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Lawmakers Want More Information from Facebook, Google and Twitter on Russia’s Interference in 2016 Election

November 1, 2017 Focus Washington

Lawmakers from both parties on the Senate Judiciary Committee gathered Facebook, Google and Twitter officials on Tuesday and expressed frustration with their response to the use of the platforms by Russia in the presidential election. The lawmakers […]

Facebook Estimates that 126mn People Saw Russian-backed Content

October 31, 2017 Focus Washington

Facebook estimates that 470 Russian-backed accounts connected to a single pro-Kremlin firm, the Internet Research Agency, produced more than 80,000 posts on the social network between January 2015 and August 2017- reaching approximately 126 million […]

Rosenstein Doubts Foreign Ads Would Sway American Voters

October 27, 2017 Focus Washington

The Justice Department official who is supervising the special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into possible complicity of the President Donald Trump’s campaign in Russian efforts to meddle into last year’s election claimed that he doubts […]

Kaspersky Admits: We Obtained Suspected NSA Hacking Code

October 25, 2017 Focus Washington

Russian multinational cybersecurity and anti-virus provider Kaspersky Lab confessed that its security software had taken source code for a secret American hacking tool from a personal computer in the U.S. The company’s statement describes the […]

Tech Companies to Form Coalition to Lobby for Dreamers to Stay in U.S.

October 20, 2017 Focus Washington

Group of companies in technology and other industries are planning to form a coalition to demand legislation that would allow young illegal immigrants in the U.S. a path to permanent residency, Reuters reports. According to […]

McCain Co-Sponsors Bill that Aims at Facebook and Google

October 19, 2017 Focus Washington

The Honest Ads Act which is to be revealed at a press conference would impose regulations on internet companies such as Facebook and Google, requiring them to archive advertisements bought around election content in a […]

Mueller Interviews Cyber Expert Who Colluded with Russians

October 18, 2017 Focus Washington

Matt Tait, a cybersecurity expert who claims a Republican opposition researcher recruited him to collude with Russians in the 2016 presidential elections, was interviewed by special counsel Robert Mueller. Tait was interviewed as part of […]

FCC Has no Jurisdiction to Revoke License

October 18, 2017 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump’s suggestion that the Federal Communications Commission revoke NBC’s broadcast license was dismissed by the agency six days after his tweet, because, as Chairman Ajit Pai said, the FCC has no authority to […]

Twitter Deleted Data that Could Be Important for Russia Probe

October 13, 2017 Focus Washington

Cyber-security officials confirmed that Twitter has deleted tweets and other data that have great value for investigators who are probing whether Russia manipulated the social media platform during the presidential elections last year. It is […]

Contract with Equifax Temporarily Suspended

October 13, 2017 Focus Washington

The $7.2 million contract that the IRS recently awarded to Equifax has been temporarily suspended. Under the contract, the company was to verify taxpayers’ identities when they create accounts on the company’s website, as a […]

Chief of Staff’s Phone Compromised

October 9, 2017 Focus Washington

The White House has reason to believe that John Kelly’s personal cellphone may have been compromised in President Donald Trump’s transition headquarters in late 2016. Kelly reported that after entering the transition office space, his […]

Russian-linked Facebook Ads Targeting Wisconsin and Michigan

October 4, 2017 Focus Washington

During the last presidential elections, a number of Russian-linked Facebook ads were targeted at Michigan and Wisconsin, sources say. The two states played a key role in Donald Trump’s victory over Democratic candidate Hilary Clinton. […]

Tech Industry Reach Rare Consensus with Republicans on Tax Reform Plan

September 29, 2017 Focus Washington

The tech industry has become an unlikely ally to congressional Republicans in their push for sweeping tax cuts, The Hill reports. President Donald Trump has been arguing frequently with tech giants, and in the latest […]

Twitter Suspends Hundreds of Russia-linked Accounts

September 29, 2017 Focus Washington

Twitter issued an announcement Thursday that it had suspended 201 Russia-linked accounts that posted thousands of political ads on Facebook, but some lawmakers expressed dissatisfaction saying the problem is far broader, The Washington Post reports. […]

Top Democrat on Senate Intel Sees Reddit as Potential Russian Target

September 27, 2017 Focus Washington

The ranking Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, Senator Mark Warner considers Reddit as a potential tool of Russian social media influence, The Hill reports. Warner has also spearheaded efforts to scrutinize Facebook and Twitter […]

