iRobot's Roomba i7+ is half off and down to $500 for Prime DayPick up the robo-vac with a clean base while it's cheaper than ever.By V. Palladino, 07.12.2022
Attorney General asks Apple to unlock naval base shooter's iPhonesThe FBI made the same request last week, but Apple has so far refused to comply.By K. Holt, 01.13.2020
Airbnb bans 'party houses' following Halloween shootingIt's also tightening screening of home rentals.By J. Fingas, 11.02.2019
Facebook will train its content-removal AI with police camera footageFacebook wants to make its AI better at detecting videos of mass shootings.By C. Fisher, 09.17.2019
US Homeland Security Committee subpoenas 8chan ownerPhilippines resident Jim Watkins must appear on September 5th. By S. Dent, 08.15.2019
White House invites tech companies to discuss violent online extremismTrump may not attend.By C. Fisher, 08.07.2019
Cloudflare cuts off extremist site 8chan after multiple shootingsThe message board has been a haven for white nationalists.By S. Dent, 08.05.2019
Facebook's AI missed Christchurch shooting videos filmed in first-personThe AI had never seen this kind of “first-person shooter video.”By C. Fisher, 04.24.2019
Christchurch shooting videos are still on Facebook over a month laterThey illustrate the limits of anti-extremist filtering on the internet.By J. Fingas, 04.19.2019
House chair asks tech CEOs to speak about New Zealand shooting response (updated)Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter and YouTube execs would speak on March 27th.By J. Fingas, 03.19.2019
YouTube bans secondary Alex Jones channel hosting NZ conspiracy videosThe conspiracy theorist used it to call the mosque shootings 'false flag' attacks.By K. Holt, 03.19.2019
New Zealand ISPs block websites hosting Christchurch shooting videoSites that don't honor the requests effectively become inaccessible.By J. Fingas, 03.18.2019
Facebook pulled over 1.5 million videos of New Zealand shootingThis includes edited versions.By J. Fingas, 03.17.2019
Right-wing haven Gab is back onlineThe social network has found a new hosting provider in Epik.By S. Desatoff, 11.05.2018
'Madden' shooting survivor files lawsuit against EA and the venueThe law firm representing him promises it's just the first of many.By S. Krishna, 08.31.2018
Mass shooting takes place at 'Madden 19' tournament in FloridaThere appear to be multiple dead and more wounded.By J. Fingas, 08.26.2018
Google Assistant fired a gun: We need to talkA timely video raises urgent questions about setting boundaries for AI.By C. Low, 05.30.2018
Twitter tries to explain how it fights breaking news hoaxesInternet trolls and fakers quickly latched onto the shooting at YouTube's HQ.By R. Lawler, 04.05.2018
YouTube shooting suspect had been angry over filtering, demonetizationNasim Aghdam's father told a reporter he'd called police about her anger at the company.By R. Lawler, 04.04.2018
YouTube HQ shooting: Suspect dead, at least three others woundedPolice said a female suspect is dead of a self-inflicted gunshot.By D. Lumb, 04.03.2018