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Mark Zuckerberg Appears Before Congress to Talk Libra Cryptocurrency Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg appeared in front of Congress to discuss the company's Libra cryptocurrency, and it didn't go great for old Zuck. Read more about what was asked, how he responded, and what the future of Libra entails.

NordVPN Admits Server Security Breach Yesterday, in a message on its site, NordVPN admitted that its servers had been breached by a third party, and that it had been left vulnerable for a short window. Despite occurring in 2018, it is only now that the attack is being disclosed publicly.

Facebook Agrees to Deal for Washington Post News Stories Facebook has closed a deal with the Washington Post that will let it populate its soon-to-be-launched news section with headlines from the major media outlet. Other publications in the news section include Business Insider, Buzzfeed News and News Corp media properties.

Google to Stop Offering iPhone Users Unlimited Backups Google's just-revealed Pixel 4 and 4 XL phones won't let users upload an unlimited amount of original quality photos to their account for free. But thanks to a quirk of fate, iPhone users currently still can. Google has termed this iPhone ability a "bug" and vowed to fix it.

Apple, Blizzard Criticized for China Moves by Bipartisan Senators Senators from both the Republican and Democratic parties have come together to directly address what they see as the problematic way in which some US companies are yielding to demand from Chinese authorities- to silence pro-Hong Kong voices and limit the tools at their disposal.

Samsung Galaxy S10 Can Be Unlocked With Any Fingerprint Samsung has admitted that the Galaxy S10 smartphone has a security bug that allows non-registered access to the device with any fingerprint. Find out more about when the company plans to fix it and what this means for the tech industry.

Twitter Plans to Neuter Rule-Breaking Tweets From World Leaders Twitter aims to restrict its users from liking, replying to, or retweeting any tweets from world leaders that are found to break Twitter's rules. Find our more about Twitter's slow-moving fight to clean up its platform.

UN Report: Big Tech Monitoring Poor People Without Regulation A UN report has shown that the tech industry is eroding human rights through the unregulated use of automated systems that unfairly target poor people. Learn more about what the report said and why this is such a big deal.

Everything Google Announced at the Pixel 4 Launch Event Google launched new Pixel phones today, you might have heard about it — they got improved rear cameras, while the front of the phone received a radar sensor. However, Google also announced a new high-end Chromebook, some new earphones, and updates to its Nest smart home products.

More Bad News for Facebook’s Libra Mastercard and Visa officially pulled their involvement with Facebook's Libra currency over the weekend, along with eBay and online payment platforms Mercado Pago and Stripe. Paypal already left a week prior. Plus, a new G7 report warns against digital currencies.

Google Bans Payday Loan Apps Google has officially banned payday loan apps from the Play Store. Find out what that means for predatory lending practices now and hear how these app developers are responding, as well as the other content that Google won't allow on its platform.

Can Amazon’s Latest Kindle Raise a Generation of Readers? This week, Amazon announced its latest ebook reader, and while there have been plenty of Kindle models over the last decade, this one was a first - a Kindle dedicated entirely to children. Can the device encourage children to read more, and put down the iPad?