Tech rout sends stock market to its biggest loss since June
The S&P 500 was down 3.8% as of 3:42 p.m. Eastern time, on track for its biggest drop since June, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq fell 5.2%.
Facebook will restrict new political ads a week before Election Day
With just two months left until the U.S. presidential election, Facebook says it is taking additional steps to encourage voting, minimize misinformation and reduce the likelihood of post-election “civil unrest.”
Teaching pods and micro schooling are the new educational techniques during the COVID-19 pandemic
KTVU's Frank Mallicoat spoke with Allen Koh, CEO of Cardinal Education during Mornings on Two on Sunday, August 30, 2020
Health experts warn of new TikTok challenge being blamed for teen's death
Health experts warned parents about a dangerous TikTok challenge that's being blamed in the death of a 15-year-old girl.
Walmart+ launching Sept. 15 as challenger to Amazon Prime
Walmart is launching a new membership service for shoppers this month that it hopes can compete with Amazon Prime.
Fad or future? Telehealth expansion eyed beyond COVID-19 pandemic
During the coronavirus pandemic the use of telehealth visits has taken off after Medicare temporarily relaxed restrictions that predated the smartphone era.
Jeff Bezos is world’s first-ever $200 billion man
The Amazon CEO’s net worth soared to a record $200 billion on Wednesday when shares of his online shopping behemoth closed at $3.441.85 on surging demand for contactless shopping.
Fifth grade San Leandro classroom shown porn during Zoom session
San Leandro School District confirmed the account of the incident.
Zoom outage upends remote work, distance learning
Zoom reported a widespread outage early Monday morning that brought remote work and distance learning to a halt.
Video conferencing company Zoom resolves morning outages
Zoom Video Communications resolved issues causing an outage after receiving thousands of complaints Monday morning.
Weather Channel app to change practices after LA lawsuit
The app advertises that it has more than 50 million users.
Facebook to allow users to promote and sell hand sanitizer, disinfecting wipes on platform
The platform had temporarily banned ads and listings for hand sanitizer and wipes to help protect against inflated prices and hoarding amid the pandemic.
Amazon to add 3,500 jobs within these US tech hubs
Amazon Inc. announced plans Tuesday to expand operations and add thousands of jobs within six major U.S. tech hubs across the country.
TikTok launches information hub to 'set the record straight' amid uncertain future in the US
On Aug. 14, President Donald Trump gave ByteDance, TikTok’s Chinese parent company, 90 days to sell its U.S. assets.
Facebook launches voting information hub to encourage users to vote this fall
The Voting Information Center includes posts about changes to voting processes and other announcements from verified area election officials.
Apple pulls popular video game Fortnite from App Store over direct payment plan
“Fortnite" is free, but users can pay for in game accoutrements like weapons and skins. Its developer, Epic Games, said in a blog post Thursday that it was introducing Epic Direct payments, a direct payment plan for Apple's iOS and Google Play.
Google announces earthquake alert system for California Android devices
Google announced t will send earthquake alerts to Android devices in California with a new technology.
California quake alerts to become standard on Android phones
California’s earthquake early warnings will be a standard feature on all Android phones, bypassing the need for users to download the state’s MyShake app in order to receive alerts, the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services said.
Facebook implements new policy targeting political groups that disguise themselves as news publishers
Facebook will no longer allow political entities to promote social issues, political or election content with its news exemption feature.
Trump signs executive order banning TikTok and WeChat ‘transactions’ in 45 days
President Donald Trump broadly prohibited unspecified “transactions” with the Chinese owners of TikTok and WeChat via executive order Thursday.