Apple pulls Quartz news app from China app store

Apple said the app included content that was illegal in China, although it provided no details, according to Quartz

• Oct 10, 2019

Apple removes app used by Hong Kong protesters to locate police

U.S. tech giant says Hong Kong authorities "verified" HKmap.live was "used to target and ambush police," but the app's developer calls it a "decision to suppress freedom"

• Oct 10, 2019

Facebook says it won't take down Trump ad

Facebook said it will not take down a campaign ad released by President Trump that accuses former Vice President Joe Biden of corruption. The social media company rejected a request from Biden's campaign to take the ad down, saying it doesn't violate company policy. CNET senior producer Dan Patterson joined CBSN to discuss.

• Oct 9, 2019

Twitter used phone numbers for security to sell ads

The company did not disclose how many of its millions of users were affected, but insists privacy issue has been solved

• Oct 9, 2019

Twitter users' information was used for ads

Twitter has announced some of its users' data was "unintentionally" used for advertising purposes. The company said phone numbers and emails provided by users were used by third parties to target users with ads. Twitter had told its users that information was needed for security purposes. CNET senior producer Dan Patterson joined CBSN to discuss.

• Oct 9, 2019

PayPal quits Facebook's Libra digital currency project

Social media giant's plan to develop an alternative payments system has drawn fire from regulators and Congress

• Oct 4, 2019

Worker pay is stagnant — economists blame robots

Automation is eroding employees' bargaining power, hurting their wages despite rising productivity

• Oct 4, 2019

Battle over Facebook privacy and encryption

The Justice Department is asking Facebook for access to encrypted messaging, raising privacy concerns. CNET senior producer Dan Patterson joins CBSN with more on that controversy, plus the latest plans for Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency.

• Oct 4, 2019

"Sneakerheads" create "stock exchange" app

As sneaker culture continues to dominate the fashion world, one app is cashing in on the push to buy and sell sneakers online. Stock-X not only allows users to buy and bid on rare and limited-addition sneakers, it also lets users follow collections like stock portfolios. CNET senior producer Dan Patterson joined CBSN AM to explain how the app works and how bots are changing the sneaker world.

• Oct 4, 2019

Unique crew on Soyuz craft heading back to Earth from space station

Among three on board is first-time flier from United Arab Emirates; crew left behind has up to dozen spacewalks planned by the end of the year

• Oct 3, 2019

Kamala Harris urges Twitter to suspend Trump's account

President Trump has used Twitter to attack those involved in the whistleblower complaint against him

• Oct 2, 2019

Apple's Tim Cook urges Supreme Court to save DACA

"This is an issue where one's head and heart lead to the same conclusion. We collectively owe it to the Dreamers to hold up our end of the bargain," Apple executives wrote in a filing to the Supreme Court

• Oct 2, 2019

Zuckerberg slams Warren in leaked audio

Editor-in-chief of Wired magazine and CBS News contributor Nick Thompson joins CBSN to discuss the war of words between Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Senator Elizabeth Warren. The 2020 presidential candidate favors breaking up big tech companies like Facebook.

• Oct 2, 2019

Should Twitter suspend Trump's account?

Democratic presidential candidate Senator Kamala Harris is calling on Twitter to suspend President Trump's account for violating its rules against bullying. Wired editor-in-chief Nick Thompson told CBSN, "It's never gonna happen."

• Oct 2, 2019

Words with Friends game hacked, exposing 200 million players

A hack of the popular mobile gaming company exposed users' names, emails, login IDs and some phone numbers

• Oct 2, 2019

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