Twitter returned to the Mac on Thursday, thanks to Apple’s Project Catalyst software. The app is now available for download in the Mac App Store. Twitter discontinued support for its Mac app last year amid poor reactions from users. Twitter’s return to Mac was made possible by Project Catalyst, an initiative announced at WWDC in …

Donald Trump is spreading his social media wings with the launch of a channel on Twitch. Trump is at least the third candidate for president to create a presence on the video game streaming service. Trump’s account, which has a verification check mark, counts about 7,000 followers but hasn’t posted any content as of this writing, but the move suggests …

Huawei could soon be allowed to do business with US companies again. The Trump administration is ready to issue licenses to some US companies that would allow them to sell nonsensitive equipment to the beleaguered Chinese telecom giant, The New York Times reported Wednesday. The decision to begin the process of approving licenses was made by President Donald Trump in …

The US Commerce Department said Monday it had placed eight Chinese companies on its economic blacklist, including Hikvision, the world’s largest video surveillance gear maker. The move was spurred by accusations of human rights violations against Uighur Muslims and other predominantly Muslim ethnic minorities. Companies added to the “Entity List” (PDF) include fellow video surveillance company Zhejiang Dahua Technology, as …

The US and UK signed an agreement Thursday that will allow law enforcement officials in both countries to demand tech companies in the other’s country to furnish electronic evidence for use in criminal investigations. The agreement is the first approved under the controversial CLOUD Act passed by Congress last year. The agreement between the two counties “will dramatically speed up …

Uber is diving deeper into the gig economy on Friday with the launch of a new app for on-demand workers looking for temporary positions. Uber Works, which matches workers with blue-collar event jobs such as cooks and waiters, will launch in Chicago on Friday, the company said Wednesday. Uber has been working on the project in stealth mode in Chicago …

Google on Wednesday announced enhancements to some of its products that give you more control over how long your activity history is saved, including adding the ability to use your voice to manage your Google Assistant data. The updates come amid growing public scrutiny of various tech giants’ use and handling of your personal data. The update to Google Assistant …

The coalition Facebook assembled to create a global payments network may be losing some key financial support. Visa, Mastercard and other financial partners who signed on to support Libra are reconsidering their involvement in the network, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. The financial partners are reluctant to attract regulatory scrutiny following backlash from governments and banks and have declined …

TweetDeck was experiencing widespread performance issues Tuesday evening, with many users complaining that the Twitter dashboard was inaccessible. The issue appears to have begun around 6 p.m. PT, according to Outage Report, which indicated it received more than 1,300 complaints about the service in roughly half an hour. The outage map showed complaints originating from locations around the globe, but …

Google’s plans to use a new internet protocol has raised concerns among congressional antitrust investigators who worry it could give the company an unfair competitive advantage, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday. Investigators want to know whether Google will use any data collected through the new protocol for commercial purposes. Investigators for the House Judiciary Committee asked Google in a …