Senators Seek Answers From Trump Administration About Airport Immigration Arrests

NY Times - Mon, 03/30/2026 - 21:59
Airport security officials have been sharing passenger data with immigration agents, but the program received little attention until videos captured a woman and her daughter being detained at San Francisco’s airport.

Why Barbie Dream Fest in Florida Is Drawing Comparisons to Fyre Festival

NY Times - Mon, 03/30/2026 - 21:32
Fans had high hopes for the event, a Mattel-sanctioned gathering in a Florida convention center. Now, it’s drawing comparisons to Fyre Festival.

A New U.S. Missile Hit a Sports Hall in Iran. Here’s What We Know About It.

NY Times - Mon, 03/30/2026 - 21:22
Barely out of prototype testing, the Precision Strike Missile is shrouded in secrecy — including which Persian Gulf countries the Army is launching them from.

TSA Workers Begin to Receive Paychecks After Trump Signs Executive Order

NY Times - Mon, 03/30/2026 - 20:39
A memo that President Trump signed on Friday ordering the Department of Homeland Security to pay T.S.A. officers did not specify whether they would be paid on a regular schedule.

What to Know About California’s Executive Order on A.I.

NY Times - Mon, 03/30/2026 - 20:39
Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, issued an order requiring safety and privacy guardrails for artificial intelligence companies contracting with the state.

Mexico Pressures U.S. Over Deaths of Its Citizens in ICE Custody

NY Times - Mon, 03/30/2026 - 20:21
Claudia Sheinbaum, president of Mexico, said her country would take legal steps to demand better conditions at immigration detention facilities, where she said 14 Mexican citizens had died since President Trump took office.

Michigan Synagogue Attack Was ‘Inspired by Hezbollah,’ Officials Say

NY Times - Mon, 03/30/2026 - 19:56
The man who rammed his vehicle into the synagogue was purposely targeting the Jewish community, officials said on Monday, detailing his days of planning.

She Was a Famous Millennial Feminist. Her Polyamory Memoir Is Heartbreaking.

NY Times - Mon, 03/30/2026 - 19:55
Almost every ideology can be wielded to make women feel that they’re failing.

A Crash Course on Primary Elections in Maine, Michigan and Beyond

NY Times - Mon, 03/30/2026 - 19:41
Here’s a crash course on what’s coming up next.

Microsoft Plans To Build 100% Native Apps For Windows 11

SlashDot - Mon, 03/30/2026 - 19:00
Microsoft is reportedly shifting Windows 11 app development back toward fully native apps. Rudy Huyn, a Partner Architect at Microsoft working on the Store and File Explorer, said in a post on X that he is building a new team to work on Windows apps. "You don't need prior experience with the platform.. what matters most is strong product thinking and a deep focus on the customer," he wrote. "If you've built great apps on any platform and care about crafting meaningful user experiences, I'd love to hear from you." Huyn later said in a reply on X that the new Windows 11 apps will be "100% native." TechSpot reports: The description stands out at a time when many of Microsoft's built-in tools, including Clipchamp and Copilot, rely on web technologies and Progressive Web App architectures. The company's commitment to native performance suggests that some long-standing frustrations around responsiveness, memory use, and interface consistency could finally be addressed. For Windows developers, Huyn's comments hint at a change in direction. Microsoft's recent development priorities have leaned heavily on web-based approaches, with Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) replacing or supplementing many native programs. [...] Exactly which applications will be rebuilt, or how strictly "100% native" will be enforced, remains unclear. Some current Microsoft apps classified as native still depend on WebView for specific features. But the renewed emphasis already has developers paying attention.

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Trump Reveals New Look for White House Ballroom After Times Article

NY Times - Mon, 03/30/2026 - 18:34
Architects and preservation organizations have warned that little scrutiny has been given to the project’s design plans.

Mark Sanford, Years After Scandal, Aims for a Comeback to Congress

NY Times - Mon, 03/30/2026 - 18:05
The former South Carolina governor and congressman filed papers to run for his old seat, six years after running for president and nearly two decades after a high-profile affair.

States Plow Ahead With A.I. Regulation, Defying Trump

NY Times - Mon, 03/30/2026 - 18:03
States ranging from California to Utah are taking steps to place guardrails on the technology even after the president ordered them to stop.

