Now, hours of testimony from, and thousands of pages of documents released by, Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen have renewed scrutiny of the impact that Facebook…
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Facebook apps hit with two-hour disruption days after massive outage
“We’re aware that some people are having trouble accessing our apps and products,” the company said on its verified Twitter account on Friday. “We’re working…
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Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp go down
Facebook (FB), Instagram and WhatsApp all suffered outages midday Monday, according to public statements from the three Facebook services. “We’re aware that some people are…
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Facebook whistleblower revealed on ’60 Minutes,’ says the company prioritized profit over public good
The 37-year-old former Facebook product manager who worked on civic integrity issues at the company says the documents show that Facebook knows its platforms are…
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Is that bear fat or just chonky? Lasers may help scientists find out
Cusick was taking a break from work, standing on a platform along the Brooks River in Alaska’s Katmai National Park and Preserve — a world-famous…
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What we learned this week in the trial of Elizabeth Holmes
That testimony has come from former Theranos lab director Adam Rosendorff, who has been on the stand for four days and will continue his testimony…
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Amazon’s controversial vision for the future of your home security
During an invite-only press conference on Tuesday, the company showed off an autonomous, 20-pound dog-like robot named Astro with large, cartoon-y eyes on its tablet…
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Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou reaches agreement with US to resolve fraud charges
The US case centered on whether Meng, who is also the daughter of Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei, misled HSBC about Huawei’s relationship with an Iranian…
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SpaceX capsule to return from orbit, capping off first tourism mission
The four will make a nail-biting re-entry into the Earth’s atmosphere aboard their SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule before it deploys parachutes and splashes down off…
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Apple issues urgent iPhone software update to address critical spyware vulnerability
Researchers from the University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab said the software exploit has been in use since February and has been used to deploy Pegasus,…
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Microsoft indefinitely abandons plan to reopen US offices amid Covid worries
The tech giant declined to set a new reopening date but promised to give employees 30 days’ notice. “Given the uncertainty of Covid-19, we’ve decided…
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China’s Weibo suspends 21 K-pop fan accounts for ‘irrational star-chasing behavior’
Weibo, China’s heavily censored version of Twitter, announced Sunday it has suspended 21 fan accounts dedicated to various K-pop artists due to “irrational star-chasing behavior.”…
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