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From penny press to Snapchat: Parents fret through the ages

NEW YORK – When Stephen Dennis was raising his two sons in the 1980s, he never heard the phrase “screen time,” nor did he worry much about the hours his kids spent with technology. When he b...

DATE: Sep 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Education

Tech giants still stumbling in the social world they created

Companies must balance protecting their users with free speech

DATE: Aug 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Business

Did you ‘like’ Russian propaganda? Facebook will clue you in

NEW YORK – Facebook says it will show users if they followed or ‘liked’ Russia propaganda accounts on its service or on Instagram. The company said Wednesday it will launch a port...

DATE: Nov 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Zuckerberg nears end of U.S. tour, wants to boost small biz

NEW YORK – What’s Mark Zuckerberg’s biggest takeaway as he wraps up a year of travel to dozens of U.S. states? The importance of local communities. “Most of the discussion we have...

DATE: Nov 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Kids, screens and parental guilt: Is it time to loosen up?

NEW YORK – Parents of small children have long been hearing about the perils of “screen time.” And with more screens, and new technologies such as Amazon’s Echo speaker, the message is getti...

DATE: Oct 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Education

Twitter to disclose info on political ads amid scrutiny

NEW YORK – Twitter says it will provide more information about political ads on its service, including who is funding them and how they are targeted. The move follows similar step...

DATE: Oct 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Fact-checking fake news on Facebook works – just too slowly

NEW YORK – Facebook’s effort to limit the spread of fake news using outside fact-checkers appears to be having an effect – although that finding comes with a major caveat. Once a ...

DATE: Oct 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Tech companies banishing extremists after Charlottesville

NEW YORK – It took bloodshed in Charlottesville to get tech companies to do what civil rights groups have been calling for for years: take a firmer stand against accounts used to promote hat...

DATE: Aug 17, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

For some airline passengers, new warnings bring new hurdles

NEW YORK – As far as the indignities of modern air travel go, the latest ban on laptops and tablets on some international flights falls somewhere between taking off shoes at the security che...

DATE: Mar 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

Zuckerberg: ‘Crazy’ to say Facebook influenced election

Some blame misinformation on social media site for swaying voters

DATE: Nov 12, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Twitter to let users post longer videos

They can run up to 140 seconds

DATE: Jun 21, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

Microsoft to buy networking site LinkedIn for $26.2 billion

NEW YORK – In a surprise move, Microsoft said Monday that it is buying LinkedIn for about $26.2 billion, a deal that could bring subtle but significant changes for the professional network’s...

DATE: Jun 13, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World