The world's fastest supercomputer is hunting for coronavirus cures

Japan's "Fugaku" has just unseated an American rival as the world's fastest digital brain, but for its creators, being "useful" came before coming first.

• Jun 25, 2020

Amazon uses AI to enforce social distancing

Amazon has unveiled a new artificial intelligence system to monitor social distancing among employees, in the hopes of reducing coronavirus infections. Wired staff writer Louise Matsakis joined CBSN to explain what that new system is and how employees are responding.

• Jun 24, 2020

Trump says visa halt could open up 500,000 jobs. Really?

The H-1B and H-2B visa debate raises questions about the U.S. workforce and how companies use the system to fill jobs.

• Jun 23, 2020

Twitter makes Election Day a paid company holiday

Twitter workers in the U.S. and globally will have paid time off to vote in national elections, the company said.

• Jun 23, 2020

Amazon's carbon emissions surged last year

Company's carbon footprint grew 15% even before a coronavirus-fueled expansion of its retail sales and deliveries.

• Jun 23, 2020

Cellphone data used to find remains of missing Idaho kids

Newly released court documents reveal that authorities in Idaho used data from the cellphone of Lori Vallow's brother to locate the remains of her two missing children. Jonathan Vigliotti reports.

• Jun 22, 2020

Patagonia latest outdoor brand to pull ads from Facebook

Social media company has failed to stop the spread of "hateful lies and dangerous propaganda," Patagonia says.

• Jun 22, 2020

How TikTok teens trolled the Trump campaign ahead of Tulsa rally

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez told Trump's campaign manager on Twitter, "you just got ROCKED by teens on TikTok."

• Jun 22, 2020

Apple's Tim Cook on a "giant leap" in social progress

Tim Cook has been the CEO of Apple for nearly a decade now, and still carries on an Apple tradition: their Worldwide Developers Conference, which starts tomorrow (though in an age of social distancing, this marquee event will be virtual). "60 Minutes" correspondent John Dickerson talks with Cook about societal changes, corporate responsibility, and the role of smartphone cameras in helping advance social progress.

• Jun 21, 2020

Apple CEO Tim Cook on the nexus of technology and social change

On the eve of Apple's first virtual Worldwide Developers Conference, the exec talks about the democratization of tools for social progress.

• Jun 21, 2020

Technology connects seniors with families

The most vulnerable demographic to the coronavirus is senior citizens, making social distancing all the more essential. But senior citizens are still finding ways to connect with loved ones thanks to apps like Zoom and FaceTime. Chip Reid reports.

• Jun 20, 2020

Apple closes stores in 4 states as coronavirus cases jump

Tech giant is closing the retail stores just weeks after reopening them, heightening pandemic concerns.

• Jun 19, 2020

Facebook takes down Trump ads featuring symbol like Nazi triangle

Facebook said the ads violated its policies against "organized hate."

• Jun 18, 2020

Google pledges $175 million to support black entrepreneurs

"Systemic racism permeates every aspect of life," CEO Sundar Pichai said in vowing to boost company's diversity.

• Jun 17, 2020

Facebook to allow users to hide political ads

Facebook is rolling out a new feature to allow its users to block political ads in their feeds, leading up to the 2020 election. CBSN's Tanya Rivero reports.

• Jun 17, 2020

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