CNN – Social Media/Technology

By Brian Fung, CNN An unfavorable ruling against Google in a closely watched Supreme Court case this term about YouTube’s recommendation engine could have sweeping unintended consequences for much of the wider internet, the search giant argued in a legal filing Thursday. Google, which owns YouTube, is fighting a high-stakes court battle over whether algorithmically

By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Over the years, Apple has added touchscreens to almost every computing device imaginable, from phones and tablets to smartwatches, but it has refrained from bringing the feature to its Mac product line — even as a long list of rivals did so with their laptops and desktops. In 2010,

By Pete Muntean, CNN The Federal Aviation Administration software that failed Wednesday causing thousands of flight delays and cancellations is 30 years old and at least six years away from being updated, a government source familiar with the situation tells CNN. The FAA also now says “personnel who failed to follow procedures” caused the computer

CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Kristen Holmes, CNN Former President Trump’s campaign sent a letter to Facebook’s parent company, Meta, Tuesday petitioning them to unblock his Facebook account, a source familiar with the letter tells CNN. NBC first reported the news. Trump’s Facebook and Twitter accounts were blocked following the January 6, 2021, attack on the

Story by Donie O’Sullivan, Clare Duffy, Kristen Holmes, Gabby Orr and Brian Fung Video by Zach Wasser and John General Facebook-parent Meta is preparing to announce one of the most consequential decisions in the company’s history, a landmark move that will set a precedent for online speech and could affect the course of the 2024

By Clare Duffy, CNN A law firm representing dozens of former UK Twitter employees is accusing the company of “unlawful, unfair and completely unacceptable treatment” of workers following recent mass layoffs, which the firm referred to as a “sham redundancy process.” In a letter sent to the company on Monday, law firm Winckworth Sherwood alleged

By Brian Fung, CNN President Joe Biden called on members of Congress Wednesday to set aside partisan differences and pass groundbreaking legislation to rein in Big Tech, focusing on digital privacy, antitrust and the industry’s liability shield, Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. In a Wall Street Journal op-ed, Biden said that despite making

By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Workers at Apple’s first unionized retail store began collectively bargaining with management on Wednesday, in a milestone moment not only for the iPhone company but for all of Big Tech. Apple store workers in Towson, Maryland, who made history in June by voting to form the first union at one of

CNN By Brian Fung and Christopher Hickey, CNN More than half of all US states have partially or fully banned TikTok from government devices, according to a CNN analysis, reflecting a wave of recent clampdowns by governors and state agencies targeting the short-form video app. The accelerating backlash by states against TikTok, which has at

By Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Jerome Yankey said he used to pull all-nighters when he was in college — not studying or partying, but scrolling on TikTok until the sun came up. “I saw me not putting the effort into my own life, rather just trying to live vicariously through what I’m seeing,” said 23-year old

CNN, WXIA, KSNV By Chris Isidore, CNN Business A critical Federal Aviation Administration computer system that experienced an outage Wednesday and briefly halted all US flights provides airlines with a digital bulletin board of crucial safety updates. The system is known as the Notice to Air Missions or NOTAM. It send alerts to pilots to

By Chris Isidore, CNN Business A critical Federal Aviation Administration computer system that experienced an outage Wednesday and briefly halted all US flights provides airlines with a digital bulletin board of crucial safety updates. The system is known as the Notice to Air Missions or NOTAM. It send alerts to pilots to let them know

By Clare Duffy, CNN After months of uncertainty and feeling left in the dark, many former Twitter employees impacted by a mass layoff in early November began receiving their severance offers over the weekend. But some are frustrated by the offer and the conditions attached to it. The severance offer promises one month’s pay in

By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Seattle’s public school system on Friday filed a lawsuit against several Big Tech companies alleging their platforms have a negative impact on students’ mental health and claiming that has impeded the ability of its schools “to fulfill its educational mission.” The lawsuit was filed against the parent companies of

CNN, LINKEDIN, YOUTUBE, RING, HOUSE By Samantha Murphy Kelly and Jennifer Korn, CNN A long list of companies once again showed off an assortment of cutting edge technology and oddball gadgets at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last week. There were new twists on foldable devices, cars that changed colors and smart ovens