April 7, 2019 Vaccine wars: Social media battle outbreak of bogus claims Like health officials facing outbreaks of disease, internet companies are trying to contain vaccine-related misinformation they have long helped spread. So far, their efforts at quarantine are falling short.
April 7, 2019 Top iPhone, Android apps for blocking robocalls Major carriers and app developers are ramping up their tactics for tackling robocalls on the iPhone and Android devices.
April 5, 2019 Google dissolves AI advisory board amid employee protest The controversy over Google naming a conservative thinker and alleged "anti-trans, anti-LGBT" supporter to a company advisory board has ended with the whole project scrapped.
April 5, 2019 Americans don't support Elizabeth Warren's plan to break up tech giants: poll Americans disagree with Senator Elizabeth Warren when it comes to her proposal of breaking up large tech companies like Google, Amazon and Facebook, a new NBC/WSJ poll reveals.
April 3, 2019 John Legend voices Google Assistant, won’t use new cameo himself: it ‘might be a little freaky at home’ Google announced John Legend would be the new voice for its virtual assistant for a limited time in the U.S. starting Wednesday.
April 3, 2019 Singapore to demand that Facebook, Twitter and Google fix fake news Tech giants such as Facebook Inc., Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Twitter Inc. would be required under a draft law introduced Monday in Singapore to immediately issue corrections of false information published on their platforms and inform users when they might have been exposed to inaccuracies.
March 29, 2019 Google pulls gay conversion therapy app from Play Store following outcry Google has pulled a controversial conversion therapy app from its Play Store following an outcry from LGBTQ groups.
March 28, 2019 Google loses major LGBTQ rights endorsement in Living Hope Ministries app dispute Google's endorsement was revoked by the country's largest LGBTQ rights group over its refusal to remove an app tied to the practice of conversion therapy.
March 25, 2019 Facebook, YouTube sued over New Zealand attack video by French Muslim group A French Muslim group is filing a lawsuit against Facebook and YouTube over the viral spread of the horrific New Zealand mosque attack video.
March 25, 2019 'Mars on Earth' comes to Google If you've ever wanted to know what it's like to live on Mars, Google will take you there for free.
