X's new privacy policy allows it to collect users' biometric data

The social media platform also plans to gather information on users' jobs and education histories.

• Aug 31, 2023

Friday is last day for Facebook users to claim settlement money

The application to collect part of Meta's data privacy settlement is simple, requiring only a few minutes to fill out.

• Aug 25, 2023

New York unveils first-ever statewide plan to combat cyberattacks against local governments

Hochul said the strategy includes allocating $30 million to help local governments close security gaps in their computer systems.

• Aug 9, 2023

Twitter is now X. Here's what that means.

Elon Musk, who has long had a fascination with the letter X, is taking another step in turning the social platform into an "everything app."

• Jul 31, 2023

Bye-bye birdie: Twitter jettisons bird logo, replaces it with "X"

Elon Musk says the rebranding will see Twitter evolving into payments, banking and commerce, to go along with messaging.

• Jul 24, 2023

How AI technology could be "a game changer" in fighting wildfires

As more people across the country are seeing the impact of wildfires and smoke, scientists are turning to the promise of big data, technology and collaboration to keep big fires from spreading.

• Jul 17, 2023

New Jersey pizza shop uses robot chefs to crank out nearly 4K pies a week

Pizza HQ in Woodland Park, New Jersey, has automated it's assembly line and is cranking out pies faster than ever!

• Jul 13, 2023

Chipotle testing a robot, dubbed "Autocado," that makes guacamole

Restaurant chain said the robot can make a batch of guacamole in half the time it takes human workers.

• Sep 16, 2024

Sarah Silverman sues OpenAI and Meta over copied memoir

Comedian's lawsuit the latest in a series of legal complaints alleging that new AI tools violated content creators' rights.

• Jul 10, 2023

Zuckerberg claims tens of millions of Threads signups within days of launch

The CEO of Facebook's parent company is trying to position Threads as a direct challenger to Twitter.

• Jul 7, 2023

Zuckerberg launches Twitter rival – and takes a jab at Elon Musk

The Meta CEO tweeted at Musk as he says more than 10 million people signed up for his Twitter-rival app Threads within hours of its launch.

• Jul 6, 2023

Meta's "Twitter killer" app Threads is here. Here's how to get it.

The social media company debuted the new service on July 5, a day earlier than expected. It also has a sneaky way to get a download.

• Jul 6, 2023

Apple is shuttering My Photo Stream. Here's how to save your photos.

Follow these steps to store your photos onto your device before they disappear from Apple's free storage system on July 26.

• Jul 3, 2023

Gorman on differentiating AI-generated images

Lindsay Gorman, a technology expert at the German Marshall Fund, discusses on "Face the Nation" how to differentiate AI-generated images online from real ones. "Context is a really important piece of this," she noted.

• Jul 2, 2023

Elon Musk issues temporary limit on number of Twitter posts users can view

The daily limit varies depending on whether you had a verified or unverified account.

• Jul 1, 2023

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