Twitter's new service allows users to charge followers to view tweets

The social networking service introduced “Super Follows,” which will let users charge for extra, exclusive material not shown to their regular followers.

Elizabeth Holmes Theranos trial: live updates from jury selection

Get live updates from day two of jury selection in the blockbuster trial of Elizabeth Holmes, the embattled founder of Theranos.

Milk Crate Challenge is fun, but risky

A new social media challenge, "the milk crate challenge," has gone viral, and depending on how daring you are, the danger can be high or low.

Tech, finance leaders meeting with Biden to talk cybersecurity defense

Among the expected guests at Wednesday's summit are Apple chief executive Tim Cook, Amazon chief executive Andy Jassy and Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Alphabet, Google's parent companies.

Elon Musk introduces humanoid robot prototype at Tesla AI Day

Elon Musk says the "Tesla Bot" will probably be launched in 2022, claiming the robot would "eliminate dangerous, repetitive, boring tasks."

Minnesota BCA to use app for reporting threats at schools, places of worship

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is employing an app called “See It, Say It, Send It” to help the public report tips about planned or threatened violence at Minnesota schools or places of worship, the agency announced Wednesday.

Twitter tests feature that allows users to flag misleading tweets

Starting on Aug. 17, some users in the United States, South Korea and Australia will find the option to flag a tweet as “It’s misleading” after clicking on the report tweet button.

Facebook's new prayer tool arrives to mixed reception

Users who are members of faith-based Facebook groups will find an option allowing them to request prayers and other group members will be able to respond via the “I prayed” icon.

Bipedal robot becomes 1st ever to run 5K, university says

A robot named Cassie became the first machine of its kind to run a 5K footrace — and she did it in one charge.

Apple to scan U.S. iPhones for images of child sexual abuse

Apple unveiled plans to scan U.S. iPhones for images of child sexual abuse, drawing applause from child protection groups but raising concern among some security researchers that the system could be misused, including by governments looking to surveil their citizens.

Zoom to pay $85 million to settle 'Zoombombing' lawsuit

Zoom has reached an $85 million settlement in a lawsuit accusing the company of having weak privacy controls. Millions of U.S. users could claim a piece of the settlement.

Google rolls out new web game for Tokyo Olympics

If you want to go for the gold but couldn’t compete in the Tokyo Olympics, a new Google game could be your next best bet.

Several major websites suffer brief, widespread internet outage

Several apps and websites briefly experienced outages on Thursday, including PlayStation Network, Costco, UPS and Fidelity.

Federal regulators move to give Americans freedom to repair consumer electronics

Federal regulators are moving to give consumers freedom to repair their broken cellphones, computers, videogame consoles and even tractors themselves, or to use independent repair shops.

Thousands of iPhones potentially compromised with spyware, group claims

The two groups accessed a leaked list of thousands of potential targets, although they said it is unclear how many smartphones were successfully hacked.

Facebook responds to Biden’s criticism over COVID-19 information

Facebook has responded to the White House's claim that the company isn't doing enough to stop the spread of COVID-19 misinformation.