There is a widespread sense of fear hanging over consumers in the aftermath of the data breach at credit-monitoring firm Equifax revealed in early September that approximately 143 million consumers' personal and financial records were exposed. More »
Kylie Jenner, the youngest member of the celebrity Kardashian family, was reported on Friday to be pregnant. More »
Snap Inc has been asked by the Saudi Arabia government to remove the Al Jazeera Discover Publisher Channel in that country because it violated local laws, the social media company said on Sunday. More »
The following statements were posted to the verified Twitter accounts of U.S. President Donald Trump, @realDonaldTrump and @POTUS. The opinions expre More »
U.S. legislation may be needed to require social media companies to disclose more about how their platforms are used for political advertising, a senior Democratic lawmaker said on Thursday, after new signs of Russian efforts to influence the 2016 election. More »
Taylor Swift, one of the most popular celebrities on social media, wiped all her accounts on Friday, sending fans into a frenzy over whether the pop singer had been hacked, was preparing to launch a new album, or was about to reinvent herself. More »
Facebook Inc, whose social media platform is blocked in China, authorized a local company to launch a photo-sharing application in the country in May, the New York Times reported, citing a person with knowledge of the company's plans. More »
A German-Israeli artist who accuses Twitter of failing to delete hate speech tweets has taken matters into his own hands - by stencilling the offending messages on the road in front of the company's Hamburg headquarters. More »
Justin Bieber offered a mea culpa to his fans saying he was "never going to be perfect" but hoped to learn from his mistakes, after a tumultuous week in which he abruptly canceled the rest of his world tour and accidentally hit a photographer with his truck. More »
President Donald Trump talks to reporters about the departure of his Chief of Staff Reince Priebus as he arrives aboard Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, July 28, 2017. The following statements were posted to the verified Twitter accounts of U.S. ... More »
FILE PHOTO: David Benioff (L) and Dan Weiss, creators and executive producers, arrive for the season premiere of HBO’s “Game of Thrones” in San Francisco, California March 23, 2015. Cable channel HBO urged critics of its planned slavery-themed drama “Confedera... More »
Khim Hang, 74, sits at her bedroom with a cow which she believes is her reborn husband in Kratie province, Cambodia, July 18, 2017. Cambodia’s latest social media sensation is a five-month-old calf believed by a villager to be the reincarnation of her dead hus... More »
FILE PHOTO – A woman photographs a banner for Snap Inc. on the facade of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on the morning of the company’s IPO in New York City, NY, U.S. March 2, 2017. MSCI Inc has proposed leaving shares of Snap Inc (SNAP.N) and other compan... More »
U.S. President Donald Trump gestures during a working session at the G20 leaders summit in Hamburg, Germany July 8, 2017. The following statements were posted to the verified Twitter accounts of U.S. President Donald Trump, @realDonaldTrump and @POTUS. The opi... More »
U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump board Air Force One during their departure back to Washington, at Hamburg International Airport, in Hamburg, Germany, July 8, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria The following statements were posted to the verif... More »
Architectural rendering of Facebook’s proposed Willow Campus is seen in Menlo Park, California, U.S. in this undated photo obtained by Reuters July 7, 2017. The goal for the Willow Campus is to create an integrated, mixed-use village that will provide housing,... More »
William ‘Bill’ Ackman, CEO and Portfolio Manager of Pershing Square Capital Management, speaks during the Sohn Investment Conference in New York City, U.S., May 8, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Bayliss More »
FILE PHOTO: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi gestures during a session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), Russia, June 2, 2017. REUTERS/Mikhail Metzel/TASS/Host Photo Agency/Pool/File Photo U.S. President Donald Trump and Indian Pri... More »
The logo of the social network Facebook is seen on a beach during the Cannes Lions in Cannes, France, June 21, 2017. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard Facebook Inc is launching a UK program to train and fund local organizations to combat extremist material online, as inte... More »
U.S. President Donald Trump takes the stage for a rally at the U.S. Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, U.S. June 21, 2017. REUTERS/Scott Morgan U.S. President Donald Trump said he supported a Republican healthcare bill to replace Obamacare that was unveile... More »
The North Korea flag flutters next to concertina wire at the North Korean embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia March 9, 2017. REUTERS/Edgar Su The U.S. government on Tuesday issued a rare alert squarely blaming the North Korean government for a raft of cyber atta... More »
