Twitter users were unable to view tweets in latest service disruption under Musk
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Clare Duffy, CNN Twitter’s timeline page appeared to experience a prolonged outage on Wednesday morning, marking the…
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Twitter users were unable to view tweets in latest service disruption under Musk
By Clare Duffy, CNN Twitter’s timeline page appeared to experience a prolonged outage on Wednesday morning, marking the latest service…
Continue ReadingTikTok to set one-hour daily screen time limit by default for users under 18
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN TikTok announced Wednesday that every user under 18 will soon have their accounts default to a one-hour daily screen time…
Continue ReadingIndia, world’s largest democracy, leads global list of internet shutdowns
By Rhea Mogul, CNN India imposed the highest number of internet shutdowns globally in 2022, a new report has revealed, in what critics say is yet…
Continue ReadingEU bans TikTok from official devices across all three government institutions
By Xiaofei Xu, Eve Brennan and James Frater, CNN The European Parliament on Tuesday banned TikTok from staff devices over cybersecurity concerns,…
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Bend’s Street Dog Hero back from trip to Mexico, where it held three-day free spay and neuter event
Volunteers with a Bend nonprofit are back from treating more than 500 dogs in Mexico. Street Dog Hero provided free spay and neuter surgeries…
Continue ReadingUS is reviewing Huawei export license policy amid rising congressional scrutiny of China
By Brian Fung, CNN The US government is reviewing a policy that permits certain US exports to continue to Huawei, despite an overall push by the…
Continue ReadingMark Zuckerberg looks to ‘turbocharge’ Meta’s AI tools after viral success of ChatGPT
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Mark Zuckerberg said Meta is creating a new “top-level product group” to “turbocharge” the…
Continue ReadingMark Zuckerberg looks to ‘turbocharge’ Meta’s AI tools after viral success of ChatGPT
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Mark Zuckerberg said Meta is creating a new “top-level product group” to…
Continue ReadingHouse panel votes to advance bill empowering Biden to ban TikTok
By Brian Fung, CNN A powerful House committee voted to advance legislation on Wednesday that would make it easier to ban TikTok from the United…
Continue ReadingMicrosoft Windows 11 update puts AI front and center
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Microsoft will roll out on Tuesday an update to Windows 11 that puts its new AI-powered Bing capabilities…
Continue ReadingElon Musk is the richest person in the world again
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Elon Musk has reclaimed the title of the richest person in the world, per Bloomberg’s tally. The Tesla CEO was…
Continue ReadingTwitter rolls out updated, ‘zero tolerance’ policy on violent speech
CNN By Brian Fung, CNN Twitter has unveiled a new policy on violent speech that expands restrictions on some types of threats uttered on its…
Continue ReadingCanada bans TikTok on government devices
CNN By Brian Fung, CNN The Canadian government is banning TikTok from official electronic devices, making it the latest to announce restrictions on…
Continue ReadingCanada bans TikTok on government devices
By Brian Fung, CNN The Canadian government is banning TikTok from official electronic devices, making it the latest to announce restrictions on the…
Continue ReadingNokia redesigns iconic logo to remind the world it’s not a phone company anymore
By Jennifer Korn Nokia redesigned its logo for the first time in decades to distance itself from its public image as a phone company. The new logo,…
Continue ReadingFacebook tests bringing back in-app messaging features as it competes with TikTok
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Clare Duffy, CNN Nearly a decade after Facebook angered some users by splitting off messaging features from its flagship social…
Continue ReadingMeta cracks down on a growing crime against teenagers
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Meta is taking steps to crack down on the spread of “revenge porn” images of teenagers on Facebook…
Continue ReadingNew York Times: Twitter lays off another 10% of staff
By Chris Isidore, CNN Twitter’s massive job cuts continued this weekend, as the company cut about 10% of its remaining staff, according to a…
Continue ReadingWeb-based kissing device horrifies Chinese social media users
By Nectar Gan, CNN Want to send your faraway lover a kiss? A Chinese contraption with warm, moving silicon “lips” appears to have just…
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