Survey finds more than half of US respondents have blocked a family member on Facebook

The survey, conducted earlier this month, asked over 2,000 users of Facebook and Instagram in the United States if and why they blocked a family member on social media.

FBI thwarted 'despicable' cyberattack on children's hospital, director says

The FBI director said a planned cyberattack on Boston Children's Hospital would have been "one of the most despicable cyberattacks I've seen."

Subway gun detectors may be installed

New York City officials are looking at technology from several companies that could be installed in the subway system to detect weapons.

Supreme Court blocks Texas law on social media censorship

A divided Supreme Court has blocked a Texas law, championed by conservatives, that aimed to keep social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter from censoring users based on their viewpoints.

Esports at Monmouth Beach School and Jersey Shore Regional High School

Earning a varsity letter in a high school sport has been a rite of passage for generations of student-athletes. Now, that tradition is getting a modern and very technological spin.

T-Mobile customers report service disruption, unable to make calls, send texts

Customers of cellular service provider T-Mobile are reporting a widespread service disruption that includes being unable to send or receive calls or texts.

Dyson is developing robots that do household chores

On Wednesday, Dyson announced it is hiring people in the robotics field to help develop robots capable of doing various household chores and other tasks.

Gov. Abbott says he was ‘misled' about response to Texas school shooting

Authorities say officers waited in the hallway of a Texas elementary school for more than 45 minutes before agents used a master key to open a door and confront a gunman.

Twitter shareholders sue Musk, say he ‘deflated’ stock price

Twitter shareholders have filed a lawsuit accusing Elon Musk of engaged in “unlawful conduct” aimed at sowing doubt about his bid to buy the social media company.

Illustrator says his work was illegally copied and sold as NFTs

Artist Josh Kirby says his illustration business was booming online until his followers alerted him to his work being sold by an impersonator on an NFT marketplace.

Twitter to pay $150M in data privacy settlement

Twitter has agreed to pay a civil fine of $150 million in a settlement with the federal government that requires the social media giant to do more than just claim to protect the private data of users.

How augmented reality is used in hip replacement surgery

Marcin Samek is thought to be the first person in the New York area to undergo a total hip replacement operation that used augmented reality technology.

How robots help older New Yorkers fight social isolation

Many older Americans deal with loneliness and social isolation. New York has partnered with a robotics company to place an interactive "robot" named ElliQ in the homes of about 800 senior citizens. So what does ElliQ do?

Facebook, Instagram to reveal details on how ads target users

Meta will publicly share information about demographics and money spent on ads created to target people in states posted on their social media platforms.

Last NYC public payphone removed

The last public payphone in New York City was removed on Monday. The bank of two phones was on 7th Avenue and 50th Street in Midtown Manhattan.