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New video by The King of Random on YouTube

Ring doorbell is working with police – and controlling what they say.

FCC Isn't Happy Warren Called Them Out Over Broadband, Net Neutrality

Twitter C.E.O. Jack Dorsey’s Account Hacked

Govt officials confirm Trump can block US companies from operating in China

You Know That Mobile Phone Tracking Data You Used As Evidence In Over 10,000 Court Cases? Turns Out Some Of It Was Wrong, But We're Not Sure Which Yet

Sweden bans facial recognition technology in schools

Twitter's Jack Dorsey has own account hacked

Google contractors in Pittsburgh say a majority are unionizing - The company uses a massive contractor workforce

The Pentagon admitted it will lose to China on AI if it doesn't make some big changes

Comcast, beware: New city-run broadband offers 1Gbps for $60 a month

The Plan to Use Fitbit Data to Stop Mass Shootings Is One of the Scariest Proposals Yet

Ring Gave Police Stats About Users Who Said No to Law Enforcement Requests

New video by The King of Random on YouTube

Amazon’s sales platform may be too big to police - Recent investigations find that bad actors are running amok

Disney+ has the potential to send Australians back to piracy - Piracy rates have been in rapid decline since Netflix landed in Australia. Now multiple new streaming services fracturing the market could revert people back into the loving arms of illegal piracy.

Senators ask Jeff Bezos to crack down on thousands of unsafe products on Amazon

France is joining the hydrogen train revolution, the head of state rail operator SNCF said Thursday, announcing an order for 15 emissions-free regional trains to replace polluting diesel models.

Unix at 50: How the OS that powered smartphones started from failure

Google Says Malicious Websites Have Been Quietly Hacking iPhones for Years

Malicious websites were used to secretly hack iPhones for years, says Google

Former Hotel Exec Gets Elected To Congress, Decides First Order Of Business Is To Destroy Airbnb

Court: Girl broke child porn law by texting explicit video of herself - Teen girl, 16, is prosecuted under law intended to protect people like her.

'Right to repair' laws for fixable electronics pushed forward after agreement at consumer affairs meeting

A trip to Mars could cause brain damage. Here's how NASA aims to protect astronauts.

The great firewall might soon spread to Hong Kong

FCC isn’t happy Warren called them out over broadband, net neutrality

World Health Organization applauds Pinterest's 'leadership' in fighting vaccine misinformation - UN agency urges other social media platforms to take similar action

Uber and Lyft are recruiting their own drivers to lobby against drivers' rights.

Google to shift Pixel smartphone production from China to Vietnam

Apple lets independent repair shops officially service iPhones

New video by The King of Random on YouTube

Apple reverses stance on iPhone repairs and will supply parts to independent shops for the first time

NASA has officially attached a helicopter to the Mars 2020 Rover. The chopper aims to be the first aircraft to take flight on another planet.

The Scottish government to provide millions in funding for floating tidal turbine

The Myth of Consumer-Grade Security

Hey, it's 2019. Quit making battery-draining webpages – say makers of webpage-displaying battery-powered kit

WeWork Sued By Landlord For Allegedly Making $150 Million Disappear | Dealbreaker

Illinois County to Use Algorithm to Automatically Expunge Old Marijuana Convictions

Amazon reportedly kept a 'burn book' of all the mean things politicians said about it during the HQ2 fight with New York City

Netflix-like pirate sites offered more video than the real Netflix, feds say

DARPA is seeking giant abandoned tunnels for... reasons.

Warren Blames ISPs, FCC, for Digital Divide - Said answer is 'public broadband' option

Cops Hijack Botnet, Remotely Wipe Malware From 850,000 Computers

Google to move the production of most of its American-bound hardware out of China

Wikipedia picture of the day on August 29, 2019: Misumena vatia,...

The Extortion Economy: How Insurance Companies Are Fueling a Rise in Ransomware Attacks

Bernie Sanders: The media has become gossip, clickbait and punditry. This threatens democracy

Cable industry fights plan to require robocall-detection technology

Revenge porn victim wins $3.2 million in judgement against her ex-husband and his new girlfriend