Apple vs FBI

Tech

Apple’s End-to-End iCloud Could Be a Security Game Changer

02.06.23

By Joseph Cox
Tech

Trump Enters the Dumb Encryption Debate With a Dumb Tweet

01.14.20

By Jason Koebler
Tech

Cops Around the Country Can Now Unlock iPhones, Records Show

04.12.18

By Joseph Cox
Tech

FBI Barely Tried to Hack San Bernardino iPhone Before Going to Court With Apple

03.27.18

By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Tech

We’re Winning The Crypto Wars

11.08.16

By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Tech

Feds Drop Another iPhone Unlocking Case After Perp Remembers His Password

04.23.16

By Janus Rose
Tech

The ‘Hack in a Box’ the Government Won’t Use in Its New York iPhone Case

04.22.16

By Sarah Jeong
Tech

FBI Director: We Paid More Than $1.2 Million for San Bernardino iPhone Hack

04.21.16

By Janus Rose
Tech

The Feds Have Abandoned Another iPhone Unlocking Case in Boston

04.08.16

By Janus Rose and Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Tech

Neither Apple nor DOJ Will Back Down in New York iPhone Case

04.08.16

By Sarah Jeong
Tech

Apple’s Next Encryption Battle Is Likely Playing Out in Secret in a Boston Court

03.31.16

By Janus Rose
Tech

What If the FBI Tried to Crack an Android Phone? We Attacked One to Find Out

03.30.16

By William Enck and Adwait Nadkarni

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Music

You Can Still Get Tickets to Billie Eilish’s Sold-Out Hit Me Hard and Soft Tour

The Hit Me Hard and Soft Tour has already begun. It’s totally sold out—but that doesn’t mean you can’t still get tickets.

10.15.24

By Nick Stockton
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Shopping

The 7 Best Mattress Toppers for Pretending You Bought a New Bed

If your bed’s too firm, too soft, or too hot, the best mattress toppers can make it just right.

10.15.24

By Natalli Amato
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A ‘Terrifier’ Game Is Announced With Immediate Apprehension

The initial reaction to the ‘Terrifier’ game releasing in 2025 isn’t quite as electric as the film series.

10.15.24

By Dwayne Jenkins
Pokemon movie still (Photo by Warner Bros. Pictures)

Life

Leaked Pokémon Lore Includes Story of a Girl Who Has a Baby with a Pokémon

Pokémon developer Game Freak was hacked, leaking a lurid backstory about Typhlosion and other odd lore.

10.15.24

By Luis Prada
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Life

Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix’s ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ Is on Track to Lose Up to $200 Million

Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix’s ‘Joker Folie a Deux’ is a box office failure that may end up losing hundreds of millions of dollars.

10.15.24

By Paige Gawley