TWITTER LOSES ONE-FIFTH OF ITS MARKET VALUE ON WEAK USER NUMBERS
Twitter shares lost more than 20 percent of their value Friday, its second-biggest loss since going public in 2013. The social-media service reported weak user
BLUEPRINTS FOR 3D-PRINTED GUNS TO BE AVAILABLE SOON AFTER LEGAL BATTLE
Starting August 1, 2018, Americans will be able to download untraceable plastic 3D-printed guns. It follows a long legal battle between a self-described anarchist and
FACEBOOK STOCK SUFFERS LARGEST ONE-DAY DROP IN HISTORY
Facebook lost about $119 billion of its value yesterday, marking the biggest one-day loss in U.S. market history. The company’s shares plunged $41.24, or almost
FACEBOOK SHARES FALL AS USER GROWTH SLOWS
Only months after a data-privacy scandal, Facebook is seeing fewer frequent users than it expected. The social-media company reported 2.23 billion monthly active users, just
MANKIND COULD HAVE ‘ELECTRONIC IMMORTALITY’ BY 2050
If you’ve ever thought living forever was just a science-fiction pipe dream, that dream may just become reality by the middle of this century. Futurist
ALPHABET PROFITS JUMP DESPITE RECORD EU FINE
Google-parent Alphabet announced surging profits, shrugging off the impact of a $5 billion fine by the European Union. The internet giant on Monday reported second-quarter
TEEN SAYS HE WAS SCAMMED WHILE PLAYING FORTNITE
A warning for gamers: a Ohio teenager said he was scammed while playing the popular video game “Fortnite.” Jack Bates and his mother said a
HOW TO UNPLUG FROM YOUR TECH DURING VACATION
Nearly one in 10 Americans checks their phone every three minutes while on vacation, and some use their phone more than 300 times a day.
‘FORTNITE’ GAMER TRICKS TEEN TO HACK ACCOUNT & KILL PRICEY AVATAR
A 13-year-old boy learned a valuable lesson after his “Fortnite” account was hacked and his expensive avatar was killed off by a stranger during a gaming session
A MAGNETIC WIRE COULD ONE DAY PULL CANCER CELLS FROM YOUR BLOOD
Scientists believe magnets could one day be utilized in the body to detect tumor cells other diagnostic techniques might miss. Researchers at the Stanford University
NETFLIX SHARES SLIP FURTHER AMID GROWTH CONCERNS
Netflix’s stock price continued to slide, a sign investors are worried the video-streaming service’s faltering subscriber growth could augur a broader slowdown. The company’s shares
LAB-GROWN MEAT COULD BE IN RESTAURANTS BY 2021
A Dutch company that presented the world’s first lab-grown beef burger five years ago said Tuesday it has received funding to pursue its plans to
FDA RECALLS HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, HEART FAILURE MEDICATION
The FDA is recalling several medications used to treat high blood pressure and heart failure after a substance that could cause cancer was discovered in
TWITTER PURGE WIPES MILLIONS OF FOLLOWERS FROM FAMOUS USERS
The great Twitter purge has begun — and famous users have already lost millions of fake followers. Twitter kicked off its latest efforts to rid
WALMART PATENTS AUDIO TECHNOLOGY TO RECORD CUSTOMERS/EMPLOYEES
Walmart wants to listen to its workers and shoppers more. A lot more. America’s largest retailer has patented surveillance technology that could essentially spy on
OVER 130,000 INJURED VETS DUE TAX REFUNDS BECAUSE OF COMPUTER GLITCH
More than 130,000 U.S. veterans released from service because of injuries sustained in combat are due substantial federal income-tax refunds because of a Department of
AMAZON MULLS ANOTHER BUSINESS IT COULD DOMINATE: NETWORK SWITCHES
Amazon is considering furthering its dominance of the cloud computing business, and large networking companies’ shareholders are already running for the exits. According to The
TODDLER USES FACETIME TO SAVE DAD’S LIFE AFTER HE SUFFERS STROKE
Three-year-old Molly McCabe of Winchester, Virginia, has been hailed a hero for using FaceTime to call her mother after her father suffered a stroke last