the education workers are set to return to work tomorrow with or without a deal. massive protests are underway in paris after french president emmanuel macron doubled down on the country s new mention bill. workers have gathered on train tracks and highways with flares and banners to protest the law that would delay france s retirement age by two years to the age of 64. now, earlier this week macron narrowly survived a set of crucial no confidence votes by the french parliament. this one gets me here. is your refrigerator spying on you? a senate committee advancing a new bill to put new regulations on smart devices. texas senator ted cruz says it would force manufacturers to alert buyers if there are cameras and microphones tucked inside the appliances. americans should know if their fridge is recording their family s words and movements. and they should know whether their virtual assistant is transmitting audio recordings of private family conversations.