The Tech Behind Signalgate + Dwarkesh Patel's "Scaling Era" + Is A.I. Making Our Listeners Dumb?
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Hard Fork examines the Signal messaging security breach involving Trump administration officials accidentally adding Atlantic journalist Jeffrey Goldberg to classified military planning discussions.
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Casey Newton discovers former landlord Kara Swisher somehow charged eighteen thousand dollars to his credit card through a heating company, leading to an awkward conversation about financial boundaries with the tech journalism icon.
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“Trump administration officials used Signal for Yemen military strike planning, accidentally adding journalist Jeffrey Goldberg to classified group chat containing eighteen senior national security leaders”
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“Federal officials violated records preservation laws and security protocols by using consumer apps instead of designated secure channels like Azure Government and specialized military communication systems for classified discussions”
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