In an internal memo, Facebook defended itself and said that social media was not a primary cause of polarization.
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Hundreds of scam apps hit over 10 million Android devices
Enlarge / Never put a GriftHorse on your phone. (credit: John Lamparsky | Getty Images) Google has taken increasingly sophisticated steps to keep malicious apps out of Google Play. But a new round of takedowns involving about 200 apps and more than 10 million potential victims shows that this longtime problem remains far from solved—and...
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(BPRW) Black-Owned FitTech Start-Up Aims to Fix Healthcare for African Americans
(Black PR Wire) VENICE, CA — JunBugg Fitness Social Network, Wall Street’s “first and only luxury social media brand,” created by African American founder Louis Green, today announced the launch of its NextGen fitness website. Usin
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Facebook Struggles to Quell Uproar Over Instagram’s Effect on Teens
The social network has been all hands on deck as it grapples with revelations that it knew the harmful effects its Instagram photo-sharing app was having on teenagers.
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Elizabeth Holmes Trial: Key Moments From Week 4
A Theranos lab director emerged as key prosecution witness during testimony focused on problems with the company’s blood tests.
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Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin Accused of Toxic Culture and Safety Issues
Blue Origin launched the Amazon founder to the edge of space in July and has another flight planned in October, but the company has experienced other setbacks this year.
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How to Find ‘Stalkerware’ on Your Devices
These spyware apps record your conversations, location and everything you type, all while camouflaged as a calculator or calendar.
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Rivian, an Electric Vehicle Start-Up, Reveals Large Losses in its I.P.O. Filing
The company, which is backed by Amazon and Ford, is seeking to sell shares in one of the biggest initial public offerings of the year.
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California DMV gives Cruise and Waymo OK to charge for rides
Enlarge / A Cruise robotaxi test vehicle in San Francisco. (credit: Cruise) The autonomous vehicle developers Cruise and Waymo both got a little closer to running true driverless robotaxi services in and around San Francisco. In May, both Waymo and Cruise applied to the California Department of Motor Vehicles for deployment permits (as opposed to...
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“Wayforward Machine” provides a glimpse into the future of the web
Enlarge (credit: Sandro Katalina) What could the future of the Internet look like? With the digital world of the 21st century becoming a pit of unwanted ads, tracking, paywalls, unsafe content, and legal threats, “Wayforward Machine” has a dystopian picture in mind. Behind the clickbaity name, Wayforward Machine is an attempt by the Internet Archive...