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Congress Censors the Internet, But EFF Continues to Fight FOSTA: 2018 in Review

Arborists Have Cloned Ancient Redwoods From Their Massive Stumps

On Democrats’ wish list: Tech help for a clueless Congress

Bangladesh shuts down mobile internet in lead up to election day

Did Apple retail prices get too high in 2018? Consumers say way yes.

The Senator Who Wants to Keep Silicon Valley From Reading Your Messages Brian Schatz has a plan to make tech companies more responsible for user data

Facebook’s leaked moderation rules show why Big Tech can’t police hate speech

What made solar panels so cheap? Thank government policy.

Facebook's Secret Censorship Manual Exposed as Platform Takes Down Video About Israel Terrorizing Palestinians

Inside Facebook’s Secret Rulebook for Global Political Speech

Samsung's 2019 Smart TVs can remotely access PCs and smartphones

It Is Both Ridiculous And Dangerous To Make Domain Registrars Liable For Content On Domains

The 10 most intriguing inventions of 2018 - MIT Technology Review

Netflix permanently pulls iTunes billing for new users

911 emergency services go down across the US after CenturyLink outage

A call to save democracy by battling monopolies

Alexa's advice to 'kill your foster parents' fuels concern over Amazon Echo | Technology

Dead musicians are touring again, as holograms. It's tricky — technologically and legally.

Widespread 911 Outage Sparks FCC Investigation Into CenturyLink

Who’s Hiring and Who’s Firing: Tech Jobs Beyond the U.S. West Coast

The Skylab 4 mutiny, 1973

Chinese schools enforce 'smart uniforms' with GPS tracking system to monitor students

Upgraded Autopilot will have expanded testing according to Tesla

We’re all Just Starting to Realize the Power of Personal Data

Hackers Make a Fake Hand to Beat Vein Authentication - Security researchers disclosed new work at the Chaos Communication Congress showing how hackers can bypass vein based authentication.

Over 40 percent of activity on the internet is fake

[discussion] Modern Day Buskers, Tramps, and the rise of Americana randointernetguy

There are so many talented artists out there playing the streets and small venues every night. It can be hard to find the real talent as there is often no money for promotion. How do you find these artists? I've found gemsonvhs and fell in love immediately (surprisingly never mentioned on this sub). ​ Anthony Simpkins has been travelling the US and world bringing some mighty fine noise to the internet through his grassroots channel, gemsonvhs. If you like modern Americana and great songwriters/musicians I think you'll love his channel. GemsonVHS Youtube Not my channel nor am I associated with it, just really dig the music and artists ​ Some of my current favorites: ​ Matt Heckler and Benjamin Tod "Blue Eyes Dancing" ​ Sierra Ferrell "In Dreams" ​ Lost Dog Street Band "September Doves" ​ Todd Day Wait "Heart Over Mind" ​ Charley Crockett "Big Gold Mine"

Facebook moderators reportedly rely on inaccurate, outdated documents to determine forbidden content

Fake Amazon Alexa Setup App Climbs Its Way To Apple's App Store Charts

India accused of being 'surveillance state' after allowing 10 central agencies to snoop on any computer

RED Hydrogen One was the worst tech product of 2018

35 years ago, Isaac Asimov was asked by the Star to predict the world of 2019. Here is what he wrote

Apple will reportedly start assembling its premium iPhone models in India

Instagram accidentally released an update that removed scrolling and replaced it with a horizontal feed. And people were furious.

Elon Musk lays out ambitious plan for Tesla Supercharger network in Europe

This Year We Realized that All of Our Data was Stolen

Our cellphones aren’t safe. Security flaws threaten our privacy and bank accounts. So why aren’t we fixing them?

Toyota Wants to Put a Robot in Every Home and Make It Your Pal

Finally, U.S. hospitals will have to post their prices online.

Study Says Wireless Retail Workers Could Make Up To 7% Less In Wake Of Sprint, T-Mobile Merger

Headlight Pollution On The Road Is Real - “Leaps in lighting technology combined with confusing regulations and antiquated laws have coalesced into an everyday evening frustration, one that has had more than one driver asking themselves behind the wheel, ‘Why does that guy have his brights on?’ "

SpaceX wins $28.7M contract from Air Force for data connectivity research

CenturyLink customers reporting major internet outage nationwide

One Giant Step for a Chess-Playing Machine: The stunning success of AlphaZero heralds a new age of insight — one that, for humans, may not last long.

Economists calculate the true value of Facebook to its users in new study - Facebook users wanted more than $1000 to deactivate their account for one year

Amazon is cutting costs with its own delivery service — but its drivers don’t receive benefits. Amazon Flex workers make $18 to $25 per hour — but they don’t get benefits, overtime, or compensation for being injured on the job.

Estonia goes digital to end bureaucracy: Everything from birth certificates to drug prescriptions can be obtained online.

Evidence continues to mount about how bad Denuvo is for PC gaming performance - Analysis series began earlier in 2018, has grown as more publishers patch DRM out.

Dangerous Court Ruling Says Colleges May Be Required To Block Access To Certain Websites

India tightens e-commerce rules, likely to hit Amazon, Flipkart

YouTube faces backlash on Twitter over lifted, uncredited holiday video: ‘It’s saddening to see this happen by YouTube itself’