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NASA telescope reenters Earth’s atmosphere

The Hill - Nov 5, 2026

Experts say a handful of pieces made of denser-than-lead tungsten and some mirror parts could survive reentry.

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Binance recovers 90 percent of stolen assets from hack

Oct 31, 2026

Binance recovers 90 percent of stolen assets from hack

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance said Saturday that it was able to replenish 90 percent of the stolen assets ‌after a $6.3 billion hack of its platform. On Thursday, the money started moving out of Binance wallets, prompting the company to suspend all deposits and withdrawals. Some cryptocurrency firms froze around $3 billion in assets in connection...

Trump says US looking into Binance hack: 'We don't know' if North Korea responsible

Oct 30, 2026

Trump says US looking into Binance hack: 'We don't know' if North Korea responsible

President Trump said Friday his administration is looking into the $6.3 billion hacking of the cryptocurrency exchange Binance, the largest such hack on record. “We don’t know,” Trump said in the Oval Office when asked if the hack should be attributed to a suspected North Korean hacker group. “We’re looking at that,” he continued. TraderTraitor,...

Meta settles with second plaintiff during trial over social media addiction

Oct 30, 2026

Meta settles with second plaintiff during trial over social media addiction

Meta settled a social media addiction lawsuit with an 18-year-old plaintiff on Friday, avoiding its next bellwether trial, which began jury selection this week. The case, filed by a woman from Mississippi dubbed "K.D.B.," alleged her use of Instagram and Snapchat as a child worsened her mental health and contributed to her eating disorder, suicidal...

North Korea linked to $6.3B Binance hack

Oct 30, 2026

North Korea linked to $6.3B Binance hack

A North Korea-based cybercrime group appears to be behind a $6.3 billion hack of the cryptocurrency exchange Binance, according to two blockchain intelligence firms. Both TRM Labs and Chainalysis tied the largest crypto hack on record to TraderTraitor, a North Korean hacking unit that has previously targeted the digital asset industry. Billions of dollars' worth...

Top Science Democrat probes cuts to research spending at National Science Foundation

Oct 30, 2026

Top Science Democrat probes cuts to research spending at National Science Foundation

A key Democrat is looking into a massive amount of money that was appropriated to the National Science Foundation (NSF) but reportedly not spent. In a letter first shared with The Hill, House Committee on Science, Space and Technology ranking member Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) accused the foundation of violating “Congress’ power of the purse and...

Backlash against AI data centers threatens GOP's grip on Ohio, Texas

Oct 30, 2026

Backlash against AI data centers threatens GOP's grip on Ohio, Texas

The importance of AI data centers is growing this election cycle as the fight over the infrastructure's costs and environmental impacts may be threatening Republicans in battleground states like Texas and Ohio. Grassroots movements in rural communities, particularly where President Trump won by double-digit margins in each of his presidential bids, are threatening the rural...

Starlink drama puts spotlight on Musk's global stature

Oct 30, 2026

Starlink drama puts spotlight on Musk's global stature

Elon Musk and his business's role in a recent dispute over Ukraine's access to Starlink and its military network is putting a spotlight on the tech mogul's outsized influence on the international stage.  Following about 10 days of confusion and finger-pointing over what caused the slowdown of Starlink and its military-grade version — Starshield — in Ukraine, Musk acknowledged his company, SpaceX, was behind the restrictions on Starlink's...

Potential Binance 'hack' forces crypto firms to freeze $3B

Oct 30, 2026

Potential Binance 'hack' forces crypto firms to freeze $3B

A suspected hack at Binance prompted cryptocurrency firms to freeze about $3 billion in assets, the company said on Thursday. The exchange, which described the situation as a "security issue," has temporarily suspended deposits and withdrawals while it "conducts security checks, freezes funds, and works with law enforcement." It vowed to cover all losses. "It...

Bipartisan pair of Senators press Kalshi, Polymarket over election markets

Oct 29, 2026

Bipartisan pair of Senators press Kalshi, Polymarket over election markets

A bipartisan pair of senators are pressing Kalshi and Polymarket over prediction markets tied to the Nov. 3 midterm elections.  “We write to express concerns about election-related prediction markets and to request specific information about your companies' efforts to prevent insider trading, market manipulation, and wagers based on material nonpublic information,” Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.)...

35 states, DC reach $220M settlement with General Motors over driver data privacy

Oct 29, 2026

35 states, DC reach $220M settlement with General Motors over driver data privacy

Automaker General Motors (GM) agreed to pay $220 million to settle a lawsuit with 35 states and Washington, D.C., which alleged the company sold drivers' data to insurance companies, several attorneys general involved with the settlement announced Thursday. A bipartisan coalition of state attorneys general, led by Democrats Dan Rayfield of Oregon and Nick Brown...

Finnish police launch criminal probe over forest cleared for Google data center

Oct 29, 2026

Finnish police launch criminal probe over forest cleared for Google data center

Finnish police opened a criminal investigation Thursday into Google’s work on a planned data center in northern Finland after the company cleared hundreds of acres of forest without completing required environmental reviews. The investigation adds to mounting scrutiny of Google’s $1.5 billion investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure in Finland, where the company’s expansion plans have...

Nvidia dismisses report alleging Chinese executive tied to CEO passed intel to Beijing

Oct 29, 2026

Nvidia dismisses report alleging Chinese executive tied to CEO passed intel to Beijing

Nvidia dismissed a new report that CEO Jensen Huang was targeted by a Chinese intelligence asset, stating the diversion allegations were “thoroughly investigated and debunked last year.”  The New York Times published a report Thursday finding American spy agencies last year discovered Alice Huang, an executive at the Singapore-based data center Megaspeed, funneled information to...

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