Yesterday, Zuck appeared before Congress, where he was asked questions about Facebook’s data, political ads, cryptocurrency project Libra, and his haircut.
As some of the world’s superpowers sign a historic nuclear accord with Iran, it’s worth getting up to speed with what the deal entails. Here’s what you need to know.
Astronomers try and convince Congress to give them more money to help discover life on other planets.
Well, it’s nice to see that the House and Senate can agree on something. Although in this case they’ve agreed to a provision snuck into the U.S. military’s 2012 funding bill that grants the military power to conduct “offensive” strikes online — including clandestine attacks. And won’t that be fun for everybody.
The American Senate has officially begun holding hearings on the the ‘Internet Blacklist Bill,’ also known as the “PROTECT IP Act” or the “Stop Online Piracy Act.” It is potentially the most harmful bit of Internet censorship legislation to date, and you should know what’s going to happen if it passes.