Twitter plans to relax ban on political advertising

Twitter banned all political advertising in 2019, reacting to growing concern about misinformation spreading on social media.

Drone advances in Ukraine could bring dawn of killer robots

Drone advances in Ukraine have accelerated a long-anticipated technology trend that could soon bring the world's first fully autonomous fighting robots to the battlefield, inaugurating a new age of warfare.

Twitter users name NYC's best subway stop

Nine rounds of voting whittled 424 stations down to one, but which station was crowned the best in the Big Apple?

YouTube star Keenan Cahill dies at age 27

The social media star was a favorite among fans and celebrities for his lip sync videos on YouTube.

Andrew Tate arrested in Romania on charges of human trafficking, rape

The divisive social media personality and former professional kickboxer was previously banned from various platforms for expressing misogynistic views and hate speech.

Dentists warn of dangerous DIY dental hacks going viral on TikTok

Individuals are looking to TikTok for at-home remedies for their dental concerns, which has some dentists worried about the potential long-terms effects of DIY dentistry.

World governments using COVID-19 tech to expand global surveillance

Now, from Beijing to Jerusalem to Hyderabad, India, and Perth, Australia, The Associated Press has found that authorities used these technologies and data to halt travel for activists and ordinary people, harass marginalized communities and link people’s health information to other surveillance and law enforcement tools.

Twitter now publicly shows view counts next to tweets

Twitter view counts are now shown alongside other analytics like the number of retweets, quote tweets, and likes a post gets.

Suffolk County cyberattackers demanded $2.5M in ransom

Using a single software flaw, hackers managed to burrow their way into the County's computer networks, demanding a $2.5M ransom.

NTSB says 119 people dead while using electric bikes, e-scooters

Multiple government agencies have jurisdiction over e-scooters and e-bikes, and the NTSB recommended they all gather data to create a more accurate picture of how many people are hurt or killed.

Congress moves to ban TikTok from US government devices

TikTok would be banned from most U.S. government devices under a government spending bill Congress unveiled early Tuesday, the latest push by American lawmakers against the Chinese-owned social media app.