Feb 22 LISTEN: Supreme Court hears case over big tech's liability for 2017 ISIS attack in Turkey By Associated Press The Supreme Court seemed skeptical Wednesday of a lawsuit trying to hold social media companies responsible for a terrorist attack at a Turkish nightclub that killed 39 people. Continue reading
Feb 20 Supreme Court considers limits of immunity for social media companies By Marcia Coyle The two cases, Gonzalez v. Google and Twitter v. Taamneh, stem from tragedies caused by terrorist attacks. The families of the victims are asking the justices to crack the hard shell of immunity from lawsuits arising out of third-party content… Continue reading
Feb 15 Elon Musk hopes for new Twitter CEO by end of year with platform in 'financially healthy place' By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Billionaire Elon Musk says he anticipates finding a CEO for Twitter "probably toward the end of the year."… Continue reading
Feb 08 Former Twitter executives deny being pressured by Democrats to block Hunter Biden story By Farnoush Amiri, Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press Former Twitter executives conceded to Congress that they made a mistake by blocking a story about Hunter Biden, the president's son, from the social media platform in the run-up to the 2020 election. Continue reading
Feb 03 Jury clears Elon Musk of wrongdoing for 2018 Tesla tweets By Michael Liedtke, Associated Press The trial pitted Tesla investors represented in a class-action lawsuit against Musk, who is CEO of both the electric automaker and the Twitter service he bought for for $44 billion a few months ago. Continue reading
Jan 30 Former Twitter executives to testify on company's handling of Hunter Biden story By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press It will be the first time the three former executives will speak publicly about the company's decision to block a New York Post article on Hunter Biden's laptop in the weeks before the 2020 election. Continue reading
Jan 25 Donald Trump is reinstated to Facebook after 2-year ban By Barbara Ortutay, Jill Colvin, Associated Press Facebook parent Meta is reinstating former President Donald Trump's personal account after two-year suspension following the Jan. 6 insurrection. Continue reading
Jan 23 How many tech industry jobs have been cut in the past few months? By Associated Press In just the past month there have been about 50,000 job cuts across the technology sector. Here's a look at some of the companies that have announced layoffs so far. Continue reading
Jan 23 Elon Musk returns to court to testify in Tesla tweet trial By Michael Liedtke, Associated Press The tweet resulted in a $40 million settlement with securities regulators, claimed he had lined up the financing to take Tesla private in a deal that never came close to happening. Continue reading
Jan 20 Elon Musk takes witness stand to defend 2018 Tesla buyout tweets By Michael Liedtke, Associated Press That tweet resulted in a $40 million settlement with securities regulators and a class-action lawsuit alleging he misled investors. Continue reading