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Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer : HackerOne says its bug bounty programs have awarded $300M+ in rewards since the platform's inception, with 30 hackers earning $1M+ and one receiving $4M+   —  HackerOne has announced that its bug bounty programs have awarded over $300 million in rewards to ethical hackers and vulnerability researchers since the platform's inception.

Former Vice President Mike Pence on Saturday announced that he is suspending his 2024 Republican presidential campaign. "I came here to say it's become clear to me this is not my time," Pence said at the annual Republican Jewish Coalition convention. "So after much prayer and deliberation, I have decided to suspend my campaign for president effective today." Pence did not endorse any of the other candidates for the 2024 GOP nomination.  TRUMP AND HIS 2024 RIVALS TO SHOW ‘SOLIDARITY’ WITH ISRAEL AT MAJOR GOP CONFERENCE IN KEY EARLY VOTING STATE The former vice president launched his 2024 campaign in early June. While he spent plenty of time over the summer and into the autumn on the campaign trail in the crucial early voting states of Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina, his White House bid never took off.  Pence stood in the mid to low single digits in the latest surveys and his fundraising was meager. The former vice president struggled — but ultimate...

The newly appointed chair of New York City's Commission on Racial Equity (CORE) has an alarming history of sharing antisemitic on social media, according to a new report. Linda Tigani, who entered the role on Thursday, has consistently shared posts on X that include the phrase "from the river to the sea," a widespread call used by Hamas militants and anti-Israel activists to express their disdain for the Jewish state, the New York Post first reported Saturday. "FROM THE RIVER TO THE SEA! PALESTINE WILL BE FREE!!" Tigani wrote in a July 2020 post, which included a clip from the "Day of Rage" rally in Brooklyn. Demonstrators who took part in the "Day of Rage" reportedly chanted "'Death to Israel' and ‘Death to America’ in Arabic in response to Israel announcing plans to annex parts of the West Bank." DRIVER OF CAR COVERED IN PRO-HAMAS WRITING ILLEGALLY HAD GUN BLOCKS FROM PLANNED PRO-ISRAEL RALLY: POLICE In November 20...

New York Times : AI fakes related to the Israel-Hamas war have been limited and unconvincing, but the possibility of such fakes circulating leads some to dismiss genuine content   —  Fakes related to the conflict have been limited and largely unconvincing, but their presence has people doubting real evidence.

A retired Army Lt. Col. blasted Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s accusations against Israel committing war crimes in an interview with Fox News Digital on Tuesday, saying members of Congress "bear an obligation to ensure that before they accuse soldiers and pilots" of committing said crimes, "they understand what the law is that dictates that accusation." On Sunday, Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y. appeared on MSNBC’s "The Mehdi Hasan Show" and insisted that she was not defending Hamas as she accused Israel of committing war crimes, and defended her position of calling for a ceasefire following Hamas’ attack against Israel on Oct. 7. When asked whether Israel had a right to defend itself, she argued that " war crimes " are not the appropriate response. "War crimes do not constitute and are not an appropriate response for other war crimes. Hamas’ hostage taking, their hostage taking of children, of the disabled, elderly civilians, are a war crime,...

Jesus Jiménez / New York Times : X remains the go-to place for live updates and hot takes for sports fans and reporters and claims sports fans represent 42% of its audience   —  Many users have migrated to other platforms since Elon Musk bought Twitter, but sports fans still find it indispensable.

Gov. Phil Murphy has vetoed the New Jersey Turnpike Authority’s 2024 budget, a decision that delays a planned 3% toll increase. The Democratic governor announced his decision in a social media post made Thursday, stating he was not satisfied with the justification for the toll increase included in the agency's $2.6 billion budget. Murphy said he wants more information on why the hike is needed. CARTOON LAMPOONING NEW JERSEY GOVERNOR'S SCHOOL AGENDA DRAWS 'ECSTATIC' RESPONSE: REPUBLICAN COUNTY CHAIR Authority board members had voted 6-0 to approve the budget Tuesday. The agency operates the Garden State Parkway and the Turnpike. Tom Feeney, an authority spokesperson, said the agency "respects" Murphy's decision. "We’ll roll up our sleeves and get to work gathering the information he needs," Feeney said. NEW JERSEY GOV. PHIL MURPHY MOCKS SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT BANNED HALLOWEEN CELEBRATIONS: 'GIVE ME A BREAK' Murphy’s decision to bloc...

