Zoe Christen Jones

Former Digital Trends Contributor

Zoe Christen Jones is a breaking news reporter. She covers news, digital culture, tech, and more. Previously, she was Newsweek's youngest senior producer, where she covered news, politics, and entertainment. Her articles and essays have been published in Vox, Refinery29, Forbes, MEL Magazine, and more. She is based in New York City.    

Zoom goes down just in time to kick off the workweek

Zoom reported a partial outage of meetings and webinars Monday morning.

Trash         April 25, 2023

Post Office stan culture is here — and it’s glorious

Amid the national uproar over mail-in-ballots, teens across the country are stanning the Post Office.

News         April 25, 2023

U.S. tightens restrictions on Huawei access to chips, Android updates

New rules have restricted Huawei's access to U.S. software and hardware.

Trash         April 25, 2023

Facebook now lets businesses charge for online events

Facebook's newest rollout lets creators charge for online events.

News         April 25, 2023

Your wearables can soon help contact trace coronavirus outbreaks

New additions to coronavirus exposure notification systems will use Bluetooth-based wearables.

News         April 25, 2023

Lovecraft Country uses the Black experience to wage a righteous war

The newest HBO show deals with the racist legacy of author H.P. Lovecraft by forging a new path.

Entertainment Reviews         April 25, 2023

TikTok names its first recipients of the $1 billion Creator Fund

The first creators to receive funding are all being awarded an undisclosed amount from the $1 billion fund.

News         April 25, 2023

Apple kicks off Watch OS 7 public beta

The first public beta for Watch OS7 is now available for download.

Mobile         April 25, 2023

Adobe campaign aims to amplify diverse voices

Adobe has announced several campaigns to highlight diverse creators.

Trash         April 25, 2023

Twitter reports it’s being throttled, blocked in Belarus

Twitter reported its site was being blocked and throttled in Belarus amid protests and unrest over the results of the recent presidential election.

News         April 25, 2023

Toshiba is getting out of the laptop business after 35 years

Toshiba has completed its divestment of its personal computing arm, Dynabook Inc., to Sharp.

News         April 25, 2023

TikTok threatens legal action to fight Trump ban

TikTok has threatened legal action against the Trump administration's ban.

News         April 25, 2023

ByteDance considers establishing TikTok headquarters out of the U.S.

Bytedance is considering moving TikTok's headquarters out of the U.S.

Trash         April 25, 2023

Trump says TikTok must sell U.S. operations by September 15

President Trump will require TikTok to sell to a U.S company by September 15 — or be banned from operating in the country.

News         April 25, 2023

How to sign up for a coronavirus vaccine trial

Clinical studies in the U.S are looking for volunteers. Here's how to sign up.

Trash         April 25, 2023

Three charged in massive Twitter hack

A 17-year-old Tampa man was arrested for massive twitter hack for bitcoin and faces 30 felony charges. Three more conspirators have also been arrested.

News         April 25, 2023

Trump to order TikTok’s Chinese owners to sell U.S. operations

President Trump will reportedly order TikTok’s Chinese parent company ByteDance to sell TikTok U.S operations.

News         April 25, 2023

Fauci ‘cautiously optimistic’ we will have a coronavirus vaccine this year

Dr. Anthony Fauci is "cautiously optimistic" that a coronavirus vaccine will be developed this year.

Trash         April 25, 2023

Twitter permanently bans former KKK leader David Duke

Twitter has reportedly banned former KKK leader David Duke permanently for violating conduct rules barring hateful content.

News         April 25, 2023

Garmin confirms ransomware cyberattack shut down services

Garmin has confirmed a cyberattack was behind their July 23 outage.

News         April 25, 2023

Garmin services slowly coming back to life after reported ransomware attack

Garmin services are slowly resuming normal operations after last week's big outage due to a reported ransomware attack.

News         April 25, 2023

Google employees to work from home until July 2021

Google will ask its employees to continue to work from home until summer 2021, according to a new report.

Trash         April 25, 2023

Elon Musk advocates for universal basic income instead of second stimulus check

Elon Musk said he still supports universal basic income, even though he thinks another coronavirus stimulus package from the U.S. government is a bad idea.

Trash         April 25, 2023

Garmin services down after reported ransomware attack

A reported ransomware attack took Garmin servers down on Thursday July 23.

News         April 25, 2023

How Coinbase stopped the Twitter Bitcoin hack from being even worse

Twitter scammers could have stolen much more Bitcoin during the massive hack last week had Coinbase not halted transactions to the hackers' account.

Trash         April 25, 2023

New coronavirus vaccine triggers immune response in early testing

A new coronavirus vaccine from Oxford University has yielded immune responses in early testing, according to promising results published on Monday, July 20.

Trash         April 25, 2023

No, coronavirus can’t be spread by mosquitoes

Researchers from Kansas State University say they've disproven the myth that mosquitoes can spread the coronavirus.

Trash         April 25, 2023

Google to ban ads from appearing next to coronavirus conspiracy theories

Google has reportedly banned ads from appearing in coronavirus conspiracy theories. Under the policy, supervisors will be able to remove ads from articles.

Trash         April 25, 2023

Apple and Google reveal new emojis coming later this year

For World Emoji Day, Apple and Google have released first looks of the new emojis available this fall. The update will include new memoji mask customization.

Mobile         April 25, 2023

Former intern says SpaceX retaliated after sexual harassment complaint

A former Space X intern is suing over alleged retaliation against her sexual harassment complaints.

Space News         April 28, 2022

KweliTV is a streaming service that puts Black stories first

Black stories come first at KweliTV, a new curated streaming service centered on independent films and TV shows.

News         September 10, 2020

Biden campaign partners with celebrities to raise funds on Cameo video platform

The Biden campaign will use the Cameo video platform to raise funds for the upcoming election.

Trash         September 4, 2020

Twitter removes coronavirus misinformation that Trump shared

Twitter removed a tweet that made misleading claims about coronavirus deaths, and was retweeted by President Donald Trump.

News         August 31, 2020

Russian hacker tried to bribe Tesla employee, Elon Musk confirms

Tesla's Nevada factory was the target of a Russian based ransomware attack.

Car News         August 28, 2020