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Why Facebook will never resolve its trust issues with conservatives

By Casey Newton 26

This is the new nutrition facts label coming to your food

By Colin Lecher

Amateur fossil hunter discovers frilly-necked dinosaur named Judith

By James Vincent 1

Glenn Beck defends Facebook and scolds conservatives for demanding diversity

Russell Brandom May 19, 2016 03:15 pm05.19.2016 40

Glenn Beck isn't impressed with recent conservative criticism of Facebook. In the wake of the company's much-watched meeting with conservative media figures, the television and radio host posted a lengthy...

"What happened to us?" Glenn Beck

This app lets rescue workers send offline alerts when disaster strikes

Amar Toor May 19, 2016 09:00 am05.19.2016

Communication is critical during any emergency, but whenever a natural disaster strikes, it's often unreliable. Congested cell phone networks and damaged infrastructure can make it difficult for rescue...

A mesh network for emergencies

Lawsuit claims Facebook illegally scanned private messages

Russell Brandom May 19, 2016 11:10 am05.19.2016 18

Facebook may have violated federal privacy laws by scanning private messages, according to a lawsuit certified for class action yesterday in Northern California District Court. The allegations center...

"The records... may be put to any use, for any reason" Filing by plaintiffs

Nextdoor tries to reduce racial profiling on its neighborhood social networks

James Vincent May 19, 2016 08:30 am05.19.2016 36

A tech company that offers users "a private social network for your neighborhood" has changed how it handles reports of criminal activity in order to avoid racial profiling. Nextdoor.com advertises itself...

new rules for reporting crime

Photojournalist faces criminal charge over image of Paris attack victim

By Amar Toor

The FAA has been testing the FBI's drone-detection system at JFK airport

By James Vincent

Zuckerberg calls Facebook ‘a platform for all ideas’ after meeting with conservatives

Nick Statt May 18, 2016 07:39 pm05.18.2016 18

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg met with prominent US conservatives today to address concerns his social network was censoring news from right-leaning outlets. In a post published on his personal account,...

And namedrops Donald Trump and Fox News

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

Jacob Kastrenakes May 18, 2016 09:35 am05.18.2016 13

Charter has completed its purchase of Time Warner Cable, combining the two companies and forming the United States' second largest cable operator, just behind Comcast. Charter also completed its...

The Time Warner Cable name is going away

After Trending Topics scandal, users still mostly trust Facebook

Russell Brandom May 18, 2016 06:00 am05.18.2016 9

A new poll by Morning Consult shows Americans still largely trust Facebook to deliver their news, despite a recent allegation that the company regularly suppressed conservative news in the Trending Topics...

Many were comfortable with Facebook controlling its news

Criminal charges

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Uber forced to suspend motorbike taxi service in Bangkok

Amar Toor May 18, 2016 05:39 am05.18.2016

Uber is suspending its motorbike service in Bangkok, Reuters reports, after the Thai government determined that it conflicts with existing taxi services. Nunthapong Cherdchoo, a senior official in...

UberMoto a no-go

Suzuki admits 'discrepancies' in fuel economy tests, but denies cheating

James Vincent May 18, 2016 03:55 am05.18.2016

Japan's fourth-largest automaker Suzuki has admitted finding "discrepancies" in its vehicles' fuel economy and emissions tests. Shares in the company fell following the news, but Suzuki said there has been...

join the (fuel economy cheating) club

Uber and a Bay Area landlord will pay new tenants $100 a month to go car-free

Andrew J . Hawkins May 18, 2016 03:01 am05.18.2016 5

Uber is teaming up with the owners of a massive real estate development in San Francisco to offer new tenants a monthly $100 transportation stipend if they agree to go car-free. The money can be used for...

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

Don't lie about your porn habits, especially while running for office

Chris Plante May 17, 2016 11:37 am05.17.2016 23

Porn is porn, except when it's research.

That's the backbone of a curious defense made by Mike Webb, a Republican congressional candidate for Virginia's 8th District, who on Monday posted a screenshot of...

Excuses, excuses
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