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
Oct 10 These tips can help you navigate Medicare's updated online tool By Philip Moeller The new Plan Finder tool, which has some improvements, could cause confusion for Medicare beneficiaries making their annual enrollment selections, columnist Philip Moeller writes. Continue reading
Sep 04 How YouTube is tweaking what its kid viewers see By Rachel Lerman, Matt O'Brien, Associated Press Starting early next year, anyone who uploads a video to YouTube will have to designate whether or not that video is directed at children. Continue reading
Sep 04 New French tax turns Trump and tech giants into strange bedfellows By Courtney Vinopal What does French rosé have in common with American software? Both are wrapped up in a brewing trade scuffle between the U.S. and France, which has spawned an unlikely alliance between the Trump administration and major American tech giants. Continue reading
Aug 19 Twitter shutters Chinese accounts targeting Hong Kong protests By Tami Abdollah, Associated Press The social media platform said Monday it has suspended more than 200,000 accounts that it believes were part of a Chinese government influence campaign targeting the protest movement in Hong Kong. Continue reading
Aug 13 Watch 10:16 How social casinos leverage Facebook user data to target vulnerable gamblers By Nate Halverson, Reveal Every year, more people are playing games on their phones, and a category of apps called social casinos has quickly become a multi-billion dollar industry. But are game developers targeting vulnerable users, with Facebook’s help and massive trove of personal… Continue watching