Bloomberg : A live blog of FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried's testimony at his own criminal fraud trial in NYC over the collapse of his cryptocurrency exchange   —  Welcome to TOPLive.  FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried is taking the witness stand at his own fraud trial in New York over the collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange.

Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene introduced her House resolution to censure "Squad" member Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., accusing her of "antisemitic activity" and "sympathizing with terrorist organizations." Greene dropped her resolution to force a House vote to censure Tlaib on Thursday, the day after the House elected its new speaker, Louisiana Republican Rep. Mike Johnson. "I just introduced my resolution to censure Rashida Tlaib as privileged to force a House vote in two legislative days," Greene wrote online. MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE TO BRING RESOLUTION TO CENSURE RASHIDA TLAIB, ACCUSING HER OF ‘ANTISEMITIC ACTIVITY’ "Tlaib led a pro-Hamas insurrection into the Capitol complex, has repeatedly displayed her anti-Semitic beliefs, and shown her hatred for Israel," she continued. "She must be held accountable and censured," Greene added. Greene read her resolution on the House floor on Thursday while intr...

The House of Representatives chose Rep. Mike Johnson to serve as speaker on Wednesday following the historic ouster of Rep. Kevin McCarthy from the role over three weeks ago. Johnson, R-La., was elected speaker of the House during a full vote on the House floor Wednesday afternoon. The vote tally was 220 to 209.  Johnson needed 215 votes to secure the speaker's gavel Wednesday. Typically, the threshold is 217, however, due to current absences, the threshold fell to 215. House Republicans selected Johnson as their fourth speaker nominee late Tuesday after their past three nominees to lead the chamber dropped out of the race. HOUSE REPUBLICANS TO HOLD 3RD INTERNAL VOTE TO FIND SPEAKER CANDIDATE 3 WEEKS AFTER MCCARTHY OUSTER Johnson was elected House speaker after weeks of closed-door negotiating within the House Republican Conference after McCarthy, R-Calif., was removed as speaker of the House on Oct. 3 in a historic first for the chamber. The House Republican Conferenc...

Rep. Dean Phillips of Minnesota is expected on Friday to announce a long-shot Democratic primary challenge against President Biden , according to people familiar with the lawmaker's plans. And the launch of Phillips' Democratic campaign for the White House will come in New Hampshire, on the last day for candidates to file to place their name on the ballot in the state's famed first-in-the-nation presidential primary. The 54-year-old millionaire businessman and co-founder of a gelato company turned three-term House Democrat is expected to hold an event on the plaza outside New Hampshire's Statehouse in Concord, and to file for the primary inside the building, in the Secretary of State's office, those familiar with his plans confirm to Fox News. BIDEN BUCKS TRADITION, SKIPS FILING FOR FIRST-IN-THE-NATION PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY  "He has not actually scheduled a time with my office. I know that he has scheduled some space on the front lawn of the statehouse,...

Kirsten Korosec / TechCrunch : California's DMV suspends Cruise's deployment and driverless testing permits, ending the GM self-driving car subsidiary's robotaxi operations in San Francisco   —  The California Department of Motor Vehicles said Tuesday it has immediately suspended Cruise's deployment and driverless testing permits …

The Biden administration is expected to request another supplemental package from Congress for domestic matters this week, according to sources familiar with the proposal.  Several Senate aides said the request will include funding for child care, disaster relief, a nonprofit security program to fund synagogues, mosques, churches and other houses of worship, and a Federal Communications Commission program to fund broadband internet for low-income people. According to the Federal Emergency Management Agency website, the nonprofit security grant program would enhance security for nonprofit organizations "that are at high risk of terrorist attack." BIDEN ADMIN URGES MAJOR FUNDING INCREASES FOR AID TO UKRAINE, ISRAEL, AND GAZA CIVILIANS "Adding money to the nonprofit security grant program came up in the call between the administration and Senators immediately after the attack [on Israel]," a source familiar said. The aide added, "There's functionally unl...

