The White House on Wednesday launched a tool for people to report instances of perceived social media bias, signaling President Donald Trump's and top Republicans' plan to continue vilifying technology companies, which are currently seen as political villains by many in the conservative base.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday barring US firms from using telecom gear from sources the administration deems national security threats.
Facebook, Twitter, Google, Microsoft and Amazon said they have signed on to a new pledge to work more with governments and each other to combat the threat of violent extremism on the internet.
The Federal Communications Commission unveiled a proposal Wednesday to limit the scourge of unwanted robocalls, a measure that would give phone companies wide latitude to block those calls by default.
Tech companies may be known for their hustle culture, in which working around the clock is the norm. But on Wednesday, more than 50 companies including Lyft and Rent The Runway plan to give their employees some "me time" during work hours.
Two months after the mass shooting at a mosque in New Zealand was live-streamed by the accused gunman on Facebook, the company is introducing new rules for the feature.
WhatsApp has just pushed a significant update to its 1.5 billion users. That's because the messaging service has discovered a security flaw that enabled attackers to remotely install spyware, possibly without the target of the surveillance even being aware of it.
With the imminent arrival of 5G to more US cities, several United States senators expressed concern over how to roll out the new technology without the help of Chinese equipment makers.
San Francisco, long one of the most tech-friendly and tech-savvy cities in the world, is now the first in the US to prohibit its government from using facial-recognition technology.
WhatsApp has revealed a vulnerability in its system that could have allowed hackers access to its users' phones, with a London-based human rights lawyer possibly among the targets.
The United States doesn't trust a Chinese company to own gay dating app Grindr and will force it to sell by 2020, as tensions spike between Washington and Beijing over trade and national security.
Apple re-entered bear market territory in the midst of Monday's market sell-off, which was sparked by worries over an escalating trade war between the United States and China. Its shares were down 5.81% on the day and are off roughly 20% from a high of over $233 in October.
Amazon wants its employees to quit their jobs and create their own delivery businesses. It turns out that's an expensive proposition. So Amazon is upping the ante.