TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer says Facebook is launching a copycat product to undermine the popular app. Mayer also announced TikTok would make its algorithmic code and content moderation decisions public. MANJUNATH KIRAN/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg (from left), Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Apple CEO Tim Cook and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos are scheduled to testify before a House Judiciary subcommittee. Bertrand Guay, Tobias Schwarz, Angela Weiss, Mark Ralston/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is set to testify Wednesday before a House antitrust panel along with the chiefs of Apple, Facebook and Google. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Twitter confirms it has placed temporary restrictions on the account of Donald Trump Jr., shown here speaking at an event last month in Phoenix. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption
Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos in 1997 (left) and in 2017. He will appear before Congress for the first time this week a much-transformed leader of a much-transformed company. Paul Souders and Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption
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Amazon's Jeff Bezos, Apple's Tim Cook, Google's Sundar Pichai and Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg will face congressional questioning about whether tech has too much power. Pablo Martinez Monsivais, Evan Vucci, Jeff Chiu, Jens Meyer/AP hide caption
Tech companies such as Google are letting many employees work remotely for the long haul. Ben Stansall/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Voters in New York City last month during the state's primary elections. With about 100 days until Nov. 3, election officials face a variety of challenges pulling off this year's election. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
Gen. John "Jay" Raymond, with President Trump and Defense Secretary Mark Esper during a ceremony to establish the U.S. Space Command last summer. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption
The White House and Congress are increasingly clamping down on TikTok, the Chinese-owned video-sharing app that is a sensation among teenagers and 20-somethings. Officials fear the app could be used as a spy tool. Anjum Naveed/AP hide caption
Twitter on Tuesday said it is taking sweeping action against the conspiracy theory QAnon, removing more than 7,000 accounts associated with the group and banning links related to QAnon on the platform. Jeff Chiu/AP hide caption
John Demers, assistant attorney general for national security, announces a law enforcement case involving China in November 2018. The Justice Department is prosecuting more alleged cybercrime cases. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP hide caption
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer have sent FBI Director Chris Wray a letter asking for a briefing about alleged foreign interference efforts in this year's election. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
In Wolfenstein II: New Colossus, our hero B.J. Blazkowicz has grown into far more than a couple of chunky pixels — but he still kills a lot of Nazis. Bethesda Softworks hide caption
A high-contrast mode makes The Last of Us II more accessible to visually impaired gamers. Sony Entertainment/Naughty Dog hide caption
"Doomscrolling," has emerged as a new slang term to describe the practice of endlessly consuming doom-and-gloom news. Simone Golob/Getty Images hide caption
Twitter says it is "embarrassed" about the cybersecurity breach earlier this week that targeted several of its most prominent users. Leon Neal/Getty Images hide caption
Facebook in January agreed to a historic $550 million settlement over its face-identifying technology. But now, the federal judge overseeing the case is refusing the accept the deal. Amr Alfiky/AP hide caption
Ghost of Tsushima gives players a gorgeous world to explore, but the game's story is dragged down by flat characters. Sony Entertainment/Sucker Punch hide caption
President Barack Obama's Twitter page was hacked on Wednesday as part of a widespread cryptocurrency scam. AP hide caption
View of Seltun geothermal field in Krysuvik on the Reykjanes peninsula in southwestern Iceland on July 5, 2014. Joel Saget/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Lawmakers are pushing Twitter for answers, warning the hack exposes vulnerabilities in its systems. Jeff Chiu/AP hide caption
Attorney General William Barr says U.S. businesses have jettisoned American values to chase the lucrative Chinese market. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption