Facebook has apologized after posts by users voicing their concern about the deadly earthquake in Indonesia were mistakenly festooned with animated balloons and confetti by the social network.
Facebook was down for a number of users Friday, prompting them to vent their frustration elsewhere on social media.
A sick suicide ‘game’ dubbed “Momo” has been spreading on WhatsApp, prompting police to issue warnings about the shocking challenge.
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey says he understands the basis for that suspicion.
An Alaskan borough has had to dust off its typewriters following a major ransomware attack.
As the row over the release of blueprints for 3D-printed guns escalates, a coalition of gun rights activists has posted plans for 3D-printed weapons online, citing the First Amendment.
As the row over the release of blueprints for 3D-printed guns escalates, a coalition of gun rights activists has posted plans for 3D-printed weapons online, citing the First Amendment.
Twitter’s campaign to foster healthier conversations on its platform with the aid of academics is itself facing an allegation of anti-Trump bias.
Twitter’s campaign to foster healthier conversations on its platform with the aid of academics is itself facing an allegation of anti-Trump bias.
Social media has helped solve the mystery surrounding the identity of a skier who went missing in the Alps in 1954.
Amazon’s Rekognition facial surveillance technology has wrongly tagged 28 members of Congress as police suspects, according to ACLU research, which notes that nearly 40 percent of the lawmakers identified by the system are people of color.
Are you likely to flee Facebook? New research reveals what types of people are deactivating their Facebook accounts.
Twitter has been slammed for "shadow banning" certain prominent Republicans, restricting their visibility in search results.
WhatsApp has implemented new restrictions on message forwarding in an attempt to combat the spate of mob killings in India.
Blueprints for 3D-printed guns can be downloaded next month following a landmark Department of Justice settlement with Second Amendment advocates.
Facebook may be locked in a battle against fake news, and now CEO Mark Zuckerberg is backtracking on claims that the social network won’t ban Holocaust deniers.
Facebook may be locked in a battle against fake news, and now CEO Mark Zuckerberg is backtracking on claims that the social network won’t ban Holocaust deniers.
Facebook may be locked in a battle against fake news, but CEO Mark Zuckerberg says that the social network is not going to become a fact checker anytime soon, going so far as to say it won't ban Holocaust deniers.
Laboratory testing giant LabCorp detected “suspicious activity” on its IT network over the weekend, the company announced Monday.
President Donald Trump was trolled by Dictionary.com Monday with the tweeted definition of “traitor” after his extraordinary joint press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki.
Facebook’s latest diversity report shows that, while the tech giant has grown the percentage of women in its workforce, more work needs to be done in other areas.
The “Fortnite” phenomenon has just got even weirder. A giant real-life version of the “Durr Burger” sign that features in the wildly popular video game has been found in the Mojave desert.
The Wes Cook Band says that it is in a “productive dialogue” with Facebook after the social network prevented the group from using its paid tools to promote their song “I Stand for the Flag.
Facebook’s algorithms are in the spotlight after the social network tagged an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence as hate speech.
Facebook has been slammed by The Wes Cook Band for preventing the country group from using the social network’s paid tools to promote its song “I Stand for the Flag.
Just hours after rescuers successfully located a missing youth soccer team and their coach deep in a Thai cave complex, experts are considering deploying electronic equipment to help bring them to safety.
Chinese social media giant Weibo has blocked comedian John Oliver after he attacked the country’s human rights record and mocked President Xi Jinping on his show “Last Week Tonight.
Google needs to do more to boost diversity in its workforce, according to the company’s latest annual report on the tech giant’s makeup.
Google has developed an artificial intelligence algorithm that could predict when you’ll die with up to 95 percent accuracy, according to the tech giant’s researchers.
Facebook will prevent advertisers from showing weapon accessory ads to minors, the social network has announced.
The mysterious disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight 370, which has been missing for more than four years, has thrust aircraft-tracking technology into the spotlight.
Soccer fans across the globe are avidly following the World Cup, which kicked off in on Thursday when host nation Russia hammered Saudi Arabia 5-0 in the tournament’s opening game.
New research argues that 100 nuclear weapons is the “pragmatic limit” for any country to have in its arsenal. Any aggressor nation unleashing more than 100 nuclear weapons could ultimately devastate its own society, scientists warn.
The 2018 World Cup kicks off on Thursday when host nation Russia takes on Saudi Arabia in the tournament’s opening game.
Twitter is getting ready for the World Cup with a host of new features geared toward soccer fans.
Activist group Freedom from Facebook has taken out a full-page ad in MIT’s student newspaper slamming the social network.
A player on the wildly popular video game “Fortnite” has used a ‘shopping cart’ to become the first person to return to the game’s starting point.
Smartphone users who miss the days of typing away furiously at the physical keyboard on their BlackBerry device can now get their hands on a revamped version of the iconic technology.
Stunning images of a striking iceberg off the coast of Canada have caused a viral sensation.
Just days after Google inadvertently listed “Nazism” as one of the ideologies of the California Republican party, Rep. Devin Nunes (R.-Calif) warned that the search giant and other tech heavyweights could face hearings over alleged anti-conservative bias.
Google will not seek another contract for Project Maven, a controversial military program that uses artificial intelligence to improve drone targeting, according to Gizmodo.
A man in Memphis thought he was getting a great deal when he spent $930 on two iPhones, only to get a surprise when he opened the boxes.
The Church of England is harnessing Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant to answer questions about faith and spread its Christian message.
Popular YouTube video gaming star TotalBiscuit has lost his battle with cancer.
A recently surfaced Google video discusses a creepy concept for collecting vast quantities of user data that could span generations.
A recently surfaced Google video discusses a creepy concept for collecting vast quantities of user data that could span generations.
A group of Kentucky middle schoolers have won a prestigious award for developing an ingenious device that lets first responders to safely collect hazardous needles left behind by opioid and other drug users.
About a dozen Google employees are resigning in protest over the tech giant’s involvement in Project Maven, a controversial military program that uses artificial intelligence, Gizmodo reports.
Using sophisticated technology, scientists have compiled detailed radar data to show the devastating impact of North Korea’s largest underground nuclear test.
The U.K.’s Royal Navy is harnessing a sophisticated autonomous robot minesweeper to clear high-tech sea mines.
Russia will showcase its new “Uran-9” robo-tank at the Victory Day parade in Moscow on Wednesday.
Archaeologists have harnessed sophisticated radar scanning technology to disprove the contentious theory that secret rooms are hidden inside King Tutankhamun's burial chamber.
Twitter is urging users to change their passwords after discovering a bug in its system that left passwords exposed.
Cambridge Analytica's decision to shutter its operations has prompted speculation that the controversial firm may re-emerge as a mysterious new company called Emerdata.
Experts in Israel have harnessed sophisticated imaging technology to reveal hidden script in the Dead Sea Scrolls.
Facebook has fired the employee alleged to have used “privileged access” to personal data to cyber-stalk women.
Facebook has launched an investigation following an allegation that a security engineer at the social network used “privileged access” to personal data to cyber-stalk women.
Google is throwing its weight behind the effort to tackle America’s opioid crisis.
Russia’s reported development of a formidable nuclear-powered torpedo or underwater drone is fueling concern about the potential devastation if the weapon were ever unleashed against U.S. cities.
A monkey in Indonesia cannot own the copyright to a famous selfie it took in 2011, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday.
An innovative robot has helped a 14-year-old boy with multiple health conditions experience the excitement of leading his favorite soccer team out onto the field.
After months of pressure from the mom of a severely disabled child, Twitter has revamped its hate speech reporting criteria to explicitly include tweets attacking people with disabilities.
Experts in the U.K. have uncovered new details about a famous 17th-century Dodo that challenge a long-held theory about the unfortunate flightless bird.
Facebook, which is still feeling the shockwaves from the Cambridge Analytica data scandal, is reportedly looking to put 1.5 billion users beyond the reach of a new European Union privacy law.
Twitter was offline for many users across the globe early on Tuesday.
Gay dating app Grindr is coming under fire for sharing users’ HIV statuses with two app optimization companies.
The much-hyped fight between Anthony Joshua and Joseph Parker on Saturday reached around 225,000 people on pirated livestreams, according to data from digital security expert Irdeto.
