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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 24: A visual representation of the digital Cryptocurrency, Bitcoin on October 24, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Bitcoin mining energy costs raise concern, prompt little action

By Steven Harras
Posted June 25, 2019 at 7:30am
Senate Commerce Chairman Roger Wicker says “there has been no timetable” for a data privacy bill. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Progress on federal data privacy bill slows in both chambers

By Gopal Ratnam
Posted June 25, 2019 at 6:30am
Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who has called for breaking up Facebook, is using the platform the most among Democratic presidential candidates. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

When it comes to Facebook, breaking up is hard to do

By Shawn Zeller
Posted June 24, 2019 at 7:30am
Emissions spew from a large stack at the coal fired Brandon Shores Power Plant in Baltimore.

Trump energy plan faces legal blitz over weaker emissions standards

By Elvina Nawaguna and Jacob Fischler
Posted June 20, 2019 at 11:50am
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, and Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., are among the more promiment hawks when it comes to Iran. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

3 things to watch: Before any Iran conflict, Trump faces war within his own team

By John T. Bennett
Posted June 20, 2019 at 11:43am
Silicon Valley Rising organized protests at Google's annual shareholder meeting. (Laura Weiss/CQ Roll Call)

Google workers, labor advocates confront parent Alphabet over practices

By Laura Weiss
Posted June 19, 2019 at 5:54pm
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., talks with reporters after the Republican Senate Policy Luncheon on May 14, 2019. Rubio filed an amendment to a defense authorization bill barring Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei from pursuing intellectual property claims against U.S. Companies if the administration finds the company poses an "undue risk" to telecommunication systems. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Sen. Rubio wants to stop Huawei from filing U.S. patent lawsuits

By Mark Bocchetti
Posted June 19, 2019 at 11:38am
U.S. consumers spent $64 billion through mobile wallet apps or dedicated apps from a retailer last year. (Courtesy iStock)

Mobile payments up but pace of growth slows

By Caitlin Reilly
Posted June 18, 2019 at 8:30am
The prospect of an external attack has driven the Census Bureau to lean on the Department of Homeland Security. Above, workers attend a training session in Houston in February 2016. (Scott Dalton/Houston Census Office)

Is the census ready for its online debut?

By Michael Macagnone
Posted June 18, 2019 at 8:00am
Using Huawei technologies opens the entire communications chain to spying by the Chinese government, Hawley says. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Sen. Josh Hawley: ‘Huawei is not the answer’

By Dean DeChiaro
Posted June 11, 2019 at 6:00am