Congress articles

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  Should US companies be allowed to hack China in revenge? New report says yes

  By Carl Franzen on May 22, 2013 04:46 pm + 19 comments

  It's no secret that major US companies have been victims of a growing number of hacks from overseas Continue reading…

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  Apple's $100 billion overseas tax headache

  By Carl Franzen on May 21, 2013 02:21 pm

  Apple's strategy of keeping the majority of its income (64 percent in 2011) in subsidiaries located Continue reading…

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  Tim Cook defends Apple's overseas cash: 'I'm not an unfair person, that's not who we are as a company'

  By Carl Franzen on May 21, 2013 12:42 pm + 60 comments

  Apple CEO Tim Cook and several other executives were not shaken by inquiries from the US Senate over Continue reading…

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  Senators blast Apple in hearing for keeping most profits overseas

  By Carl Franzen on May 21, 2013 11:38 am + 169 comments

  Leaders of a US Senate subcommittee looking into Apple's offshore cash holdings of over $100 billion Continue reading…

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  Senate committee votes in favor of fingerprinting foreign travelers at US airports

  By Carl Franzen on May 20, 2013 06:19 pm + 90 comments

  The Senate Judiciary Committee voted today in favor of an amendment to an immigration reform bill Continue reading…

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  Apple denies avoiding taxes, calls for reform in Senate testimony

  By Adi Robertson on May 20, 2013 03:05 pm + 148 comments

  Apple has has officially released the statement CEO Tim Cook will give before Congress on May 21st, Continue reading…

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  'Free speech doesn't mean free stuff': Congress begins copyright reform with a plea for civility

  By Adi Robertson on May 17, 2013 03:07 pm + 151 comments

  For the first time in over a decade, Congress is looking at a major copyright overhaul. But before Continue reading…

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  New US Energy Secretary confirmed, supports nuclear energy and natural gas

  By Carl Franzen on May 16, 2013 05:54 pm + 52 comments

  The US Senate just voted unanimously to confirm a new Energy Secretary for the country. Ernest Continue reading…

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  White House looks to 3D printing with $200 million plan for military, energy manufacturing

  By Carl Franzen on May 9, 2013 12:52 pm + 15 comments

  The White House is looking to 3D printing as a model to revitalize the American manufacturing Continue reading…

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  Hacking back: cops and corporations want cybersecurity to go on the offensive

  By Joshua Kopstein on May 9, 2013 12:15 pm + 12 comments

  Law enforcement agencies and private companies don't always get along, but one occasion where they Continue reading…