Jan 09 Watch 6:44 Virtual reality allows neurosurgery patients to 'tour' their own brains By Cat Wise Over the past year, UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital has been pioneering a virtual reality technology that enables pediatric patients, and their parents, to “tour” their brains before surgery. Special correspondent Cat Wise reports on how this 3-D platform may help… Continue watching
Dec 24 Facebook suspends accounts over online tactics used in Alabama Senate race By Associated Press A statement from Facebook says the company "recently removed five accounts run by multiple individuals for engaging in coordinated inauthentic behavior on Facebook around the Alabama special election." Facebook says the investigation is ongoing. Continue reading
Dec 14 Why automation won't put artists out of work just yet By Courtney Vinopal Creative fields are often held up as careers that are least threatened by the advancement of artificial intelligence. But computers and robots have already proven they can contribute to and change the arts, especially in commercial ways. Continue reading
Dec 11 Watch 4:08 Lawmakers grill Google CEO on concerns of bias, election interference and privacy Google CEO Sundar Pichai testified before the House Judiciary Committee in response to criticism over some of the company’s practices. Pichai faced grilling from the right on allegations of anti-conservative bias in search results, as well as questions from the… Continue watching
Dec 05 Opinion: WhatsApp skewed Brazilian election, showing social media's danger to democracy By Luca Belli, The Conversation Brazil’s WhatsApp election scandal should be a wake-up call particularly for other developing world democracies. Continue reading
Nov 20 Stock market falls into the red for the year as tech giants sink again By Marley Jay, Associated Press Stocks dropped again Tuesday as losses mounted for the world's largest technology companies. Retailers also fell, and energy companies plunged with oil prices as the market sank back into the red for the year. Continue reading
Nov 14 When being homeless means losing family, this group helps people reconnect By Larisa Epatko The Bay Area nonprofit Miracle Messages' mantra is “everyone is someone’s somebody.”… Continue reading
Nov 12 U.S. stocks tumble, led by tech giants By Alex Veiga, Associated Press Technology stocks took some of the biggest losses Monday as the market came off a two-week winning streak. Continue reading
Nov 01 U.S. charges China-controlled company in trade secrets theft By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The prosecution comes amid heightened trade tensions between China and the U.S. and as the Trump administration raises alarms that Beijing remains intent on stealing technology and inventions to gain an economic upper hand. Continue reading
Nov 01 Google employees stage walkouts over mistreatment of women in tech By Michael Liedtke, Associated Press Carrying signs that included a mocking reference to the company's original "Don't be evil" motto, thousands of Google employees around the world briefly walked off the job Thursday to protest what they said was the tech giant's mishandling of sexual… Continue reading