NY Attorney General Announces Facebook Antitrust Probe
New York Attorney General Letitia James says a bipartisan coalition of state attorneys general is investigating Facebook for alleged antitrust...
WHO Teams With Facebook Against Social Media Vaccine Misinformation
The World Health Organization has reached an agreement with Facebook to direct millions of users to WHO sites where they...
Silicon Valley Becomes Punching Bag for Presidential Hopefuls
Democratic presidential candidates are flocking to Silicon Valley but this time it’s different. Once candidates wooed wealthy tech executives at...
‘Deepfake Challenge’ Aims to Detect Phony Video, Other Media
Technology firms and academics have joined together to launch a “deepfake challenge” to improve tools to detect videos and other...
Social Media, Tech Companies Meet With US Intelligence on 2020 Election Strategy
A number of technology companies including Facebook Inc., Alphabet’s Google, Microsoft Corp. and Twitter Inc. met with representatives of the...
Twitter Turns Off Tweeting by Text to Guard Against Hacking
Twitter on Wednesday halted users’ ability to fire off tweets via text messages as it seeks to fix a vulnerability...
Google’s YouTube Video Site Fined $170 Million
Google’s YouTube video service has been fined $170 million to settle charges of illegally collecting and sharing personal information from...
A Smart Apron That’s Like an Extra Set of Hands
Online cooking videos are an indispensable tool for at-home chefs, but using a mobile device in the kitchen can get...
US Plans for Fake Social Media Run Afoul of Facebook Rules
Facebook said Tuesday that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security would be violating the company’s rules if agents create fake...
Tech Tools Can Lead Fight Against Modern Slavery, Says UN Expert
From tracing ill-gotten gains back to their source to spotting illegal factories, technology will be key in beating slavery as...
Facebook Brings Face Recognition to All Users, Discontinues ‘Tag Suggestions’
Facebook said on Tuesday its face recognition technology will now be available to all users with an option to opt...
Convicted Hacker Called to Testify to Grand Jury in Virginia
A convicted hacker who’s serving 10 years in prison for breaking into computer systems of security firms and law-enforcement agencies...
US, Poland Sign Joint Document on 5G Technology Cooperation
The U.S. and Poland signed an agreement on Monday to cooperate on new 5G technology amid growing concerns about Chinese...
Twitter CEO Account Hacked, Offensive Tweets Posted
Twitter said Friday the account of chief executive Jack Dorsey had been “compromised” after a series of erratic and offensive...
Apple Offers New Repair Options for Out-of-Warranty iPhones
There may soon be more places to get an Apple-sanctioned fix for a cracked iPhone screen.Apple said Thursday that it...
Pinterest to Direct Vaccine-Related Searches to Health Organizations
Pinterest said it would try to combat misinformation about vaccines by showing only information from health organizations when people search. ...
National Security Concerns Threaten Undersea Cable to China, Wall Street Journal Reports
U.S. officials are seeking to block an undersea cable between Los Angeles and Hong Kong that is being backed by...
Apple Apologizes, Changes How Humans Review Siri Audio
Apple is apologizing and changing the way humans review audio recordings made through the company’s Siri digital assistant.The company already...
Fighting Distracted Driving, a Tech Company Provides an Extra Eye on the Road
Self-driving cars may be years from becoming reality on the road, but some of the technology going into autonomous vehicles...
Facebook Tightens Political ad Rules, but Leaves Loopholes
Facebook is tightening its rules around political advertising ahead of the 2020 U.S. presidential elections, an acknowledgement of previous misuse....
US Officials Fear Ransomware Attack Against 2020 Election
The U.S. government plans to launch a program in roughly one month that narrowly focuses on protecting voter registration databases...
App Helps African Farmers Detect Crop Disease
A team of Cameroonian entrepreneurs has created a mobile application that helps the farmers detect crop disease. The app also...
