Uber continues self-driving vehicle testing in SF in defiance of DMV

 Uber won’t stop operating self-driving vehicles in San Francisco, despite an order from the California Department…

Twitter cuts Dataminr access for law enforcement fusion centers

 Facing pressure from the American Civil Liberties Union, Twitter announced that it will limit the data access…

Social media sites may need to apply age checks under UK anti-porn law

 Social media sites such as Twitter face being regulated in the UK under anti-porn proposals, as…

FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler to step down in January 2017

 The Federal Communications Commission has been led by Chairman Tom Wheeler for the past three years,…

Uber ordered to stop self-driving vehicle service in San Francisco

 Uber has been ordered to stop using self-driving cars in California by state regulators, according to…

Ashley Madison settles with the FTC over online dating hack

 More than a year after its total privacy meltdown, Ashley Madison will settle up. After news…

Trump hails Uber’s Kalanick and rockets SpaceX’s Musk to positions on Strategic and Policy Forum

 President-elect Donald J. Trump’s Strategic and Policy Forum has picked up two of the highest-flying and…

Tech companies should probably come out against a Muslim registry now

 With the Trump administration looming a hazy, ominous shade of toxic creamsicle orange on the horizon, some…