Monthly Archives: April, 2020

Pelosi and Khanna Request Assistance for VC-backed Startups

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Cal.) and Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Cal.) have asked the government to include venture capital-backed startups in stimulus packages,...

Video Chat App Offers Bounty Against Hacking Rumors

Houseparty, a group video chat app, is offering a $1 million reward for evidence of an alleged smear campaign against the company. It is...

NHTSA Proposes Autonomous Vehicle Rules

In a “historic first step,” the National Highway Traffic Safety Authority (NHTSA) proposed autonomous vehicle (AV) rules, which adjust the standard vehicle rules of regular human-driven vehicles....

FCC Will Now Require Phone Companies to Combat Spoofed Robocalls

Cell phone network providers will now be required to use caller ID authentication to protect consumers from caller ID spoofing.  The technique is used...