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Charter officially owns Time Warner Cable, creating the US's second largest cable provider

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After Trending Topics scandal, users still mostly trust Facebook

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Uber forced to suspend motorbike taxi service in Bangkok

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

Nilay Patel May 17, 2016 03:08 pm05.17.2016 2

There aren't many routers — especially extremely ugly routers — that qualify as iconic, but the Linksys WRT series certainly counts. It was so popular that Linksys actually brought the WRT line back in...

A victory for open-source router enthusiasts everywhere

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

Ben Popper May 16, 2016 03:44 pm05.16.2016 6

Way back in 2012, Barack Obama signed the JOBS Act into law. Part of the legislation was aimed at making it easier for average people to invest in startups, potentially reaping the rewards on the next...

Who wants to be a VC?

Iraq shuts down internet to prevent students from cheating on exams

Amar Toor May 17, 2016 04:26 am05.17.2016

Iraq has been shutting down the internet periodically to prevent students from cheating on exams, according to data from DYN Research, a firm that tracks web outages across the world. The company's data...

Again

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

Jordan Golson May 16, 2016 01:12 pm05.16.2016 56

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

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

James Vincent May 16, 2016 07:54 am05.16.2016 42

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

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 181

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

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

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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...

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