Silicon Valley leaders learn about poverty through immersive experience
A group of Silicon Valley leaders learned some hard lessons Friday about living in poverty in one of the wealthiest areas of the country.
Supermarket robot escapes store
A robotic supermarket assistant made a great escape from a Pennsylvania store.
Apple crash detection software triggers fake 911 calls
Apple says updates have been made to the software, but some ski resort first responders say more needs to be done
'Tweet limit': Twitter scrambles as many unable to post
Many Twitter users have found themselves unable to tweet, follow accounts or access their direct messages as the Elon Musk-owned platform experienced a slew of widespread technical problems.
‘More words’: Twitter Blue customers can now post longer tweets
The social media company has expanded the character limit to 4,000 for blue subscribers.
eBay, Zoom to cut more jobs
EBay and Zoom are announcing layoffs, continuing a trend seen at other tech companies.
Heard of ChatGPT? Google just unveiled Bard, a rival to the popular AI chatbot
Google’s chatbot is supposed to be able to explain complex subjects such as outer space discoveries in terms simple enough for a child to understand.
California bill targets social media companies for fentanyl, firearm sales
An East Bay lawmaker wants to hold social media companies accountable for harmful messages to kids. State Sen. Nancy Skinner has introduced a bill that fines them for using ads that could lead kids to buy fentanyl, kill themselves, or develop an eating disorder.
AP fact check: Egg shortage breeds chicken-feed conspiracies
Amid high egg prices, some social media users are claiming that common chicken feed products are preventing their own hens from laying eggs. But poultry experts say there’s no evidence for such claims.
Bay Area's Splunk and Workday join list of tech company layoffs
Two more Bay Area software companies announced job cuts Wednesday, joining a long string of tech businesses that are laying off workers in reaction to shifts in the economy.
Twitter cracking down on child sexual exploitation material on site
Twitter announced Wednesday that it will be more aggressive in dealing with child sexual exploitation on its platform and has implemented changes.
Netflix password-sharing crackdown details released
Netflix has said it plans to launch the paid-sharing system 'more broadly' later in Q1.
AI detection tool launched by ChatGPT makers OpenAI amid school cheating fears
The AI detection tool is responding to fears that ChatGPT's artificial intelligence ability to write just about anything could fuel cheating in schools.
13 is too young to join social media, US surgeon general says
In a CNN interview, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said that kids are still “developing their identity” at this age.
TikTok CEO to testify before Congress on app's privacy, data security
The head of TikTok was called to testify on Capitol Hill in a surprise announcement on Monday amid serious allegations about data mining by the Chinese social media app.
TikTok ban could get House committee vote in February
Congress banned TikTok from government-issued devices, and almost half of U.S. states have implemented similar actions.
Meta: Trump to be reinstated on Facebook, Instagram after 2-year ban
Facebook parent Meta says it will restore former President Donald Trump’s personal account in the coming weeks, ending a two-year suspension it imposed in the wake of the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Justice Dept. sues Google over digital advertising dominance
The Justice Department joined California and more than half a dozen other states to file a lawsuit against Mountain View-based Google on Tuesday, accusing the company of harming competition by dominating the online advertising market.
Spotify axes jobs in latest round of tech industry layoffs
CEO Daniel Ek announced the restructuring in a message to employees that was also posted online.
Bankman-Fried’s lawyers say car hit barricade outside home
A car with three occupants recently drove into a barricade outside the California home owned by Sam Bankman-Fried’s parents, an apparent attempt to gain access to the property where the founder of crypto exchange FTX is under house arrest.