Artificial intelligence, like algorithms, could crack the language of cancer and Alzheimer’s, study finds

The study found that looking at cancer and neurodegenerative diseases with artificial intelligence could lead to discovering how to alleviate symptoms - or maybe even prevent the diagnosis from happening at all.

Facebook, Instagram outages reported by thousands of users

No, it's not just you. More than 18,000 Facebook users reported a possible outage, according to Downdetector.

Twitter will not allow Trump tweets to be resurrected by National Archives

Twitter said it has been working with the National Archives on the preservation of tweets from Trump’s personal account, @realDonaldTrump, but said the content will not be housed on its platform given he was permanently banned.

3 in 10 adults say they're almost constantly online, survey says

Thirty-one percent of American adults admit to near-constant use of the internet, according to a new survey conducted by the Pew Research Center.

CEOs of Facebook, Twitter, Google face new grilling by Congress

As malicious conspiracy theories continue to spread, lawmakers are pounding the social media companies over their market dominance, harvesting of user data and practices that some believe actually encourage the spread of engaging but potentially harmful misinformation.

Disney World testing facial recognition technology at park entrance

The technology will capture an image of a guest's face and convert it into a unique number, which is then associated with valid theme park admission.

Trump adviser says former president is starting his own social media platform after permanent ban from others

After being banned from social media for “inciting violence” ahead of the Jan. 6 riot, a senior adviser to former president Donald Trump says Trump has plans to make a comeback online by creating his own social media platform.

Amazon jumps into health care with telemedicine initiative

Amazon is making its first foray into providing health care services, announcing Wednesday that it will be offering its Amazon Care telemedicine program to employers nationwide.

Match will start offering background checks to users of its dating apps as added safety measure

Match Group, whose brands include Tinder, Match, Meetic, OkCupid, Hinge, Pairs, PlentyOfFish, and OurTime, will begin allowing users to seek background checks for people they meet on all of the company’s dating apps.

Anti-COVID-19 vaccine accounts thrive on social media, despite platform rules

With vaccination against COVID-19 in full swing, social platforms like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter say they’ve stepped up their fight against misinformation that aims to undermine trust in the vaccines. But problems abound.