Microsoft is shutting down LinkedIn in China
The tech giant said it is facing a "challenging" environment in China amid tighter internet rules.
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Facebook bans "unfollow everything" developer
A developer is speaking out after Facebook banned him from their platforms for creating an app that helped users get rid of their news feed. The software automatically unfollowed user's friends and pages on the platform leaving their news feeds blank. CBSN tech reporter Dan Patterson joins CBSN AM with the latest.
Gaggle CEO responds to surveillance concerns
Some U.S. school districts turned to the help of student surveillance software during the pandemic, but, students, parents and lawmakers are growing concerned about the effects this 24/7 monitoring can have and if it may be doing more harm than good. Gaggle founder and CEO Jeff Patterson joins CBSN AM to respond.
"Dehumanizing, degrading": One woman's fight against deepfake porn
New technology makes it cheaper and easier to create realistic-looking fake videos online. The consequences can be devastating.
William Shatner goes to space with Blue Origin
“Star Trek” actor William Shatner became the oldest person to travel to space at age 90. He was moved by the experience. Mark Strassmann has more.
New Shepard back on Earth with civilian crew
The New Shepard rocket blasted off from Blue Origin's launch site Wednesday in West Texas, touching down with its civilian crew, which included "Star Trek" actor William Shatner, after about 10 minutes on the edge of space. Senior adviser for STAR HARBOR Space Academy Alan Ladwig joins CBSN to discuss the latest launch.
Shatner on spaceflight: "I hope I never recover from this"
Minutes after touching down from his flight to the edge of space, "Star Trek" legend William Shatner got emotional describing the experience to Blue Origin owner Jeff Bezos. Watch his remarks.
Blue Origin launches crew to edge of space
Blue Origin launched its New Shepard rocket to the edge of space with a civilian crew that includes Star Trek actor William Shatner. Senior adviser at STAR HARBOR Space Academy Alan Ladwig joined CBSN ahead of the launch.
Schools blame TikTok challenge for inciting vandalism and theft
A TikTok challenge called "devious licks" incites kids to steal or destroy school property and post it online.
Whistleblower Frances Haugen to meet with Facebook Oversight Board
"Facebook, over and over again, chose to optimize for its own interests, like making more money," Haugen told "60 Minutes."
Facebook unveils tools to "nudge" young users off harmful content
The plan includes suggestions for users to "take a break" from Instagram. Critics say it's too little, too vague.
Taking a flying car for a test drive
After years of development, the BlackFly personal aerial vehicle will soon be on sale. Correspondent John Blackstone set out to see how someone with no flying experience could manage behind the controls.
Will industrial-scale bitcoin mining impact the environment?
The opportunity to make big money is attracting huge investments to industrial-scale bitcoin mining, with thousands of supercomputer mining machines and enormous energy demand.
Bitcoin mining and its environmental costs
The opportunity to make big money in cryptocurrency is attracting huge investments to industrial-scale bitcoin mining, with thousands of supercomputers and an enormous energy demand, so much so that some companies are using power plants to fuel their operations – which may create real-world concerns for the environment. CBS News meteorologist and climate specialist Jeff Berardelli reports.
Facebook and Instagram experience second outage in a week
The company says issues for both apps have been resolved.
Trump promised to lower prices for Americans. Here's what the data shows.
Hurricane Isaias becomes Category 3 storm as it threatens northern Gulf Coast
Trump announces Russia will release millions of tons of diesel to help with costs
Pentagon's plan to livestream execution sparks intense backlash
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