Nov 27 Report finds U.S. lacked technology to properly document separated families By Astrid Galvan, Associated Press The new report noted that Border Patrol officials knew they lacked the tracking technology months before the widespread practice began and did nothing to address the issue. Continue reading
Nov 20 Disney Plus blames past hacks for user accounts sold online By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press Disney reiterated Wednesday that it found no evidence of a security breach and that account problems are limited to “a very small percentage of users” of Disney Plus. Continue reading
Nov 19 Amazon tells senator it’s considered face-scanning doorbells By Associated Press Amazon is telling Congress that facial recognition is a “contemplated, but unreleased feature” of its home security cameras. Continue reading
Nov 15 This new ‘battery’ aims to spark a carbon capture revolution By Nsikan Akpan Inventors claim their carbon capture “battery” could return CO2 to preindustrial levels within 40 years, but first it has some economic hurdles to overcome. Continue reading
Nov 06 Watch 6:42 How at-home DNA tests helped solve this 30-year-old murder By William Brangham, Rhana Natour, Nsikan Akpan In 2019, American law enforcement agencies have identified over 70 suspects using a new technique called genetic genealogy, which California detectives leveraged in 2018 to identify the Golden State Killer. In the first of a two-part series, William Brangham shares… Continue watching
Nov 06 Saudis recruited Twitter workers to spy on users, U.S. prosecutors say By Daisy Nguyen, Associated Press The complaint unsealed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in San Francisco detailed a coordinated effort by Saudi officials to recruit employees at the social media giant to look up the private data of thousands of Twitter accounts. Continue reading
Nov 01 Google buys Fitbit for $2.1 billion By Michelle Chapman, Associated Press Google has struggled to stake a big presence in the wearables market, though this deal could give it more of an opportunity to compete with the Apple Watch. Continue reading
Oct 24 WATCH: Ocasio-Cortez questioned Zuckerberg about false political ads. Facebook is now defending its policy By David Klepper, Associated Press During a hearing Wednesday, founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg acknowledged that Facebook would "probably" allow candidates to buy ads making false claims about their opponents. Continue reading
Oct 24 Ransomware and data breaches linked to uptick in fatal heart attacks By Nsikan Akpan Another unintended consequence of electronic medical records has been revealed. Continue reading
Oct 17 Facebook CEO promotes free speech, but takes no questions from reporters By Marcy Gordon, Associated Press Restrictions on news coverage of the event drew criticism that its rules undermined its message. Continue reading