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How are Americans expressing their anger and anxiety over the Trump administration? Email. Lots of email. The post Apps Make Pestering Congress So Easy That It Can’t Keep Up appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

The Talent Act and the Presidential Innovation Fellowship become President Obama’s final love letter to technology and technologists. The post The Race to Pass Obama’s Last Law and Save Tech in DC appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

Whitehouse.gov’s petitions may not translate directly into policy, but they’re an important step along the path to change—if Trump keeps them live. The post A Petition Didn’t Make Trump Give Up His Tax Returns—But It Made Him Listen appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

Facebook’s Trending Topics—an innocuous-seeming module that has become a magnet for controversy over bias and fake news—is getting another reboot. The post Facebook Reboots Trending Topics—Again—as Fake News Festers appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

At first, Jesse Richman was excited by all the attention his research was getting. Now, he has days when he wishes he had never published it. The post Author of Trump’s Favorite Voter Fraud Study Says Everyone’s Wrong appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

Google wants you to know that it’s on a rampage against bad ads—a problem that has become especially pressing as fake news sites try to cash in on clicks. The post Google Goes After Bad Ads and Bad Sites That Profit From Them appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

No machine has ever beaten the top players at no-limit Texas Hold ‘Em. But this time it’s different. The post Artificial Intelligence Is About to Conquer Poker, But Not Without Human Help appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

Because fake news doesn’t only come from wingnuts’ basements. The post Fake Think Tanks Fuel Fake News—And the President’s Tweets appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

New chairman Ajit Pai is poised to undo the Obama administration’s legacy on net neutrality, privacy, and more. The post Trump’s FCC Pick Doesn’t Bode Well For Net Neutrality appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

Telcos want to buy up content companies to hedge against multiple assaults on their traditional business models. The post Sprint Takes Tidal Stake to Ward Off Threats from All Sides appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico