Uber And Lyft Must Make Drivers Employees, California Court Rules The ruling is a blow to Uber and Lyft, which have argued they are not subject to state labor law. But the court's order could still be upended by a ballot measure backed by the ride-hailing companies. Shannon Bond
Security Gaps Persist, Report Warns, After U.S. Blames Iran In Election Scheme A report published on Thursday described how many government and political domains don't observe a security practice that makes it more difficult for attackers to run spoof email scams. Philip Ewing
GM Reintroduces Hummer As Fully Electric Truck, First Model Will Sell For $112,595 The Hummer EV will go on sale in fall 2021. Known previously for its gas inefficiency, the new Hummer will now run completely on electricity. Reese Oxner
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez And Ilhan Omar Play On Twitch To Engage Young Voters Looking to engage younger and future voters, Democratic Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar took to Twitch, the streaming platform for gamers. They played the popular game Among Us. Andrew Limbong
Antitrust Suit Accuses Google Of Abusing Its Dominance Over Rivals NPR's Noel King talks to Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge about the antitrust lawsuit against Google filed by the Justice Department and 11 state attorneys general.
Google Abuses Its Monopoly Power Over Search, Justice Department Says In Lawsuit The antitrust lawsuit against Google is the most significant action the federal government has taken against a technology company in two decades. Google calls the lawsuit "deeply flawed." Shannon Bond
Troll Watch: How Tech Is Cracking Down On Election Disinformation NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Camille Francois, chief innovation officer for the research firm Graphika, about trends in disinformation this election season and how tech companies are responding.
Don't Censor! Stop The Hoaxes! Facebook, Twitter Face A Catch-22 While Republicans accuse Facebook and Twitter of censoring free speech, one expert says the platforms should do more because U.S. voters are 'more vulnerable to online disinformation' than ever. Adedayo Akala
Twitter And Facebook Limit Access To A 'New York Post' Story On Biden's Son Twitter and Facebook limited the reach of an article with unconfirmed claims about Hunter Biden. Meanwhile, experts warn that social media platforms are full of misinformation and conspiracy theories. Shannon Bond
Facebook And Twitter Limit Sharing New York Post Story About Joe Biden The social media companies said they wanted to slow the spread of possibly false information. But their actions drew charges of censorship from President Trump and his's allies. Shannon Bond