Federal judge blocks Biden administration officials from communicating with social media companies
A federal judge on Tuesday ordered some Biden administration agencies and top officials not to communicate with social media companies about certain content, handing a win to GOP states in a lawsuit accusing the government of going too far in its effort to combat Covid-19 disinformation.
2023-07-05 04:22
Twitter to put TweetDeck behind a paywall
Another controversial change is coming to Twitter. Only verified users will soon be able to access TweetDeck, the dashboard that lets users views multiple different timelines, the platform tweeted Monday.
2023-07-04 23:15
AI is already linked to layoffs in a surprising industry
Many have raised alarms about the potential for artificial intelligence to displace jobs in the years ahead, but it's already causing upheaval in one surprising industry where workers once seemed invincible: tech.
2023-07-04 20:50
Meta takes aim at Twitter with new Threads app
The rivalry between Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk has just kicked up a notch.
2023-07-04 19:17
China just played a trump card in the chip war. Are more export curbs coming?
A trade war between China and the United States over the future of semiconductors is escalating.
2023-07-04 18:21
Lawsuit alleges Harvard gives preferential treatment to legacy admissions, who are 'overwhelmingly' White
Three minority advocacy groups are suing Harvard University's governing body, accusing the school of discrimination by giving preferential treatment to children of wealthy donors and alumni, and are citing the recent US Supreme Court ruling that gutted affirmative action to bolster their lawsuit.
2023-07-04 08:27
A flying car prototype just got an airworthiness certificate from the FAA
A California startup says it has been certified by the Federal Aviation Administration for testing what it describes as the first flying car with US government approval — a fully electric vehicle that can both fly and travel on roads.
2023-07-03 23:26
Tesla smashed it last quarter but China's BYD did even better
BYD outpaced Tesla in the second quarter as the Chinese carmaker posted record sales of hybrid and electric vehicles.
2023-07-03 19:28
He crushed the bar exam, but the legal profession remains disproportionately White
Matthew Graham owes his new career path to his fraternity brothers and Thurgood Marshall, the late Supreme Court justice.
2023-07-02 15:20
The FTC wants to make it harder to publish fake product reviews
The Federal Trade Commission proposed Friday a rule to rein in marketers who use fake reviews of products, and signaled the commission's plans to use "all available means" to target such deceptive advertising.
2023-07-02 05:23
#TwitterDown: Thousands of users hit with 'rate limit exceeded' error message
Thousands of Twitter users across several countries were unable to access the social media site, or faced difficulty and delays, Saturday.
2023-07-02 01:19
Biden has already canceled $66 billion in student loans. Here's how 3 people received debt relief
Even though the Supreme Court struck down President Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness program, more debt will be canceled during his time in office than under any other president.
2023-07-01 21:24