U.S. Stealth Fighter Jets Adding More Firepower

September 22, 2017 Focus Washington

The United States military showed North Korean leader Kim Jong-un its new fighter jet this week, when four F-35 Joint Strike Fighters conducted a training flight over the peninsula, loaded with live bombs and missiles, […]

U.S. Securities Regulator Hack Rattles Investors, Stirs Doubts

September 21, 2017 Focus Washington

Wall Street’s top regulator faced questions on Thursday about its defenses against cybercriminals after admitting hackers breached its electronic database of corporate announcements and may have used it for insider trading, Reuters reports. The incursion […]

Intel Director Criticizes Former Officials for Comments on Trump

September 14, 2017 Focus Washington

Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats on Wednesday called it “troubling” to hear outside officials criticize the White House’s approach to intelligence, The Hill reports. In a speech at the Billington CyberSecurity Summit in Washington, […]

Facebook Undermines Own Efforts to Fight Fake News

September 7, 2017 Focus Washington

The fact-checkers enlisted by Facebook to help clear the site of “fake news” say the social media giant’s refusal to share information is hurting their efforts, Politico reports. In December, Facebook promised to address the […]

CIA Tech Leader Says AI Can Be ‘Process No One Understands’

September 7, 2017 Focus Washington

The CIA’s head of technology development says staying ahead of Russia and China is not as tough as getting U.S. leaders to listen to their own artificial intelligence analysis, Defense One reports. “I just want […]

U.S. Police Could Be Using Military Drones by 2025

August 29, 2017 Focus Washington

American police departments might be replacing their helicopters for modified versions of military drone aircrafts as of 2025, Defense One reported. According to Defense One, the drones are cheaper, fly longer, and are easier to […]

Intel CEO Third Executive to Resign from Trump Council after Charlottesville Incident

August 15, 2017 Focus Washington

The CEO of Intel on Monday is the third executive to announce his resignation from President Trump’s American Manufacturing Council, after the violence that occurred in Charlottesville, Va. over the weekend, the Hill reports. “I resigned to […]

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Elon Musk Says AI Is More of a Threat than North Korea

August 12, 2017 Focus Washington

Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Friday said that people should be more concerned with Artificial Intelligence (AI) than the risk posed by escalating tensions with North Korea, The Hill reports. “If you’re not concerned about […]

Tech Leaders Dissatisfied with Trump’s Immigration Plan

August 4, 2017 Focus Washington

The tech industry is unhappy with the merit-based immigration plan President Donald Trump endorsed this week. The Independent reported industry leaders do not think the legislation does enough to improve the number of skilled foreign […]

Kushner Asks Tech Giants to Help Upgrade Federal Agencies

August 4, 2017 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner is considering a system where leading tech engineers would serve a “tour of duty” advising the government on how to upgrade its digital infrastructure, The Hill […]

First Successful Human Embryo Editing Experiment in U.S

August 3, 2017 Focus Washington

Scientists have successfully edited the DNA of human embryos to erase a heritable heart condition that is known for causing sudden death in young competitive athletes, cracking open the doors to a controversial new era […]

Feds Eye Crackdown on Digital Coin Investments

July 31, 2017 Focus Washington

A new approach to fundraising by startups that uses digital currencies like bitcoin is sparking concern among lawmakers and regulators, and calls for stricter rules. Initial coin offerings are at issue, whereas new companies or […]

Hackers Accidentally Create Network Busting Malware

July 31, 2017 Focus Washington

Newly detailed malware can knock networks offline with devastating efficiency, although the effected networks might not be the ones intended by the malware creators. The malware was presented by the security firm Arbor Networks on […]

Justice Department Announces Takedown of Dark Web Market AlphaBay

July 21, 2017 Focus Washington

The Justice Department and its international partners announced Thursday a takedown of a massive Dark Web marketplace that was allegedly one of the world’s biggest sources for the sale of drugs and illicit materials, striking […]

Democrat Lawmaker to Elon Musk: Build Your Hyperloop in Texas

July 21, 2017 Focus Washington

Representative Joaquin Castro called on Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk to build a Hyperloop in Texas after the billionaire tweeted he had received “verbal approval” from the “government” to build a Hyperloop transit system […]

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