Barbara Ortutay

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  • Elizabeth Holmes, founder of Theranos Inc., arrives at federal court in San Jose, California, U.S., on Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021. A lawyer representing Holmes was blocked from taking his best shot at undermining a former Theranos lab director who’s been a damning witness at her criminal trial.Tech

    Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes takes the stand in her criminal fraud trial

    By Michael Liedtke, Barbara Ortutay, and others
  • PARIS, FRANCE – OCTOBER 29: In this photo illustration, the Facebook logo is displayed on the screen of an iPhone in front of a Meta logo on October 29, 2021 in Paris, France. On October 28, during the Facebook Connect virtual conference, Mark Zuckerberg announced the name change of Facebook, believing that the term Facebook was too closely linked to that of the platform of the same name, launched in 2004. It is now official, the Facebook company changes its name and becomes Meta. (Photo illustration by Chesnot/Getty Images)Tech

    Facebook is ending its controversial face recognition system, delete faceprints of more than 1 billion users

    By Matt O'Brien, Barbara Ortutay, and others
  • SUN VALLEY, IDAHO – JULY 09: CEO of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg walks with COO of Facebook Sheryl Sandberg after a session at the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference on July 08, 2021 in Sun Valley, Idaho. After a year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the world’s most wealthy and powerful businesspeople from the media, finance, and technology worlds will converge at the Sun Valley Resort for the exclusive week-long conference. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)Tech

    Facebook internal documents show a company struggling to protect users as profits grow

    By Barbara Ortutay and The Associated Press
  • RunX CEO Ankur Dahiya, center, takes part in a video meeting with employees JD Palomino, top left, and Nitin Aggarwal, right, at a rented office in San Francisco, Friday, Aug. 27, 2021. Technology companies like RunX that led the charge into remote work early as the pandemic unfurled, are confronting a new challenge as it winds down: how, when and even whether they should bring their long-isolated employees back to offices that have been designed for teamwork. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)Tech

    For Silicon Valley, returning to the office is easier said than done

    By Michael Liedtke, Barbara Ortutay, and others
  • AUSTIN, TX – SEPT 1: Pro-choice protesters perform outside the Texas State Capitol on Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021 in Austin, TX. Texas passed SB8 which effectively bans nearly all abortions and it went into effect Sept. 1. A request to the Supreme Court to block the bill went unanswered and the Court still has yet to take any action on it.Tech

    Activists protesting Texas abortion law focus their ire on this website

    By Barbara Ortutay, Jamie Stengle, and others
  • 10 September 2019, US, Cupertino: A man holds Apple’s new smartphone models, the iPhone 11 Pro (l) and the iPhone 11 Pro Max at the Steve Jobs Theater on the corporate campus. Apple presented a total of three new iPhone models, a new Apple Watch and a new iPad at the event. Apple is heavily relying on better cameras for its new iPhone generation to boost recent declines in sales of its flagship product. Photo: Christoph Dernbach/dpaTech

    Apple will scan U.S. phones for child abuse images

    By Barbara Ortutay, Frank Bajak, and others
  • Signage at the Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, California, U.S., on Monday, May 10, 2021. Facebook Inc. reopens its Menlo Park offices at 10% capacity starting today. Photographer: Nina Riggio/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesTech

    Zuckerberg looks to the ‘metaverse’ as Facebook doubles its profits in the second quarter

    By Barbara Ortutay and The Associated Press
  • A man rides on his bicycle near the Havana Capitol, July 12, 2021. – Cuba on Monday blamed a US “policy of economic suffocation” for unprecedented anti-government protests, as president Joe Biden backed calls to end “decades of repression” on the communist island. Thousands of Cubans took part in demonstrations Sunday, chanting: “Down with the dictatorship,” as President Miguel Diaz-Canel urged supporters to confront demonstrators. (Photo by YAMIL LAGE / AFP)Tech

    Cuba’s internet cutoff: A go-to tactic to suppress dissent

    By Barbara Ortutay, Frank Bajak, and others
  • John McAfee, founder of McAfee Associates Inc. and chief cybersecurity visionary at MGT Capital Investments Inc., speaks during a Bloomberg Television interview on the sidelines of the Shape the Future: Blockchain Global Summit in Hong Kong, China, on Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017. McAfee, who now runs a bitcoin mining company, says China’s banning of initial coin offerings won’t halt the momentum of cryptocurrencies globally. Photographer: Anthony Kwan/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesTech

    Software pioneer John McAfee, 75, found dead in jail cell after Spain approves extradition to U.S.

    By Barbara Ortutay and The Associated Press
  • NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 18: (EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE) Former U.S. President Donald Trump leaves Trump Tower in Manhattan on May 18, 2021 in New York City.Tech

    Facebook bans Trump for 2 years, then will reassess

    By Barbara Ortutay and The Associated Press
  • Signage at the Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, California, U.S., on Monday, May 10, 2021. Facebook Inc. reopens its Menlo Park offices at 10% capacity starting today. Photographer: Nina Riggio/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesTech

    Facebook whistleblower: Government leaders routinely use platform to distort facts, manipulate voters

    By Barbara Ortutay and The Associated Press
  • UKRAINE – 2021/04/09: In this photo illustration the Diem, formerly known as Libra, logo is seen is seen on a smartphone screen with a Facebook logo in the background. (Photo Illustration by Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)Tech

    Facebook-backed cryptocurrency plans U.S. launch for later this year

    By Barbara Ortutay and The Associated Press
  • Ken Paxton, Texas attorney general, speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Florida, U.S., on Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021. Donald Trump will speak at the annual Conservative Political Action Campaign conference in Florida, his first public appearance since leaving the White House, to an audience of mostly loyal followers.Tech

    Twitter sues Texas AG over his investigation into Trump ban

    By Jake Bleiberg, Barbara Ortutay, and others
  • President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a rally Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)Tech

    Twitter freezes Trump’s account as social media platforms silence his remarks amid coup attempt

    By Barbara Ortutay and The Associated Press
  • Facebook warned that online advertisers will earn less because of Apple’s iOS 14.Tech

    Facebook: Apple privacy changes will muck up online ads

    By Barbara Ortutay and The Associated Press