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Senate report says Russian election interference ‘invariably’ supported Trump, recommends national PSA – TechCrunch

A bipartisan Senate investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election released today definitively implicates the country in online operations…

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Senate Intelligence Committee releases first volume of its investigation into Russian election hacking – TechCrunch

The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence today released the first volume of its bipartisan investigation into Russia’s attempts to interfere…

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Maine lawmakers pass bill to prevent ISPs from selling browsing data without consent – TechCrunch

Good news! Maine lawmakers have passed a bill that will prevent internet providers from selling consumers’ private internet data to…

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What this Obscure Agency Does and Why It Matters to Your Fund or Startup – TechCrunch

How the government plans to fight foreign investment in tech companies and venture capital Evan J. Zimmerman 7 hours Evan…

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Democrats draw up bill that would require tech platforms to assess algorithmic bias – TechCrunch

Democratic lawmakers have proposed a bill to address the algorithmic biases lurking under the surface of tech’s biggest platforms. The…

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The Green New Deal is long on vision, short on details, and a potential windfall for startups – TechCrunch

The Green New Deal has landed. Proposed by the rising star of the Democratic Party, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Senator…

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Trump agrees to reopen the federal government through mid-February – TechCrunch

On Friday, President Trump announced his intentions to back off of his demand for border wall funding, allowing the federal…

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Politiscope, an app to track Congressional voting records and bills, launches on android devices – TechCrunch

Last September two former National Football League players launched an app called Politiscope to track the voting records of members…

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U.S. senator puts out a call to find regional manager for Scranton, Pennsylvania

Wanted: Regional ManagerImage: jUSTIN LUBIN/NBCU PHOTO BANK VIA GETTY IMAGES By Nicole Gallucci2019-01-18 19:09:15 UTC Look out Michael Scott, the…

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These are all the federal HTTPS domains that’ll expire soon because of the US government shutdown – TechCrunch

We like to think of ourselves as nerds here at TechCrunch, which is why we’re bring you this. During the…