The world after Epstein: a watershed moment in the fight against corruption? - https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026-02-18/the-world-after-epstein-a-watershed-moment-in-the-fight-against-corruption "Bad apples, black sheep, lone crooks – the old excuses no longer hold water. And politicians will have to act accordingly" we'll see...

You can jailbreak an F-35 just like an iPhone, says Dutch defense chief - https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/18/jailbreak_an_f35/ now do trident submarines...

#Epstein files suggest acts that may amount to crimes against humanity, say UN experts - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/18/epstein-files-crimes-against-humanity-un-experts "‘grave’ nature regarding scale of atrocities against women and girls" I'm sure #trump will agree...

just outrageous

Presenting the Big Tech Lobby Playbook - https://www.somo.nl/presenting-the-big-tech-lobby-playbook/ "case studies reveal a highly toxic form of political influence, where Big Tech manipulates the legislative and regulatory process in ways that threaten the fabric of democracy."

Elon #Musk's #Grok faces another EU investigation over nonconsensual AI images - https://mashable.com/article/elon-musk-x-grok-eu-investigation-ireland-ai-generated-nonsconsensual-images "Grok's AI image generation feature reportedly created tens of thousands of sexual images of children." reportedly??? #csam

Password managers’ promise that they can’t see your vaults isn’t always true - https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/02/password-managers-promise-that-they-cant-see-your-vaults-isnt-always-true/ " Contrary to what password managers say, a server compromise can mean game over." best to stay local

£111M later, frictionless post-#Brexit border dream 'brought to early closure' - https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/17/uk_single_trade_window/ "Ministers long pitched it as a cornerstone of post-Brexit border modernization, part of the plan to build the "world's most effective border."" what a pathetic joke

#Australia’s Social Media Ban Is Isolating Kids With Disabilities—Just Like Critics Warned - https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/17/australias-social-media-ban-is-isolating-kids-with-disabilities-just-like-critics-warned/

#Georgia’s journalists forced to leave profession — their stories - https://jam-news.net/georgian-journalists-changing-careers/ grim