Attention Thieves 8m read Social media stole our attention. AI companions are coming for our hearts. The legal battles may be next AI companions borrow from social media’s playbook for getting us hooked. But they offer something new: the illusion of intimacy. That could open a new legal front.
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Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images Jul 2 3m read Congressman says hack of his Signal account proves app is unsecure. Is it true?
Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images Apr 23 2m read Apple patches bug that let FBI access deleted Signal messages
Matthias Balk/picture alliance via Getty Images Jan 28 6m read Free speech groups push back as FBI investigates Signal protest chats
Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post via Getty Images Dec 4, 2025 3m read ‘Signalgate’ report lands today, intensifying fight over Hegseth’s messaging
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Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images Sep 5, 2025 4m read Not so secret: X’s new encrypted chat feature puts users at risk, experts say
Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images Jul 24, 2025 4m read Hegseth Signal app info came from classified email: Report
Thomas Fuller/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Jun 19, 2025 3m read Meta is putting targeted ads in WhatsApp, stirring privacy concerns
Scott Olson/Getty Images May 6, 2025 5m read Hegseth used Signal for official business, sometimes on his personal phone
MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images May 5, 2025 2m read Republicans are concerned about Trump admin’s handling of sensitive intel
Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters May 5, 2025 2m read Hacker stole data from company selling government version of Signal: Report
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images May 1, 2025 2m read Trump nominates Waltz for UN ambassador after firing him as NSA
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Apr 24, 2025 3m read Hegseth installed Signal app on office computer as work-around: Report
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Apr 22, 2025 3m read Hegseth sent secured intel from a general to his wife and brother: Report
Win McNamee/Getty Images Apr 21, 2025 2m read White House denies report that Trump is considering replacing Pete Hegseth
Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images Apr 21, 2025 3m read Hegseth sent Yemen strike info to family in private Signal chat: Report
