Facebook whistleblower to speak with Capitol riot investigative committee
Frances Haugen, a Facebook whistleblower, will speak with members of the January 6 Select Committee to discuss the social media platform’s role in the events of the Capitol riot.
Twitch hacked: Streaming platform confirms data breach
On its Twitter account, the popular streaming platform Twitch confirmed a data breach had taken place Wednesday but stayed mum on specifics.
Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes trial: live updates from San Jose court
Testimony from Theranos’ former lab director was set to wrap up Wednesday before another witness was scheduled to take the stand in the federal fraud case against Elizabeth Holmes.
Texas man gets 15 months for posting hoax about COVID-19 patient licking groceries
A San Antonio man falsely claimed on social media that he had paid a person infected with COVID-19 to lick items at a grocery store, authorities said.
Facebook puts profits over people, harming children and society, whistleblower testifies
One day after being hit with a system wide outage, Facebook is once again facing scrutiny.
Apple to pay out $95 million in AppleCare class-action lawsuit
The plaintiffs claimed their replaced items under AppleCare did not meet Apple’s standards as advertised which promised “new” or “equivalent” replacement.
Facebook products 'harm children, stoke division,' whistleblower testifies
Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen testified that the company’s platforms harm children and fuel division and that the company chooses “profits before people.”
Zuckerberg loses $6B amid Facebook outage
Facebook shares also dropped more than 5% as the hours-long outage continued Monday.
Elizabeth Holmes trial: live updates as defense cross-examines crucial witness
The former lab director for Theranos was set to take the witness stand under cross examination Tuesday as testimony from the crucial witness winds down.
Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp down: Platforms 'coming back online' after outage
Facebook and its apps Instagram and WhatsApp were all down on Monday in an apparent widespread outage, according to the company.
Reporter who broke Theranos story could be barred from trial
The reporter who broke the story on Theranos may be banned from covering the trial against the company's former CEO Elizabeth Holmes.
Biden to hold 30-country meeting on ransomware, cybersecurity
President Biden announced Friday that a 30-country meeting will take place this month aimed at fighting ransomware and other cyber attacks.
Elizabeth Holmes trial: 'Bad Blood' author seeks to lift gag order
Before Elizabeth Holmes' trial resumed Friday, Journalist John Carreyrou filed a motion in federal court seeking to lift a judge’s gag order against him.
Lawsuit blames baby’s death on ransomware attack at Alabama hospital
A lawsuit filed by an Alabama woman attributes her baby’s death to a ransomware attack at Springhill Medical Center, which resulted in diminished care.
Expo 2020 Dubai: Middle East's 1st World Fair opens after pandemic delay
Expo 2020 Dubai, the Middle East’s first World Fair, finally opened on Friday following a year-long pandemic delay.
Elizabeth Holmes trial: live updates as ex-Theranos lab director faces questions
Theranos’ former lab director is back on the witness stand for the third day Wednesday in the federal fraud case against former CEO Elizabeth Holmes.
YouTube bans content containing misinformation about all vaccines
YouTube is banning all anti-vaccine content on its platform, expanding beyond COVID-19 vaccines, and has also taken down several well-known channels as part of the policy.
Americans check their smartphones 96 times a day, survey says
New research said Americans check their phones 96 times a day — which is about once every 10 minutes.
Blind adaptive technology designer, Stanford neuro-oncologist among winners of 2021 MacArthur 'genius' grant
Two Bay Area "geniuses" were named among this year’s recipients of the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship.
Elizabeth Holmes live updates: Theranos lab director testifies about failures
Theranos’ former lab director will continue testifying Tuesday in the federal fraud case against the failed biotech company’s former CEO Elizabeth Holmes.