D. BritJul 6, 20211 minTikTok is Down, Thousands of Users Without AccessWhat's Happening: Social video app giant TikTok is experiencing problems and outages for tens of thousands of users. The outages...
D. BritJun 9, 20211 minWhite House Drops Trump Order Targeting TikTok and WeChatWhat Happened: On Wednesday, the White House dropped Trump-era executive orders aimed at banning popular apps TikTok and WeChat. The...
D. BritJun 8, 20211 minSenate Passes Bi-Partisan Bill to Boost US Tech IndustryWhat Happened: On Tuesday, the Senate passed a bill aimed at boosting the US tech industry; especially semiconductor production and the...
D. BritJun 8, 20211 minLarge Portions of the Internet Down Tuesday MorningWhat’s Happening: Large portions of the Internet are down early Tuesday morning as cloud service giant Fastly is suffering from a massive...
D. BritJun 7, 20211 minFrance Fines Google $268M For Abusing "Dominant Position"What Happened: On Monday, France fined Google 220 million euros ($268 million USD) for abusing its "dominant position" in the online...
D. BritApr 19, 20211 minNASA's Ingenuity Helicopter Takes Flight on MarsWhat Happened: On Monday, NASA's Ingenuity helicopter took flight on Mars achieving the first powered and controlled flight on another...
D. BritApr 4, 20211 minInformation of Half a Billion Facebook Users Reposted on Hacking WebsiteWhat Happened: According to cyber security experts, the personal information of about half a billion Facebook users, including telephone...
D. BritFeb 18, 20211 minNASA's Perseverance Rover Lands On MarsWhat Happened: NASA's Perseverance Rover has now landed on Mars. The rover launched from Florida in July of last year and is NASA's most...
D. BritFeb 2, 20211 minAmazon Founder Jeff Bezos Will Step Down as CEO Later This YearWhat Happened: On Tuesday, Amazon announced that founder Jeff Bezos will step down as CEO later this year and transition to Executive...
D. BritFeb 2, 20211 minInterim Trials Show Russian Sputnik V Vaccine To Be 91.6% EffectiveWhat Happened: According to an interim analysis, Russia's Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine has been shown to be 91.6% effective against...
D. BritJan 31, 20211 minRobinhood Narrows Trade Restrictions to 8 CompaniesWhat Happened: On Sunday, Robinhood narrowed its stock trade restrictions to just 8 companies: GameStop, Koss Corporation, AMC...
D. BritJan 26, 20211 minMajor Internet Outage Hits Northeast USWhat's Happening: There is a major internet outage in the Northeast United States on Tuesday. Users are reporting outages from Washington...
D. BritJan 8, 20211 minTwitter Permanently Suspends Trump’s Account What Happened: On Friday evening, Twitter permanently suspended President Trump’s account citing concerns over the risk of "further...
D. BritJan 7, 20211 minTwitter Blocks Trump’s Account For 12 Hours - Threatens SuspensionWhat Happened: Twitter has blocked President Trump’s account for 12 hours for “repeated and severe violations of our Civic Integrity...
D. BritJan 5, 20211 minUS Govt: Hack of Federal Agencies Likely Originated in RussiaWhat Happened: On Tuesday, the US’ top National Security Agencies issued a joint statement via the Unified Coordination Group confirming...
D. BritDec 9, 20201 minUS Govt. and 48 States Sue Facebook for Predatory ConductWhat Happened: On Wednesday, the US Government and 48 states sued Facebook and accused the online giant of using its dominant market...
D. BritNov 3, 20201 minFBI Investigating Robocall Campaign Telling Voters to "Stay Home"What's Happening: Voters in several states have been receiving a wave of robocalls and texts telling them to "stay safe and stay home"...
D. BritOct 20, 20201 minDOJ Files Antitrust Lawsuit Against GoogleWhat Happened: On Tuesday, the Justice Department sued Google for antitrust violations. In the suit, the DOJ accuses Google of abusing...
D. BritOct 19, 20201 minDOJ Charges 6 Russian Military Officers with CyberattackWhat Happened: On Monday, the Department of Justice charged six Russian military officers for their involvement in a hacking scheme...
D. BritSep 20, 20201 minTikTok and WeChat Get Trump Approval to Avoid ShutdownWhat Happened: On Saturday, Trump said he supported a deal between TikTok parent company ByteDance and Oracle and Walmart that would...