Amazon said Friday that an internal email sent earlier in the day that banned TikTok on workers' devices was sent by mistake. Its app policies haven't changed.
| News | April 25, 2023 |
Black creators who have long been using their platforms to speak about inequality say that it is now up to their new audiences to help sustain social activism.
| Features | April 25, 2023 |
Twitter is searching for web engineers to work on a project aimed at "building a subscription platform that can be reused by other teams in the future."
| News | April 25, 2023 |
Apple said users were experiencing problems accessing iCloud on Wednesday. It is still unclear what caused the outage. A similar event happened last month.
| News | April 25, 2023 |
Apple, Amazon, Google, and Facebook are expected to appear before Congress in late July for an antitrust hearing -- an event that's been long in the making.
| News | April 25, 2023 |
Coca Cola said Friday it will take all of its advertising off of social media completely for the next 30 days, saying it will take this time to reassess.
| News | April 25, 2023 |
The Tesla and SpaceX founder has been lauded by his supporters as the epitome of an innovate CEO. His critics? Not so much. That makes him the perfect meme.
| Features | April 25, 2023 |
Verizon said it would join a growing campaign of advertisers to boycott Facebook until the social media platform "create an acceptable solution."
| News | April 25, 2023 |
A handful of advertisers are planning to pull ads off of Facebook after the social media platform failed to censor harmful rhetoric used by President Trump.
| News | April 25, 2023 |
Warner Bros. pushed back the release of Christopher Nolan's Tenet and Wonder Woman 1984 as movie theaters across the country grapple with how to safely reopen.
| News | April 25, 2023 |
The campaign for Democrat Joe Biden will release a petition to its millions of supporters urging them to sign a petition aimed at Facebook's content policies.
| News | April 25, 2023 |
Amazon said Wednesday that it will temporarily halt police use of its facial recognition technology. Activists have pushed Congress to regulate the technology.
| Trash | April 25, 2023 |
On Wednesday, Twitter said it will begin testing a new feature that will prompt users to read the articles they plan on sharing before tweeting out the link.
| News | April 25, 2023 |
In a post on Facebook, founder Mark Zuckerberg said the social media network plans to review its content policies and products following a tumultuous week.
| News | April 25, 2023 |
Instagram users are sharing links to prewritten emails, the latest viral way to spread social activism amid U.S. protests against racism and police brutality.
| News | April 25, 2023 |
Social media users are posting about their emails being bounced back from the Minneapolis Police Department. It's not intentional. Servers are overwhelmed.
| News | April 25, 2023 |
Zuckerberg addressed Facebook's response to Trump's posts where he wrote regarding the Minneapolis protests, "when the looting starts, the shooting starts."
| News | April 25, 2023 |
After threatening to regulate or even shut down social media networks, President Donald Trump plans to soon sign an executive order regarding social media.
| News | April 25, 2023 |
Instagram is one of the last major social media platforms to pay its creators for content they make on the app. Experts say it's been a long time coming.
| News | April 25, 2023 |
Twitter's latest "conversation settings" feature lets people pick and choose who can reply to their tweets. This is what users have been waiting for.
| News | April 25, 2023 |
The Justice Department and a group of state attorney generals are leading the investigation, according to The Wall Street Journal.
| News | April 25, 2023 |
Actress Ana Coto took up roller skating just three years ago. She still considers herself a newbie. Thanks to TikTok, she is inspiring millions to do the same.
| News | April 25, 2023 |
In a companywide email, Google said it will no longer reimburse employees for food, furniture, and gym memberships while they work from home during coronavirus.
| Trash | April 25, 2023 |
Videoconferencing platforms have exploded since coronavirus. But those looking for more dimensions are turning to virtual reality, and selling out headsets.
| News | April 25, 2023 |
Whole Foods announced it will begin to provide its customers with face masks prior to shopping. The Amazon-owned grocery store has over 500 stores nationwide.
| Trash | April 25, 2023 |
Release dates of highly anticipated Marvel sequels are being shuffled around as Disney deals with production setbacks due to the coronavirus pandemic.
| News | April 25, 2023 |
The FDA issued a warning in late April about the potentially life-threatening side effects of using hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine to treat the coronavirus.
| Trash | April 25, 2023 |
The World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday that antibody, or serology, tests have not shown to prove a patient has developed immunity to the coronavirus.
| Trash | April 25, 2023 |
The two tech giants will come together to make a new system to easily trace coronavirus transmissions and share them with local government health authorities.
| Android | April 25, 2023 |
Outdoor activities like golfing, swimming, skiing, and snowboarding have seen a significant drop in recent weeks as coronavirus closed gyms and ski resorts.
| News | April 25, 2023 |
Millions across the world are currently under shelter-at-home orders. For those living alone, tech has become an essential service connecting them to others.
| Features | April 25, 2023 |
Developed by researchers at MIT, SprayableTech allows users to simply spray conductive ink on everyday surfaces to turn them into helpful digital interfaces.
| News | April 25, 2023 |
Following a wave of backlash, Zoom will enable its more secure privacy features automatically.
| News | April 25, 2023 |
Bill Gates told The Daily Show's Trevor Noah that the Gates Foundation is spending billions to manufacture factories for potential coronavirus vaccines.
| Trash | April 25, 2023 |
HBO's #StayHomeBoxOffice campaign is aimed to get viewers to self-isolate to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
| News | April 25, 2023 |
Facebook's Messenger app has long competed with other chat services, its latest desktop version features free video and text chat, as well as Dark Mode.
| News | April 25, 2023 |
There is no shortage of content right now during the coronavirus pandemic. But for some, more information means more anxiety. Is it okay to disconnect?
| Features | April 25, 2023 |
Comedians are flocking to Instagram as coronavirus closes clubs and bars in entertainment hubs like New York City and Los Angeles.
| News | April 25, 2023 |