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Glenn Chapman
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Seven dead in California shooting in the US
The latest bloodshed occurred at two farms around Half Moon Bay, a coastal community south of San Francisco
Elon Musk takes control of Twitter, fires executives
The takeover came hours before the court-appointed deadline for Musk to seal his on-again, off-again deal to purchase the social media network
Key Facebook force Sheryl Sandberg steps down
Sandberg, 52, has been one of the most influential women in Silicon Valley
Musk-ruled Twitter: users left to fight trolls and misinformation?
Elon Musk’s vow to let everyone say whatever they want on Twitter after his takeover of the social media giant could put the onus on users to combat bullying and misinformation…
Tesla cuts battery costs on road to cheaper model
The car manufacturer is betting on lowering battery costs to bring down the price of its electric vehicles
YouTube steers viewers to climate denial videos: nonprofit
YouTube has driven millions of viewers to climate denial videos, a US activist group said on Thursday as it called for stopping “free promotion of misinformation” at the…
Airbnb will leave West Bank homes listed to settle suits
Arvind Ganesan, of New York-based Human Rights Watch, called Airbnb’s retreat from the decision disappointing
For bruised Apple, a need to go beyond the iPhone
In recent weeks, Apple shares have been hammered on concerns that its best days are over
Facebook blocks 115 accounts on eve of US election
Facebook says it has blocked some 30 accounts on its platform and 85 more on Instagram after police warned they may be linked to ‘foreign entities’
Facebook shares roller coaster as it rides change
Facebook says its quarterly profit climbed in the recently ended quarter, but the social network gained fewer users than analysts had expected
Apple unveils new premium iPhone XS, health features for watch
The California tech giant revealed its iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max, updating the top-of-the line handsets released a year earlier
Facebook thwarts misinformation effort linked to Iran, Russia
The social network says it removed more than 650 pages, groups and accounts
Facebook uncovers political influence campaign ahead of midterms
Facebook shut down 32 fake pages and accounts involved in an apparent ‘coordinated’ effort to stoke hot-button issues ahead of midterm US elections
Facebook promises to fix you up and protect your privacy
Mark Zuckerberg said the social network will soon include a new dating feature – while vowing to make privacy protection its top priority
Zuckerberg vows to ‘step up’ as Facebook scandal mushrooms
The social media giant’s chief has announced new steps to rein in the leakage of data outside developers and third-party apps