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Watchdog: IRS Declined to Patch Known Weakness Ahead of Tax Day Crash

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An inspector general report says the agency opted not to go with an untested patch based on a contractor’s recommendation.

  • By Aaron Boyd
Hillary Clinton pumps her fist as she is introduced at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., Friday, May 25, 2018. Hillary Clinton pumps her fist as she is introduced at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., Friday, May 25, 2018.

Hillary Clinton’s Three-Point Plan for Solving Tech’s Diversity Problem

Interrogate root causes, instead of results.

  • By Leah Fessler, Quartz

As Google Plans To Re-Enter China, Lawmakers Have Concerns

The tech giant originally left China eight years ago due to censorship concerns.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild

Phishing Is the Internet’s Most Successful Con

Tricking people out of sensitive information online is far too easy.

  • By Quinn Norton, The Atlantic

NASA's Space Probes Shouldn't Be Tacky Billboards

Apollo, Voyager, Hubble … The Dorito?

  • By Marina Koren, The Atlantic
John Hennessy, Chair of Alphabet, Google’s parent company. John Hennessy, Chair of Alphabet, Google’s parent company.

Silicon Valley’s Leadership Is Lacking, According to One of Its Most Prominent Leaders

"This notion of leadership as service needs further attention in the valley."

  • By Oliver Staley, Quartz

Should Startups Ask For Permission or Beg For Forgiveness?

Hundreds of innovative businesses operate in legal grey areas.

  • By Simone Stolzoff, Quartz

A New Kind of Labor Movement in Silicon Valley

Employees at Google and elsewhere are protesting their bosses’ business decisions. Will that evolve into a more sustained labor movement?

  • By Rick Paulas, The Atlantic

Hey Tech Support Scams, Google Is On To You

The tech giant is taking action against this common scheme.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild

The Online Gig Economy’s ‘Race to the Bottom’

When the whole world is fighting for the same jobs, what happens to workers?

  • By Alana Semuels, The Atlantic

Five Eyes Intel Alliance Urges Big Tech to Help Break Encrypted Messages

The U.S. and four major allies warn new legislation might be necessary to ensure law enforcement can access communications.

  • By Joseph Marks
A woman walks past a mosque collapsed during Sunday's earthquake in Gangga, Lombok Island, Indonesia. A woman walks past a mosque collapsed during Sunday's earthquake in Gangga, Lombok Island, Indonesia.

Google and Harvard Made AI to Predict Earthquake Aftershocks

They used a database of more than 131,000 earthquakes.

  • By Dave Gershgorn, Quartz

Oracle Files Supplemental Protest Against Pentagon's JEDI Cloud Contract

The company’s keeping the heat on the Defense Department.

  • By Frank Konkel

Big Tech's Newest Experiment in Criminal-Justice Reform

Unicorn startup Slack is launching an apprenticeship program for formerly incarcerated people. But will the industry ever hire from the inside en masse?

  • By Alexis Madrigal, The Atlantic
U.S. Army Undersecretary Ryan McCarthy, Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Jim McConville a University of Texas at Austin 3D printing lab, Thursday, August 23, 2018. U.S. Army Undersecretary Ryan McCarthy, Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Jim McConville a University of Texas at Austin 3D printing lab, Thursday, August 23, 2018.

Austin, Texas, Just Became the U.S. Army’s Silicon Valley

The service is making a big bet that getting closer to tech startups will help deter future adversaries.

  • By Patrick Tucker, Defense One

Apple, IBM, and Google Don’t Care Anymore if You Went to College

Companies will hire the candidates whose experience and skills best suit them for the job.

  • By Corinne Purtill, Quartz

Slack Was Able to Become a $7 Billion Company by Playing Nice With Others

Slack’s ethos is one of inclusion

  • By Simone Stolzoff, Quartz

Someone Is Waging a Secret War to Undermine the Pentagon’s Huge Cloud Contract

The battle for the Defense Department’s $10 billion war cloud is getting a lot more interesting.

  • By Kevin Baron, Frank Konkel and Patrick Tucker

Teaching Kids to Code During the Summer—for $1,000 a Week

Are private summer camps exacerbating tech's diversity problem?

  • By Lindsay Gellman, Quartz
Attendees at the Google Developer Day walks past a mural being painted in Beijing, China, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016. Attendees at the Google Developer Day walks past a mural being painted in Beijing, China, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016.

1,400 Google Employees Are Demanding Transparency Around the Company’s Return to China

Google pulled out of China in 2010 because of the country’s censorship policies.

  • By Ashley Rodriguez, Quartz