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1. What's Left for Congress to Ask Big Tech Firms? A Lot

   Executives from Amazon, Twitter, Google, and other tech companies head to Washington for another hearing on privacy, but this time the threat of regulation carries new weight.

2. With Instagram Cofounders Out, It’s Facebook All the Way Down

   Instagram cofounders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger quit the social media company Monday amid reports of clashes with Mark Zuckerberg.

3. Cody Wilson Leaves Defense Distributed, But 3-D Printed Guns Roll On

   Even after the DIY gunsmith's arrest on sexual assault charges, the fight for and against 3-D printed guns still rages.

4. How Twitter’s New Safety Policies Are Created

   Del Harvey has spent a decade fighting abuse and harassment on Twitter. She spoke with WIRED about Trump, trolls, and the company’s new focus on safety.

5. Amazon’s New Echo Show Hints at the Company’s Vision for TV

   The 10-inch, $230 Echo Show works more like tiny TV than ever—and shows how Amazon thinks we’re going to interact with video content in the near future.

6. Even If Rod Rosenstein Stays, the Mueller Investigation Status Quo Won't Last

   Much of the speculation around deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein's fate misses how disruptive a post-midterms shake-up could be.

7. Flummoxed by Force and Motion? Try This Physics Experiment

   Physics class can get painfully abstract. But you can collect your own data to see Newton's second law in action.

8. Microsoft's Xbox Adaptive Controller Gives Disabled Gamers a Power-Up

   Other game companies also are scrambling to introduce their own accessible hardware. But a customer base of more than 30 million gamers may give developers the push they need.

9. Twitter Releases New Policy on 'Dehumanizing Speech'

   The social network is also soliciting public feedback for the first time in updating its rules.

10. Learn From These Bugs. Don't Let Social Media Zombify You

    The idea of "zombie scrolling syndrome" has legs, after all. From worms to wasps, nature has figured out mind control—in ways that bring to mind social media.