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Shannon Bond Shannon Bond is a correspondent at NPR, covering how misleading narratives and false claims circulate online and offline, and their impact on society and democracy.

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Monday August 31, 2020

Zoom Turns Record Profit Thanks To Coronavirus Shutdowns

More companies and schools are turning to Zoom's video meetings during the coronavirus pandemic, boosting sales and profit. Sam Wasson/Getty Images hide caption

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Zoom Turns Record Profit Thanks To Coronavirus Shutdowns

August 31, 2020 • The videoconferencing company is seeing surging demand — and profit — as so much of daily life goes virtual during the coronavirus pandemic.

Friday August 21, 2020

Former Uber Security Chief Charged With Paying 'Hush Money' To Conceal Data Breach

August 21, 2020 • Uber's former security chief faces criminal charges for paying 'hush money' to hide from authorities a 2016 data breach that exposed the data of 57 million passengers and drivers.

Former Uber Security Chief Charged With Paying 'Hush Money' To Conceal Data Breach

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Thursday August 20, 2020

Uber, Lyft Will Not Suspend Service In California After Court Gives Them More Time

An appeals court has given Uber and Lyft more time to fight a judge's order over how they classify their drivers, averting a threatened shutdown in California. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Uber, Lyft Will Not Suspend Service In California After Court Gives Them More Time

August 20, 2020 • An appeals court has given the ride-hailing companies more time to fight a judge's order that they reclassify their drivers as employees to comply with state law.

Former Uber Executive Charged With Paying 'Hush Money' To Conceal Massive Breach

Federal prosecutors allege Uber's former head of security organized a cover-up of a massive data breach. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption

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Former Uber Executive Charged With Paying 'Hush Money' To Conceal Massive Breach

August 20, 2020 • Federal prosecutors allege Uber's former chief security officer Joe Sullivan covered up the breach and arranged a $100,000 payment to the hackers.

Former Uber Executive Charged With Paying 'Hush Money' To Conceal Massive Breach

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Wednesday August 19, 2020

Apple Is Worth $2 Trillion — 1st American Company To Hit Milestone

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Apple Is Worth $2 Trillion — 1st American Company To Hit Milestone

August 19, 2020 • Apple first crossed the $1 trillion mark just two years ago. The iPhone maker and a handful of other tech giants propelled the S&P 500 index to a new record this week.

Wednesday August 5, 2020

Twitter, Facebook Remove Trump Post Over False Claim About Children And COVID-19

Facebook said the president's claims violated its coronavirus misinformation policy, in a rare departure from the social network's largely hands-off approach to politicians. Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Twitter, Facebook Remove Trump Post Over False Claim About Children And COVID-19

August 5, 2020 • Both social networks said the president's false claims that children are "almost immune" from COVID-19 violated its policy on coronavirus misinformation.

Twitter, Facebook Remove Trump Post Over False Claim About Children And COVID-19

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Facebook Launches Instagram Reels, Hoping To Lure TikTok Users

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Facebook Launches Instagram Reels, Hoping To Lure TikTok Users

August 5, 2020 • The social network's new Reels feature on Instagram is launching as TikTok faces scrutiny in Washington over its Chinese ownership.

Friday July 31, 2020

National

Suspects Charged In Twitter Hack That Targeted High-Profile Accounts

July 31, 2020 • Three people have been charged in connection with hacking celebrities' Twitter accounts earlier this month.

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Florida 17-Year-Old, 'Mastermind' Of Twitter Hack, And Two Others Face Charges

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Florida 17-Year-Old, 'Mastermind' Of Twitter Hack, And Two Others Face Charges

July 31, 2020 • In the first criminal charges connected to the Twitter hack earlier this month, state and federal authorities reveal new details about how the scheme allegedly occurred.

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Thursday July 30, 2020

4 Key Takeaways From Washington's Big Tech Hearing On 'Monopoly Power'

Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, speaks during a House Judiciary subcommittee on antitrust on Capitol Hill. Mandel Ngan/AP hide caption

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4 Key Takeaways From Washington's Big Tech Hearing On 'Monopoly Power'

July 30, 2020 • Rep. David Cicilline, D-R.I., says Amazon, Facebook, Google and Apple operate like monopolies and need to be broken up or regulated.

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Wednesday July 29, 2020

National

Congress Holds Big Tech Antitrust Hearing

July 29, 2020 • Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Apple CEO Tim Cook and Google CEO Sundar Pichai testified Wednesday before Congress on the power of Big Tech.

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Heads Of Amazon, Apple, Facebook And Google Testify On Big Tech's Power

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos testifies Wednesday via video before the House Judiciary antitrust subcommittee. The hearing also featured the heads of Apple, Facebook and Google. Mandel Ngan/POOL/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Heads Of Amazon, Apple, Facebook And Google Testify On Big Tech's Power

July 29, 2020 • The CEOs tell Congress that the giant American tech companies do not stifle competition, saying the concern that too much power is concentrated in too few companies is unfounded.

Heads Of Amazon, Apple, Facebook And Google Testify On Big Tech's Power

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Tuesday July 28, 2020

Big Tech In Washington's Hot Seat: What You Need To Know

Amazon's Jeff Bezos, Apple's Tim Cook, Google's Sundar Pichai and Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg will face congressional questioning about whether tech has too much power. Pablo Martinez Monsivais, Evan Vucci, Jeff Chiu, Jens Meyer/AP hide caption

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Big Tech In Washington's Hot Seat: What You Need To Know

July 28, 2020 • The heads of Facebook, Google, Amazon and Apple will face lawmakers' questions about whether they are using their power to squash competition.

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