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Microsoft Wants Congress to Regulate Facial Recognition

Microsoft President and Chief Legal Officer Brad Smith

One of these metrics for regulation could be ensuring the technology works similarly for all

  • By Dave Gershgorn, Quartz

Microsoft Is Putting Slack On Notice

The company's new product appears positioned to directly compete with Slack’s free offering.

  • By Mike Murphy, Quartz

DHS Would Get More Power to Bar Risky Contractors Under Dueling Proposals

Congress and the White House are zeroing in on supply chain threats.

  • By Joseph Marks

Energy Opens Portal to National Labs Experts, Tech

The Lab Partnership Service website gives private-sector innovators better access to public-sector research and technology.

  • By Aaron Boyd

Google’s Duplex AI Could Kill the Call Center

And little is known about how this AI system actually works.

  • By Dave Gershgorn, Quartz

Why Can’t Europe Create Tech Giants Like the U.S. and China?

Europe churns out plenty of top-of-class mathematicians, computer scientists, and software developers.

  • By John Detrixhe, Quartz

Trump Leaves the Fate of Nearly 100,000 Indian H-1B Spouses in Limbo Again

The deadline DHS set has ended.

  • By Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz

Tech Companies Just Woke Up to a Big Problem With Their AI

AI and facial recognition are colliding in an alarming way.

  • By Dave Gershgorn, Quartz
Microsoft President Bill Gates, left, and other software industry executives testify on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, March 3, 1998. Microsoft President Bill Gates, left, and other software industry executives testify on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, March 3, 1998.

The 17 Years Since the Microsoft Antitrust Case Taught Us That Regulation Can Spur Innovation

The Microsoft case set a precedent for not breaking up big tech companies.

  • By Simone Stolzoff, Quartz

General: Project Maven Is Just the Beginning of the Military’s Use of AI

Air Combat Command chief invites tech firms to help build next-gen tools for the Pentagon. Also says dissent "is part of being an American."

  • By Marcus Weisgerber, Defense One
President Donald Trump, center, speaks as he is seated between Tim Cook, Chief Executive Officer of Apple, left, and Satya Nadella, Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft, right, during an American Technology Council roundtable. President Donald Trump, center, speaks as he is seated between Tim Cook, Chief Executive Officer of Apple, left, and Satya Nadella, Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft, right, during an American Technology Council roundtable.

The Tech Industry Is Fighting Trump—and Mostly Losing

Legal opposition and strongly worded remarks could not defeat the president’s travel ban.

  • By Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic

The Best Place to Get a Tech Job Without a College Degree, Ranked By City and State

More and more technical jobs are becoming blue-collar ones.

  • By Michael J. Coren, Quartz

Google’s Withdrawal from Pentagon AI Project Risks U.S. Lives, Says Work

Former deputy defense secretary says the tech giant should consider how its work might help save U.S. troops — and how it is currently helping China.

  • By Bradley Peniston, Defense One
Jennifer Pahlka, the founder of Code for America Jennifer Pahlka, the founder of Code for America

Civic Tech in a Time of Technopessimism

Since 2016, the technology industry has been looking for answers. Code for America might have one.

  • By Alexis Madrigal, The Atlantic

Silicon Valley Is Less Likely to Believe H-1B Workers Are Stealing U.S. Jobs

Current and former tech employees view things a little differently.

  • By Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz
Oculus Founder Palmer Luckey Oculus Founder Palmer Luckey

Oculus Founder Palmer Luckey Is Building a Defense Contractor With Consumer Technology

Its first major project: A virtual border wall between the United States and Mexico.

  • By Dave Gershgorn, Quartz

Google Had 85,000 Reasons to Change its Mind About Its Pentagon Contract

Employee backlash can be very powerful.

  • By Oliver Staley, Quartz
Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va. Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va.

Lawmaker: Congress Will 'Mess Up' Tech Regulation Without Help from Industry

Leaving Congress alone to regulate the tech industry may not be the best idea.

  • By Jack Corrigan

Scrapped: $24M Plan to Replace Refrigerators On Air Force One

Rep. Joe Courtney says the no-bid deal “didn’t pass the smell test.”

  • By Marcus Weisgerber, Defense One

Microsoft Has Agreed to Buy GitHub for $7.5 billion

The acquisition of GitHub will likely strengthen Microsoft’s cloud services offerings.

  • By Mike Murphy, Quartz