Republicans are meeting Monday evening to hear from the nine GOP lawmakers pitching themselves for the top job in the House of Representatives. The candidate who gets a majority of the conference vote in a secret ballot Tuesday morning will become House Republicans’ next speaker designate, but still has to win at least 217 votes to clinch the gavel. Fox News Digital took a look at how the higher-profile names in the race are pitching themselves. HOUSE REPUBLICANS VOTE TO REMOVE JIM JORDAN AS SPEAKER NOMINEE The No. 3 House Republican, Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., is the highest-ranking GOP lawmaker running for speaker. Emmer touted those credentials in a Saturday letter to colleagues, emphasizing Republicans’ legislative wins and reminding them that he helped the GOP win its razor-thin majority as chair of House Republicans’ campaign arm. "At the NRCC (National Republican Congressional Committee), we fought side by side and worked for every inch of this majority in dis...

Aisha Malik / TechCrunch : TikTok tests the ability to upload 15-minute videos, after adding 10-minute videos in February 2022, as it looks to attract longer-form video creators   —  TikTok is testing the ability for users to upload 15 minute videos, the company confirmed to TechCrunch on Monday.

Dominic-Madori Davis / TechCrunch : Crunchbase: Black US founders raised ~$39.7M, or 0.13% of all capital allocated to startups in Q3 2023, down from $212M in Q2, $352M in Q1, and $1B in Q3 2022   —  Black founders raised 0.13% of all capital allocated to U.S. startups in Q3, according to Crunchbase.  That's about $39.7 million out of $29.9 billion.

Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., warned Sunday of potential terror "sleeper cells" in the United States amid the Israel-Hamas war. Throwing support behind Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minn., for his old job as the lower chamber of Congress has remained without a speaker for three weeks, McCarthy said that whoever takes on the role must prioritize border security. Appearing on NBC's "Meet the Press," McCarthy pointed to a new report released by U.S. Customs and Border Protection that shows 18 people on the FBI's terror watch list were apprehended at the southern border in September, accounting for the more than 160 caught so far this year. "It's going to be an uphill battle," McCarthy said of the speakership fight after Reps. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, and Steve Scalise, R-La., both failed to secure enough votes. "But if you simply look at what's the chaos right now, a wide-open southern border. I'm concerned about a cell sitting in...

Wall Street Journal : Q&A with Fei-Fei Li and NTIA head Alan Davidson on regulating AI, US and China tech competition, the representation of women and PoC in AI discussions, and more   —  Fei-Fei Li of Stanford and the Commerce Department's Alan Davidson agree that artificial intelligence has the potential to do a lot of good.

With 10 Americans still unaccounted for more than two weeks after Hamas’ massacre in Israel, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday said the terrorist group is believed to be holding at least some of them hostage in Gaza. Blinken addressed the missing Americans during an appearance on NBC's "Meet the Press," saying that the U.S. is still uncertain whether some of the unaccounted for are dead, with their bodies yet to be recovered, though a "significant number" are believed to be held hostage.  "We've got 10 unaccounted for Americans," Blinken said. "We believe that some significant number are hostages." He continued, reiterating that "we have a pretty strong idea that some number of the 10 at least are being held in Gaza by Hamas." LIVE UPDATES: US DEPLOYS ADDITIONAL MISSILE SYSTEMS TO MIDDLE EAST AS ISRAEL, HAMAS EXCHANGE FIRE More than 1,400 people in Israel have been killed in the war – mostly civilians slai...