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Nigeria-based Terra, which makes pilotless drones and defense systems, raised $34M from Joe Lonsdale, Lux Capital, and others, as jihadist groups drive demand (Nduka Orjinmo/Bloomberg)

Nduka Orjinmo / Bloomberg:
Nigeria-based Terra, which makes pilotless drones and defense systems, raised $34M from Joe Lonsdale, Lux Capital, and others, as jihadist groups drive demand  —  Terrahaptix Inc., a Nigerian drone-making startup, will open its first factory abroad in Ghana, where it will build mid-range pilotless aircraft …

The Supreme Court will decide when the police can use your phone to track you

Check your pocket. You’re probably carrying a tracking device that will allow the police — or even the Trump administration — to track every move that you make. If you use a cellphone, you are unavoidably revealing your location all the time. Cellphones typically receive service by connecting to a nearby communications tower or other […]

Order: India's CCI sets May hearing on penalties after Apple failed to submit info on alleged app market abuse; Apple said it fears it could be fined up to $38B (Aditya Kalra/Reuters)

Aditya Kalra / Reuters:
Order: India's CCI sets May hearing on penalties after Apple failed to submit info on alleged app market abuse; Apple said it fears it could be fined up to $38B  —  Apple has not submitted data sought by India's antitrust body after an investigation found the U.S. firm abused its dominant position …

LayerZero says North Korea's Lazarus is likely behind the $292M Kelp DAO exploit on April 18, which triggered $10B in outflows from Aave over bad debt concerns (Danny Park/The Block)

Danny Park / The Block:
LayerZero says North Korea's Lazarus is likely behind the $292M Kelp DAO exploit on April 18, which triggered $10B in outflows from Aave over bad debt concerns  —  Quick Take  — LayerZero said North Korean hacker group Lazarus is likely responsible for the $292 million Kelp DAO exploit.

Israel’s critics are winning the battle for the Democratic Party

The politics of Israel have shifted inside the Democratic Party — and staunch defenders of the Jewish nation are growing scarcer and scarcer.  On Wednesday, 40 out of 47 Democratic senators voted to block a military sale to Israel — far higher opposition than had been previously seen on any similar measure. It was the […]