Tech & Cyber
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Florida trial tests Airbnb's protections under landmark 1996 tech law
A trial set to begin Monday in a Florida lawsuit against Airbnb will test the extent of its protections under a landmark 1996 law that shields the operators of U.S. internet sites from legal liability for content posted by users.
Henry Kissinger warns tech, political leaders at White House about unregulated AI
Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger warned the nation's corporate and political elite about the perils of unregulated artificial intelligence during the White House technology summit on Thursday.
AT&T CEO: Allies need to join U.S. in curbing Huawei's influence
AT&T's top executive called on American allies Thursday to ban the use of Huawei Technologies equipment, days after a top executive at the Chinese telecommunication giant was arrested in Canada amid a U.S. probe into whether the company violated sanctions against Iran.Tumblr, Facebook update policies to ban almost all adult content
Popular blogging site Tumblr will start banning all adult content starting Dec. 17 following the removal of the Tumblr app from Apple’s App Store over a child pornography incident.The Huawei arrest is a gloriously stinging rebuke to Xi Jinping
December 06, 2018 12:23 PM White House strategizes with executives on US industrial leadership
December 06, 2018 11:01 AM Facebook emails released in Britain reveal aggressive efforts to crush competition
December 06, 2018 08:24 AM Canadian officials arrest top Huawei official at request of US
December 05, 2018 05:39 PM Bear repellent set off in New Jersey Amazon facility sends 24 to hospital
Twenty-four people were hospitalized Wednesday in New Jersey after a can of bear spray was mistakenly set off in an Amazon warehouse.
Millennials aren’t killing industries, the economy is
Millennials can’t catch a break. They’re constantly blamed for the worst of society. We all know the stereotype: lazy, socialist snowflakes living in their parents’ basement. Of course, there’s a different industry tanking every other week, and millennials are always to blame for the declining sales, layoffs, and, in some cases, bankruptcies that follow.
Google-owned Waymo launches self-driving ride-share fleet
Waymo on Wednesday launched the first-ever fleet of self-driving cars for ride-share services as lawmakers debate a regulatory framework for the burgeoning technology.New cyber agency marks its territory
The government’s first cybersecurity agency is about three weeks old, and it’s already learning to walk.NRCC emails hacked before 2018 midterm elections
December 04, 2018 12:31 PM Bitcoin will live — but it isn't done bleeding
December 04, 2018 12:00 AM Senate nears deal to move long-stalled self-driving car legislation
December 03, 2018 06:22 PM Rudy Giuliani's Twitter typo links to anti-Trump webpage
December 03, 2018 03:55 PM Jamal Khashoggi was organizing online youth movement against Saudi state before his death: Report
Murdered Saudi dissident Jamal Khashoggi was involved in a social media-driven youth movement to counter Saudi state propaganda in the months before he died, according to a report.