“They don’t trust their smartphones, so they reach back to these more archaic devices, and those blow up. What’s next?” says Schneier. “Everything becomes less efficient, because they can’t communicate well.” Schneier describes the paranoia-inducing effect of the operation as a kind of ongoing “tax” on Hezbollah as an organization. …

SEATTLE — Nobody in either clubhouse had ever seen it happen before. When the New York Yankees threw out the Seattle Mariners’ Julio Rodríguez at third base because Rodríguez forgot to return to the bag after nearly getting hit by a flying baseball bat, it stunned just about everyone at …

The Department of State announced Americans with a US mailing address can now fill out a passport renewal application via its website, rather than needing to print a physical copy and mail it in with a check. Applicants can upload a photo, fill out the related form and make a …