The recent revelation that Amazon founder and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos fell victim to smartphone hacking — allegedly involving Saudi Arabia’s crown prince — has cast a light on the shadowy world of cyber weapons sales. Organizations as prominent as the United Nations and Amnesty International have demanded better controls be implemented over the way digital arms…

In its annual announcement, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists will reveal the status of the Doomsday Clock at 10 a.m. Thursday morning. The clock was introduced in 1967 and is a symbolic representation of how close humanity is to destroying civilization. Typically, the hands are moved forward or back depending on how vulnerable the…

The CEO of a company that sells private jets to corporations says his clients are concerned about climate change, but ultimately they “still have to conduct their business.”  “We are still living in the 21st century and people do have to understand that,” said Steve Varsano, founder of The Jet Business. “We’re not in the Stone Age, and…

The world needs to prepare for millions of people being driven from their homes by the impact of climate change, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees said on Tuesday. Speaking to Reuters at the World Economic Forum, Filippo Grandi said a UN ruling this week meant those fleeing as a result of climate change deserved…

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman may have been involved in a plot to hack the phone of Amazon’s billionaire boss Jeff Bezos, United Nations experts said on Wednesday. The UN special rapporteurs, Agnes Callamard and David Kaye, said they had information pointing to the “possible involvement” of the prince in the alleged 2018 cyberattack.…

Read Story Transcript A secretive facial recognition software used by hundreds of police forces is raising concerns after a New York Times investigation said it could “end privacy as we know it.” Clearview A.I. has extracted more than three billion photos from public web sites like Facebook, Instagram, employment sites and others, and used them to create a…