How Google Influences The Conversation In Washington
Last year, Google reportedly spent $21 million on federal lobbying, more than any other company in America.

March 14, 2019 at 09:26PM
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Facebook Loses Top Executives, Including Chris Cox
Facebook’s top executive ranks underwent another change on Thursday, with the loss of the company’s chief product officer and the head of its WhatsApp messaging service.

March 14, 2019 at 04:34PM
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What To Expect At Tesla’s Model Y Event
The much-teased compact electric SUV is about to break cover.

March 14, 2019 at 11:03AM
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The Sweet, Sweet Satisfaction Of Closing Your Internet Tabs
Technically, they don’t weigh anything — but we all know they’re dragging us down.

March 14, 2019 at 07:59AM
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The World Wide Web Is 30: Here Are Some Things We Love — And Hate — About It
Here in the year 2019, the current mood of the web is, well, slightly depressed. So in that spirit, we’d like to celebrate the World Wide Web turning 30 with something of a memorial. A remembrance of the things we love, and hate about online.

March 14, 2019 at 05:30AM
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How China’s Ban On Importing Waste Has Stalled Global Recycling
China’s decision to no longer be the dumping ground for the world’s recycled waste has left municipalities and waste companies from Australia to the US scrambling for alternatives. But experts say it offers an opportunity to develop better solutions for a growing throwaway culture.

March 13, 2019 at 03:30PM
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Here’s How A Home DNA-Testing Firm Will Let Users Block FBI Access To Their Data
FamilyTreeDNA is bowing to a backlash against its decision to allow the FBI access to its databases.

March 13, 2019 at 02:25PM
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Fearing For His Life
Ramsey Orta filmed the killing of Eric Garner. The video traveled far, but it wouldn’t get justice for his dead friend. Instead, the NYPD would exact their revenge through targeted harassment and eventually imprisonment — Orta’s punishment for daring to show the world police brutality.

March 13, 2019 at 12:05PM
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The Rise Of Silicon Valley’s New Mafias
The start-up world projects a meritocratic image, but in reality, it is a small, tightknit club where success typically hinges on whom you know.

March 13, 2019 at 09:06AM
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The Time Bomb Of DNA Testing And Race
Do-it-yourself genetic DNA testing kits could be exploiting our curiosity to build the world’s largest surveillance system.

March 13, 2019 at 08:03AM
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