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The CEOs of Apple and Google are joining forces in a combined effort to combat the coronavirus. The Silicon Valley giants are each planning on rolling out technology on their operating systems in May that can notify someone if they’ve been in contact with a person who has tested positive for COVID-19. Wired Editor-in-Chief Nick Thompson joins “CBS This Morning: Saturday” to explain the new technology and how people can use it to keep themselves safe.
It's normal for kids to be encouraged to read during the summer months away from school, but with many libraries closed, some have lost access to the free books that make reading possible. Kris Van Cleave looks at a small Virginia community that developed a workaround with the help of "Wing," a drone delivery company launched by Google's parent company.
Vladimir Putin, whose own lack of tech savvy was on full display this week, is trying to silence dissent by pressuring Western tech platforms, and the fines are already piling up.
President Biden is calling on the private sector to help bolster U.S. cybersecurity. He hosted leaders in tech, finance, education and infrastructure for a summit at the White House Wednesday. Maurice Turner, a cybersecurity fellow for the Alliance for Securing Democracy, joins CBSN's Lana Zak with more on the resulting commitments and initiatives.
Officials from Google, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, IBM and ADP went to the White House on Wednesday.
"Investor Plus" visa lets new residents "bring your car, boat and household items to New Zealand, free of customs charges."
There's "anger and frustration" toward vaccine holdouts, said one business owner seeking jab mandates for workers and customers
The Labor Department says 400,000 Americans filed first-time unemployment claims last week, down 24,000 from the previous week. And the Commerce Department reports the nation's gross domestic product has reached pre-pandemic levels. Michelle Meyer, head U.S. economist for Bank of America Securities, joins CBSN to discuss the U.S. economic recovery.
A new report claims almost four-fifths of COVID misinformation on Facebook is spread by just 12 accounts, and a group of protesters laid body bags in front of the entrance of the company's Washington, D.C. offices Wednesday and held signs that said "Disinformation kills." Washington Post tech reporter Gerrit De Vynck joins "CBSN AM" to talk about his reporting on the issue.
Some employers are moving their return-to-office dates to January 2022, citing the rise of new strains of the virus.
A major internet outage took down more than 20,000 websites, including Google, Amazon, banks and airlines. Mola Lenghi reports.
Former President Donald Trump is suing Facebook, Twitter and YouTube over his suspended accounts. He claims the bans are a form of censorship and violate his free speech rights. Axios media reporter Sara Fischer joined "CBSN AM" with what scholars and those who study the law are saying about the strength and intent of these lawsuits.
Google is currently facing three other federal antitrust lawsuits, including one from the Justice Department.
Former President Trump is suing Google, Twitter and Facebook after he was blocked from social media platforms following the Capitol riot. He claims they are censoring conservative views and violating freedom of speech.
Former President Donald Trump said Wednesday he is suing Facebook, Google and Twitter, as well as their CEOs. Facebook suspended him and Twitter permanently banned him following the January 6th Capitol riot. CBSN's Anne-Marie Green has more.
Epic Games and Apple are awaiting a federal judge's verdict in an antitrust lawsuit which could potentially change how we download apps. The legal challenge was triggered after Apple and Google removed the popular video game Fortnite from their app stores. CBSN tech reporter Dan Patterson joined "CBSN AM" with the latest.
The Facebook Oversight Board is upholding the social media giant's suspension of former President Trump following the January 6 Capitol riot. Cambridge Analytica whistleblower Christopher Wylie, who exposed the Facebook data privacy scandal in 2018, joins CBSN to discuss his view on Wednesday's ruling and why he thinks social media algorithms need to be regulated to prevent further harm.
Roku told its 51 million users that the YouTube TV app could disappear because of a contract dispute with Google.
Roku warns existing customers not to delete the YouTube TV app, which is no longer available for download.
New mobile platform has privacy controls to limit how advertisers and companies like Facebook can track you online.
Senators questioned the addictive business models of Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
Advertisers are shifting into high gear as they prepare for the economy to roar back to life with mass vaccinations.
On "Intelligence Matters" this week, former Google CEO Eric Schmidt joins host Michael Morell to make the argument for A.I. as a national security priority.
The justices found that Google's use of Oracle code was protected under fair use.
Lawmakers are looking at ways to regulate social media platforms to combat misinformation. Critics say these platforms have caused extremist groups to grow, and played a role in inciting the January 6th assault on the U.S Capitol. The CEOs' of Twitter, Facebook and Google deny their platforms are solely responsible for the spread of misinformation. Jonathan Peters, an associate professor at the College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia, joined CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss.