Apple CEO Tim Cook waves after speaking during Commencement Exercises at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., June 9, 2017. REUTERS/Brian Snyder Apple CEO Tim Cook on Friday warned graduates at MIT, a pioneer in fields... More »
FILE PHOTO: European Union Justice Commissioner Vera Jourova holds news conference at the EC headquarters in Brussels, Belgium January 10, 2017. REUTERS/Yves Herman The European Union wants to make it easier for law enforcement authorities to get electronic ev... More »
FILE PHOTO — Filmmaker Michael Moore poses as he arrives for the 20th Annual Webby Awards in Manhattan, New York, U.S., on May 16, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo Documentary filmmaker and liberal activist Michael Moore launched a website called “TrumpiLea... More »
A late night Tweet is seen from the personal Twitter account of U.S. President Donald Trump, May 31, 2017. The Tweet reads, ‘Despite the constant negative press covfefe’. Donald Trump/Twitter/Handout via REUTERS A midnight tweet by Donald Trump unleashed a wav... More »
Ted Livingston, founder and CEO of Kik Messenger, speaks at the TechCrunch Disrupt event in Brooklyn borough of New York, U.S., May 11, 2016. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Dreyfuss More »
Facebook Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg waves as he arrives on stage during the annual Facebook F8 developers conference in San Jose, California, U.S., April 18, 2017. REUTERS/Stephen Lam One of Harvard University’s most famous dropouts, Facebook Inc founder ... More »
FILE PHOTO: The Facebook logo is displayed on the company’s website in Bordeaux, France, February 1, 2017. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau/File Photo Facebook Inc (FB.O) has signed deals with millennial-focused news and entertainment creators Vox Media, BuzzFeed, ATTN,... More »
With every step down the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival, Chinese social media star Lili Xu reckons she is getting ever closer to her dream of a career in the movies. More »
Chinese Go player Ke Jie puts a stone against Google’s artificial intelligence program AlphaGo during their first match at the Future of Go Summit in Wuzhen, Zhejiang province, China May 23, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer A Google artificial intelligence program defea... More »
U.S. President Donald Trump places his hands on a glowing orb as he tours with other leaders the Global Center for Combatting Extremist Ideology in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia May 21, 2017. Saudi TV via Reuters Images of U.S. President Donald Trump placing his hands ... More »
Hedge fund manager Daniel Loeb speaks during a Reuters Newsmaker event in Manhattan, New York, U.S., September 21, 2016. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly Some of the biggest U.S. mutual and hedge funds, including Daniel Loeb’s Third Point and Daniel Och’s Och-Ziff Capital... More »
Traders look up at a screen that displays trading information for Snap Inc. on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., May 11, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid The dramatic fall in Snap Inc (SNAP.N) shares on Thursday following the com... More »
A Russian judge on Thursday said that a blogger who played Pokemon Go inside a church was guilty of inciting religious hatred, RIA news agency reported. More »
Traders gather at the post where Snap Inc. is traded on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., March 6, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Snap Inc shares plunged on Wednesday after the owner of Snapchat reported slowing user growth and... More »
FILE PHOTO: The logo of messaging app Snapchat is seen at a booth at TechFair LA, a technology job fair, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., January 26, 2017. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson Snap Inc (SNAP.N) has many similarities with archrivals Facebook Inc (FB.O) and ... More »
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after his meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 10, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque Not even a week after the Trump administration and Congress rekindled opt... More »
Canadian police said on Wednesday they were investigating whether a beating captured on video, reported to have been distributed through social networking site Facebook Inc, may be connected to a young woman’s murder. More »
FILE PHOTO: A sign marks the Microsoft office in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. January 25, 2017. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo (This version corrects story originally published on April 13 with changes in headline and paragraphs 1, 2, and 4 after Microsoft ... More »
A man plays a video game with the Oculus Rift VR headset at the E3 Electronic Expo in Los Angeles, California, U.S. June 14, 2016. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson Everyone has chuckled about millennial generation stereotypes: slackers hanging out in their parents’ base... More »
FILE PHOTO: People holding mobile phones are silhouetted against a backdrop projected with the Twitter logo in this illustration picture taken September 27, 2013. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/Illustration/File Photo The U.S. Homeland Security Department’s inspector g... More »
