National He got an unexplained $250,000 payment from Google. The company says it was a mistake Sam Curry, a self-described hacker, was puzzled by the payment. A Google spokesperson says the company paid "the wrong party as the result of human error" and was working to correct it. Joe Hernandez
Technology Twitter may have hired a Chinese spy and four other takeaways from the Senate hearing Twitter's former security chief Peiter "Mudge" Zatko accused the company of misleading the public, the government and its own board of directors over security flaws. Shannon Bond Raquel Maria Dillon
Technology Examining 2 recent cyberattacks against NATO members The war in Ukraine has put a spotlight on NATO. For alliance members, an attack on one is considered an attack on all. But those obligations are less clear in the cyber sphere. A Martinez Jenna McLaughlin
Technology iPhone users can now edit and unsend text messages (but only to other iPhone users) The newest version of Apple's iOS will allow users to edit and unsend messages sent via iMessage — although the features work properly only when your recipient's device is also running iOS 16. Becky Sullivan
Technology Here's why the Twitter whistleblower's testimony to Congress will be crucial Peiter Mudge Zatko follows Frances Haugen as the second tech whistleblower in less than a year to testify before Congress about the struggles inside a social media company. Raquel Maria Dillon
Technology Social media firms are prepping for the midterms. Experts say it may not be enough Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and TikTok are bringing back familiar strategies from 2020 to fight the spread of disinformation in the 2022 midterm elections. Shannon Bond
Technology How the polarizing effect of social media is speeding up In his new book, journalist Max Fisher unpacks how social media companies have engineered our feeds to keep us angry, and keep us online. Ari Shapiro Michael Levitt Christopher Intagliata
Technology Trump's social media company dealt another setback in road to stock market listing The Trump social media company, of which Truth Social is a part of, is hoping to raise more money by merging with a blank check company, but it's faced delays, and legal and regulatory scrutiny. David Gura
National Apple CEO Tim Cook's fix for those pesky green text bubbles? 'Buy your mom an iPhone' Google has called on Apple to adopt RCS, a new messaging service that is increasingly used on Android devices. The iPhone maker, which uses its own iMessage service, hasn't budged. Joe Hernandez
National A hacker bought a voting machine on eBay. Michigan officials are now investigating Harri Hursti bought the Dominion machine to uncover its vulnerabilities, something he often does for state election officials. But authorities are trying to find out how the machine ended up online. Vanessa Romo
