Barbara Ortutay

AP Technology Writer

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Outbreak Hits Tech Darlings

The pandemic has offered a harsh reality check.

In this Jan. 9, 2019, file photo, media and guests mingle before a tour of Facebook's new 130,000-square-foot offices, which occupy the top three floors of a 10-story Cambridge, Mass. building.

Facebook Takedowns Reveal Russian Troll Sophistication

They are getting more sophisticated and harder to detect.

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Workers Still Criticize Amazon

Hundreds are openly criticizing Amazon's record on climate change despite company policy that puts their jobs at risk.

In this Dec. 3, 2009 file photo, David Drummond, Senior Vice President and Chief Legal officer of Google, addresses the 62nd World Newspaper Congress in Hyderabad, India. Drummond, the legal chief of Google parent company Alphabet, is leaving at the end of the month, following accusations of inappropriate relationships with employees. Alphabet did not give a reason for Drummond's departure in a short regulatory filing Friday, Jan. 10, 2020.

Google Legal Chief Leaves

The move comes after accusations of inappropriate relationships with employees.

In this May 1, 2018, file photo, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg delivers the keynote speech at F8, Facebook's developer conference, in San Jose, Calif. Federal regulators are fining Facebook $5 billion for privacy violations and instituting new oversight and restrictions on its business. But they are only holding Zuckerberg personally responsible in a limited fashion.

FTC Fines Facebook $5B

As part of the agency's settlement with Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg will have to personally certify his company's compliance with its privacy programs.

Facebook Head of Global Policy Development Matt Perault, left, shakes hands with Rep. David Cicilline, D-R.I., chair of the House Judiciary antitrust subcommittee, before testifying at a hearing.

Congress Grills Big Tech

Lawmakers are trying to determine if their business practices run afoul of century-old laws originally designed to combat railroad and oil monopolies.

In this May 1, 2019, file photo, a woman walks past a Google sign in San Francisco. The U.S. Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission are moving to investigate Google, Facebook, Amazon and Apple over their aggressive business practices, and the House Judiciary Committee has announced an antitrust probe of unidentified technology companies.

Is 'Big Tech' Too Big?

Federal agencies are moving to investigate Google, Facebook, Amazon and Apple over their aggressive business practices.

In this Feb. 24, 2017, file photo, factory workers watch as a machine uses suction to lift a box containing an air conditioner at a Haier factory in Jiaozhou near Qingdao in eastern China's Shandong Province. For months, the U.S. economy has shrugged off the tariffs slapped by America and China on tens of billions of dollars of each other’s goods. The higher duties would cover thousands of Chinese imports, from refrigerators, air conditioners and washing machines to bamboo mats, microphones and cigarette paper.

Trump's Tariff Hike Menaces Strong Economy

What trade war?

Actors Reese Witherspoon, left, and Jennifer Aniston speak at the Steve Jobs Theater during an event to announce new Apple products Monday, March 25, 2019, in Cupertino, Calif.

The Good & Bad of Apple's New Services

Apple has at last unveiled a new streaming TV service, its own branded credit card and a news subscription product.

Google CEO Sundar Pichai appears before the House Judiciary Committee to be questioned about the internet giant's privacy security and data collection, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018. Pichai angered members of a Senate panel in September by declining their invitation to testify about foreign governments' manipulation of online services to sway U.S. political elections.

Google Grilled in Congress

The 3-1/2-hour hearing hit upon familiar themes — online privacy, data protection and the danger of digital monopolies.

President Donald Trump listens to a question during a meeting with FIFA president Gianni Infantino and United States Soccer Federation president Carlos Cordeiro in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018, in Washington.

Google Pushes Back on Trump

The president says Google rigs "Trump News" searches.

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Tech Giants Stumble on Social

Who knew connecting the world could get so complicated?