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• If Syrian Chemical Weapons Were Found, the U.S. Army Could Safely Destroy Them
• Home for the holidays? Share this top cybersecurity advice with friends and family | TechCrunch
• Syria’s New Leaders Try to Unite Rebel Factions Under a Single Government
• Clop ransomware gang takes credit for latest mass hack that breached dozens of companies | TechCrunch
• Russia Sentences a U.S. Citizen, Eugene Spector, to 15 Years for Espionage
• These are the cybersecurity stories we were jealous of in 2024 | TechCrunch
• American Airlines system outage grounds flights across the US
• Syria's Tangled Alliances and Rivalries: A Visual Guide
• Tuesday Briefing
• Is a Putin Ally in Belarus Making a Cautious Overture to the West?
• What Hun Manet Is Like as a Leader
• Marriott and Starwood hotels will have to get better at data security
• Tuesday Briefing: The Matt Gaetz Report is Out
• Slovak Leader Visits Putin, Breaking With E.U.’s Policy of Isolation
• Top Arab Diplomats Visit Syria to Build Ties With New Leadership
• A Canceled Vote in Romania Hands Russia a Propaganda Coup
• WhatsApp scores historic victory against NSO Group in long-running spyware hacking case | TechCrunch
• Top Arab Diplomats Visit Syria to Build Ties With New Leadership
• Monday Briefing
• Monday Briefing: Al-Assad’s Final Days in Power
• Trump says he wants to keep TikTok around ‘for a little while’ | TechCrunch
• Iran’s Energy Crisis Hits ‘Dire’ Point as Industries Are Forced to Shut Down
• A Restaurant Is More Than a Workplace for People Often Shunned by Employers
• How Canada’s Voters Turned on Justin Trudeau
• Amid Russian Attacks, Ukraine Seeks New Ways to Power Its Cities
• Pegasus spyware maker NSO Group is liable for attacks on 1,400 WhatsApp users
• Toronto Jewish School Attacked Again, Prompting Canada to Investigate Antisemitism
• US reveals charges against alleged LockBit ransomware developer
• Third member of LockBit ransomware gang has been arrested | TechCrunch
• Russia’s Abrupt Setback in Syria Creates Headaches for Putin
• Five Books That Explain the Chaos of 2024
• Ransomware attack on health giant Ascension hits 5.6 million patients | TechCrunch
• Why Apple sends spyware victims to this nonprofit security lab | TechCrunch
• Video: Ten Years Later, a Political Exile Returns to a Syria in Transition
• At 23, Surviving Scandal to Take a Green Seat in the E.U. Parliament
• Coke, Pepsi and Other U.S. Companies Face Wall Street Pressure Over Labor Abuses in India
• Senior U.S. Diplomats Arrive in Syria to Meet With Governing Militias
• Friday Briefing
• During Pelicot Trial, Avignon’s Ramparts Give a Platform to Denounce ‘Rape Culture’
• India's Rapido exposed user and driver data through leaky website feedback form | TechCrunch
• Its Syrian Bases in Doubt, Russia Sends Cargo Flights to Libya
• Google Street View helped police solve a man’s disappearance
• What People Are Getting Wrong This Week: The New Jersey Drone Invasion
• Thousands of Amazon delivery drivers at seven hubs are on strike
• Gisèle Pelicot’s Testimony in France Rape Trial Becomes a Message of Hope
• Your Texts May Not Be Secure, According to the FBI
• Over 20 venture firms pledge to not take money from China, Russia | TechCrunch
• The FAA is banning drones in parts of NJ after thousands of mystery sightings
• Maps: See Israel’s Moves in Syria Since al-Assad Was Toppled
• Zelensky Raises Prospect of European Peacekeepers in Ukraine
• US government urges high-ranking officials to lock down mobile devices following telecom breaches | TechCrunch
• Who Are the 51 Men Convicted in the Gisèle Pelicot Rape Trial?
• Who Are the 51 Men Convicted in the Gisèle Pelicot Rape Trial?
• Putin Tries to Put Positive Spin on Russian Setback in Syria
• In Homs, Smiles and Tears Amid a Ravaged Landscape After al-Assad’s Fall
• Thursday Briefing
• Europe Has a Leadership Vacuum. How Will it Handle Trump?
• DJI escapes US drone ban — but may get banned automatically unless Trump steps in
• Here’s everything we don’t know about New Jersey’s drone mystery
• Google Street View Captures a Man Loading a Bag Into a Trunk. Arrests Follow.
• Wednesday Briefing: Russia Arrests a Suspected Assassin
• Tracker firm Hapn spilling names of thousands of GPS tracking customers | TechCrunch
• Video: They Fought for Assad in Syria. Now They’re Handing in Their Guns.
• Supreme Court to hear arguments over TikTok sell-or-ban law | TechCrunch
• How the ransomware attack at Change Healthcare went down: A timeline | TechCrunch
• The New Jersey drone hysteria exposes one salient truth: no one knows anything
• Supreme Court will hear TikTok ban arguments in January
• Nebraska sues Change Healthcare over security failings that led to medical data breach of over 100 million Americans | TechCrunch
• Killing of Russian General Sends a Message, but Doesn’t Change the War for Ukraine
• Cease-Fire Between Kurdish and Turkish-Backed Forces Is Extended in Northern Syria
• Zelensky to Meet With E.U. Leaders to Discuss Ukraine’s Future
• US targets TP-Link with a potential ban on the Chinese routers
• In Syria, First Domestic Flight Since Assad’s Overthrow Lands in Aleppo
• Al-Assad’s Soldiers Hope for Amnesty. First, They Have to Take a Number.
• Wednesday Briefing
• Congressional Leaders Unveil Short-Term Spending Bill Tied to Disaster Aid
• Trump Mines Fraught Moment in Canadian Politics
• Trump Mines Fraught Moment in Canadian Politics
• Limits on Aid to Syria Threaten to Worsen the Country’s Humanitarian Crisis
• Monday Briefing: Ukraine says it killed a Russian General
• Jelly Roll Clears the Air After Donald Trump Meeting Controversy: ‘I’m Not Political’
• Netanyahu Travels to Israeli-Controlled Syria, His Office Says
• Who Was Igor Kirillov, the Russian General Killed by a Bomb Blast in Moscow?
• Paul Watson, Anti-Whaling Activist, Is Released After 5 Months in Prison
• Texas medical school says hackers stole sensitive health data of 1.4 million individuals | TechCrunch
• U.S. Cites ‘Indications’ North Korean Soldiers Died Fighting for Russia
• Syrian Rebel Leader Calls for Sanctions to Be Lifted, as al-Assad Defends Exit
• Tuesday Briefing: Syria’s New Leader Calls for Lifting Sanctions
• ConnectOnCall hackers stole data on 900,000 patients
• Putin Stays Silent on Syria in Meeting With Russia’s Military
• Austin Tice’s Mother Appeals to Netanyahu to Pause Strikes to Search for Son in Syrian Area
• NJ cops demand protections against data brokers
• Chuck Schumer wants answers after another weekend of drone chaos
• Amazon Teamsters in NYC have voted to authorize a strike
• Syria Live Updates: Al-Assad Wanted to Stay and Fight Rebels, Statement Says
• Al-Assad Claims He Wanted to Stay and Fight as Rebels Took Syria
• Syria’s New Leadership Takes Early Steps Toward Legitimacy
• Israel Carries Out Heavy Strikes on Syria’s Coast, Monitor Says
• Why America’s Kurdish Allies Are Under Threat in a New Syria
• South Korea’s Impeachment Crisis Strains Its Alliance with the U.S