Long Before Cambridge Analytica And Facebook, Simulmatics Linked Data And Politics In "If Then," author and New Yorker writer Jill Lepore unearths Simulmatics' story and makes the argument that the company paved the way for our 21st-century obsession with data and prediction. Shannon Bond
Microsoft, Oracle Lose Bids For TikTok, According To China State TV In a surprise move, ByteDance rejects a bid made by tech giant Microsoft to acquire the U.S. assets of hit video-sharing app TikTok. The company also spurned Oracle. Bobby Allyn
ByteDance Rejects Offers For TikTok's U.S. Operations With its deadline to sell or be banned in the U.S. fast approaching, Chinese tech giant ByteDance said it will not sell TikTok to either Microsoft or Oracle. That's according to China state TV. Bobby Allyn
Google Will Block Its Autocomplete Suggestions For Some Election-Related Searches The company said its new policy would eliminate search predictions that could be seen as favoring a political candidate or as making claims about "the integrity or legitimacy of electoral processes." Jason Slotkin
Microsoft Warns Russian Spies Who Hacked 2016 Election Are Back Microsoft says it found the Russian spies who hacked the 2016 election, and they are targeting political parties again. The company says more than 200 organizations have been targeted since 2019 Miles Parks
Fortnite Fight: CEO Explains Why He Launched War Against Apple, Google The Epic Games CEO tells NPR that the tech titans are abusing their power and exploiting developers by demanding a 30% cut of every app purchase made on a smartphone or tablet. Bobby Allyn
Twitter's New Rules Aim To Prevent Confusion Around The 2020 Vote Twitter will label or remove posts that spread misinformation. Social media companies are under pressure to curb the spread of false claims and prevent interference from foreign and domestic actors. Shannon Bond
California Scientists Build A Camera To Take Pictures Of Huge Swath Of Sky Scientists and engineers in California are building a unique 3.2 billion pixel camera for a telescope under construction in Chile. The camera has taken its first test pictures — of broccoli. Joe Palca
Tech Stocks Are In A Mood, And They're Dragging The Market Down With Them Stocks are down sharply for the third day in a row, partly because a decline in oil prices is hurting energy companies. Jim Zarroli
Dictionary.com's Largest Update (Re)defines Thousands Of Words, Focusing On Identity The digital dictionary updated some 15,000 entries, including adding 650 entirely new words from popular culture. Many of the revisions deal with topics related to identity, like race and gender. Rachel Treisman