China Leaps Ahead in Effort to Rein In Algorithms
TAIPEI—A sweeping new plan to restrain the algorithms that power tech platforms has thrust China to the forefront of a…
Schumer Sets Up Vote on Debt Ceiling, Says It Must Be Raised by End of Week
WASHINGTON—Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer set up a vote by Wednesday on increasing the federal government’s borrowing ceiling, but didn’t…
Democrats face reality of cutting Biden social welfare bill
Democrats are being thwarted by strong party divisions over how to move forward on key parts of President Biden’s economic…
U.S. Wants New Trade Talks With China, but Will Keep Tariffs
WASHINGTON—The Biden administration began defining its China trade policy Monday, saying it aims to launch new talks with Beijing but…
Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp Outage: What to Do When Your Online Life Vanishes
It seemed like life was unlivable on Monday.For more than five hours, Facebook Inc.’s FB -4.89% platforms—including Instagram, WhatsApp and…
NATO faces day of reckoning amid Afghanistan withdrawal, China’s rise
The West’s inglorious exit from Afghanistan has sparked a long-awaited reckoning for NATO and has fueled major questions about the…
Warren Calls on SEC to Investigate Federal Reserve Officials’ Trading
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D., Mass.) asked the Securities and Exchange Commission to investigate whether personal financial investments by senior Federal…
Daniel Craig on bidding Bond goodbye in ‘No Time to Die’
NEW YORK (AP) – When Daniel Craig first got the gig, he felt like something had gone amiss. “You’ve got…
Amplify Energy Shares Tumble After California Oil Spill
Oil washed up on Huntington Beach, Calif., on Sunday. Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images By Colin Kellaher Updated Oct. 4, 2021…
Facebook Seeks Dismissal of Government’s Do-Over Antitrust Lawsuit
WASHINGTON— Facebook Inc. FB -4.89% filed a new motion Monday seeking the dismissal of a government antitrust case alleging the…
Youngkin seeks to mobilize parents against McAuliffe after comments about school input
Virginia GOP gubernatorial nominee Glenn Youngkin is hammering Democrat Terry McAuliffe‘s comments about limiting parents’ role in education, in hopes…
Empty Buildings in China’s Provincial Cities Testify to Evergrande Debacle
LU’AN, China—Rows of residential towers, some 26 stories high, stand unfinished in this provincial city about 350 miles west of…
Media road whores are Biden band’s only fans left
ANALYSIS/OPINION: President Biden’s administration really is an aging rock band that hasn’t had a hit in memory. Or ever. Even…
War of weaponized influence’: U.S. spending millions on tools to find foreign tweets and memes
The U.S. government is building expensive tools to fight enemies that use tweets and memes instead of bullets and bombs.…
Joe Biden plays down Kyrsten Sinema bathroom harassment
President Biden downplayed the leftist activists who followed Sen. Kyrsten Sinema into a bathroom and videotaped her, calling such actions…