She Wants to Break Up Big Everything
New York Times
WASHINGTON — One night five years ago, Sarah Miller, a former Treasury Department aide, was trying to make sense of an economic recovery that had left the country in the…
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What Happens When QAnon Seeps From the Web to the Offline World
A city council member in California took the dais and quoted from QAnon, a pro-Trump conspiracy theory about “deep state” traitors plotting against the president, concluding her remarks, “God bless…
The Only Safe Election Is a Low-Tech Election
After Monday’s Iowa caucus debacle, I’ve decided that Americans should vote by etching our preferred candidate’s name into a stone tablet with a hammer and chisel. Or maybe by dropping…
YouTube Says It Will Ban Misleading Election-Related Content
BOSTON — YouTube said on Monday that it plans to remove misleading election-related content[1] that can cause “serious risk of egregious harm,” the first time the video platform has comprehensively…
Britain Defies Trump Plea to Ban Huawei From 5G Network
LONDON — Britain said on Tuesday that it would not ban equipment made by the Chinese technology giant Huawei from being used in its new high-speed 5G wireless network, the…
How China Obtains American Trade Secrets
BEIJING — The new trade deal between Washington and Beijing[1] is intended in part to address one of the most acrimonious issues between them: China’s tactics in acquiring technology[2] from…
Apple Takes a (Cautious) Stand Against Opening a Killer’s iPhones
SAN FRANCISCO — Apple is privately preparing for a legal fight with the Justice Department to defend encryption on its iPhones while publicly trying to defuse the dispute, as the…
Barr Asks Apple to Unlock Pensacola Killer’s Phones, Setting Up Clash
WASHINGTON — Attorney General William P. Barr declared on Monday that a deadly shooting last month at a naval air station in Pensacola, Fla., was an act of terrorism, and…
Buckle Up for Another Facebook Election
SAN FRANCISCO — If you were hoping to hear less about Facebook this year, you’re out of luck. The social platform announced on Thursday[1] — after months of hemming and…
Facebook Says It Won’t Back Down From Allowing Lies in Political Ads
SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook said on Thursday that it would not make any major changes to its political advertising policies, which allow lies in ads, despite pressure from lawmakers who…
