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Small SUVs only do so-so in side crash tests
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety says only 1 out of 20 got the highest "good" rating. The rest were only OK, marginal or poor in the group's new, more rigorous side-impact test.
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Ransomware gang says it hacked the National Rifle Association
Russia-linked cybercriminals claim to have published files belonging to the gun-rights group on the dark web.
Spanx boss gives workers $10,000 and first-class plane tickets
Founder of shapewear company marks $1.2 billion deal by giving dream vacations to her employees.
Tech execs face questions on child safety
In wake of a Facebook whistleblower raising concerns about social media's impact on children, lawmakers hammered executives from Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube during a hearing about protecting kids online. Kris Van Cleave reports.
Cruz pushes TikTok exec over company's ties to China
Lawmakers also heard from executives at Snapchat and YouTube.
Senators grill social media companies
The Senate Consumer Protection Subcommittee is questioning leaders from several social media companies over the impact their platforms have on young users. Executives from Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube testified about algorithms, safety and efforts to protect mental health. CBSN technology reporter Dan Patterson has more.
Facebook's new biz plan? Find young people in the metaverse
Mark Zuckerberg says the social media company wants to make serving young adults "our North Star."
Facebook responds to massive document leak
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg kicked off his company's earnings call Monday by adamantly defending recent criticism following a massive leak of internal research. Zuckerberg said problems like polarization and hate speech are bigger than social media and laid out his vision for the platform's future. Laurie Segall reports.
Details of leaked "Facebook Papers"
Thousands of pages of internal Facebook documents shared with journalists around the world are shedding light on the platform's approach to misinformation, hate speech and research on algorithms on users' news feeds. CBS News' Laurie Segall reports on CEO Mark Zuckerberg's response. Then, CBS News' technology and politics reporter Musadiq Bidar joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano to explain the details of these documents and how Facebook's algorithms work.
Donald Trump NFT on sale for 240 ethereum
Non-fungible token depicting Trump years before his term in the White House will set you back just over $1 million.
Microsoft says Russia-backed hackers are attacking cloud services
Tech giant said it informed 609 customers they had been attacked 22,868 times by hacker group it calls Nobelium.
Hertz to buy 100K Tesla Model 3 cars in push for EV rentals
The car rental service is spending billions on Tesla's Model 3 vehicles, just months after leaving bankruptcy.
More details on leaked Facebook documents
CBS News, along with other news outlets, has reviewed thousands of pages of leaked internal documents from Facebook. They suggest the social network was aware its platforms, which include Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, can fuel hate, polarization, conspiracy theories and misinformation, but at times did little to stop it. 60 Minutes+ correspondent Laurie Segall joined CBSN to discuss the Facebook papers.
Facebook researchers saw how its algorithms led to misinformation
Facebook researchers in 2019 created three dummy accounts to study the platform's technology for recommending content in the News Feed.
Facebook internal documents show execs knew platform spread misinformation and failed to act at times
A consortium of 17 U.S news organizations, including CBS News, has reviewed the redacted versions of the documents received by Congress.
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Trump creates committee to investigate Fed's Lisa Cook
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Mike Ditka, former Chicago Bears head coach, dies at 86
Nobel Peace Prize awarded to former ICC judge Navanethem "Navi" Pillay
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