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Ever since Russian agents and other opportunists abused its platform in an attempt to manipulate the 2016 U.S. presidential election, Facebook has insisted — repeatedly — that it’s learned its lesson and is no longer a conduit for misinformation, voter suppression and election disruption

Amazon is launching a new Ring security camera that’s fixed on top of a flying drone. Called the Ring Always Home Cam, it’s an autonomous indoor security camera that can fly inside your home and record footage of multiple viewpoints. Users set a path for the device to fly throughout the home. When the device isn’t in the air, it...

Four people filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday demanding that Facebook prevent militias and hate groups from using the site, after a militia group used the platform to draw armed people to protests in Wisconsin last month that left two people dead.

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Technical roadblocks are slowing the launch of contact-tracing apps stateside. Apple and Google rolled out an exposure notification tool in May to Android and iPhone, making it possible for app developers to use Bluetooth to track when devices come close to each other. But government agencies are facing challenges when it comes to creating the app itself.

Hundreds of protesters marched up Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue last week, their signs and chants demanding police reform captured from within their ranks by dozens of camera phones. “This revolution won’t be televised!” shouted one protester. “It’s going to be streamed!” Citizen footage has played a role in previous protest movements: Rodney King’s violent arrest in Los Angeles in 1991...

Multiple cameras including Atlanta Police bodycams and dashcams captured the moments leading up to the fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks. Brooks was being handcuffed by police when a struggle ensued and Brooks tries to flee with an officers’ stun gun. He was shot in the back three times and later died at a nearby hospital. Police were called to...

Dozens of scientists doing research funded by Mark Zuckerberg say Facebook should not be letting President Donald Trump use the platform to spread “misinformation and incendiary statements.”

With bans on large public gatherings due to the coronavirus pandemic, the faith community has had to find other ways to celebrate Easter this year.

Samsung users woke up Thursday morning to a “find my mobile” notification.

Samsung on Tuesday unveiled a new foldable phone, the Galaxy Z Flip

Home DNA-testing company 23andMe laid off 100 employees this week due to declining sales.

The law calls for 330,000 electric vehicles by 2025 and 2 million by 2035, as well as boosting the number of charging stations by offering a $500 incentive for people to install their own at home

Microsoft says it has developed a technique to detect online predators using video games to try to sexually exploit children. The chat function in online multiplayer games is one place where predators have tried to groom children for sexual purposes.

An upstate New York airport and its computer management provider were attacked by ransomware over Christmas, officials said

Facebook is rebuffing efforts by U.S. Attorney General William Barr to give authorities a way to read encrypted messages. The heads of Facebook-owned WhatsApp and Messenger services told Barr and his U.K. and Australian counterparts that Facebook is moving forward with plans to enable end-to-end encryption on all of its messaging services. End-to-end encryption locks up messages so that not...

Roy Robinson says he may not be alive if his Apple Watch hadn’t warned him about his rapid and irregular heart rate. WPTV’s Jillian Idle reports.

Tired of San Francisco streets being used as a testing ground for the latest delivery technology and transportation apps, city leaders are considering requiring businesses to get permits before trying out new high-tech ideas in public. Supporters of the legislation, which the Board of Supervisors will take up Tuesday, say it would be the first of its kind in the…

Companies are trying to attract gamers ahead of the holidays, with Google launching Stadia, what it calls “the future of cloud gaming.”