Tech

Social media app Threads' decision to block the results of some COVID-related search terms is raising controversy over free speech.

Threads blocks COVID terms search results, raises free speech worries

The U.S. Department of Justice is accusing Google of violating antitrust laws.

US v. Google: Biggest antitrust trial in decades begins

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's sister rejects US calls for diplomacy and vows to continue launching spy satellites despite UN bans.

Kim Jong Un arrives in Russia amid US warnings: The Morning Rundown Sept. 12, 2023

A federal appeals court has ruled the Biden administration along with government agencies like the CDC and FBI likely violated the First Amendment when they pushed to censor and moderate posts about COVID-19 on social media during the pandemic.

Gov’t likely violated 1st Amdt with COVID social media censorship, court says

A lawsuit accuses Saudi Arabia of using Twitter to prosecute people expressing their dissent over the government.

Lawsuit: Twitter helped Saudi Arabia crack down on dissent

Media Matters published a report accusing X of placing ads next to content promoting Hitler and the Nazi Party, which Musk vehemently denies.

Musk threatens to sue Anti-Defamation League, teases more Twitter Files

The Justice Department announced the FBI and its European partners took down a major global malware network known as Qakbot.

FBI, European partners take down Qakbot malware network

The possibilities of a room temperature superconductor took the internet by storm in late July. Here's what happened with LK-99.

LK-99: The room temperature superconductor that wasn’t

An artificial intelligence advisor for the United Nations says deepfake technology usage in elections is "the greatest threat to democracy."

UN adviser on AI: Deepfake tech is ‘greatest threat to democracy’

Canada's 2023 wildfires produced around 647 teragrams of carbon, exceeding emissions from all but three countries.

Canada/Meta feud over online news accentuated by raging wildfires

A U.S. lawmaker said Chinese hackers obtained all of his incoming and outgoing emails for an entire month.

US lawmaker hacked by Chinese points to his criticism of CCP, support for Taiwan

X , the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, is making its own preparations ahead of the election cycle.

X expands team that polices misinformation ahead of 2024 election

Electric vehicle drivers’ frustration with charging options has hit a new all-time high, according to a recent study from J.D. Power.

EV drivers’ frustration with charging options is at an all-time high: report

After repeatedly churning out disappointing economic data, banks are slashing China's growth outlook for 2023.

Banks bear down on China’s growth but this bull is bucking the doom and gloom

According to Nielsen data, broadcast and cable television made up less than half of TV viewing for the first time ever in July of 2023.

Broadcast, cable television viewing drops to historic low in July

Zoom and Amazon are just two of the companies attempting to navigate a business landscape that is growing in its reliance on AI.

Zoom changes plan to use private data for AI; Amazon pushes new feature

An encouraging step takes place in a plan to get detained Americans home from Iran.

Detained Americans on house arrest in planned Iran prisoner swap: The Rundown Aug. 11, 2023

Smith's search warrant for Trump's Twitter account was revealed in court documents released Wednesday, Aug. 9.

Docs: Jack Smith got secret search warrant for Trump Twitter account

The death toll rises after wildfires tear through parts of Hawaii.

Death toll rises as wildfires tear through Hawaii: The Rundown Aug. 10, 2023

TikTok will be banned throughout Montana from being downloaded on any device unless legal challenges prevent the law from taking effect.

TikTok challenges Montana ban as more Americans worry about app’s threat

A deadly storm system along much of the east coast caused Washington D.C. government buildings to close as tornadoes, damaging winds and hail threatened the area.

Deadly storms leave more than 1 million without power: The Rundown Aug. 8, 2023

Elon Musk’s X Corp. is suing a nonprofit that fights hate speech for asserting false claims and encouraging advertisers to stop investing.

Musk sues anti-hate speech nonprofit for alleged false claims, illegal site scraping

Trump donors have already spent $40 million on his legal fees. They have also donated millions to his campaign.

Trump team creating legal defense fund, reports say: The Rundown July 31

To ease the burden on electric vehicle charging infrastructure, a startup called Ample has been exploring battery swapping methods.

Could EV battery swapping be a solution to charging station shortages?