Major Anti-Tech Antitrust Package in Congress Moves Forward
Taken together, these six measures would have a major impact on the way we shop, chat, and otherwise go about our business online.
Taken together, these six measures would have a major impact on the way we shop, chat, and otherwise go about our business online.
The ShapeShift founder and early pioneer in the space talks about why bitcoin poses an existential threat to fiat money.
Law enforcers have plenty of tools; they just want to paw through our data without effort or expense.
An IBM team led by A.I. researcher Noam Slonim has devised a system that does not merely answer questions; it debates the questioners.
The former Google engineer talks about inflation, the Austrian school of economics, and how bitcoin is revolutionizing banking.
In many professional arenas, Wu's swings and misses would have consequences. In Wu's case, it landed him an advisory role in the Biden administration.
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Former Google engineer Vijay Boyapati talks inflation, the Austrian school of economics, and his new book on bitcoin.
We'll see about that, say anti-aging researchers.
The drug bust blurs the line between military operations and civilian law enforcement.
The Wyoming Republican says cryptocurrency will spur renewable energy, protect privacy, and possibly save the dollar.
The Wyoming Republican believes bitcoin provides a serious alternative store of value, will spur renewable energy, and just might save the dollar.
Our coverage of biohackers working on a DIY vaccine last year was solid reporting on an important subject. If YouTube insists on banning journalism like this, what's next?
A bipartisan bill aimed to help the U.S. “compete” with China would only slow down scientific progress.
People fret about online echo chambers, but offline echo chambers can be just as strong—or stronger.
"I chose to be that guy who didn't issue the apology," says Daniel Elder. "Things went from there and it wasn't good."
Two states have passed laws requiring court approval before the cops can use genetic genealogy services to track down a suspect.
The law would make a federal case out of every aggrieved internet user and compel companies to host messages they do not wish to platform.
It's ten times more powerful than the current U.S. effort.
Bloodstain pattern analysis is one of several forensic techniques that has come under scrutiny in recent years for its lack of established error rates.
Why is it so hard for him to just admit he was wrong?
Chairman Jerome Powell says the Fed will look into the "benefits and risks" of a digital dollar.
Science writer Steven Johnson, author of the new book Extra Life, on vaccines, medical breakthroughs, and life after Covid.
"A lot of what you're seeing as attacks on me quite frankly are attacks on science."
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Jones has been accused of fabricating her COVID-19 cover-up claims. Now she says she's running for Congress.
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I don't know the correct level of content moderation by Facebook, Twitter, Google, or Amazon, and neither do you.
Like a number of other modern conservatives, Thomas seems to think that Twitter and other tech companies are effectively censoring right-of-center views.
How reactionary politicians are using monopoly concerns as cover to pursue pre-existing political agendas
The COVID-19 adviser's unsatisfying explanation of his conversion feeds skepticism about the value of a sensible precaution.
A new article's authors thanked Twitter for calling out their problematic microaggressions.
The creator of ultra-woke poet Titania McGrath makes the case against cancel culture.
Theatrical safety checks don't keep people safe—vaccines do.
The company has agreed to purchase 15 supersonic airliners from Denver-based aerospace startup Boom.
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No, states can't use the 10th Amendment to overturn the First Amendment.
Prosecutors like to use the law against people who clearly weren't engaged in hacking. The Court is trying to rein them in.
The creator of Titania McGrath on cancel culture, government overreach, and younger generations' willingness to censor
There are any number of ways regulators may seek to clamp down on cryptocurrencies.
Elizabeth Ann, a black-footed ferret, was cloned from cells of another ferret that were cryopreserved at the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance's Frozen Zoo.
“The Act is so rife with fundamental infirmities that it appears to have been enacted without any regard for the Constitution,” the lawsuit reads.