Google offering several tools to evaluate COVID-19 exposure risk in Chicago
Justin Burr, a Google tech expert, talks about what they're doing to give accurate and real-time information on the COVID-19 outbreak in Chicago and beyond.
Chicago to test sewage to forecast future COVID-19 outbreaks
Charlie Catlett, senior research scientist of Discovery Partners Institute, talks about how sewage water testing can be a valuable indicator in predicting the next surge of COVID-19.
'Secret Sister' scam gift exchange is making the rounds on social media again
The BBB says every holiday season, posts pop up about a gift exchange, promising people will get up to 36 gifts for sending only one gift, but don't take part because it's an illegal pyramid scheme.
Twitter will give @POTUS handle to Biden on Inauguration Day
The @POTUS Twitter account will automatically be given to President-elect Joe Biden on Inauguration Day, according to Twitter.
Georgia Tech develops COVID-19 risk map
Joshua Weitz, a professor at Georgia Institute of Technology, talks about their new COVID-19 risk map which evaluates the risk level of attending an event given the location and size of the gathering.
Twitter adds disappearing 'fleets' to its social media arsenal
Daliah Saper talks about the new "fleets" feature on Twitter which is aimed to compete against Instagram and Snapchat stories.
Twitter, Facebook CEOs vow election action; GOP touts curbs
As the CEOs of Twitter and Facebook gave assurances of vigorous action against election disinformation, Republicans at a Senate hearing Tuesday pounded the social media companies over political bias, business practices and market dominance, laying the ground for curbs on their long-held legal protections.
300,000 tweets flagged over election disinformation, CEO says during Senate hearing
A Senate panel is calling on the CEOs of Facebook and Twitter to defend their handling of disinformation in the contest between President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden.
Zoom gets rid of 40-minute limit on free calls for Thanksgiving
Zoom will be getting rid of its 40-minute limit on free calls for Thanksgiving to give families more virtual time together.
New audio device puts music in your head — without headphones
A new futuristic audio technology from Noveto Systems allows people to move around in their own personal sound bubble.
Scammers posing as IRS using credible emails to threaten victims
A fake IRS email targeting users of Microsoft’s Office 365 is making the rounds, estimated to have reached as many as 70,000 inboxes, according to a blog summarizing the research.
YouTube down: Service restored after widespread outage on streaming platform
YouTube restored services after a brief outage on Wednesday.
Debt collectors will be allowed to contact you via text, social media messaging, email by 2021
By next year, debt collectors will be allowed to contact debtors via text messages, email and even through private social media messaging.
Home baker kept track of 2020 election results using red, blue icing on giant US cookie
One home baker and TikToker decided to share how she kept track of the voting results for each state using a giant cookie of the U.S. and blue and red icing.
Purdue engineers create white paint capable of significantly cooling buildings
Xiulin Ruan, an engineer at Purdue University, talks about the new white paint they created that can drastically reduce heat in buildings.
Dems demand Twitter suspend Trump's account until all ballots counted
Democratic lawmakers are urging Twitter to suspend President Trump's account, suggesting none of his tweets should be posted until all ballots have been counted in the 2020 presidential election.
Election 2020: Twitter, Facebook kick efforts against disinformation into overdrive amid vote count
“We’re seeing exactly what we expected, which is not enough, especially in the case of Facebook,” said Shannon McGregor, an assistant professor of journalism and media at the University of North Carolina.
Federal judge postpones Trump's TikTok ban in suit brought by users
A federal judge has postponed President Donald Trump's threatened shutdown of the popular short-form video app TikTok.
Twitter flags Trump tweet on Pennsylvania ballot extension
A Twitter spokesperson said the Tweet was flagged for “making a potentially misleading claim about an election.”
FBI, federal agencies warn ransomware assault threatens US healthcare system
Federal agencies warned that cybercriminals are unleashing a major ransomware assault against the U.S. healthcare system. Independent security experts say it has already hobbled at least four U.S. hospitals this month, and could potentially impact hundreds more.