Logo of Tencent is displayed at a news conference in Hong Kong, China March 22, 2017. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu An executive at Tencent Holdings Ltd, China’s biggest social media and online entertainment company, said on Friday he expects its mobile messaging app WeC... More »
U.S. President Donald Trump returns a salute as he steps from Marine One to board Air Force One as he departs Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S., April 18, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque The following statements were posted to the verified Twitter accounts of U.S. Presi... More »
Regina Dugan, vice president of engineering of Building 8 at Facebook, speaks on stage during the second day of the annual Facebook F8 developers conference in San Jose, California, U.S., April 19, 2017. REUTERS/Stephen Lam Facebook Inc on Wednesday pulled asi... More »
Facebook logo is seen on a wall at a start-up companies gathering at Paris’ Station F in Paris, France, January 17, 2017. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer Facebook Inc said on Thursday it suspended 30,000 accounts in France as the social network giant steps up efforts... More »
FILE PHOTO: A sign marks the Microsoft office in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. January 25, 2017. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) said on Thursday it had received at least a thousand surveillance requests from the U.S. government that s... More »
A video screengrab shows passenger David Dao being dragged off a United Airlines flight at Chicago O’Hare International Airport in this video filmed by @JayseDavid April 9, 2017. Jayse D. Anspach via REUTERS United Airlines and its chief executive faced mounti... More »
FILE PHOTO: Model Kendall Jenner presents a creation from the Ralph Lauren Spring/Summer 2017 collection at New York Fashion Week in Manhattan, New York, U.S., September 14, 2016. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo PepsiCo pulled a commercial featuring model Kend... More »
FILE PHOTO — Jackie Evancho sings the U.S. National Anthem during inauguration ceremonies swearing in Donald Trump as the 45th president of the United States on the West front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 20, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/Fil... More »
Chicago police have arrested a 14-year-old boy and expect to charge a second youth in connection with the sexual assault of a teenage girl by multiple young men that was seen on Facebook Live (FB.O) in March, officials said on Sunday. More »
FILE PHOTO: Maluma performs ”Sin Contrato” during the 2015 Latin Grammy Awards in Las Vegas, Nevada November 19, 2015. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni Already one of the biggest names in Latin music, Colombian pop star Maluma is hoping to cross over to a wider audience ... More »
A bust of Cristiano Ronaldo is seen before the ceremony to rename Funchal Airport as Cristiano Ronaldo Airport in Funchal, Portugal. REUTERS/Rafael Marchante Self-taught sculptor Emanuel Santos defended his grinning bust of Cristiano Ronaldo on Thursday, telli... More »
Cristiano Ronaldo attends the ceremony to rename Funchal Airport as Cristiano Ronaldo Airport in Funchal, Portugal March 29, 2017. REUTERS/Rafael Marchante When the island of Madeira on Wednesday renamed its airport in honor of its hometown hero Cristiano Rona... More »
FILE PHOTO: YouTube unveils their new paid subscription service at the YouTube Space LA in Playa Del Rey, Los Angeles, California, United States October 21, 2015. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson The decision by a handful of high-profile consumer brands to pull advertis... More »
FILE PHOTO: The Twitter logo is displayed on a screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., September 28, 2016. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) is considering whether to build a premium version of i... More »
A broad coalition of advertising trade groups, ad buyers and sellers from Western Europe and the United States have urged the industry to stop using annoying online marketing formats that have fuelled the rapid rise of ad-blockers. More »
Singer Jason Derulo arrives at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California, U.S. , February 12, 2017. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni Hip hop artist Jason Derulo has big ambitions to break into movies and television but when it comes to auditions, the singe... More »
FILE PHOTO: People holding mobile phones are silhouetted against a backdrop projected with the Twitter logo in this illustration picture taken September 27, 2013. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/Illustration/File Photo Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) said on Tuesday it had stepped... More »
A message to Donald Trump appears on the McDonald’s Twitter account timeline — which McDonald’s said was hacked — in a screen capture March 16, 2017. REUTERS/TV McDonald’s Corp quickly deleted a tweet sent from the company’s handle slamming President Donald Tr... More »
The Facebook logo is displayed on their website in an illustration photo taken in Bordeaux, France, February 1, 2017. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau European consumer protection authorities will ask social media companies Facebook Inc, Alphabet Inc and Twitter Inc to ... More »
