Tech companies went to Capitol Hill on Wednesday to discuss a potential federal privacy law. Getty Images The United States’ privacy regulations shouldn’t be anything like Europe’s, tech giants argued on…
A Knight Foundation study analyzed more than 10 million tweets and retweets. Getty Images We’re not done with fake news on social media yet. More than 80 percent of the…
Billionaire Tom Steyer and his tie answer questions during the Democratic presidential debate at Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio, Tuesday. Win McNamee/Getty Images Twelve Democratic candidates for president faced off…
Civil rights groups are calling for local officials to end their partnerships with Ring. Chris Monroe/CNET Ring has more than 500 police partnerships across the US, and a coalition of…
Mark Zuckerberg says privately that he’ll fight regulators who want to break up Facebook. James Martin/CNET Mark Zuckerberg is ready to “go to the mat” and fight for Facebook if…
President Trump is hosting a meeting between video game industry executives and their harshest critics. Getty Images The White House was the scene of a dramatic showdown Thursday over gun…
After Election Day, 21 states now have legalized the purchase and possession of cannabis for recreational use. Carol Yepes/Getty Images On Election Day, voters in five states addressed whether recreational marijuana should…
Women weren’t underrepresented at COP27, but were underrepresented in positions of power. Katie Collins/CNET This story is part of CNET Zero, a series that chronicles the impact of climate change…
Mark Zuckerberg served as a punching bag on Capitol Hill this week. For nearly five hours on Tuesday, the first of two sessions of congressional testimony this week, the Facebook…
An antitrust investigation into Facebook has recruited new support. Angela Lang/CNET New York Attorney General Letitia James on Tuesday said 47 attorneys general are now part of an investigation into…
