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The Technology 202: Knight Foundation invests $50 million into research on tech's impact on democracy

Academics will examine disinformation and how social media impacts public opinion.
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What the Moon Landings Taught Us

No one doubts that the biggest achievement of the July 20, 1969, lunar landing was simply getting there. It was a monumental triumph of will - and technology. Yet once Neil...
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South Bend police to get body camera upgrades after shooting

2 days ago | Star Tribune

The Indiana city where Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg is mayor is updating its police officers' body camera technology following the recent fatal police...
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The Technology 202: Facebook seeks outside help as it grapples with content moderation problems

2 days ago | The Washington Post

It's building an independent board.
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FaceApp poses potential national security and privacy risks, experts say

3 days ago | Boston Herald

FaceApp has been downloaded from Google Play by more than 100 million people, all drawn in by a technological magic trick, an app that transforms your photo to show how you...
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House Democrats press Facebook to scale back currency plan

4 days ago | My Sanantonio

WASHINGTON - Facebook is facing fresh criticism from Congress over its plan to create a digital currency , with House Democrats asking the company to scale down the...
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Congress grills Big Tech over competition, money and power

5 days ago | My Sanantonio

Big Tech faced tough questions Tuesday as federal lawmakers focused on issues of potentially anticompetitive behavior by technology giants and expressed bipartisan skepticism...
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Trump says US won't sell fighter jets to Turkey

5 days ago | My Sanantonio

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump says the U.S. is not going to sell F-35 fighter jets to Turkey after Ankara decided to buy a missile defense system from Russia. The Trump...
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Judge recommends $14M award to neo-Nazi trolling victim

6 days ago | Boston Herald | 3 articles

By MATT VOLZ HELENA, Mont. - The publisher of a neo-Nazi website should have to pay the victim of an internet trolling campaign over $14 million and remove all posts that...
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Republican House member introduces bill to boost U.S. 5G presence

6 days ago | Reuters

A Republican lawmaker on Monday introduced legislation to boost the presence of U.S. firms in global industry standards bodies to combat China's rising influence in...
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Will Robert Mueller's Testimony Shift The Prevailing Winds In Washington?

All eyes in the capital - and many more in the nation - will be on the former special counsel this week in Congress. Whatever takes place, the political stakes are high. (Image... Read more ...

Ricardo Rosselló Won't Seek Reelection As Puerto Rico Governor Amid...

Leaked online chats between Rosselló and other officials sparked outrage across the U.S. island territory. Read more ...

Paul Krassner, radical activist, dies at 87

LOS ANGELES - Paul Krassner, the publisher, author and radical political activist on the front lines of 1960s counterculture who helped tie together his loose-knit prankster... Read more ...

Kevin Duffy's 10 most indispensable Patriots

With training camp set to start Thursday, here is this writer's list of the top 10 most indispensable Patriots players, not counting Tom Brady. The term “indispensable” implies... Read more ...

ESPN to Employees: No More Political Commentary

ESPN is reminding employees of the network's policy to avoid talking about politics after radio talk show host Dan Le Batard criticized President Trump and his recent racist... Read more ...

Georgia Lawmaker Erica Thomas: White Man Told Me ‘Go Back Where You Came From'

Democratic state Rep. Erica Thomas, who is black, said she was verbally attacked while in line at the grocery store. Read more ...

Warren warns of ‘coming economic crash'

Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Monday predicted an imminent economic crisis unless the Trump administration and Congress quickly pass legislation to regulate the financial sector and... Read more ...

3 White Supremacists Sentenced After 2017's Charlottesville Rally

The men had been identified as some of the "most violent" during the deadly white supremacy rally, and had trained to provoke violence. Read more ...

NY Cops Gave Jeffrey Epstein A Pass While Making More Than 7,000 Arrests For...

The arrests included registered sex offenders who didn't report their change of address on time after becoming homeless. Read more ...

‘It's a disaster over there': Commerce reaches new heights of dysfunction

Constant infighting among top officials. Sudden departures of senior staffers without explanation. A leader who is disengaged and prone to falling asleep in meetings. The... Read more ...