Facebook widens ban on vaccine misinformation
The platform added a new set of false claims to its list of COVID-19 information that will be removed.
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Online scams target Americans seeking vaccine
Law enforcement is warning of a growing number of online scams tied to COVID vaccinations. Scammers are now claiming to have vaccines for sale. Manuel Bojorquez takes a look.
Bitcoin prices soar as Tesla says it bought $1.5 billion worth
Elon Musk's electric car company will also soon allow customers to buy its vehicles with bitcoin.
Smartphone apps tracked Capitol rioters
An anonymous source sent The New York Times a trove of cellphone location data from the day of the assault on the U.S. Capitol. Reporters were able to easily match device location pings to individual phone users — a process that may be helpful to law enforcement but raises broad privacy concerns about data collected from apps. New York Times Opinion writer and editor Stuart A. Thompson joins CBSN AM to talk about the investigation.
Orchestrating the roar of the crowd
In the COVID era a nearly-empty NFL stadium can be made to sound like a packed arena, through the playback of recordings of fans made way back in pre-pandemic times.
Robinhood's loans to buy stock are 14 times more likely to default
Stock-trading app lets customers "buy on margin" to amp up potential returns. Some investors are paying the price.
GameStop shares plunge more than 40% as investors bail
Video game retailer has lost more than $30 billion in market value after a stock frenzy driven by Reddit board.
Who is incoming Amazon CEO Andy Jassy?
The Amazon vet runs its most profitable division. Here's what his appointment tells us about the company's future.
Reddit trader who led GameStop frenzy loses $13M in one day
Reddit personality and YouTuber is still up on his investment, but much less than a week ago when he shot to fame.
Tech experts on how to fix the internet
The attack on the U.S. Capitol proved viral conspiracies on the web have real world consequences. They still continue to be disseminated even after social media platforms have cracked down on this type of content. CBS News technology reporter Dan Patterson spoke to venture capitalist Roger McNamee, Filipino journalist Maria Ressa and Cambridge Analytica whistleblower Christopher Wylie about their ideas on how to fix these issues on the internet. Patterson joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano with more on his reporting.
The internet is a wasteland. Here's how to fix it.
Disinformation on social media is a massive threat to public health, says former Facebook adviser Roger McNamee.
Jeff Bezos stepping down as Amazon CEO
Jeff Bezos plans to step down later this year as Amazon's CEO, the company announced in its latest earnings report. He will be replaced by Amazon Web Services chief Andy Jassy. With a net worth of nearly $200 billion, Forbes says Bezos is the world's richest man.
SpaceX rocket explodes in test flight
SpaceX launched a prototype Starship rocket from its flight facility in Boca Chica, Texas, successfully sending the booster up some 6 miles as planned. But the unpiloted test flight ended with a spectacular explosion when the rocket failed to right itself and slow down enough for a tail-first landing. CBS Los Angeles reports.
Jeff Bezos stepping down as Amazon CEO
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos will step down as chief executive of the company he founded 27 years ago. He will stay on as the executive chairman of the company's board.
Amazon kept $62 million in tips meant for drivers, FTC says
Rather than pass on customer gratuities to delivery drivers, retailer "used the money itself," according to regulators.
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Johnson says he intends to stay on as GOP leader if Republicans lose majority
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Some Israeli settlers use sheep to push Palestinians from West Bank homes
Trump administration ordered to cancel taxpayer-funded TV ads
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Trump announces Russia-Ukraine "energy ceasefire" after criticizing Zelenskyy
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Nobel Prize in economics goes to 2 Americans
