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Tech companies are growing worried that an aging Congress can't meet their needs. But some members of Congress don't seem too concerned.

The online giants are promoting educational initiatives for young users to educate them on media, working to remove unwanted content.

Commentary Hacker and network security specialist Peiter “Mudge” Zatko testified Tuesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee about allegations ...

Today's Water Cooler

Usually associated with cryptocurrency transactions, blockchain has a wealth of potential for many business activities, particularly in building trust. So why aren’t firms adopting it more?

Welcome to the July 2022 Citizen Tech, InformationWeek’s monthly policy bulletin. This month we are looking at the triumph of Biden’s semiconductor bill, long held up in the Senate; discussions at the SEC over crypto tokens and securities law; Russia’s one-sided information war; interesting results from a census of European digital business; data privacy for women in states that ban abortion; airport infrastructure; and Elon Musk being Elon Musk.

From today, BEIS is widening the goalposts for its Help to Grow: Digital scheme, almost tripling the number of businesses able to access discounts on software that will improve productivity.

Twitter is suing the Indian government for requiring it to censor tweets.

Australian major retailers Bunnings and Kmart have become the subject of an investigation over their use of facial ...

After a decade of hands-off regulation, four federal regulators are stepping up their oversight of the digital economy focusing on computer algorithms, automated decision-making and digital transparency.