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South Korean Go champion Lee Sedol (right) poses with Google DeepMind head Demis Hassabis. On Wednesday, Sedol will begin a five-match series against a computer.

How Google's Neural Network Hopes To Beat A 'Go' World Champion

On Wednesday in South Korea, a Google AI program will take on a top-level player in the ancient game of Go. Here's what you need to know.

For months, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg had claimed that security experts at Facebook had found no evidence of Russians involved in fake news. Now, Facebook is turning over thousands of ads to Congress it said had been placed by a Russian agency.

Facebook Faces Increasing Scrutiny Over Election-Related Russian Ads

Facebook is under increasing pressure to scrutinize its advertising content after it discovered that ads on the site had been placed by a Russian agency to influence the 2016 U.S. election.

Assemblyman Ed Chau, D-Arcadia, left, and Sen. Bob Hertzberg, D-Van Nuys, celebrate after their internet privacy bill was approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee, Tuesday, June 26, 2018.

California Lawmakers Advance Last-Minute Data Privacy Bill

California state senators advanced a last-minute internet privacy bill Tuesday ahead of a deadline while acknowledging it would need changes if it becomes law.

Jenelle Riley, director Tom McCarthy, Dylan Minette, Katherine Langford, Kate Walsh and executive producer Brian Yorkey seen at '13 Reasons Why' Netflix FYSee exhibit space with a Q&A at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater on Friday, June 02, 2017.

Study Suggests Netflix's '13 Reasons' Might Have Triggered Suicide Searches Online

A popular TV series that showed a teen ending her life may have triggered a surge in online searches for suicide, including how to do it.

Apple, Google Ordered To Unlock Smartphones Since At Least 2008

New court records obtained by the ACLU show how the fight between Apple and the FBI in San Bernardino is one of many cases in which the government has asked tech companies to help unlock cellphones.

Can Inuit Moms Help Me Tame My 3-Year-Old's Anger?

After learning how parents in the Canadian Arctic address a child's misbehavior, I changed my tactics when my toddler would slap my face in anger.

McKenna Hensley got into 10 colleges — each with its own distinctive financial aid offer. "It was very confusing," she says. "It makes a difference when you're paying yourself. You have to be extra careful."

Confused By Your College Financial Aid Letter? You're Not Alone

Financial aid offer letters look vastly different from one school to the next, and it isn't always clear how much students will have to pay. "It's really the Wild West," one expert says.

Concern is growing about a burgeoning online market for ghostwritten essays that students can turn in as their own work. And schools are trying new tools to catch it.

Contract Cheating: Colleges Crack Down On Ghostwritten Essays

What was once limited to small-scale side hustles has mushroomed into so-called essay mills on the Internet, becoming a global industry.

Black Lives Matter activists march in front of Trump Tower on January 14, 2017, in New York City.

The Russia Investigations: Interference Impacted Real Life; Senators Propose New Law

Stories pile up about real-life activity linked to Russian influence-mongers, senators pitch new law on digital political ads and committee hearing postponed for Trump's longtime personal lawyer.

The Russia Investigations: Interference Impacted Real Life; Senators Propose New Law

Stories pile up about real-life activity linked to Russian influence-mongers, senators pitch new law on digital political ads and committee hearing postponed for Trump's longtime personal lawyer.

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