Tech industry layoffs: LinkedIn cuts 716 jobs, shuts down China app

Professional networking platform LinkedIn says it’s laying off more than 700 workers and shuttering its China jobs app, in the latest round of tech industry downsizing.

Jeffrey Epstein-related suit: Virgin Islands says it can’t find Google co-founder Larry Page

The U.S. Virgin Islands government says it's unable to locate Google co-founder Larry Page to serve him a subpoena in an ongoing lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase for allegedly enabling Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking ring, a new federal filing revealed.

Congress considers new rules for tech regulation of social media

Tech regulation is gathering momentum on Capitol Hill as concerns rise about China’s ownership of TikTok, and parents are more worried about what their kids are viewing online.

Twitter's new blue check rules expose election offices to spoof accounts

Election administrators across the US are struggling to figure out how to respond after Elon Musk threw Twitter's verification service into disarray.

How to spot spam Facebook posts to avoid accidentally sharing scams

Scammers are using stories of missing children, injured pets, and stolen trailers to trick people into sharing scams on Facebook.

Some 14 million jobs won't exist globally in 5 years, report says

Here are the jobs that will be most impacted in the years ahead, according to the new report by the World Economic Forum.

John Legend calls for regulation on AI-generated music

A fake Drake and The Weeknd song that used AI to clone their voices was pulled from Spotify, other streaming platforms.

Senators look to ban kids under 13 from social media in bipartisan bill

The legislation would also reportedly set restrictions for how tech companies use algorithms on social media to serve minors. Here's what to know.

Lost iPhone survives 33 days under water off Hawaiian coast

A Minnesota man gave up on retrieving his iPhone after dropping it while on vacation, but the phone had a lot more endurance than he thought.

Twitter verification blue checkmarks reportedly reappearing for some users

Twitter removed the blue marks last week from accounts that don’t pay a monthly fee. But the marks mysteriously returned for many highly followed accounts over the weekend.

Taxidermy bird drones aim to assist, advance wildlife research

Researchers hope to expand what they learn from these taxidermy bird drones to improve fuel efficiency in aviation and possibly into assisting space exploration.