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When Apple’s iPhone was released in 2007, Erin Lauridsen was frustrated. As someone who’s blind, she was worried mobile phone tech would leave people with disabilities behind.  Thankfully, with the iPhone 3GS two years later, it offered VoiceOver, a screen reading technology that’s part of Apple’s iOS mobile operating system. Ten years later, Lauridsen uses her iPhone XR, …

On this podcast, we talk about: Can Facebook be broken up? iPhone owners can sue Apple over App Store. A chat about trust and privacy with Google’s ad chief. Now playing: Watch this: The drumbeat to break up Facebook gets louder (The 3:59,… 5:03 The 3:59 gives you bite-size news and analysis about the top stories of the day, brought …

After a disappointing stock market debut last Friday, Uber’s shares have steadily continued to fall in day two of trading. The ride-hailing company’s CEO, Dara Khosrowshahi, sent an email to employees Monday morning aiming to address the issue head-on and boost morale, according to CNBC. “Like all periods of transition, there are ups and downs,” Khosrowshahi wrote, according to CNBC. “Obviously …

Facebook plans to raise the minimum hourly wage it pays thousands of contract workers around the US, acknowledging that its current $15 minimum wage isn’t in line with rising cost of living in many of markets where its offices are located. “It’s become clear that $15 per hour doesn’t meet the cost of living in some of the places where …

iPhone users can sue Apple for allegedly operating a monopoly through its App Store, the Supreme Court ruled Monday. A majority of justices disagreed with Apple’s argument that app buyers aren’t direct customers of Apple. Instead, the court ruled in a 5-4 decision in Apple v. Pepper that the “iPhone owners were direct purchasers who may sue Apple for alleged …

Politicians are responding to Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes’  op-ed that argues the social media giant should be broken up. “FB has become too big and too powerful, and it’s part of a trend in our economy of an increasing concentration of corporate power,” Hughes said in a tweet promoting his May 9 New York Times op-ed. “We can fix this: break …

A group of websites and social media accounts linked to Russia or far-right groups is spreading misinformation and encouraging political discord just weeks ahead of the key elections in the European Union, The New York Times reported Sunday. The campaign shares many of the same characteristics used in previous Russian attacks, including Russia’s interference with the 2016 US elections, EU …

This story is part of Mother’s Day Gift Guide. CNET editors round up the hottest gadgets for Mom this year. OK, it’s crunch time: Mother’s Day is this Sunday, May 12, which means your online-gift-ordering window is closing rapidly. Indeed, if Mom lives far away and you’re hoping to have something delivered, it’s time to act. Fortunately, at least a …

This year’s mascot of Tribeca Immersive was a creepy living doll that meandered around the room projecting light in people’s eyes. At the very least, it made the prospect of leaving actual reality for a virtual one a little more appealing. With its Immersive slate the Tribeca Film Festival, which closed Sunday in New York, again brought together a selection …

Facebook said Friday that it’s suing Rankwave, a South Korean company that analyzes social media users’ data for marketing purposes. “Facebook was investigating Rankwave’s data practices in relation to its advertising and marketing services,” Facebook’s director of platform enforcement and litigation, Jessica Romero, said in a blog post. “Rankwave failed to cooperate with our efforts to verify their compliance with our …