FTC approves settlement with Google over YouTube kids privacy violations
The settlement reportedly finds that Google inadequately protected kids under 13 who used its video-streaming service and improperly collected their data in breach of the...
Twitter adds labels for tweets that break its rules, bringing stark implications for Trump
The new policy applies to political candidates and government officials who have more than 100,000 followers, Twitter said, and will be used in rare occasions.
HUD is reviewing Twitter’s and Google’s ad practices as part of housing discrimination probe
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration delivered its first sanction of a tech giant Thursday, charging Facebook with housing discrimination in a move that could threaten...
Facebook agrees to overhaul targeted ad system cited in bias complaints involving housing, jobs
The change, while unlikely to deal a major blow to Facebook, is likely to make the platform less valuable to certain advertisers.
Stanford helped pioneer artificial intelligence, and now it wants to put humans at its center.
The university launched the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence, a think tank that aims to become an interdisciplinary hub for policymakers, researchers and students...
Microsoft says it has found another Russian operation targeting prominent think tanks
Microsoft said it had found and attempted to disrupt a "spear-phishing" attack by Russian intelligence aimed at groups that had criticized Russia.
Secret campaign to use Russian-inspired tactics in 2017 Ala. election stirs anxiety for Democrats
Unlike the 2016 presidential campaign when Russians worked to help elect Donald Trump, the people behind the Alabama effort to elect Democrat Doug Jones to...
Russian disinformation teams targeted Mueller, says report prepared for Senate
Months after President Donald Trump took office, Russia's disinformation teams trained their sites on a new target: special counsel Robert Mueller III. Having worked to...