Group says misinformation on the rise on Facebook
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — An advocacy group tracking misinformation says it has found an increase in fake political news shared on Facebook ahead of...
Airbnb to verify all 7 million properties to improve trust
DEE-ANN DURBIN
AP Business Writer
Airbnb says it will spend the next year verifying that all 7 million of its listings are accurate and that...
HP says it has received a ‘proposal’ from Xerox
NEW YORK (AP) — Computer and printer maker HP Inc. says it has received a "proposal" from copier maker Xerox and has had conversations...
California discloses probe on Facebook privacy practices
TALI ARBEL
AP Technology Writer
California's attorney general disclosed an ongoing probe into Facebook privacy practices Wednesday as investigators sought a court's help in getting...
Column: Fewer protections come with digital payments like Apple Cash
SOPHIA ROSENBAUM
Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — My desperation to see Ariana Grande in concert created the perfect trap.
Instead of seeing her sing about...
While losses mount, Uber CEO expects profitability in 2021
CATHY BUSSEWITZ
AP Business Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — The losses at Uber are mounting, but the ride-hailing heavyweight now predicts it will be profitable...
Google buys Fitbit for $2.1B, stepping back into wearables
MICHELLE CHAPMAN and MATT O'BRIEN
AP Business Writers
Fitbit is being acquired by Google for about $2.1 billion, a deal that enables the internet company...
The pressure is now on Facebook to ban political ads, too
MAE ANDERSON and RACHEL LERMAN
AP Technology Writers
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Twitter's ban on political advertising is ratcheting up pressure on Facebook and Mark...
Hackers plead guilty in data breach that Uber covered up
SAN JOSE (AP) — Two computer hackers have pleaded guilty to concocting an extortion scheme that entangled Uber in a yearlong cover-up of a...
Twitter bans all political advertisements
RACHEL LERMAN AND BARBARA ORTUTAY
AP Technology Writers
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Twitter is banning all political advertising from its service, saying social media companies...