Internet
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Here's how to download all your data from Facebook - it might be a wake-up call
Mar 27, 2018 1:00 am - Facebook, my mother will be proud to know, believes that my friends and I are part of the "Established Adult Life" peer group. In fact, Facebook knows a lot about how I'...
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In a corner of Reddit, Robert Mueller is Yoda, Gandalf and Batman combined
Mar 24, 2018 1:00 am - When the history books eventually tackle Donald Trump's surprising climb from reality television to the White House, r/The_Donald will no doubt go down as one of the odd...
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They were searching for videos. Facebook thought they wanted videos of child abuse.
Mar 16, 2018 1:00 am - Facebook users said Thursday night that they were confronted with disturbing and sexually graphic search recommendations on the social network, leading the company to ap...
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Algorithms are one reason a conspiracy theory goes viral; another reason might be you
Feb 23, 2018 12:00 am - The false belief that a 17-year-old who survived the Parkland massacre is actually a paid actor, or perhaps being nefariously coached by liberals to promote gun control,...
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Twitter suspends thousands of suspected bots, angering Trump boosters
Feb 22, 2018 12:00 am - The social media service Twitter is believed to have suspended thousands of accounts for being automated bots, or for other policy violations, drawing outcry from fringe...
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Jimmy Kimmel rips Parkland conspiracy theorists, Trump Jr. and Ted Nugent
Feb 22, 2018 12:00 am - Jimmy Kimmel called out conspiracy theorists attacking the credibility of a group of Florida teenagers who, overnight, have become some of the most vocal advocates for g...
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How you can watch the Olympics onlineFeb 07, 2018 12:00 am - NEW YORK - Every Olympic event will be streamed live. But to watch online, you'll still need to be a paying cable or satellite subscriber. As with past Olympics, NBC is ...
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Apple executives, Facebook billionaires endorse tech diets
Feb 05, 2018 12:00 am - At Google, some employees use a tool that restricts time spent on email. A senior Apple Inc. executive said his wife used a device that sets iPhone and iPad limits for t...
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If you have an Amazon Prime monthly membership, you're going to pay more
Jan 19, 2018 12:00 am - NEW YORK - Amazon is raising the price of its Prime membership monthly plan by nearly 20 percent. The fee of $99 for an annual membership will not change, the company sa...
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Steve Bannon steps down from Breitbart News Network
Jan 09, 2018 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon is stepping down as chairman of Breitbart News Network after a public break with President Donald Trump. Br...