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Author: Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press

Tech

Twitter launches crowd-sourced fact-checking project with ‘helpfulness score’

January 25, 2021 Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press Comments Off on Twitter launches crowd-sourced fact-checking project with ‘helpfulness score’

Twitter said it wants both experts and non-experts to write Birdwatch notes. It cited Wikipedia as a site that thrives with non-expert contributions.

Money

Win for local news? Facebook expands new tool aiming to shrink ‘news deserts’

September 12, 2019 Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press Comments Off on Win for local news? Facebook expands new tool aiming to shrink ‘news deserts’

Facebook’s “Today In” service will expand to 6,000 cities and towns across the USA, the company announced.

Money

In wake of 2016 election, Facebook tightens political ad rules – but leaves loopholes

August 28, 2019 Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press Comments Off on In wake of 2016 election, Facebook tightens political ad rules – but leaves loopholes

Anyone wanting to run ads pertaining to elections, politics or social issues must confirm their identity and prove they are in the U.S.

Tech

Twice burned: Winklevoss twins overshadowed by Zuckerberg yet again

June 18, 2019 Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press Comments Off on Twice burned: Winklevoss twins overshadowed by Zuckerberg yet again

The Social Network 2.0?

Money

Facebook anticipates an FTC privacy fine of up to $5 billion

April 24, 2019 Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press Comments Off on Facebook anticipates an FTC privacy fine of up to $5 billion

The FTC has been looking into whether Facebook broke its own 2011 agreement promising to protect user privacy but has not announced any findings yet.

Headlines

‘Big Hero 6’s San Fransokyo comes to life at Disneyland

August 31, 2023 Eve Chen, USA TODAY

Gadget guru or digitally distracted? Which of these 5 tech personalities are you?

August 31, 2023 Jennifer Jolly

U.S. Embassy urges Americans to leave Haiti ‘as soon as possible’

August 31, 2023 Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY

PCE inflation report: Key measure ticks higher in July. What will the Fed do?

August 31, 2023August 31, 2023 Paul Davidson, USA TODAY

At 61, Meg Ryan is the lead in a new rom-com. That shouldn’t be such a rare thing.

August 31, 2023 Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY

Velocity at what cost? MLB’s hardest throwers keep succumbing to Tommy John surgery

August 31, 2023August 31, 2023 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY

Idalia makes history along Florida’s Big Bend, McConnell freezes again: 5 Things podcast

August 31, 2023 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY

Blue supermoon: See photos of the rare moon that won’t happen again until 2037

August 31, 2023 Francisco Guzman, USA TODAY

College professor harassed students to quench ‘clown fetish,’ offering extra credit, cash

August 31, 2023 Chris Quintana and Colin Campo, USA TODAY

5 people shot in Illinois, 2 in critical condition

August 31, 2023 AP
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