Google Is Helping the Trump Administration Deploy AI Along the Mexican Border

Google Is Helping the Trump Administration Deploy AI Along the Mexican Border

Favorite Five years after Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian assured employees that the company was “not working on any projects associated with immigration enforcement at the southern border,” federal contract documents reviewed by The Intercept show that the tech giant is at the center of project to upgrade the so-called virtual wall. U.S. Customs and…

The Real Outrage About the Yemen Signal Group Is That It Called for Attack on Civilian Home

The Real Outrage About the Yemen Signal Group Is That It Called for Attack on Civilian Home

Favorite The American political landscape has been rattled by revelations that the Trump administration discussed plans to strike Houthi rebels in Yemen in a chat group containing a journalist from The Atlantic. Senior Trump administration officials are facing tough questions about their operational security, use of consumer technology, and even their emoji usage. So far,…

DNC Protesters Hospitalized Due to Injuries From Police, Denied Attorney Contact for Hours

DNC Protesters Hospitalized Due to Injuries From Police, Denied Attorney Contact for Hours

Favorite Activists arrested protesting Israel’s war on Gaza outside the Democratic National Convention on Monday have reported injuries from police violence that required hospitalization and a lack of access to attorneys or medication while in custody, according to legal observers and attorneys representing demonstrators. Chicago police arrested 13 individuals at demonstrations on Monday, according to…

OSI work in developing an Open Source AI definition featured in the State of the Digital Public Goods Ecosystem 2023 report

Favorite The OSI joined the Digital Public Goods Alliance (DPGA) at the beginning of 2023 to support its mission to accelerate the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in low- and middle-income countries by facilitating the discovery, development, use of and investment in digital public goods. Digital public goods include Open Source software, open…

Two Months That Shook the World: The First Phase of the Gaza War

Favorite On Friday morning, Israel resumed its bombing campaign against Gaza, and the civilian death toll is once again rising. Both Hamas and Israel accused the other of violating the temporary truce. Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has promised, “We will fight in the entire [Gaza] Strip.” Despite meekly worded suggestions from Secretary of State…

Tibetan Police Bought Thermo Fisher DNA Equipment, Chinese Government Documents Show

Favorite Tibetan police inked a deal last month to buy over $160,000 worth of profiling kits and other supplies made by Thermo Fisher, a Massachusetts-based company that has come under fire in the past for selling similar supplies to police in Xinjiang. The deal, revealed in procurement documents published on a Chinese government website, will provide…

Roger Hodge Named Acting Editor-in-Chief of The Intercept

Favorite Intercept Deputy Editor Roger Hodge has been named acting editor-in-chief of the investigative news site, effective August 1, 2022. He will fill the role previously held by Betsy Reed, who was named editor of Guardian U.S. on Thursday. Nausicaa Renner, The Intercept’s Washington editor, will assume the role of deputy editor, reporting to Hodge. Hodge…