Netflix started rolling out its mobile video games to some Android users starting Tuesday. Subscribers have the option of playing five different games on the app, including "Stranger Things: 1984,"
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Facebook used Big Tobacco playbook to exploit teens and children, senators say at hearing after WSJ series
Facebook's Antigone Smith, the global head of safety, was grilled on Thursday at a Senate subcommittee hearing about Instagram's impact on teen mental health. Davis was non-committal when asked by
Continue reading »Apple delays controversial plan to scan iPhones for child exploitation images
Apple on Friday said it would delay a controversial plan to scan users' photo libraries for images of child exploitation. "Last month we announced plans for features intended to help
Continue reading »Facebook is testing drastic changes to Instagram to make it more like TikTok
Facebook's head of Instagram said the service plans to start showing users full-screen, recommended videos in their feeds. "We're no longer a photo-sharing app or a square photo-sharing app," Head
Continue reading »Box stock plunges after agreement to take $500 million investment from KKR
KKR is investing $500 million in Box at a price and amount that will be determined based on market conditions at the time of the offer. Co-founder and CEO Aaron
Continue reading »Tesla whistleblower complaint about solar fires is part of evidence in federal safety investigation
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is considering as evidence a former Tesla employee's complaint about how the company managed and communicated about fire risks and defects in its
Continue reading »Twitter shows possible updates, including Super Follow subscriptions
Twitter on Thursday announced a number of new features that the company is experimenting with, including Super Follow subscriptions. The features previewed are intended to help the company hit its
Continue reading »Tech companies are lining up to go public — here's what we learned from the most recent wave of IPO filings
Among the coming IPOs, DoorDash, Roblox and Affirm have gained the most from the pandemic. Airbnb is the only one in the group that's seen revenue drop, though business is
Continue reading »Facebook says it helped 4.4 million people register to vote in the U.S. this year
Facebook said Monday it helped 4.4 million people register to vote this year through its flagship platform, Instagram and Messenger. The social media giant set a goal in June to
Continue reading »Facebook issues new rules on internal employee communication
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday outlined to employees a new set of principles to guide debates and conversations within Workplace, the company's internal social network. Zuckerberg said that Facebook
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