Technology Facebook fell short of its promises to label climate change denial, a study finds A watchdog group says Facebook only labeled about half of posts promoting articles from the world's leading publishers of climate denial. Facebook says it was still rolling out its system at the time. Rachel Treisman
Technology Facebook's transition to metaverse has eaten into the social media giant's profits Shares dropped more than 20% in after hours trading on news of slowing growth, competition and heavy spending on hardware. Peter Granitz
Business 3 cats have outmaneuvered their 2 humans to hold a blender hostage for weeks Jessica and Nikii Gerson-Neeves don't want to end the standoff that has brought joy to so many people. But they also want to use their blender, which has been in a box in their kitchen since December. Rachel Treisman
Technology Sister of slain security officer sues Facebook over killing tied to Boogaloo movement It is latest attempt to hold a Big Tech company responsible for harm caused in the real world that allegedly was fueled by a social media platform. Bobby Allyn
Technology 2022 will be a tense year for Facebook and social apps. Here are 4 reasons why Social media companies will feel pressure from Washington, European regulators and even their own users over kids' safety and privacy, competition and election-related misinformation. Shannon Bond
National A shot at gold, a swearing in, and a tech get-together are all thwarted by omicron The alarming surge in COVID infections is prompting city leaders, heads of companies, and even sports officials to withdraw from public events that could potentially expose more people to the virus. Vanessa Romo
Technology Facebook bans 7 'surveillance-for-hire' companies that spied on 50,000 users The parent company of Facebook and Instagram says the firms used its platforms to spy on human rights activists, government critics, celebrities and journalists in more than 100 countries. Shannon Bond
Technology Instagram's CEO Adam Mosseri hears senators brush aside his promises to self-police Takeaways from a hearing include: senators are frustrated with Instagram for not moving more quickly to protect young users and the CEO maintains the platform does more good than harm. Vanessa Romo
Technology Meta is reversing policy that kept Kyle Rittenhouse from Facebook and Instagram The announcement follows Rittenhouse's recent acquittal for last year's shooting in Kenosha, Wis. The company is also lifting restrictions that blocked his name in certain search results. Vanessa Romo
Technology Facebook will examine whether it treats Black users differently Black users, and even some of the company's own employees, have accused the social media giant of racial bias for years. Shannon Bond
