Senators examining the future of driverless cars said they held “great potential” but also expressed uncertainty about safety issues for the new technology during a key committee hearing Wednesday.

"In recent years, we have seen advances in vehicle technology that show great potential – not only to save the lives of many more but also to revolutionize how we have come to understand the relationship between the driver and his car," Chairman Jay Rockefeller (D-W. Va.), said during a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee hearing on the policy implications of self-driving vehicles.

Google CEO Larry Page on Wednesday slammed many of the regulations that govern the Internet at the company's annual conference for software developers, expressing frustration over how institutions such as the law haven’t kept up with the pace of change.

“The law can’t be right when it’s 50 years old,” said Page. “It’s before the Internet — that’s a pretty major change.”

Attorney General Eric Holder said on Wednesday that the Justice Department will likely support legislation requiring law enforcement officers to obtain a warrant before accessing private online messages, such as emails or Facebook messages. 

"It is something that I think the Department will support," Holder said in testimony before the House Judiciary Committee. 

He urged Congress to exempt "certain very limited circumstances" such as civil investigations.

An advocacy group co-chaired by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is joining forces with Organizing for Action and Republicans for Immigration Reform to sponsor a "virtual march" for comprehensive immigration reform next week.

The political advocacy groups will sponsor a series of back-to-back events on various social media platforms, including Google Hangout and Reddit, that will encourage the public to ask their lawmakers to pass comprehensive immigration reform.

The so-called virtual march, called the March for Innovation, will take place on May 22 and 23.

Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) asked his Twitter followers to send pictures of locations offering free cellphones in Louisiana.

I'm collecting photos of #freecellphones booths around #Louisiana. If you see one, take a picture and send to me at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

— David Vitter (@DavidVitter) May 15, 2013

Homeland Security executed a seizure warrant in Maryland to shut down the world's largest bitcoin exchange.

House Republicans got a glimpse into the future on Wednesday with a free demonstration of the forthcoming Google Glass.

Reps. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) and Morgan Griffith (R-Va.) were among the lawmakers trying on the innovative eyewear after a Republican conference meeting in the Capitol.

The government is taking Apple to court over charges the company colluded to raise the price of e-books.

The European Commission is poised to warn China that it is ready to levy trade duties on Huawei and ZTE for allegedly receiving illegal subsidies, according to Reuters.
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