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Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA), who represents Silicon Valley, talked about the big issues facing the tech industry and the oversight role of Congress.

The House Homeland Security Committee held a hearing to examine the government use of facial recognition and other biometric technologies. Witnesses included officials from U.S. Customs and…

David Kaye, United Nations special rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression, talked about policing free speech on the internet.

A three-judge panel in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in New York City heard oral argument in Knight First Amendment Institute v. Trump, a case concerning the 45th president’s…

Washington Post technology policy reporter Cat Zakrzewski previewed the White House Social Media Summit.

Senators spoke to reporters on Capitol Hill following a closed-door briefing on election security. Senators also responded to questions on the resignation of British Ambassador to the U.S.…

The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on protecting children online and data privacy. Witnesses discussed the prevalence of online predators using social media to exploit minors,…

New York University hosted an all-day conference in Washington, D.C., on race and technology. In this portion of the discussion, two professors studying the intersections of race and…

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) Center for Data Innovation hosted a discussion on setting standards…

Cal Newport talked about his book, Digital Minimalism, in which he questions the value of being digitally connected all the time.

The Senate Commerce Committee held a hearing to examine how technology companies use algorithms and machine learning to influence the public. Witnesses included industry scholars and…

The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law held a hearing to examine the impact of online media platforms on the news industry. Witnesses included…

In Breaking and Entering: The Extraordinary Story of a Hacker Called “Alien", author Jeremy Smith told the story of "Alien,” a prominent “white-hat” hacker who ran her own cybersecurity firm. Through “Alien’s”…

Executives from Facebook, Twitter and Google testified on Capitol Hill about efforts to counter online terror content, hate speech, and misinformation on their platforms. The social media…

Julie Albright talked about Left to Their Own Devices: How Digital Natives Are Reshaping the American Dream. In her book she explored the intersection of social behavior and technology and…

Andres Oppenheimer talked about the future of automation and the jobs that will eventually be taken over by robots.

Technology reporter Anna Wiener spoke with BookTV about her book, Uncanny Valley: A Memoir, in which she recounted her experiences working for tech start-ups in San Francisco.

David Chavern (News Media Alliance) and Matthew Schruers (Computer and Communications Industry Association) talked about the future of journalism in the age of big technoloyg firms like…

In the weekly Democratic address, Representative Zoe Lofgren (CA) the passage by House Democrats of the Securing America’s Federal Elections (SAFE) Act. Proponents say the measure would…

New York Times reporter David Sanger talked about the situation with Iran, his latest book, The Perfect Weapon: War, Sabotage, and Fear in the Cyber Age and his thoughts on what’s next with…