The FCC’s landmark decision on net neutrality has produced all sorts of speculation about the degree to which well-known tech giants shaped the outcome. Gawker, for instance, claimed that Americans can thank a benevolent Facebook-Google cabal for the… Read more »
A bitter fight between the Justice Department and Silicon Valley is expanding as a diverse group of companies have lined up behind Twitter in a case that will help determine the limits of free speech… Read more »
AT&T just rolled out blazing fast fiber-to-home internet service in Kansas City for $70 a month. But there’s a catch: customers who don’t want the telecom giant spying on their web surfing will… Read more »
Facebook wants to cheat death. Or at least the laws governing death. That’s how a cynic might see a new feature that lets users hand over part of their profile when they pass away. The feature… Read more »
Many consumers have grown resigned to the parade of privacy breaches that occur when apps or big tech companies like Facebook or Google misuse their personal data. These incidents typically result in a slap on the… Read more »
In the months before Facebook became a public company in May 2012, shares in the social media network were the most sought-after investment opportunity in the company. Some people were so… Read more »
Some familiar tech topics turned up in President Obama’s annual State of the Union address on Tuesday, including a pledge to build “the fastest internet” and the need to ensure hackers… Read more »
The federal government has changed course in a drug investigation in which agents pulled a woman’s photos from her cell phone without her permission and used them to create a fake Facebook account that… Read more »
Will the third time be the charm? In the last five years, Congress has twice tried to fix the country’s dysfunctional patent laws only to see those efforts founder at the hands of shrewd lobbying by reform opponents. Now, lawmakers… Read more »
Mark Zuckerberg’s global book club is off to a roaring start: it reportedly has more than 90,000 members and his first book selection is burning up the Amazon charts. Now, if only Mr. Zuckerberg would assure us this is more… Read more »