NBC NewsUnited States Cyberattack forces Colonial Pipeline to shut major fuel line NBC News - By ReutersColonial Pipeline says it transports 45 percent of East Coast fuel supply. Top U.S. fuel pipeline operator Colonial Pipeline has shut its entire network after a cyberattack, the company said in a statement...
NBC NewsIdentity Theft Why cybercriminals looking to steal personal info are using text messages as bait NBC News - By Kevin CollierWith more people using their smartphones to make payments and many banks and utilities verifying users' accounts through text messages, the fraud floodgates have opened. It took just a momentary lapse...
NBC NewsFacebook Oversight Board With Trump ruling, Facebook's Oversight Board highlights where the power lies NBC News - By Dylan ByersAnalysis: The decision suggests that while the board is willing to pass judgment on whether certain posts run afoul of Facebook's policies, it's still Facebook's place to make the rules. When Mark Zuckerberg...
NBC NewsNet Neutrality Broadband companies paid for 8.5M fake net neutrality comments, New York AG says NBC News - By The Associated PressThe goal of the campaign, according to documents the attorney general’s office received, was to make it seem like there was “widespread grassroots support” for the repeal of net neutrality. The Office...
NBC NewsTechnology Facebook and Signal are fighting over an ad campaign. Here’s why NBC News - By Sam Shead, CNBCSignal tried to bring attention to how much data Facebook collects. The social network called it a stunt. Facebook, the world’s largest social media platform, found itself in a public dispute with communications...
NBC NewsSpaceX SpaceX launches and lands Starship in first successful flight NBC News - By The Associated PressThe previous four test flights ended in fiery explosions. Success came on the 60th anniversary of the flight of first American in space, Alan Shepard. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX launched and successfully...
NBC NewsTechnology Twitter begins to show prompts before people send 'mean' replies NBC News - By David IngramThe tech company tested the prompts last year and said they led to fewer offensive replies on its service. So, it's rolling them out widely. Nasty replies on Twitter will require a little more thought...
NBC NewsU.S. Politics 'A total disgrace': Trump lashes out at big tech companies after Facebook ban is upheld NBC News - By Rebecca ShabadTrump’s last White House chief of staff, Mark Meadows, told Fox News that it was “a sad day for America, it's a sad day for Facebook.” WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday lashed out...
NBC NewsU.S. Politics Biden's Labor Department rescinds Trump-era rule affecting gig workers NBC News - By ReutersThe rule, finalized in early January before Trump left office on Jan. 20, would have hampered workers’ ability to earn a minimum wage and overtime compensation President Joe Biden’s Labor Department on...
NBC NewsU.S. Politics Trump's Facebook ban upheld by Oversight Board NBC News - By David IngramThe board said that Facebook was "justified in suspending Mr. Trump’s accounts," but that the company should reassess its decision to ban him "indefinitely." Facebook was justified in banning then-President...
NBC NewsThe Weeknd The Weeknd will still boycott Grammys, despite rule change after his award snub NBC News - By Variety"I remain uninterested in being a part of the Grammys, especially with their own admission of corruption for all these decades," the pop star said. LOS ANGELES — Pop star the Weeknd said he still won't...
