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EU Politicians Investigated Pegasus Spyware. Then It Ended Up on One of Their Phones

The research stops short of naming any government that may have used Pegasus against Kouloglou, noting in particular that it found no indication of Greek government involvement. But Citizen Lab does say it found overlaps between the attacks on Kouloglou’s phone and the use of Pegasus against seven Russian- and Belarusian-speaking journalists and activists between…

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Politician who investigated spyware abuses had his phone hacked with Pegasus spyware

Security researchers have confirmed that a European politician had his phone hacked with the Pegasus spyware while serving on an investigatory committee probing abuses of the notorious surveillance tool. This has reigniting fresh controversy over governments abusing spyware to collect information about their critics. The researchers at the University of Toronto’s digital rights unit The…

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Everything you need to know about Amazon First Reads and how to score a free book every month: See the July picks

Table of Contents Table of Contents Table of ContentsWhat is Amazon First Reads?Which books are featured in Amazon First Reads?July 2026 Amazon First Reads booksDo you need a Kindle for Amazon First Reads? Summer vacation season is upon us. As you’re packing your swimsuit and sunscreen, don’t forget to pack your e-reader with plenty of…

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Thiel Capital’s Jack Selby nabs stakes in hot startups like Etched through Arizona connections

Nvidia competitor Etched announced this week that TSMC had manufactured its first chip earlier this year. While the four-year-old startup valued at $5 billion is getting ready to ship systems powered by that chip to customers later this summer, scaling production may prove challenging. Like other chip designers, Etched must compete for limited capacity at…

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