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Is it dumb that everything is "smart?"

Netflix Expected to Spend as Much as $15 Billion on Content This Year

U.S. regulators have met to discuss imposing a record-setting fine against Facebook for privacy violations

Google Maps will now display speed limits for its Android and iOS apps

Amazon created a 'vest' that alerts robots to a human's presence

Wikipedia Co-founder: How and why I transitioned to Linux—how you can, too

x Now EVERYBODY Hates the New EU Copyright Directive

Tesla has $920 million in debt that’s coming due — and it could wipe out a large chunk of the company’s cash

Verizon Offers Anti-Union Script to Managers, Leaked Documents Show

Microsoft recommends switching to iPhone or Android as it prepares to kill off Windows phones

EU Cancels 'Final' Negotiations On EU Copyright Directive As It Becomes Clear There Isn't Enough Support

To Save the Sound of a Stradivarius, a Whole City Must Keep Quiet

Russian hackers allegedly attempted to breach the DNC after the 2018 midterms.

Federal Court Orders That Patent Troll Can’t Hide Its Machinations

IBM HR made me lie to US govt, says axed VP in age-discrim legal row: I was ordered to cover up layoffs of older workers

No delay for net neutrality lawsuit in spite of government shutdown - A federal appeals court denied the FCC's request to delay the suit challenging the agency's right to roll back net neutrality rules.

Mother of All Breaches Exposes 773 Million Emails, 21 Million Passwords

Senator Wyden Hammers T-Mobile For Empty Promises on Sale of Cell Phone Location Data - The Senator expressed “disappointment” and “disbelief” at CEO John Legere’s unfulfilled promise to end the sale of geolocation data to “shady middlemen.”

Verizon to Soon Offer Its Robo and Spam Blocking Tools Free of Charge

The FTC is reportedly considering hitting Facebook with a 'record-setting' fine over privacy issues

Facebook’s own employees appear to be leaving 5-star Amazon reviews for the Portal camera

U.S. regulators have met to discuss imposing a record-setting fine against Facebook for some of its privacy violations

Zimbabwe Government Blocks Internet to Suppress Protests, Cuts Power as a Result

Tesla job cuts: Elon Musk's electric car firm to axe thousands of workers worldwide.

Twitter warns that private tweets were public for years

Japan’s gravitational wave detector is almost ready to join the search

Federal judge unseals trove of internal Facebook documents about how it made money off children

White House web security has lapsed because of the shutdown

Google raises G Suite prices by 20 percent, now costs more than Office 365

Woman sues T-Mobile after employees allegedly snoop on racy private video

Huawei funding suspended by Oxford University due to 'public concerns' over partnerships with Chinese tech giant.

The FBI ‘Can Neither Confirm nor Deny’ That It Monitors Your Social Media Posts

Oklahoma gov data leak exposes FBI investigation records, millions of department files

I Mentored Mark Zuckerberg. I Loved Facebook. But I Can't Stay Silent About What's Happening.

Facebook’s own employees appear to be leaving 5-star Amazon reviews for the Portal camera

Court Rejects FCC Motion to Postpone Net Neutrality Lawsuit Over Shutdown

Court rejects FCC request to delay net neutrality case

Google Is Ditching Apps Requiring Call And SMS Permissions

Shareholders demand Amazon end facial recognition sales to government

Facebook Deletes Pages That Were Secretly Controlled by a Russian Propaganda Network

Netflix Loses 8% of Consumers with $1 Price Increase: Study

Tim Cook calls on FTC to let consumers track and delete their personal data.

Google Chrome extension that steals card numbers still available on Web Store

Next Windows 10 version will let you search without Cortana’s involvement

US to ban sale of technology to Chinese firms committing intellectual property theft, trade violations under proposed law

Apple loses patent case appeal, owes VirnetX $440M in FaceTime dispute

We Are Living in the Begging Economy: "The government shutdown is highlighting what is already a reality for many of us: Using the internet to beg for money we need to survive."

US pursuing criminal charges against Huawei for alleged theft of trade secrets: WSJ

This tiny Bluetooth chip doesn’t need a battery because it harvests energy from the air

President Trump signs act that opens government data to the public into law