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The Feds are building an America-wide face surveillance system – and we're going to court to prove it, says ACLU

‘Walmart Feels Like Home Now’ for These Fire Evacuees

They Wanted River Views They Could Afford. Which Home Did They Choose?

ISIS Names New Leader and Confirms al-Baghdadi’s Death

Paula White, Trump’s Personal Pastor, Joins the White House

White House Aide Confirms He Saw Signs of a Quid Pro Quo on Ukraine

The Trump Impeachment Inquiry: What Happened Today

Cirrus’ Private Jet Can Now Land Itself, No Pilot Needed: The Safe Return Emergency Autoland System lets passengers hit a big red button to bring the plane to safety if the pilot's incapacitated.

After 10 failed logins, Giuliani had Apple Store wipe his iPhone: Report - The 2017 incident occurred shortly after Trump named Rudy cybersecurity advisor.

Edward Snowden says Facebook is just as untrustworthy as the NSA

California Fires Latest Updates: Homes Burn in San Bernardino

Trump, Lifelong New Yorker, Declares Himself a Resident of Florida

Report: Rudy Giuliani went to San Francisco Apple Store for iPhone help after being named Trump cybersecurity advisor - had entered password incorrectly 10 times

‘Sexual’ use of eggplant and peach emojis banned on Facebook, Instagram

A Divided House Endorses Impeachment Inquiry Into Trump

How Democrats and Republicans Voted on Trump Impeachment Rules

Aaron Sorkin: An Open Letter to Mark Zuckerberg

World's largest storage battery will replace gas peaker plants in New York

China establishes $29B fund to wean itself off of US semiconductors

Aaron Sorkin: An Open Letter to Mark Zuckerberg

[Mod Post] Proposal banning pay walls and capped visit sites. Looking for input.

AirPods Pro teardown confirms that they’re just as disposable as ever

ISIS Leader Paid Rival for Protection but Was Betrayed by His Own

Firefox privacy protections reveal who’s trying to track you

Stick to Sports? No Way. Deadspin Journalists Quit en Masse.

Navy Reduces Punishment for SEAL in War Crimes Case

The DNA database used to find the Golden State Killer is a national security leak waiting to happen

Nationals Win Their First World Series With One Last Rally

John Bolton Is Summoned to Testify in Trump Impeachment Inquiry

Russia Tests New Disinformation Tactics in Africa to Expand Influence

It’s the End of California as We Know It

Foie Gras, Served in 1,000 Restaurants in New York City, Is Banned

Late Night Pokes Holes in Fox News’ Attempts to Discredit Decorated Soldier

White House Finds Loophole in Search for Homeland Security Secretary

Text editor releases ‘Free Uyghur’ edition, gets swamped with Chinese spam

Trump campaign says Twitter ad block will ‘silence conservatives’: ‘Twitter just walked away from hundreds of millions of dollars of potential revenue’

Twitter just jabbed Facebook by banning all political ads: 'We believe political message reach should be earned, not bought'

What Might The FTC's Crackdown On Deceptive Online Marketing Mean For Social Media Companies?

New Lithium ion battery design can charge an electric vehicle in 10 minutes

Jeffrey Epstein’s Autopsy ‘Points to Homicide,’ Not Suicide, Pathologist Claims

The Xbox studio battling mental illness with video games and neuroscience - The Insight Project is Ninja Theory's ambitious plan to combine neuroscience, biometric sensors and game design to treat mental illness.

Trump, Zuckerberg & Pals Are Breaking America

The Truth Is The Military Has Been Researching "Anti-Gravity" For Nearly 70 Years

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare faces Russian backlash - The latest Call of Duty game has been hit by thousands of negative reviews over its portrayal of Russia.

Mitsubishi pulls Blizzard tournament sponsorship over Hong Kong protest player suspension

Facebook Employees Have Launched Their First Major Protest Against Mark Zuckerberg

the Internet Inventors

Elon Musk casually tweeted that he'd donate $1 million to a tree-planting cause. Jack Dorsey and YouTube are following suit.

The IRS Tried to Hide Emails That Show Tax Industry Influence Over Free File Program

Mark Zuckerberg claimed Facebook was founded with political expression in mind. A former Facebook exec called that 'pretty obviously incorrect.'

