Snapchat adds in-app voter registration and other new election-related features
The social media platform reaches 75% of those in the U.S. between the ages of 13 to 34 year old, the company said.
Facebook removes video of Trump saying children are ‘virtually immune’ to coronavirus, Twitter follows suit
Facebook removed a video posted by President Donald Trump for promoting false and misleading information about the coronavirus pandemic, the company said Wednesday.
Porn, rap interrupt Zoom hearing of Twitter hacking suspect
The interruptions — including one by a user who shared a screen and took over the hearing with a porn video — forced Hillsborough County Judge Christopher C. Nash to temporarily halt the session for Graham Ivan Clark, 17.
TikTok announces new rules to curb misinformation ahead of 2020 election
The Chinese-owned video platform announced new steps to combat misinformation and foreign interference ahead of the 2020 presidential election.
Trump OK with Microsoft buying TikTok, says app will close Sept. 15 if no acquisition
The Trump administration has been weighing TikTok's fate since last year, launching an investigation into the short video company amid fears that its Bejing-based parent ByteDance shares customer information with the Communist Chinese government.
Microsoft confirms talks seeking to buy US arm of TikTok
In a statement, Microsoft said Microsoft and ByteDance have provided notice of their intent to explore a deal resulting in Microsoft owning and operating the TikTok service in the U.S., Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
Trump says he'll act to ban TikTok in US as soon as Saturday
President Donald Trump says he will take action as soon as Saturday to ban Chinese-owned video app TikTok from the United States.
Lawsuit: Trump still blocks Twitter critics after court loss
Some individuals identified in a lawsuit filed in 2017, along with dozens of others who were blocked on the basis of viewpoint, have been unblocked, the lawsuit said.
Four Big Tech CEOs getting heat from Congress on competition
The four CEOs are testifing remotely for a hearing Wednesday by the House Judciary subcommittee on antitrust.
Atherton man sentenced to 6 months in college bribery scam
His wife, Elizabeth Henriquez, was sentenced in March to seven months behind bars.
JetBlue deploys ultraviolet cleaning robot for airplanes in fight against COVID-19
JetBlue is the first airline in the country to use ultraviolet light technology to combat the novel coronavirus on its aircraft.
NASA's next Mars rover is brawniest and brainiest one yet
Set to rocket away this week from Florida, The spacecraft named Perseverance is NASA's brawniest and brainiest Martian rover yet.
Google to let its employees work from home through July 2021, according to report
Google had previously told its employees to expect to work from home until at least the end of 2020.
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak among 18 to file suit against YouTube for ineffective response to bitcoin scams
Both scams allegedly try to convince others that they can double their money by simply sending cryptocurrency like Bitcoin to the celebrities, while the currency actually goes to scammers, and users get nothing in return.
Steve Wozniak among 18 to file lawsuit against YouTube
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and his wife Janet joined his attorneys Joseph Cotchett and Brian Danitz at the law offices of Cotchett, Pitre and McCarthy in Burlingame for an 11 a.m. press conference Thursday, July 23, 2020 to provide initial details about the lawsuit and answer questions from news reporters.
‘Meat of the future’: KFC to ‘3D bioprint’ meat using ‘animal flesh cells’
KFC has partnered with a Russian bioprinting company to bring 3D printed chicken nuggets to the table.
Comcast extends free internet services for low-income families through end of 2020
Comcast also plans to continue to waive the requirement for customers to be clear of past-due balances on their account in order to allow them to qualify for the extension.
Twitter: Hack hit 130 accounts, company 'embarrassed'
The San Francisco-based company said in a blog post Saturday that for up to eight of these accounts the attackers also downloaded the account’s information through the “Your Twitter Data” tool.
DMV authorizes driverless vehicle test in San Jose
Currently, 62 other companies have an active permit which allows them to test autonomous vehicles with a safety driver.
Fauci urges younger people to consider their ‘societal responsibility’ amid COVID-19 pandemic
The nation’s leading expert on the COVID-19 pandemic spoke with Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg during a livestreamed conversation on Thursday.


















