Tom Risen
U.S. News
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National Maker Faire Starts Global Week of STEM
The engineering showcase assembles a global community that shows it's cool to be smart. → Read More
Facebook Makes Changes to Address Anti-Conservative Bias Concerns
Facebook is making changes to how it chooses its 'Trending Topics' after accusations its curators were biased against conservatives. Tom Risen is a technology and business reporter for U.S. News & World Report. You can follow him on Twitter or reach him at trisen@usnews.com. → Read More
Where Should You Start Your Tech Company?
A new study shows that the best city for tech isn't necessarily Silicon Valley. → Read More
Cruz Dropping Out is Bad for NASA's Mars Plan
The Texas Senator a booster for manned space missions, but GOP nominee-to-be Donald Trump wants to focus funds on Earth. → Read More
Fitbit CEO Says Apple Watch Gets Wearables 'Wrong'
James Park throws a not-so-veiled shot at Apple's big foray into the world of fashionable tech. → Read More
Teens Know They’re Addicted to Smartphones, Research Shows
A new analysis shows families are concerned about mobile technology’s impact on their daily lives. → Read More
The Rising Cost of Recycling, Not Exporting, Electronic Waste
The U.S. is the only developed nation that does not ban exports of toxic discarded electronics. → Read More
Prince: An Innovative Musician With Little Love for the Internet
The music icon declared that the Internet stopped being hip in 2010. → Read More
Microsoft Sues Government Over Covert Email Searches
The tech giant wants more transparency when it comes to government data requests. → Read More
These Countries Executed the Most People in 2015
The death penalty was used more around the world last year than during any year since 1989, Amnesty International reports. → Read More
FCC Proposes Expanding 'Obamaphone' to Internet
The FCC chairman seeks to boost low-income access to Internet, but critics fear welfare fraud. → Read More
Scott Kelly Reflects on His Year In Space
Highlights include his renewed environmentalism and defending the space station from alien invaders. → Read More
DOJ Breach Overshadows New Cybersecurity Plan
In the wake of another federal data breach, the president hopes for a cybersecurity funding boost and unveils an action plan. → Read More
Hacker Posts FBI, DHS Employee Data
Potentially tens of thousands of federal employees are exposed. → Read More
Google Fiber Gives Free Internet to the Poor
The broadband project aims to boost education among families in public housing. → Read More
Yahoo Announces Layoffs, Sales Plans
The tech giant reported massive layoffs and interest in selling "non-strategic assets." → Read More
Google's Alphabet Surpasses Apple as Most Valuable Company
Google's parent company is worth an estimated $570 billion. → Read More
Obama, FCC Seek to Bring Cuba Online
Concerns about Internet freedom make Cuba leery of collaborating with U.S. telecom companies, however. → Read More
Twitter Seeks a Comeback With a Massive Shakeup
Twitter seeks hires from media, payment industries as execs leave the site. → Read More
A New Name for 'Planet Nine'?
Scientists claim of proof of a planet beyond Pluto, but it hasn't been seen or officially named yet. → Read More