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Submission + - Signal Clone Used by Trump Administration Was Hacked 1

bitwraith writes: "A hacker has breached and stolen customer data from TeleMessage, an obscure Israeli company that sells modified versions of Signal and other messaging apps to the U.S. government to archive messages, 404 Media has learned. The data stolen by the hacker contains the contents of some direct messages and group chats sent using its Signal clone, as well as modified versions of WhatsApp, Telegram, and WeChat. TeleMessage was recently the center of a wave of media coverage after Mike Waltz accidentally revealed he used the tool in a cabinet meeting with President Trump."

Note for the editor: The above is an exact quote from the article, except for hyperlinks. It would probably be appropriate to replace, "bitwraith writes:" with, "bitwraith shares an article from 404media:"

Comment Vance threatened him (Score 1) 181

We know now that Vance threatened the Pope and The Church with investigations into improprieties against children in the Catholic Church if the Pope didn't bow and kiss the ring. The Pope has been openly critical of Trump and this was the shot across the bow. This Pope, of course, would rather die, so that's what he did.

Comment No more cards for the working class (Score 1) 163

This will only make credit card issuers stop giving cards to low and middle income households and push them more into even more expensive lending products like payday loans and "personal loans" which both have very high fees. This is of course because there is no mention in the bill at all about these other predatory lending products.

Submission + - "Real Genius" star Val Kilmer Dead at 65 (imdb.com)

EmagGeek writes: Val Kilmer, star of the iconic 90's science-comedy film "Real Genius," has died at the age of 65 from complications due to pneumonia. Many of us remember his breakout role in the cult classic, where he starred as brilliant yet unmotivated student Chris Wright, whose intellect overshadowed his professor and archenemy Prof. Jerry Hathaway, played by William Atherton, another notable film actor known for his roles in blockbuster films such as Ghostbusters and popular Christmas movie Die Hard. He had many other notable roles including his brilliant portrayal of Jim Morrison in "The Doors," and also many forgettable appearances in B-movies such as Top Gun and a movie in The Batman series.

He was a versatile actor who enjoyed the craft and refused to be typecast. We'll miss him.

Submission + - Scientists One Step Closer to "De-Extincting" the Wooly Mammoth (metro.co.uk) 1

EmagGeek writes: Woolly mammoths are a step closer to roaming the world again after scientists engineered a ‘woolly mouse’.

It may be on a much smaller scale, but they are hailing it as evidence they can tweak the necessary genes to bring back the ancient ancester of modern elephants.

‘De-extinction’ company Colossal Biosciences previously set out their ambition to return three animals long gone from the planet.

They said they hoped to see the first mammoth calf born to an elephant mother in 2028, and now they’ve hit a milestone on the way.

The ‘woolly mouse’ has been engineered to have faster growing, thicker hair than its normal cousin. Photos of it held next to a standard grey mouse show that this is certainly the case, with the new version sporting a luscious mane that could be in a hair ad.

My Editorial: One has to wonder why it is necessary or even a great idea to bring back species that nature long ago determined were a failure.

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