Reliance on Social Media News Amplifies COVID-19 Conspiracy Theories, Report Finds
People who get most of their news from social media like Facebook and YouTube are much more likely to believe...
China’s Long-Term Plan to Shape the Future of Technology
In a rare twist to Washington’s long-standing restrictions on the Chinese tech giant Huawei, the Commerce Department recently reversed its...
In Rare Move, US Clears Limited Cooperation Between US Firms, Huawei
In a rare twist to Washington’s long-standing restrictions on the Chinese tech giant Huawei, the Commerce Department recently reversed its...
Facebook Bans Violent ‘Boogaloo’ Groups, Not the Term Itself
Facebook has banned an extremist anti-government network loosely associated with the broader “boogaloo” movement, a slang term supporters use to...
Presidential Campaigns Embrace Tech to Reach Voters During Pandemic
With social distancing as the new pandemic normal, U.S. presidential campaigns were faced with an unprecedented situation. They no longer...
Social Media Platforms Face Reckoning Over Hate Speech
For years, social media platforms have fueled political polarization and hosted an explosion of hate speech. Now, with four months...
India Bans 59 Chinese Apps Amid Border Tensions
India has banned the use of 59 Chinese-owned apps, including TikTok, citing security concerns Monday, as relations between the two...
Facebook to Label All Rule-breaking Posts — Even Trump’s
Facebook says it will flag all “newsworthy” posts from politicians that break its rules, including those from President Donald Trump....
Microsoft to Close Physical Stores, Take $450 Million Hit
Microsoft Corp said on Friday it would close its retail stores and take a related pre-tax asset impairment charge of...
Twitter Tackles Violent Upsurge Against Women in Lockdown
Twitter has launched a new prompt to fight gender-based violence in response to a surge in sexual assaults and domestic...
Boston Approves Ban on Facial Recognition Technology
The Boston City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to pass a ban on the use of facial recognition technology by city...
Google Tweaks Privacy Settings to Keep Less User Data
Google is tweaking its privacy settings to keep less data on new users by default. The search giant said that...
For Silicon Valley, a Worker Pipeline Cut Off
Tech executives said Monday they were disappointed in the Trump administration’s decision to temporarily ban an array of work visas, including those used by the technology industry....
Trump vs. Twitter: The Debate Over Free Speech, Censorship in Social Media
Twitter has been important in burnishing the image President Donald Trump wants to portray of a brash straight-talking politician, but...
Trump vs. Twitter: The Debate Over Free Speech and Censorship in Social Media
Twitter has been important in burnishing the image President Donald Trump wants to portray of a brash straight-talking politician, but...
Police Use of Facial Recognition Technology Raises Alarm in Wake of George Floyd Death
Activists want to ban police from using facial recognition — and now some big tech companies are scaling back cooperation...
Twitter Labels Trump’s Tweet as ‘Manipulated Media’
Twitter Inc added a ‘manipulated media’ label on a video posted on U.S. President Donald Trump’s Twitter feed on Thursday...
Australia Says it Has Been Target of ‘State-Based’ Cyberattacks
A “sophisticated state-based cyber actor” has been attempting to hack a wide range of Australian organizations for months and had...
Social Media Companies Battle Evolving Threat Ahead of 2020 Election
Top social media companies Google, Facebook and Twitter told U.S. lawmakers Thursday that foreign interference on their platforms has evolved...
COVID-19 Sparks Technology Innovation
Engineers at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, are developing new technology for health care workers on the front lines of...
Twitter Removes China-linked Accounts Spreading False News
Twitter has removed a vast network of accounts that it says is linked to the Chinese government and were pushing...
Apple Removes Podcast Apps in China
A popular podcasting platform, Pocket Casts, has been removed from Apple’s app store in China at Beijing’s request, according to...