After 16 Years and $8 Billion, the Military's New GPS Software Still Doesn't Work

SlashDot - Mon, 03/30/2026 - 18:00
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Last year, just before the Fourth of July holiday, the US Space Force officially took ownership of a new operating system for the GPS navigation network, raising hopes that one of the military's most troubled space programs might finally bear fruit. The GPS Next-Generation Operational Control System, or OCX, is designed for command and control of the military's constellation of more than 30 GPS satellites. It consists of software to handle new signals and jam-resistant capabilities of the latest generation of GPS satellites, GPS III, which started launching in 2018. The ground segment also includes two master control stations and upgrades to ground monitoring stations around the world, among other hardware elements. RTX Corporation, formerly known as Raytheon, won a Pentagon contract in 2010 to develop and deliver the control system. The program was supposed to be complete in 2016 at a cost of $3.7 billion. Today, the official cost for the ground system for the GPS III satellites stands at $7.6 billion. RTX is developing an OCX augmentation projected to cost more than $400 million to support a new series of GPS IIIF satellites set to begin launching next year, bringing the total effort to $8 billion. Although RTX delivered OCX to the Space Force last July, the ground segment remains nonoperational. Nine months later, the Pentagon may soon call it quits on the program. Thomas Ainsworth, assistant secretary of the Air Force for space acquisition and integration, told Congress last week that OCX is still struggling. The GAO found the OCX program was undermined by "poor acquisition decisions and a slow recognition of development problems." By 2016, it had blown past cost and schedule targets badly enough to trigger a Pentagon review for possible cancellation. Officials also pointed to cybersecurity software issues, a "persistently high software development defect rate," the government's lack of software expertise, and Raytheon's "poor systems engineering" practices. Even after the military restructured the program, it kept running into delays and overruns, with Ainsworth telling lawmakers, "It's a very stressing program" and adding, "We are still considering how to ensure we move forward."

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Woman Spent Five Months in Jail After A.I. Linked Her to Bank Fraud Case

NY Times - Mon, 03/30/2026 - 17:55
The police chief in Fargo, N.D., acknowledged “missteps” but stopped short of apologizing to Angela Lipps, a Tennessee resident who said she had never been to North Dakota before she was arrested.

Iran’s Fractured Leadership Is Struggling to Coordinate, Officials Say

NY Times - Mon, 03/30/2026 - 17:40
As leaders are killed and replaced, Iranian negotiators may not know what their government is willing to concede in any negotiations.

Palm Sunday Attack in Nigeria Leaves at Least 12 Dead

NY Times - Mon, 03/30/2026 - 17:23
No one has claimed responsibility for the killings in the mostly Christian city of Jos, and the police have yet to arrest the gunmen.

Samsung Is Bringing AirDrop-Style Sharing to Older Galaxy Devices

SlashDot - Mon, 03/30/2026 - 17:00
Samsung is reportedly planning to roll out AirDrop-style file sharing for older Galaxy phones via a Quick Share update. Early reports suggest the feature is appearing on devices from the Galaxy S22 through the S25, though it is not actually working yet. Android Central reports: As spotted by Reddit users (via Tarun Vats on X), a Quick Share app update is rolling out via the Galaxy Store on older Samsung devices that appears to add support for AirDrop file sharing with Apple devices. Users report seeing the same new "Share with Apple devices" section we first saw on Galaxy S26 devices in the Settings app after updating Quick Share. The update is reportedly showing up on Galaxy models ranging from the Galaxy S22 to last year's Galaxy S25 series. The catch, however, is that the feature doesn't seem to be working yet. It's appearing on devices running One UI 8 as well as the One UI 8.5 beta, but enabling the toggle doesn't activate the functionality for now. Users say that turning on the feature doesn't make their device visible to Apple devices, and no Apple devices show up in Quick Share either. It's possible Samsung or Google still needs to enable it server-side, but it does confirm that broader rollout to older Galaxy devices is coming. The feature could arrive fully with the One UI 8.5 update.

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Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse Paintings Are Stolen in 3-Minute Museum Heist, Police Say

NY Times - Mon, 03/30/2026 - 16:43
Thieves broke into the Magnani-Rocca Foundation outside Parma, Italy, officials said, and made off with paintings worth millions.

OkCupid Settles FTC Case On Alleged Misuse of Its Users' Personal Data

SlashDot - Mon, 03/30/2026 - 16:00
OkCupid and parent company Match Group settled an FTC case dating back to 2014 over allegations that the dating app shared users' photos and other personal data with a third party without proper disclosure or opt-out rights. Engadget reports: According to the FTC, OkCupid's privacy policy at the time noted that the company wouldn't share a user's personal information with others, except for some cases including "service providers, business partners, other entities within its family of businesses." However, the lawsuit accused OkCupid of sharing three million photos of its users to Clarifai, which the FTC claims is a "unrelated third party" that didn't fall under the allowed entities. On top of that, the lawsuit alleged that OkCupid didn't inform its users of this data sharing, nor give them a chance to opt out. Moving forward, the settlement would "permanently prohibit" Match Group, which owns OkCupid, and Humor Rainbow, which operates OkCupid, from misrepresenting what kind of personal information it collects, the purpose for collecting the data and any consumer choices to prevent data collection. Even after the 2014 incident, OkCupid was found with security flaws that could've exposed user account info but, which were quickly patched in 2020.

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