Business

Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg prepares to testify before the House Energy and Commerce Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. This is the second day of testimony before Congress by Zuckerberg, 33.

Politics & Government

Lawmakers Push Zuckerberg On Security, Diversity, Drug Sales On Facebook

5:26pm April 11, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

The Facebook CEO was grilled by members of the House of Representatives on Russian disinformation campaigns, third-party access to user data, abuses of Facebook's platform and other topics.

Economy

Deficit Attention Disorder

4:17pm April 11, 2018

The CBO projects the federal budget deficit could top 800 billion dollars this year... and reach a cool trillion by 2020. So ... what?

The IRS estimates that more than $65 million has been lost to phone tax scammers in the last five years. They're most active during high tax season in March and April.

As Tax Day Approaches, Watch Out For Phone Scammers

3:24pm April 11, 2018

by Paige Pfleger

The IRS estimates that more than $65 million has been lost to phone tax scammers in the past five years. The calls are most common during tax season in March and April.

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Second Cambridge Analytica CEO Steps Down Amid Facebook Data Scandal

2:59pm April 11, 2018

by Emily Sullivan

Alexander Tayler, acting CEO, is stepping down, according to a statement from the Cambridge Analytica board of directors. The firm is at the heart of a scandal involving the use of Facebook data.

How Globalized Capitalism Drives Worldwide Fear And Discontentment

1:53pm April 11, 2018

by Terry Gross

Author Robert Kuttner says the decline of social contracts in Western democracies has led to the rise of right-wing populism. His new book is Can Democracy Survive Global Capitalism?

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National

Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg Is Back On Capitol Hill For A 2nd Day

12:41pm April 11, 2018

by Alina Selyukh

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is testifying before the House Energy and Commerce Committee. It's his second day of testimony on Capitol Hill in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

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Facebook co-founder, Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before a combined Senate Judiciary and Commerce committee hearing in the Hart Senate Office Building on April 10.

Politics & Government

6 Facts About Fake News In The 2016 Election

11:31am April 11, 2018

by Danielle Kurtzleben

One lesson: Social media plays a bigger role in bringing people to fake news sites than it does in bringing them to real news sites.

Politics & Government

Senators Brought Up Serious Issues With Facebook, McNamee Says

8:33am April 11, 2018

David Greene talks to Venture capitalist Roger McNamee of Elevation Partners about Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's testimony on Capitol Hill and his promise to take more responsibility over user data.

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Rupert Murdoch, executive chairman of News Corp and chairman of Fox News, arrives at a conference in July in Sun Valley, Idaho.

World News

European Antitrust Investigators Raid 21st Century Fox Offices In London

8:24am April 11, 2018

by Scott Neuman

European Commission investigators said Fox had come under scrutiny over its dominant position in broadcasting sports events and concerns that it may have violated EU antitrust rules.

Politics & Government

News Brief: Zuckerberg On Capitol Hill, Will Trump Fire Mueller?

5:44am April 11, 2018

Facebook's CEO took lawmakers questions about the user data grab and other topics. After the FBI raided the office of President Trump's personal attorney, will Trump try to fire the special counsel.

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