richard blumenthal
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Facebook Lied to Senate About Instagram’s Harm to Teens, Senator Says
A Senate hearing spurred on by a company whistleblower commenced Thursday with a barrage of allegations against Facebook, the company now implicated in burying internal research portraying its product Instagram as a blight on the mental health of teen users.
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A Tesla Model 3 With Autopilot Activated Crashes Into Two Parked Cars in Florida
Tesla’s Autopilot system — which, contrary to its name, does not enable the car to drive itself — has been involved in an accident yet again. This time, a 2019 Tesla Model 3 with Autopilot activated crashed into two parked cars on the side of a highway near downtown Orlando in Florida.
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Veterans Affairs Officials Inexplicably Blow Off Briefing on SolarWinds Hack
Senior officials at the Department of Veterans Affairs abruptly cancelled a scheduled briefing with congressional leaders this week regarding the extent and impact of the SolarWinds cyberattack, a far-reaching intrusion into the networks of multiple U.S. agencies and powerful corporations allegedly perpetrated by an elite team of Russian hackers sanctioned by Moscow.