FILE PHOTO — Singer Selena Gomez performs during We Day California in Inglewood, California, April 7, 2016. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok/File Photo Pop star Selena Gomez said she canceled her world tour last year and went to therapy because she was depressed, anxiou... More »
FILE PHOTO: Matt Forde talks about his TV show ”Unspun” in an interview at Reuters’ office in Canary Wharf, London, Britain March 1, 2017. REUTERS/Andrew Heavens/File Photo They were the two stories that rocked the Western world last year. But while Donald Tru... More »
FILE PHOTO: Cast member Emma Watson poses at the premiere of ”Beauty and the Beast” in Los Angeles, California, U.S. March 2, 2017. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo “Beauty and the Beast” star Emma Watson is planning legal action over photos said to have been ... More »
FILE PHOTO: Models present creations during the Bora Aksu catwalk show during London Fashion Week in London, Britain, February 17, 2017. REUTERS/Neil Hall/File Photo Dressed in a red top, fuchsia pleated skirt and fluffy boa worn on the shoulder, fashion blogg... More »
The logo of messaging app Snapchat is seen at a booth at TechFair LA, a technology job fair, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., January 26, 2017. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson For some millennial investors, loyalty to one of their favorite apps matters more than finan... More »
The ticker symbol and trading information for LinkedIn Corp. is displayed on a screen at the post where it is traded, before the start of trading, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., June 13, 2016. REUTERS/Brendan McDermi... More »
FILE PICTURE: Mark Zuckerberg (R), founder and CEO of Facebook, and wife Priscilla Chan arrive on the red carpet during the 2nd annual Breakthrough Prize Award in Mountain View, California November 9, 2014. REUTERS/Stephen Lam Facebook Inc founder Mark Zuckerb... More »
A young girl pushes her scooter past the front of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) with a Snap Inc. logo hung on the front of it shortly before the company’s IPO in New York, U.S., March 2, 2017. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson One of two current members of the U.S. S... More »
Activists hold placards which read ‘Sexist’ during a demonstration in front of a Yves Saint Laurent shop in Paris, France, March 7, 2017. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer France’s advertising watchdog on Monday said it had asked French fashion house Yves Saint Laurent... More »
Snap cofounders Evan Spiegel (C) and Bobby Murphy ring the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange with NYSE Group President Thomas Farley. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson Snap Inc’s (SNAP.N) shares ended up 44 percent on their first day of trading as investors floc... More »
Shares of Snap Inc (SNAP.N), the owner of the messaging app Snapchat, closed at $24.48 per share on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday versus the initial public offering price of $17. More »
The logo of Amazon is seen at the company logistics center in Lauwin-Planque, northern France, February 20, 2017. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol Web users experienced widespread glitches on Tuesday, from news sites to government services, after Amazon.com Inc’s popu... More »
The following statements were posted to the verified Twitter accounts of U.S. President Donald Trump, @realDonaldTrump and @POTUS. The opinions expre More »
The Twitter logo is displayed on a screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., September 28, 2016. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo Twitter Inc has found a bright spot in Brazil, Latin America’s largest economy, even as... More »
The Facebook logo is displayed on their website in an illustration photo taken in Bordeaux, France, February 1, 2017. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau Money transfer company TransferWise has launched a new service that allows users to send money internationally through ... More »
FILE PHOTO: A billboard displays the logo of Snapchat above Times Square in New York March 12, 2015. To match Analysis SNAP-IPO/HARDWARE REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo Snap Inc, owner of popular messaging app Snapchat, kicked off its first investor roadshow ... More »
FILE PHOTO – A Texas flag flies before Game 1 of the MLB American League Championship Series baseball playoffs game between the Detroit Tigers and the Texas Rangers in Arlington, Texas, U.S. on October 8, 2011. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok/File Photo A state lawmake... More »
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg waves to the audience during a meeting of the APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) Ceo Summit in Lima, Peru, November 19, 2016. REUTERS/Mariana Bazo Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg laid out a vision on Thursday... More »
File photo: Kanye West arrives at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards in New York, U.S., August 28, 2016. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson Three months after being hospitalized for exhaustion, rapper Kanye West made his first major public appearance on Wednesday, turning up ... More »
