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Hyenas Left a Massive Pile of Bones in a Saudi Arabian Lava Tube

Researchers believe a trove of animal bones was dragged in by hyenas over thousands of years.

Isaac Schultz

7/29/21 11:20AM

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Saudi Crown Prince Asks, Answers What if a City, But It's a 105-Mile Line

Vicious Saudi autocrat Mohamed bin Salman has a new vision for Neom, his plan for a massive, $500 billion,…

Tom McKay

1/12/21 7:07PM

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All These Extremely Powerful People May Want to Double Check They Weren’t Hacked by a Saudi Prince

In early 2018, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman took a sweeping tour of the U.S. as part of a strategy to…

Tom McKay

1/22/20 8:05PM

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Report: Saudi Crown Prince Personally Sent Malware to Jeff Bezos, Possibly to Steal Those Dick Pics

Here’s another twist in the mystery of just how pictures of Amazon CEO and billionaire Washington Post owner Jeff…

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Former Google Exec Says He Was Forced Out for Opposing Company's Pivot to Evil

A onetime top Google executive, former head of international relations Ross LaJeunesse, is now publicly alleging…

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Uber CEO Says Murder of Journalist By Saudi Government Was 'Mistake' That Can Be Forgiven

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi is facing harsh criticism after he defended the Saudi government, one of the largest…

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Netflix CEO: We’re Not Trying to Do ‘Truth to Power’

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings defended the streamer’s decision earlier this year to censor an episode of “Patriot Act…

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Former Twitter Employees Charged With Spying for Saudi Arabia

The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday announced charges against two former Twitter employees, accusing them…

Dell Cameron

11/06/19 6:33PM

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Facebook Sues Shadowy Israeli Cyberweapons Firm NSO Group Over WhatsApp Malware

Facebook and subsidiary WhatsApp have filed suit against shadowy Israeli cyber-intelligence firm NSO Group, saying…

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Twitter Bans Saudi Official Implicated in Khashoggi Murder, Hundreds of Other Pro-Saudi Accounts

Twitter on Friday said it had “removed or suspended thousands of accounts with ties to governments in the Middle…

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Drone Attack on Oil Facilities Shuts Down Half Of Saudi Arabia's Oil Production

Saudi Arabia has shut down approximately half of its oil production capacity after “coordinated drone strikes on…

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Campaign Aides Let the UAE Screen Trump's 'America First' Energy Speech, Made Changes at Their Request

Aides to now-President Donald Trump let senior United Arab Emirates officials look at and edit a 2016 campaign trail…

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Report: Saudi Prince's Plan for Flying Taxi Robot City With 'Giant Artificial Moon' May Be Unrealistic

Sounds like notorious human rights abuser Saudi Arabia’s plan to build a massive new city of the future on the…

Tom McKay

7/27/19 1:20PM

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Report: WhatsApp Vulnerability Used to Secretly Infect Phones With NSO Group's Notorious Spyware

Powerful spyware developed by Israeli cyber-intelligence company NSO Group exploited a vulnerability in encrypted…

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Just In Time For Its Big IPO, Uber Loses $1 Billion

Step right up, join the fun, the headline IPO of 2019 is about to take center stage.

Patrick Howell O'Neill

4/26/19 1:18PM

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Report: Jeff Bezos Is Meeting With Prosecutors Over Allegations Saudis Hacked His Nudes

CNN reports that Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is “scheduled to meet with federal prosecutors in New York as soon as this…

Tom McKay

4/11/19 8:05AM

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Report: Saudi Arabia Making Brisk Progress on Experimental Nuclear Reactor

A small, experimental nuclear reactor being constructed by Argentina’s state-backed nuclear company INVAP at Saudi…

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Investigator Jeff Bezos Hired to Look Into Who Got His Dick Pics Says Saudis Broke Into Bezos's Phone

Earlier this year, Jeff Bezos beat the National Enquirer to the punch by announcing the dissolution of his marriage—w…

Tom McKay

3/30/19 8:20PM

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Reports: Trump Admin Approved Secret Deal to Sell U.S. Nuclear Tech and Assistance to Saudi Arabia

Secretary of Energy Rick Perry approved six “secret authorizations” to allow companies to sell “nuclear power…

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Google Reportedly Won't Remove Saudi Government App That Allows Men to Track Women

Despite outcry from human rights groups and politicians, Google will reportedly keep a controversial Saudi…

Catie Keck

3/03/19 12:30PM

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Hyenas Left a Massive Pile of Bones in a Saudi Arabian Lava Tube

Saudi Crown Prince Asks, Answers What if a City, But It's a 105-Mile Line

All These Extremely Powerful People May Want to Double Check They Weren’t Hacked by a Saudi Prince

Report: Saudi Crown Prince Personally Sent Malware to Jeff Bezos, Possibly to Steal Those Dick Pics

Former Google Exec Says He Was Forced Out for Opposing Company's Pivot to Evil

Uber CEO Says Murder of Journalist By Saudi Government Was 'Mistake' That Can Be Forgiven

Netflix CEO: We’re Not Trying to Do ‘Truth to Power’

Former Twitter Employees Charged With Spying for Saudi Arabia

Facebook Sues Shadowy Israeli Cyberweapons Firm NSO Group Over WhatsApp Malware

Twitter Bans Saudi Official Implicated in Khashoggi Murder, Hundreds of Other Pro-Saudi Accounts

Drone Attack on Oil Facilities Shuts Down Half Of Saudi Arabia's Oil Production

Campaign Aides Let the UAE Screen Trump's 'America First' Energy Speech, Made Changes at Their Request

Report: Saudi Prince's Plan for Flying Taxi Robot City With 'Giant Artificial Moon' May Be Unrealistic

Report: WhatsApp Vulnerability Used to Secretly Infect Phones With NSO Group's Notorious Spyware

Just In Time For Its Big IPO, Uber Loses $1 Billion

Report: Jeff Bezos Is Meeting With Prosecutors Over Allegations Saudis Hacked His Nudes

Report: Saudi Arabia Making Brisk Progress on Experimental Nuclear Reactor

Investigator Jeff Bezos Hired to Look Into Who Got His Dick Pics Says Saudis Broke Into Bezos's Phone

Reports: Trump Admin Approved Secret Deal to Sell U.S. Nuclear Tech and Assistance to Saudi Arabia

Google Reportedly Won't Remove Saudi Government App That Allows Men to Track Women