Trump signs executive order targeting social media companies
President Trump signed an executive order making social media platforms liable for content posted on their sites by removing the protections of Section 230.
Whistleblowers say Facebook hasn’t addressed illegal drug sales on platform
Whistleblowers say there is evidence of drug-related crimes on Facebook, such as illegal drugs posted for sale on the platform and bought using Facebook Pay.
Facebook rebrands its cryptocurrency wallet as Novi
Previously called Calibra, Facebook's Novi digital wallet will let you send and hold digital currencies, including Facebook’s proposed cryptocurrency, Libra.
Joe Rogan’s massive podcast is moving exclusively to Spotify
The Joe Rogan Experience will be available on Spotify for free starting September 1 and will move exclusively to Spotify at the end of the year.
YouTube has a lot more misleading coronavirus videos than we thought
About one in four videos analyzed in the study contained misleading information about the coronavirus and racked up a total of more than 62 million views.
Amazon’s custom-made face shields available to the public at less than cost
Amazon will donate 3D-printed, medical-grade face shields to health care workers before making them available to the general public for a third of market price.
Ridley Scott just signed a major deal with Apple TV+
Ridley Scott officially signed with Apple in a multiple-year deal estimated to be worth millions of dollars to create new projects for the streaming service.
Bill Gates is funding an at-home coronavirus testing program
Bill Gates is funding a disease surveillance program to gain a clearer picture of how the coronavirus spreads by testing both healthy and sick people.
Fauci says researchers may find effective coronavirus vaccine by ‘early winter’
Dr. Anthony Fauci said that clinical trials for coronavirus vaccines are underway in the U.S. and that results from those trials would come later this year.
Deadline for stimulus check direct deposit is just a day away
The IRS is urging people who haven't received a 2020 stimulus check to update their banking information by Wednesday, May 13, if they want a direct deposit.
The IRS sent stimulus checks to dead people. Now it wants that money back
The IRS has updated its stimulus check guidelines to add what to do about stimulus checks sent to someone who has died. There are two ways to return the money.
Amazon warehouse worker dies of coronavirus in NYC
Amazon reportedly said the employee was last at the Staten Island warehouse on April 5 and was later placed on quarantine after testing positive on April 11.
YouTube one-ups Facebook’s virtual graduation with stream featuring the Obamas
Barack and Michelle Obama, Lady Gaga, the members of BTS, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, and more will appear as commencement speakers during the June 6 ceremony.
Elon Musk doubles down after vulgar criticism of coronavirus lockdowns
Elon Musk continued his rant about coronavirus-related stay-at-home guidelines, sharing an article claiming the rules were based on panic, not on actual facts.
Doctors share what it’s like to team up with a robot to fight the coronavirus
Some coronavirus patients at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston are being greeted by a new kind of nurse: A four-legged Boston Dynamics robot named Spot.
Behind the scenes of the first virtual NFL draft
Thursday’s NFL draft will be one of the biggest videoconference call ever, as players, team managers, and draft hosts will join in virtually from their homes.
Bill Gates: We need these 4 innovations to end coronavirus quarantines
We need to make major innovative strides before we can lift quarantine rules imposed for the coronavirus outbreak, Bill Gates writes in a Washington Post op-ed.
FDA authorizes first at-home coronavirus test
In response to a mass shortage of available tests, the FDA has authorized a direct-to-consumer at-home test for the coronavirus, officially known as COVID-19.
There’s one big reason why your stimulus check hasn’t come yet
Some people who filed their 2018 or 2019 taxes with popular tax services like TurboTax, H&R Block, and Jackson Hewitt have still not received stimulus checks.
Facebook-backed Libra cryptocurrency is scaling back its plans
Updates include shifting from an open global financial network to offer both single-currency and multi-currency coins that would be tied to local currencies.
What the ‘Payment Status Not Available’ message means for your stimulus check
The IRS stimulus check web portal has given many users a Payment Status Not Available error message. Here's what it means and what you can do.
New Earth-sized planet discovered 300 light-years away could support life
The new exoplanet, known as Kepler-1649c, is about the same size as Earth and orbits within the habitable zone of its star — meaning it could harbor life.
How to track your coronavirus stimulus check using the IRS web app
Here's how to use the IRS Get My Payment web app to look up the status of your stimulus check.
Amazon fires two employees who criticized warehouse safety conditions
An Amazon spokesperson told Digital Trends that the company fired the two employees for consistently violating its company policies on external communications.
SNL is coming back this Saturday — with its cast working from home
Fans can expect a new Weekend Update skit, as well as other brand new content from SNL cast members, when the show airs remotely on Saturday, April 11.