, has acquired Hexus — a two-year-old startup that builds tools for creating product demos, videos, and guides — as the company continues its aggressive expansion amid fierce competition in the legal tech market. techcrunch.com/2026/01/23/l...

McCarthy declined to comment on whether the decision had anything to do with former CISA director Jen Easterly being named chief executive of RSAC last week. www.theregister.com/2026/01/24/c...

Watch as TechCrunch’s Equity podcast discusses which conversations took over Davos this week, the latest startup raises that caught our eye, and more. techcrunch.com/video/how-di...

The vulnerability in question is CVE-2024-37079 (CVSS score: 9.8), which refers to a heap overflow in the implementation of the DCE/RPC protocol that could allow a bad actor with network access to vCenter Server to achieve remote code execution. thehackernews.com/2026/01/cisa...

Consider this the next time you need a ride.

Vendors such as Ekahau, Cisco and HPE Aruba Networking say a disciplined wireless site survey is essential to understand how radio signals move through each building and to ensure new networks meet real-world demands. statetechmagazine.com/article/2026...

Their silence is deafening! 😔😔😔https://jeffhallinmn.substack.com/p/where-are-minnesotas-fortune-500

The tech giant said it receives around 20 requests for BitLocker keys a year and will provide them to governments in response to valid court orders. But companies like Apple and Meta set up their systems so such a privacy violation isn’t possible. www.forbes.com/sites/thomas...

Here are five crucial questions remaining about TikTok and its future. www.politico.com/news/2026/01...

The military value of space was made clear in the briefing that followed America's capture of Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro; Space Command, it was revealed, helped carve a path for troops headed into a blacked-out Caracas. www.axios.com/2026/01/23/s...

Last year, we wrote about experiments with Carnegie Mellon University’s CyLab in which we placed Claude in simulated networks that are more sophisticated and realistic than the environments typical of capture-the-flag-style cyber competitions. red.anthropic.com/2026/cyber-t...

Amazon is planning a second round of job cuts next week as part of its broader goal of trimming some 30,000 corporate workers, according to two people familiar with the matter. www.straitstimes.com/business/com...

"In the last 24 hours, we have identified a number of cases where the exploit was to a device that had been fully upgraded to the latest release at the time of the attack, which suggested a new attack path," Fortinet CISO Carl Windsor said in a Thursday post. thehackernews.com/2026/01/fort...

Nex Computer recently introduced the NexPhone, a handset that can reportedly support three different operating systems. With it, users can carry around a single phone and have access to virtually every major computer platform. www.techspot.com/news/111016-...

Google's 'Take A Message' voicemail feature is apparently leaving a message in some cases. Here's the fix for now. www.zdnet.com/article/turn...

On Thursday Intel said it is reallocating foundry capacity from client chips to meet surging demand for Xeon processors used in AI servers. www.theregister.com/2026/01/23/i...

Microsoft 365 suffered a widespread outage last night affecting multiple services including Outlook – adding to the megacorp's troubled start to 2026. www.theregister.com/2026/01/23/m...

Microsoft Research says that shift is now accelerating with the rise of vision-language-action systems designed to connect perception, reasoning, and movement in a single model. www.eweek.com/news/microso...

In a new report released today by Okta, researchers explain that the phishing kits are sold as part of an "as a service" model and are actively being used by multiple hacking groups. www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/securit...

The onslaught includes LLMs finding bogus vulnerabilities and code that won’t compile. arstechnica.com/security/202...

Oracle, Silver Lake, and MGX take the reins of TikTok's US business. www.techspot.com/news/111036-...

The drive comes in 128 GB ($30 list price) or 256 GB capacity ($55) and plugs into any USB Type-A port. www.theregister.com/2026/01/22/r...

Plaintiffs say Eightfold's algorithms act like credit scorers for workers, without legal transparency. www.techspot.com/news/111022-...

Your Samsung, LG, and even Sony TV comes with privacy risks you should know about. Here's how to avoid one of the biggest. www.zdnet.com/home-and-off...

Say what???? www.theregister.com/2026/01/22/u...

She faces a LOT of headwinds to win in the General. jeffhallinmn.substack.com/p/good-luck-...