Tech

Within hours of the mass shooting at a Texas outlet mall, graphic images from the shooting had already spread on social media.

Graphic images from Texas mall shooting spread on social media: Media Miss

A Forbes investigation of TikTok parent ByteDance reported internal lists of sensitive words--some of them were marked "forbidden."

ByteDance tracking pandemic lab leak theory mentions on TikTok: Forbes

The FTC has gone after Facebook, looking to prevent parent company Meta from profiting off the data of children who use the social media site.

FTC says Facebook violated privacy of children, seeks to block Meta profits

A NewsGuard report identified 49 news and information websites in seven languages that appear to have content generated by AI.

AI chatbots behind news articles pose risk for misinformation

The MTA said it was involuntarily interrupted twice while trying to access Twitter's API in the last two weeks.

MTA halts service alerts on Twitter due to reliability issues and cost

Two U.S. Army helicopters collided and crashed in Alaska on April 27 while returning from a training flight. Three soldiers were killed.

3 soldiers dead in Alaska helicopter collision: April 28 rundown

The United Kingdom's antitrust regulator has blocked Microsoft's proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard.

UK blocks Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard acquisition, its biggest tech deal in history

The FAA has grounded the SpaceX Starship Super Heavy launch program after the April 20 mid-air explosion that spread debris for miles.

FAA grounds SpaceX’s Starship Super Heavy launch program after explosion

In New Jersey, a government rebate program that incentivizes drivers to go electric has run out of money because the state incentive was so successful in encouraging residents to buy electric vehicles.

New Jersey pauses EV rebates as program runs out of money

Fox News has settled a lawsuit with Dominion Voting Systems just ahead of opening statements in the case.

Fox News settles Dominion lawsuit for nearly $800 million: April 19 rundown

American journalist Evan Gershkovich is in a Moscow courtroom seeking an appeal after Russia charged him with espionage.

US journalist appears in Russian court, denies spying: April 18 rundown

A former U.S. naval officer and pro-Russian blogger allegedly played a key role in the massive intelligence leak.

Former US naval officer spread leaked intel docs on a pro-Russia site

An artificial intelligence agent flew an F-16 for 82 minutes. Shield AI is the company developing the 'Hivemind' behind the breakthrough.

US military letting artificial intelligence ‘Hivemind’ fly fighter jet

Twitter CEO Elon Musk also expressed concern regarding artificial intelligence in clips from his interview with Fox News host Tucker Carlson.

Musk says US gov’t had ‘full access’ to Twitter users’ DMs: Media Miss

The trial of Dominion Voting Systems' $1.6 billion dollar defamation lawsuit against Fox News has been suddenly delayed until April 18.

Dominion lawsuit against Fox News suddenly delayed: April 17 rundown

HBO Max and Discovery+ are joining forces to create Max. But will it be enough to move up the top 5 streaming list on Five For Friday?

Just Max: Streaming wars heat up as HBO tries climbing this top 5 list

An arrest has been made in the killing of Cash App founder Bob Lee, who was stabbed to death on April 4 in San Francisco.

Arrest made in San Francisco killing of Cash App founder

A federal appeals court has ruled to preserve access to abortion pills, but tightens the rules on how the drug can be used.

Court preserves abortion pill access, but tightens rules: April 13 rundown

NYC unveiled high-tech policing devices including a robotic dog, an autonomous security robot and a tracking system called StarChase.

NYPD reintroduces robot dog, other high-tech policing devices

NPR announced it will be suspending its use of Twitter after disagreements over a new “state-affiliated media” label.

NPR suspends Twitter usage over ‘state-affiliated media’ label

President Biden is in Ireland to celebrate the 25th anniversary of an agreement that ended decades of turmoil in the country.

President Biden in Ireland to celebrate peace and heritage: April 12 rundown

After the murder of tech entrepreneur Bob Lee, discourse over violent crime rates in San Francisco has been reignited.

Murder of Cash App creator underscores San Francisco’s crime problem

Western weapons have been the lifeblood of Ukraine's war effort against Russia. Without weapons from the West, the war would likely be over.

How makers of the Switchblade suicide drone are changing the Ukraine war

The ballot printer issues in Maricopa County, Arizona, during the midterms were caused by changes to the paper that was used.

Maricopa ballot issues caused by paper changes: Media Miss