E.U.’s New Digital Czar: ‘Most Powerful Regulator of Big Tech on the Planet’ Margrethe Vestager, whose billion-dollar fines have made her loathed by Silicon Valley, has won new powers that give her unrivaled regulatory reach. President Trump says she “hates the United States.” Read More…
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N.S.A. Official: We Need to Prepare for the Future of War Technology is about to upend our entire national security infrastructure. Read More…
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Post-Trump Reforms – Executive Power The Times sent a survey to the 2020 candidates about their understanding of the scope and limits of the presidential authority they would wield if elected. Read More…
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Joe Walsh – Executive Power The Times sent a survey to the 2020 candidates about their understanding of the scope and limits of the presidential authority they would wield if elected. Read More…
Read moreJudge Lets Facebook Privacy Class Action Proceed, Calls Company’s Views ‘So Wrong’ A federal judge on Monday ordered Facebook Inc to face most of a nationwide lawsuit seeking damages for letting third parties such as Cambridge Analytica access users’ private data, calling the social media company’s views on privacy “so wrong.” Read More…
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How Top-Valued Microsoft Has Avoided the Big Tech Backlash Its “Evil Empire” moniker, once a label favored by the company’s critics, has fallen by the wayside. Read More…
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Introducing a New Feature: Mentor Texts Each entry will spotlight a Times text, then offer guided practice to help students both identify effective “writer’s moves” and emulate them in their own work. Read More…
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Telling Short, Memorable Stories From Your Life: ‘My Secret Pepsi Plot’ An invitation to students to tell a meaningful story in a limited number of words, with an example from The Times’s Lives column to help. Read More…
Read moreRBS May Face New PPI Hit of Up to 900 Million Pounds Britain’s Royal Bank of Scotland may have to shell out a further 900 million pounds to settle a final compensation bill for mis-selling payment protection insurance after a last-minute surge in customer claims. Read More…
Read moreDwight Howard Eager to Make Most of 2nd Chance With Lakers Dwight Howard says he is returning to the Los Angeles Lakers with a new outlook on basketball and his place in it. Read More…
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