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It looks like Uber is getting into the small loan business for its drivers. Uber told drivers this week that it’s building a new financial product and asked them about loans. Critics are concerned it could be a payday loan system that’s predatory.

Wikipedia picture of the day on September 7, 2019: Carrie...

Russia Says Facebook, Google Must Ban Political Ads During Moscow Election

Exclusive: Feds Order Apple And Google To Hand Over Names Of 10,000+ Users Of A Gun Scope App

Streaming makes up 80 percent of the music industry’s revenue

New video by The King of Random on YouTube

Sally Floyd, one of the inventors of Random Early Detection, which continues to play a vital role in the stability of the internet, Dies at 69

Facebook hit by US antitrust probe from eight attorneys general

How social networks can be used to bias votes - Evidence is stacking up that a small number of strategically placed bots can influence the choices of undecided voters.

New York attorney general is investigating Facebook for possible antitrust violations

DMVs Are Selling Your Data to Private Investigators - You gave them your data in exchange for a driver’s license. DMVs are making tens of millions of dollars selling it, documents obtained by Motherboard show.