Coronavirus screening website promised by Trump expands beyond Calif.
A month after launching in two California counties, the site run by a Google subsidiary is available in half a dozen communities outside the state.
Contact tracing for coronavirus: How it works and why it's difficult
The labor-intensive process has long been used to contain epidemics, but coronavirus poses unique challenges.
Virus tracking tech raises privacy concerns: "It's a little scary"
Drones in China, special cameras in South Korea and a police robot in Tunisia are examples of the surveillance technology.
Apple and Google are building a coronavirus tracker for phones
iPhone and Android users will soon be able to opt-in to a system that can alert them when they have been near someone who has tested positive for COVID-19.
How Americans are "primed for misinformation" on coronavirus
He explained how something as small as a single tweet sent without harmful intent can spread information around the world before conclusive studies could be performed and replicated.
Google launches highly-anticipated coronavirus website
The site offers safety and prevention tips, search trends, and other resources for individuals, educators and businesses.
Who's using Google and Facebook data in coronavirus fight?
The companies both say they will only provide anonymous information.
Coronavirus screening site goes live for 2 California counties
A website trumpeted Friday at a Rose Garden press conference is limited to California's Santa Clara and San Mateo counties, and all testing appointments are booked
Google secretly monitors millions of schoolkids: lawsuit
New Mexico AG claims the company uses its dominance in educational software to track millions of future customers.
Ring to tighten privacy amid concerns about data sharing
"Smart" doorbell maker says it will change change its privacy settings to let users opt out of data-sharing.
Digital political ad spending to top $1 billion for first time
Facebook is expected to rake in nearly $800 million during the current election cycle, far more than No. 2 Google.
FTC probing deals by Amazon, Facebook and other tech giants
Agency will examine hundreds of deals dating back to 2010 to see if they reduced competition and harmed consumers.
Tech companies move to block facial recognition app that helps police
The tech companies join Twitter in trying to block Clearview AI from taking pictures from their platforms.
Google CEO: AI's "negative consequences" need regulating
Tech chief acknowledges "nefarious" risks in face-recognition and other programs that can beat humans to the punch.
Google parent Alphabet joins $1 trillion club
Investors still high on Big Tech despite mounting political concerns about the industry's size and influence.
Judge orders Google to turn over Jussie Smollett's data
Chicago judge approved two search warrants that would give access to files associated with the actor's Gmail address and location data.
Facebook says it won't limit political ad targeting
The social media giant said it won't ban political ads nor limit how they can be targeted.
Google speakers can "vacuum up" personal data, lawsuit says
Speaker company's suit echoes a growing number of antitrust complaints about Google's entering new markets.
Google's top trends of the decade
In 2010, people were buying their first iPads and catching Bieber Fever. A decade later, the trends are much different.
Apple and Google among U.S. tech giants sued over child-mined cobalt
Rights organization accuses the tech giants of "knowingly benefiting from and aiding and abetting the cruel and brutal use of young children ... to mine cobalt."
Hackers target home cameras: "I'm coming for your baby"
Amazon's Ring service says "malicious actors" have obtained some user passwords and gained access to their accounts.
Larry Page and Sergey Brin step down as leaders of Alphabet
Sundar Pichai will take the reins as chief executive, marking a major change in the internet giant's management.
ICYMI: A look back at Sunday's 60 Minutes
This week on 60 Minutes: Lesley Stahl asks YouTube's CEO if the company's doing enough to curb hate speech, Anderson Cooper reports on Seattle's homeless crisis and Scott Pelley visits the mysterious holy site of Lalibela
U.S. warns of tariffs on $2.4B in French imports
Trade taxes on Roquefort cheese, wine and more to retaliate for France's tax on America's Google, Amazon and Facebook.
300+ Trump ads taken down by Google, YouTube
60 Minutes finds over 300 video ads for President Trump were taken down, mostly over the summer, for violating company policy
Trump threatens to cut aid to Nigeria, escalates claim of Christian persecution
For a second-straight day Saturday, President Trump accused the Nigerian government of not doing enough to prevent the killings of Christians.
British police say at least 10 wounded in stabbing attack on train near Cambridge
Two individuals have been arrested in connection with the stabbing attack, British police said.
Dodgers win World Series, defeat Blue Jays in Game 7 classic
The Dodgers become the first repeat champion since the 1998-2000 New York Yankees
Uncertainty over federal food aid rises as shutdown fight continues
Rulings by two federal judges eased pressure on SNAP benefits, although President Trump said payments are likely to be delayed.
Syrian leader to meet Trump at White House this month, U.S. envoy says
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa is scheduled to visit Washington, D.C., on Nov. 10, Tom Barrack, the U.S. envoy to Syria and U.S. ambassador to Turkey, confirmed.
Obama, Mamdani talk as Election Day approaches in New York City mayor's race
Zohran Mamdani is viewed as the leading candidate to become the next mayor of New York City, even as the contest has divided the normal partisan lines between Republicans and Democrats.
2 suspects sought in intentional explosion at Harvard Medical School building
Police say an explosion inside a building on the Harvard Medical School campus in Boston early Saturday morning appears to have been an intentional act.
Canadian prime minister says he apologized to Trump over anti-tariff ad
Prime Minister Mark Carney also told Ontario's Premier Doug Ford not to run the ad.
Rep. Nancy Mace cursed and berated airport police, incident report says
Republican Rep. Nancy Mace was flying out of Charleston International Airport on Thursday when the incident occurred.