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Apple and Google are building a virus-tracking system. Health officials say it will be practically useless. (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 05/18/2020 - 14:28Big Tech was first to send workers home. Now it’s in no rush to bring them back. (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 05/18/2020 - 14:18Editorial: Fighting the coronavirus means fighting misinformation, too (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 05/18/2020 - 14:18Op-Ed: In this moment of multiple crises, we need strong local journalism (Washington Post)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Mon, 05/18/2020 - 10:25Telemedicine keeps doctors and patients connected at a safe remove (Washington Post)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Sun, 05/17/2020 - 12:48Facebook acquires Giphy for $400M, a popular search engine for viral, animated images. Will integrate into Instagram (Washington Post)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Fri, 05/15/2020 - 10:50Senate passes FISA surveillance reform bill, paving way for House passage
The Senate adopted a package of surveillance reforms its backers say will help rein in abuses, following an inspector general report that found fault with the FBI’s handling of an investigation into a former Trump campaign aide. The 80-to-16 vote paves the way for final House passage of the bill to renew the USA Freedom Act.
Postal Service to review package delivery fees as President Trump influence grows (Washington Post)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Thu, 05/14/2020 - 18:39Trump nominee to head US Agency for Global Media is under investigation
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Robert Menendez (D-NJ) says Public Media Lab, a nonprofit organization that is run by Michael Pack, is under investigation by the District of Columbia’s attorney general. Pack is President Trump’s nominee to lead the US Agency for Global Media, the federal media agency with oversight of Voice of America and other news outlets. The attorney general’s office is investigating whether Pack’s use of Public Media Lab funds was “unlawful and whether he improperly used those funds to benefit himself.” The DC attorney general informed the committee o