Larry Tesler, computer scientist who pioneered 'copy' and 'paste,' has died

"The inventor of cut/copy & paste, find & replace, and more was former Xerox researcher Larry Tesler. Your workday is easier thanks to his revolutionary ideas,” Xerox said in a tweet Wednesday.

William Barr says he's considering quitting over Pres. Trump's tweets: reports

"I think it’s time to stop the tweeting about Department of Justice criminal cases," Barr said. "I'm not going to be bullied or influenced by anybody ... whether it’s Congress, a newspaper editorial board, or the president.”

AP source: AG William Barr tells people he might quit over Trump tweets

Attorney General William Barr has told people close to him he's considering quitting his post after President Donald Trump wouldn't heed his warning to stop tweeting about Justice Department cases, an administration official told The Associated Press. 

Trump campaign reportedly shares 2004 photo of Air Force One at Daytona, appearing to say it was from 2020

President Donald Trump’s campaign manager Brad Parscale reportedly tweeted, then deleted a 2004 picture of Air Force One at Daytona 500 appearing to claim it was the president’s plane at the race held on Sunday.

Facebook VP of Messenger Stan Chudnovsky discusses privacy, encryption

The massive project has already gotten pushback from regulators worried about Facebook's size and power. Government officials also worry about Facebook's plans to extend end-to-end encryption to Messenger.

Facebook cancels San Francisco conference amid growing coronavirus concerns

Facebook media relations chief Anthony Harrison says, “Our priority is the health and safety of our teams, so out of an abundance of caution, we canceled our Global Marketing Summit due to the evolving public health risks related to coronavirus.”

Mike Bloomberg has partnered with several Instagram meme pages for an ad campaign to make the candidate ‘look cool’

If you’re one of the millions of followers of Instagram’s most notable meme pages, you may have noticed your timeline was taken over by a flurry of sponsored content for Mike Bloomberg’s presidential campaign.

Barr: Trump tweets on cases make it 'impossible' to do job

Attorney General William Barr took a public swipe at President Donald Trump on Thursday, saying that the president’s tweets about Justice Department prosecutors and cases “make it impossible for me to do my job.”

Photo shows stranger kneeling in rain during procession of fallen police officer

During the procession for a fallen Alabama police officer, someone captured a photo of a man kneeling in the pouring rain to pray as police vehicles drove by. 

Photo circulates of Martin Luther King High School students posing with swastika, Confederate flag

Administrators say they're taking action after a photo began circulating on social media that showed students who attend Riverside Unified’s Martin Luther King High School posing with a swastika and Confederate flag.

Perdita, ‘World’s Worst Cat,’ gets adopted after snarky Facebook ad

A snarky Facebook post by Mitchell County Animal Rescue led to the adoption of Perdita, the affectionately dubbed “World’s Worst Cat.”

Unique Illinois privacy law leads to $550M Facebook settlement of a class-action lawsuit

Privacy advocates hail Illinois' strict biometric privacy law as the nation's strongest form of protection in the commercial use of such data, and it has survived ongoing efforts by the tech industry and other businesses to weaken it.

‘By the People’ crowdsourcing project aims to transcribe legendary civil rights leader Rosa Parks’ papers

The transcription project, called “By the people,” is powered by volunteers across the country and launched the campaign to make Park’s papers more searchable and accessible online, including many items featured in the exhibition, “Rosa Parks: In Her Own Words.”