Twitter brings back election labels for 2020 US candidates

Twitter hopes its efforts will help people know when candidates are behind the words attributed to them. This could prevent someone from creating an account pretending to be a politician, for instance, or attributing a tweet to a candidate who didn’t actually make the tweet.

Greta Thunberg apologizes for ‘against the wall’ comment

MADRID (AP) — Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg has apologized for saying politicians should be put “against the wall” after critics took it to mean that she was advocating violence.

'Whatcha watching?' Home surveillance camera hacked by man who speaks to young girl watching TV

At least five families in different states have reported that hackers have spoken to them through the devices, with many families showing how the hackers used racial slurs to harass their family.

Dream job alert: Queen Elizabeth II looking for Head of Digital Engagement

Here's a job opportunity for people who would like to get close to royalty: Queen Elizabeth II is hiring a person to help maintain her web presence.

Greta Thunberg changes Twitter bio in response to Trump calling her TIME cover honor ‘ridiculous’

While much of the world was congratulating climate change activist Greta Thunberg for being announced as TIME magazine’s Person of the Year, President Donald Trump took to Twitter to mock the 16-year-old, saying she has an “anger management problem.”

Elon Musk found not guilty in defamation case against British diver

Elon Musk did not defame a British cave explorer when he called him “pedo guy” in an angry tweet, a Los Angeles jury found Friday.

Bernie Sanders announces $150B plan to expand broadband access

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is promising to invest $150 billion to bring high-speed internet to “every household in America” while breaking up and better regulating monopolies he says currently limit access to drive up their profits.

Online shops use ‘dark patterns’ to trick you into buying and signing up for more, study suggests

When examining more than 11,000 online shops, researchers from Princeton found that many were using manipulative tactics that exploit cognitive biases to get shoppers to buy and sign up for more.

Lil Bub dies unexpectedly; Internet mourns the loss of world-famous cat

Internet sensation and world famous cat Lil Bub died unexpectedly Sunday morning according to her “dude,” who posted the news on Twitter and Instagram Monday.

Mom's hack to stop kids from begging for toys in stores before Christmas goes viral

A mom’s trick to stop her kids from begging for toys while shopping during the Christmas holiday season is the parenting hack you never knew you needed.