August 24, 2020 The TikTok vs. ***** battle continues with a lawsuit TikTok’s parent company ByteDance is suing the ***** administration over its efforts to ban the app in the US. | Sheldon Cooper/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty…
August 24, 2020 Larry Ellison, one of the world’s richest people, asks for a second chance at charity Larry Ellison, who turned 76 last week, has struggled to give away his $65 billion fortune. | Toru Yamanaka/AFP via Getty Images $60 billion…
August 24, 2020 Contracts, hacks, and Google: What to consider before you get a home security system James Bareham for Vox/Recode Consumers have more choices than ever to protect their homes, but those choices come with trade-offs. It has never been…
August 21, 2020 Inside the get-rich-quick scheme that cost Amazon sellers thousands — and then got them banned Photo Illustration by Nikolas Kokovlis/NurPhoto via Getty Images Amazon’s vast and complex marketplace is fertile ground for schemes targeting the sellers behind the e-commerce…
August 20, 2020 Apple’s Fortnite ban, explained Apple is facing increasing pressure to change its App Store practices. | Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images Epic Games is suing the iPhone maker…
August 20, 2020 Government shutdowns of “nonessential” retailers were a huge gift for Amazon, Walmart, and Target Target has pulled $5 billion of business away from competitors in the first half of 2020 alone. | LightRocket via Getty Images Some feared…
August 19, 2020 ***** just embraced followers of the violent QAnon conspiracy movement ***** said in a press briefing Wednesday that he “appreciates” the support of followers of the QAnon conspiracy theory. | Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Rather…
August 19, 2020 Facebook is finally cracking down on QAnon Facebook is banning hundreds of accounts affiliated with the conspiracy theory QAnon. | Stephen Maturen/Getty Images For years, the conspiracy theory has spread unchecked…
August 19, 2020 Most Americans think social media companies are censoring people Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones helped push unfounded claims that social media companies suppress conservative content into the political mainstream. | Gary Miller/Getty Images Three-quarters…
August 14, 2020 Why the surge in racist misinformation about Kamala Harris is so worrisome Since Sen. Kamala Harris was announced as the Democratic vice presidential pick, there’s been a surge in misinformation about her. | Olivier Douliery/AFP via…