Britain Golf – BMW PGA Championship – Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey, England – 29/5/16 CEO of the PGA European Tour Keith Pelley speaks during the presentation Action Images / Paul Childs Professional golf has long consisted of 72-hole tournaments pla... More »
The Facebook logo is displayed on their website in an illustration photo taken in Bordeaux, France, February 1, 2017. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau Facebook Inc is launching an app for smart TVs that will help the social network’s users enjoy its videos on a bigger s... More »
YouTube unveils their new paid subscription service at the YouTube Space LA in Playa Del Rey, Los Angeles, California, United States October 21, 2015. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson YouTube and Walt Disney Co have cut their ties with influential Swedish social media s... More »
Madonna poses on the red carpet a the Billboard Magazine’s 11th annual Women in Music luncheon in New York, U.S., December 9, 2016. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton Roy More »
Feb 5, 2017- Houston, TX, USA- Lady Gaga performs during the halftime show during Super Bowl LI at NRG Stadium. Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports/File Photo Lady Gaga hit back at cyber bullies who made fun of her body during her spectacular halftime show at Sunday... More »
The following statements were posted to the verified Twitter accounts of U.S. President Donald Trump, @realDonaldTrump and @POTUS. The opinions expre More »
A man walks past a YouTube logo at the YouTube Space LA in Playa Del Rey, Los Angeles, California, United States October 21, 2015. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson – RTS5JDA Alphabet Inc’s YouTube said it was rolling out live streaming from mobile devices for users with... More »
Tennis – Australian Open – Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia – 20/1/17 Canada’s Eugenie Bouchard looks on during her Women’s singles third round match against Coco Vandeweghe of the U.S. REUTERS/Jason Reed Former Wimbledon finalist Eugenie Bouchard says she... More »
Pop superstar Beyonce poses pregnant in a photo released February 2, 2017 after announcing she was expecting twins with her husband, rapper Jay-Z. Courtesy of Beyonce.com/Handout via REUTERS Pop superstar Beyonce on Thursday released a slew of photos of hersel... More »
The Twitter Inc. logo is shown with the U.S. flag during the company’s IPO on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York, November 7, 2013. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo The FBI appeared to go beyond the scope of existing legal guidance in seeking... More »
The Twitter account of Rogue NASA is seen replying to a tweet by U.S. President Donald Trump in a photo illustration in Toronto, Ontario, Canada January 26, 2017. REUTERS/Chris Helgren Rogue Twitter feeds voicing employee concerns at more than a dozen U.S. gov... More »
A page of a date-hiring app ‘Hire Me Plz’, which says ‘rent now for 999 yuan an hour’, is shown in this picture illustration in Beijing, China, January 26, 2017. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj/Illustration As millions in China head home to celebrate the Lunar New Year h... More »
A combination of photos taken at the National Mall shows the crowds attending the inauguration ceremonies to swear in U.S. President Donald Trump at 12:01pm (L) on January 20, 2017 and President Barack Obama on January 20, 2009, in Washington, DC, U.S. REUTERS... More »
File Photo: Michael Lynton, CEO Sony Entertainment and CEO and chairman Sony Pictures Entertainment, speaks during an investors’ conference at the company’s headquarters in Tokyo November 18, 2014. REUTERS/Toru Hanai Sony Entertainment Chief Executive Michael ... More »
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer delivers her keynote address at the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada in this January 7, 2014, file photo. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith/Files Yahoo Inc (YHOO.O) said Monday that it would rename itself Altaba Inc an... More »
Carrie Fisher poses for cameras as she arrives at the European Premiere of Star Wars, The Force Awakens in Leicester Square, London, December 16, 2015. REUTERS/Paul Hackett Carrie Fisher, who played Princess Leia in the “Star Wars” films, died on Tuesday aged ... More »
Britney Spears performs at iHeartRadio Jingle Ball concert at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California U.S., December 2, 2016. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni – RTSUFOU Sony Music Entertainment’s Twitter account was hacked on Monday, publishing fake statements that pop... More »
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos addresses the Economic Club of New York in New York City, U.S., October 27, 2016. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Top executives from Alphabet Inc, Apple Inc and Facebook Inc are among a small group of tech leaders invited to a summit to be held... More »
A man poses with a magnifier in front of a Facebook logo on display in this illustration taken in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, December 16, 2015. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic Facebook Inc (FB.O) is working on automatically flagging offensive material in live video ... More »
The amount of money spent on advertising on social media is set to catch up with newspaper ad revenues by 2020, a leading forecaster said on Monday. More »
