Elon Musk says he may drop Twitter deal if fake-account data not provided
Elon Musk may walk away from his $44 billion deal to acquire Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) if the social media network fails to provide data on spam and...
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Facebook Is The Enemy Now
The tech giant has proven time and again that it doesn’t deserve our trust. It’s long past time for the biggest internet companies to pull...
Former Facebook executive: social media is ripping society apart
Chamath Palihapitiya, former vice-president of user growth, expressed regret for his part in building tools that destroy the social fabric of how society works. A...
WhatsApp drops $1 subscription, studies making businesses pay
The world’s most popular messaging service, WhatsApp, is dropping its token $1 fee still levied on some users as it experiments with making businesses pay...
Facebook begins Europe-wide campaign against extremist posts
Facebook Inc (FB.O) began a Europe-wide campaign on Monday to thwart extremist posts on social media, after German politicians in particular raised concerns about a...
Gift Guide: Gadgets that make your wrist smarter
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (AP) — If you’re looking for a device to track your fitness, alert you to incoming messages and occasionally let you buy stuff...
More Americans coming out on Facebook
SAN FRANCISCO — More and more Americans are coming out on Facebook, according to a new study the giant social network released Thursday. Facebook says...
U.S., tech industry fight over email privacy heads to appeals court
A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday will consider whether U.S. law enforcement can make American technology companies hand over customers’ emails held overseas, in a...
UberPOP halts service in France after clampdown, protests
Uber Technologies will suspend its UberPOP ride-hailing service in France, the U.S. company said on Friday, after it faced sometimes-violent protests and local authorities denounced...