President Trump is threatening to veto a $740 billion defense spending bill unless Congress ends a critical legal protection for companies that host user generated content by repealing section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. The threat is the latest effort by the outgoing president to end the legal immunity included in Section 230. He has also directed serveral federal agencies to...
Get access to exclusive coverage
Read deeply reported stories from the largest newsroom in tech.
Latest Articles
The Briefing
Markets
Apple
The Clubhouse Investment Boom: The Information’s Tech Briefing

Just when you think the stock market excesses couldn’t get any crazier, along comes GameStop. In the space of a few hours today the stock, which was trading at $20 two weeks ago, more than doubled to a high of $159 before collapsing back to $76.79. Like a lot of other stocks bouncing around like a yo-yo lately—video-streaming service FuboTV comes to mind—trading in GameStop is...
Latest Briefs
Twitter’s Birdwatch Program Asks Users to Debunk Tweets
Apple’s Riccio Moves to Secret Project
Google Workers’ Union Goes Global
Stay in the know
Receive a summary of the day's top tech news—distilled into one email.
Access on the go
View stories on our mobile app and tune into our weekly podcast.


Join live video Q&A’s
Deep-dive into topics like startups and autonomous vehicles with our top reporters and other executives.
Enjoy a clutter-free experience
Read without any banner ads.

Recent Popular Stories
Exclusive
Entertainment
Inside Nancy Dubuc’s Quest to Rehabilitate Vice
Exclusive
Travel
Policy
Airbnb Used Facebook and Twitter to Weed Out Hate Groups