Facebook is taking aim at fake news, and part of that hunt is snuffing out fake user accounts. The company said Thursday it is rolling out changes to its systems to make it more difficult to create sham accounts that promote fake news. The aim is to recognize patterns of activity, such as repeated posting …

Apple is reportedly working on an initiative that may one day make diabetics’ frequent and painful finger pricking a thing of the past. The tech giant has a team of biomedical engineers working on sensors that will allow diabetics to monitor their blood sugar levels noninvasively, CNBC reported Wednesday. Diabetes is said to be one of the fastest growing diseases …

Now playing: Watch this: Belated Bixby: Virtual assistant not ready for Galaxy… 1:40 Don’t expect to start talking to Samsung’s Bixby voice assistant when you boot up your new Galaxy S8 later this month. The key feature was expected to debut on the new flagship handset, but the electronics giant is now saying Bixby won’t be operational on the US …

Walmart has opened a new battlefront in its price war with Amazon, and now it’s enlisting its online shoppers. The retailer’s new move promises to lower the prices on 1 million online-only items if consumers pick up their purchases at a local store rather than opting for home delivery. The salvo reflects Walmart’s belief that its network of physical stores …

If you have a Pebble smartwatch, you’ve probably been worrying about how long your timepiece will keep working after Fitbit‘s acquisition. To address those concerns, Pebble has issued an update for the iOS and Android versions of the app that ends smartwatches’ dependency on Pebble’s cloud services. That means when Fitbit eventually shuts down Pebble’s servers, the devices will continue …

It’s game on for Amazon. The internet retail giant has reached a deal with the National Football League to stream 10 “Thursday Night Football” games during the coming season, an Amazon representative said Tuesday. The one-year pact is reported at about $50 million. Amazon was in a bidding war for the NFL streaming rights with Facebook, YouTube and Twitter — …

Qualcomm has asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the Federal Trade Commission that accuses the wireless chip maker of maintaining its market dominance through anticompetitive behavior. The company’s motion, filed Monday in the US District Court in San Jose, California, contends that the FTC’s complaint fails to support claims of antitrust violations or competitive harm. “The …

New York state’s highest court has rejected Facebook’s challenge to bulk search warrants that require the social media giant to turn over information from hundreds of user accounts in connection with a fraud investigation. The state Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld lower court rulings finding that under New York law, Facebook lacked standing to challenge search warrants in a …

President Donald Trump signed a resolution on Monday that officially repeals Obama-era broadband privacy rules. Trump’s signature comes a few days after both houses of Congress narrowly voted to stop the rules, which were adopted last year but had not yet taken effect. The rules would have required broadband and wireless companies to get your permission before sharing sensitive information …

A 14-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with the sexual assault last month of a 15-year-old Chicago girl that was livestreamed on Facebook Live. The unidentified suspect faces felony charges of aggravated criminal sexual assault, manufacturing of child pornography and dissemination of child pornography, police said Sunday during a news conference. More arrests are expected in connection with the …