California Fires Fanned by Strong Winds: Live Updates

Blizzard lost a big sponsor after the Hong Kong outcry: Mitsubishi - Blizzard lost the trust of its fans, and some money too

Uber, Lyft, and DoorDash kick off $90 million fight against California’s gig worker law - Under the ballot measure, drivers could get earnings guarantee of 120 percent of minimum wage

Readers Respond to the Pete Wells Review of Peter Luger: ‘Finally’

Deadly Earthquake Strikes Southern Philippine Island

A Lineman Became a Doctor, but Dementia Made Him Retire. He’s Only 42.

White House Ukraine Expert Sought to Correct Transcript of Trump Call

I’m the Comedian Who Just Confronted Harvey Weinstein. Here’s Why I Spoke Up.

This man is running for governor of California so he can run false Facebook ads

Wildfire Victims Don't Have Cell Service Thanks to Greedy Telecoms - Letting cheapskate corporations dictate government policy doesn’t end well for disaster victims—or anybody else.

Blue Light Isn't the Main Source of Eye Fatigue and Sleep Loss

Leaving Prison at 72

Don't Fall Prey to Scaremongering about 5G - Activists cite low-quality studies in arguing radio-frequency radiation is dangerous, but the weight of evidence shows no risk

YouTube stars raise over $6m to plant trees around the world - More than 600 creators and social media influencers join campaign to plant 20m trees.

AOC and Elizabeth Warren got behind the Facebook employees slamming Mark Zuckerberg for allowing lies in political ads

Facebook’s embrace of Breitbart doesn’t add up - Trying to build trust with one hand, and chipping away at it with the other

2 Photos of Tense White House Moments: Note the Differences

Top Linux developer on Intel chip security problems: 'They're not going away.' Greg Kroah-Hartman, the stable Linux kernel maintainer, says we're going to see Intel chip security problems for years to come.

Elon Musk offers discounted solar panels and batteries after California blackouts: Millions are without power as fires rage and preemptive outages become the new norm

Read the Letter Facebook Employees Sent to Mark Zuckerberg About Political Ads

Why Did It Feel So Good to See Trump Booed?

Early to Bed, Early to Rise Makes Me Exhausted, Depressed and Sick

The Secret Ingredient That Improves Meat Every Time

General Motors Sides With Trump in Emissions Fight, Splitting the Industry

Al-Baghdadi Is Dead. The Story Doesn’t End Here.

85 percent of WeWork’s white-collar employees don’t think Adam Neumann’s $1.7 billion exit package is fair

This man is running for governor of California so he can run false Facebook ads

Hundreds of Facebook Employees to CEO Zuckerberg: 'Free Speech and Paid Speech Are Not the Same Thing'

Army Officer Who Heard Trump’s Ukraine Call Reported Concerns

Democrats Move Toward Bringing Impeachment Inquiry Public

California Wildfires Live Updates: Getty Fire Rages as 405 Jams

Dissent Erupts at Facebook Over Hands-Off Stance on Political Ads

Former Boston College Student Charged in Boyfriend’s Suicide

The Ransomware Superhero of Normal, Illinois: Thanks to Michael Gillespie, an obscure programmer at a Nerds on Call repair store, hundreds of thousands of ransomware victims have recovered their files for free.

Dissent Erupts at Facebook Over Hands-Off Stance on Political Ads

Students create VR game from view of Hong Kong’s ‘frontline protesters’

AT&T loses another 1.3 million TV customers as DirecTV freefall continues

Al-Baghdadi Raid Was a Victory Built on Factors Trump Derides

Google owner Alphabet in bid to buy Fitbit - sources

Why did Microsoft fund an Israeli firm that surveils West Bank Palestinians?

Quantum computing’s ‘Hello World’ moment

The Real Mark Zuckerberg Is A Lot Less Impressive Than The Movie Version

For Trump, No Joy in Mudville

Lab cultured 'steaks' grown on an artificial gelatin scaffold - Ethical meat eating could soon go beyond burgers.

How Aldous Huxley prophesied the Big Data nightmare | Those in power use mind-melting entertainment to distract us, Huxley said. Have we realized his dystopia?

Watching the Raid Was Like a Movie, the President Said. Except There Was No Live Audio.

How the Astros Won Game 5 of the World Series

Extra, Extra! Prez Won’t Read All About It

How Commandos Could Quickly Confirm They Got Their Target

John Conyers Jr., Longest-Serving African-American in Congressional History, Dies at 90

Before Deadly Crashes, Boeing Pushed for Law That Undercut Oversight