A leaked Facebook memo from an outspoken senior executive that details the risks associated with the social network’s pursuit of growth has sparked controversy.
The “Fortnite” video game, which is fast becoming a cultural phenomenon, has set a new YouTube record for a live gaming stream.
Elon Musk ‘unfriended’ Facebook on Friday, pulling the SpaceX and Tesla pages from the social network after he was challenged to do so on Twitter.
The City of Atlanta has been targeted in a ransomware attack that has impacted a number of its systems.
Facebook has denied a claim that it displayed favoritism toward Barack Obama’s 2012 presidential election campaign.
As the controversy over Cambridge Analytics’ alleged misuse of Facebook data grows, other groups’ use of the social network have also been thrust into the spotlight, including President Barack Obama’s 2012 presidential election campaign.
Facebook has banned far-right group Britain First and its leaders as the social network clamps down on hate speech.
Dating app Bumble has banned images of guns from users’ pictures after the latest mass shooting to rock the U.S.
Singapore-based Broadcom’s attempt to acquire U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm poses a serious threat to U.S. national security, warn politicians, amid escalating tensions over the controversial takeover bid.
Equifax has confirmed that the massive data breach announced by the company last year is largely than previously thought, affecting an additional 2.4 million U.S. consumers.
A police drone helped save an unconscious man, who was suffering from hypothermia, from freezing to death following a car crash in the U.K. countryside.
Tesla has become the latest target of hackers attempting to “mine” cryptocurrency, according to cloud security company RedLock.
An apparent move by Twitter to purge bots has sparked outrage from some conservative users of the platform, who say that their accounts are being targeted.
Experts are planning to perform DNA analysis on a human bone recovered from a Cape Cod shipwreck to determine whether it belongs to the infamous pirate Samuel "Black Sam" Bellamy.
Scientists have harnessed sophisticated X-ray and imaging technology to reveal a lost painting and other details hidden in a Picasso masterpiece.
Apple’s new HomePod smart speaker is leaving a strange white stain on wooden surfaces, according to some users.
The U.K. government is harnessing machine learning to combat jihadist content before it even appears online.
A couple in Australia got a terrifying surprise recently when they found one of the world’s deadliest snakes hiding inside a garden hose reel.
A revolutionary prototype vessel that could traverse thousands of miles of open sea without a single crew member on board has been handed over to U.S. Navy researchers.
Archaeologists have harnessed sophisticated technology to reveal lost cities and thousands of ancient structures deep in the Guatemalan jungle, confirming that the Maya civilization was much larger than previously thought.
Fitness app Strava plans to boost awareness of its privacy and safety tools after personnel at U.S. military bases sparked security concerns by sharing details of their exercise routines.
Data from fitness trackers that clearly show the movement of personnel at U.S. military bases is sparking major concern, with experts citing potential dangers to base security.
Scientists have harnessed the power of artificial intelligence to unlock the secrets of an ancient manuscript that has baffled experts.
The latest update to Google’s Arts & Culture app created a viral sensation by allowing users to compare their selfies to museum portraits, but has also sparked concerns about racial bias.
After suspending an account that used a disabled girl's photo to promote abortion, Twitter is now being urged to tighten its hate speech reporting criteria to explicitly include tweets attacking people with disabilities.
Disability advocate Natalie Weaver has slammed Twitter for not promptly clamping down on an account that used an image of her severely disabled child in a pro-abortion tweet.
Disability advocate Natalie Weaver has slammed Twitter for not clamping down on an account that used an image of her severely disabled child in a pro-abortion tweet.
Experts at the University of Manchester in the U.K. have solved a 4,000-year-old mystery about a pair of mummies dubbed the 'Two Brothers.'
The German Navy’s latest multi-million dollar warship, the Baden-Württemberg, is battling delays and technology challenges.
The latest update to Google’s Arts & Culture app has created a viral sensation by allowing users to compare their selfies to museum portraits.
A major power outage hit CES Wednesday, leaving parts of the world’s largest consumer electronics show in darkness.
The Slack messaging tool suffered a major outage Tuesday that left users unable to connect to the service.
James Damore, the former Google employee who was fired for writing a memo criticizing the firm for pushing diversity, has filed a class action lawsuit against the tech giant.