A Mother’s Nightmare, Preserved Online

Gruesome photos of Bianca Devins’ murder went viral on Instagram. Her family wants answers.

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Why We Need More Women of Color In Tech

Meet the women making products for people the tech world forgot.

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Facebook Rebuffs U.S. Attorney General Over Access To Encrypted Messages

End-to-end encryption locks up messages so that not even Facebook can read their contents.

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Ten Facts About Electric Cars You’ve Been Getting Wrong

From an ever-increasing battery range to the amount sold on a daily basis, we embrace the EV revolution...

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Twitter Halts Plans To Purge Inactive Accounts Over Concerns For The Dead

"This was a miss on our part," the social network giant said.

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Twitter Halts Plan To Purge Inactive Accounts Amid Concern Over Deceased Users

The social media giant is pausing the process until it finds a way to memorialize the accounts of users who have died.

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Women Are Pretending To Be Men On Instagram To Avoid Sexist Censorship

The app's shadow ban on vaguely "inappropriate" content has disproportionately affected female users.

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Amazon To Challenge $10 Billion Pentagon Contract Given To Microsoft

The tech giant said the decision behind the JEDI contract "contained clear deficiencies, errors and unmistakable bias."

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Facebook Is A Cesspool Of Fake Accounts And Hate. Here's What They've Done About It.

The social media giant removed billions of fake accounts this year, but still faces criticism over its role in the 2020 presidential election.

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Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak Accuses Apple Card Algorithm Of Sexism

Wozniak said the Apple Card gave him 10 times the credit limit his wife received.

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NY Regulator Vows To Investigate Apple Card For Sex Bias

The New York Department of Financial Services plans to investigate the sex bias alleged in a series of now-viral tweets.

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Pentagon Gives Microsoft $10 Billion 'War Cloud' Deal, Snubbing Amazon

Early speculation of the giant government defense contract suggested it would go to Amazon.

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Lawmaker Slams Zuckerberg’s Revisionist Facebook History: Nowhere ‘Near The Truth’

“He’s rewriting history," Rep. Ruben Gallego of Arizona told The Washington Post.

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8chan Is Trying To Come Back As '8kun.' Its Founder Is Trying To Stop It.

For deep-state conspiracy theorists, 8chan's return could bring “the second coming” of QAnon.

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Marc Benioff: Facebook Is ‘The New Cigarettes' And Should Probably Be Broken Up

The billionaire Salesforce CEO denounced the social media company for refusing to take down fake political ads.

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Hundreds Of People Share Stories About Falling Down YouTube’s Recommendation Rabbit Hole

YouTube's algorithm is designed to keep you watching for as long as possible, even if that means pushing out increasingly extreme content for you to binge.

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Fortnite Is Sucked Into A Black Hole And Gamers Wonder If It's The End Of Their World

Stunned fans of the massive game watched for hours, waiting for something else to happen.

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Apple Removes Police-Tracking App Used In Hong Kong Protests From Its App Store

The tech company said the app violated its rules because it was used to ambush police and by criminals who used it to victimize residents in areas with no law enforcement.

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Blizzard Suspends Gaming Pro After He Showed Support For Hong Kong Protests

The gaming behemoth also pulled prize money from Hearthstone player Chung "Blitzchung" Ng Wai.

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Homocidal Neo-Nazi Terrorist Group Reppears On YouTube Amid FBI Probe

The video giant declined to remove an Atomwaffen Division video when it was first reported last week.

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Mark Zuckerberg Holds Livestream With Facebook After Leaked Remarks

The Facebook CEO spoke of his candid comments about Sen. Elizabeth Warren and demands by Attorney General William Barr on encryption of messaging apps.

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Kickstarter Worker Claims She Was Fired Over Union Effort

Workers at the fundraising platform went public with their union campaign in March.

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Google Targeted In Major State Antitrust Investigation

Fifty U.S. attorneys general are joining the investigation, led by Texas.

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Instagram Scammers Are Using The Fires In The Amazon To Rip People Off

No, Justin Bieber won’t donate $10,000 if you follow this Instagram account.

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Facebook's Facial Recognition Technology Will No Longer Default To 'On'

In August, an appellate judge ruled against Facebook in a case claiming the tech company is illegally collecting and storing biometric data.

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Who Is Blackmailing This Influencer?

Twitch star Kaitlyn "Amouranth" Siragusa's photos kept getting removed from Instagram. Then came the demands for money.

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Facebook Finally Gives Us Answers On That Viral Instagram Hoax (Sort Of)

The false claims go back to at least 2012 when Facebook changed its terms of service.

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Audit Reveals No Evidence Of Anti-Conservative Bias At Facebook

The report, authored by former Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.), was commissioned in response to claims that the social media platform suppresses conservative views.

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Twitter Suspends Chinese Accounts Targeting Hong Kong Protests

The social media giant said it shut down more than 200,000 accounts suspected of being part of a Chinese government influence campaign targeting the protests.

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House Homeland Security Lawmakers Issue Subpoena For 8Chan Owner Jim Watkins

The committee issued the bipartisan subpoena Wednesday calling for Watkins to testify Sept. 5 on what he's doing to combat the forum's rampant extremism.

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Porn Grifters Are Chasing Teens On TikTok

Gen Z’s favorite app is dealing with an elaborate NSFW scam.

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Facial Recognition Software Prompts Privacy, Racism Concerns

'There’s a lot of scariness that comes with this.'

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Trump Retweeted An Unhinged Conspiracy Account, And Twitter Suspended It

The account described itself as a “Fierce Trump supporter” and "not a bot.”

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Justice Department Announces Sweeping Antitrust Probe Of Big Tech

The investigation comes as a growing number of lawmakers have called for stricter regulation or even breaking up of the big tech companies.

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YouTube's Plan To Rein In Conspiracy Theories Is Failing

Conspiracy theorists have capitalized on YouTube’s change to its algorithm by using it to rally their bases for grassroots promotion.

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Facebook Vows Crackdown On Census Misinformation After Calls From Civil Rights Groups

The social media giant said it would treat the census like an election, but not everyone is impressed with the changes.

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Jony Ive, iPhone Designer, To Leave Apple And Form Own Design Company

Apple said it will be among the primary clients of Ive’s new design company for a range of projects.

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A Senate Bill Targets YouTube Pedophiles. Could It Cost Family Vloggers Their Livelihood?

The vloggers are caught in the middle of YouTube’s scramble to deal with its ongoing predator problem.

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Facebook Unveils Plans For Its Own Cryptocurrency

The digital currency, called Libra, is scheduled to launch in 2020 with partners including PayPal, Uber, Spotify, Visa and Mastercard.

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