Facebook is backpedaling from its ambitious vision for Libra
Under pressure from regulators, Facebook is rethinking Libra's design.
Policy // Civilization & Discontents
Microsoft warns 10,000 customers they’re targeted by nation-sponsored hackers
Hacking remains a tool of choice for influencing elections, company warns.
Turkey crosses “red line,” gets booted from F-35 partnership
Erdoğan's welcome of Russian missiles puts nail in coffin of F-35 buy.
Censored Chinese search project is “terminated,” Google rep testifies
The project drew criticism from elected officials and Google employees.
Justice John Paul Stevens, dead at 99, promoted the Internet revolution
He was one of the most pragmatic and tech-savvy justices in court history.
FCC gives ISPs another $563 million to build rural-broadband networks
Tens of millions of Americans still don't have broadband Internet.
Ajit Pai’s new gift to cable companies would kill local fees and rules
Cities can't use cable authority to charge broadband fees, Pai says.
Italian police raid of neo-fascist militants finds air-to-air missile [Updated]
Back from fighting in Donbass, group hoped to sell Qatari missile to "foreign government."
Office 365 declared illegal in German schools due to privacy risks
Microsoft's future in Germany is in question again.
Facebook’s FTC fine will be $5 billion—or one month’s worth of revenue
Fine will settle privacy investigation triggered by Cambridge Analytica scandal.
Right-wingers say Twitter’s “bias” against them should be illegal
Conservatives are split on whether section 230 harms or preserves free speech.
US gov’t growing a record 2-ton cannabis crop—but still won’t let others grow
Ole Miss still the only approved cannabis grower as DEA sits on dozens of applications.
Charter gets final approval to stay in NY despite breaking merger promise
Charter gets extra year to meet Time Warner Cable merger requirement.
Donald Trump blasts Facebook’s Libra, demands strict regulation
"Unregulated crypto assets can facilitate unlawful behavior," Trump warns.
Facebook denies allegations that you make friends on Facebook
Facebook responds with blanket denials to DC's Cambridge Analytica suit.
