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Linksys routers to remain hackable after new FCC rules go into effect

By Nilay Patel 1

Iraq shuts down internet to prevent students from cheating on exams

By Amar Toor

New rules allow anyone to invest up to $2,000 a year in startups

By Ben Popper 6

It turns out it’s really easy to mine sensitive data from call records

Russell Brandom May 16, 2016 03:00 pm05.16.2016 12

Even the least invasive surveillance tools can provide a detailed look at a person’s life, according to a new study published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The study looks...

"The NSA still has the legal authority to query this data" Patrick Mutchler, Stanford Computer Scientist

Tesla accused of using cheap foreign labor to build its US factories

James Vincent May 16, 2016 07:54 am05.16.2016 40

A report by The Mercury News has exposed Tesla's use of imported foreign labor to help build its Silicon Valley factories. The article describes how a German company, contracted by the automaker to expand...

paid as little as $5 an hour

Tesla will make sure 'the right thing happens’ after report of underpaid foreign workers

Jordan Golson May 16, 2016 01:12 pm05.16.2016 52

In a public statement, Tesla has responded to accusations that it used cheap foreign labor to build a paint shop at one of its factories. The accusations came in a report from The Mercury News, alleging...

An investigation is underway

Ontario may require anti-vaxxers to attend an education course

Jacob Kastrenakes May 15, 2016 07:00 pm05.15.2016 19

Not getting your child vaccinated is dangerous and dumb, and the Ontario government wants to educate the parents who think otherwise. It introduced legislation this week that, if passed, would require...

Vaccine denial is a serious public health issue
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Google reportedly faces record fine for abusing search monopoly in Europe

Jacob Kastrenakes May 15, 2016 01:00 pm05.15.2016 180

Google may soon be hit with a record fine by the European Commission, as it seeks to punish Google and discourage other tech giants from taking advantage of their dominant market position. The Telegraph r...

Google would be required to change its search practices

Charter gets final approval to buy Time Warner Cable

Adi Robertson May 12, 2016 02:54 pm05.12.2016 5

Charter Communications has gotten the last stamp of approval it needs to acquire Time Warner Cable, creating the nation's second-largest cable provider. Bloomberg reported this afternoon that the...

Deal expected to close next week

Lyft doubles its settlement with California drivers to $27 million

James Vincent May 12, 2016 03:03 am05.12.2016

Lyft has agreed to more than double its settlement in a class action lawsuit in California after a judge rejected a $12.25 million deal as too small. Drivers for the service argued that they'd been...

still contractors, not employees

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Taser is aggressively lobbying for a police body cam monopoly

Matt Stroud May 11, 2016 12:01 pm05.11.2016

Free cameras and trips are winning over police departments.

Free cameras and trips are winning over police departments

Criminal charges

Colin Lecher May 11, 2016 10:17 am05.11.2016

Every Sunday, while he was locked up in prison, Ulandis Forte would call his grandmother, Martha Wright. She would answer her old rotary, relay news from their church, and pass the phone to his sisters or...

Facebook strips out facial recognition for the European version of Moments

Russell Brandom May 10, 2016 05:38 pm05.10.2016 3

Nearly a year after the initial launch, Facebook has launched a new version of its Moments photo-sharing tool for Europe and Canada, and there's one very important difference from its US counterpart: the...

Facebook's photo-tagging system is illegal in Canada and the EU

Senate Republicans pile onto Facebook backlash in letter to Mark Zuckerberg

Nick Statt May 10, 2016 01:29 pm05.10.2016 30

The US Senate Commerce Committee today opened an inquiry into Facebook employees' alleged manipulation of the site's news story selection. The committee has legislative oversight of numerous areas of...

Politicians are putting pressure on Facebook

Uber reaches a deal with major New York drivers' union

Ben Popper May 10, 2016 11:55 am05.10.2016

Uber and the unions representing drivers have been at odds for years. But today the ride-hailing giant announced it has struck a five-year deal with the Independent Drivers Guild — one of the more...

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