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WhatsApp suffered a serious outage on October 25

WhatsApp suffers major outage

October 25, 2022 3:03 AM CNN Newsource

By Michelle Toh, CNN Business WhatsApp suffered a serious outage on Tuesday, preventing users across the globe from sending or receiving messages on…

YouTube rolls out new features and an updated look

October 24, 2022 2:07 PM CNN

By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business YouTube is rolling out what it calls a “small makeover” with a handful of new features and design…

YouTube rolls out new features and an updated look

October 24, 2022 2:07 PM CNN Newsource

By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business YouTube is rolling out what it calls a “small makeover” with a handful of new features and design…

FTC seeks to clamp down on alcohol delivery service Drizly and its CEO after data breach

October 24, 2022 1:48 PM CNN

By Brian Fung, CNN The Federal Trade Commission is seeking tough new restrictions against Drizly, the alcoholic beverage delivery platform, after…

FTC seeks to clamp down on alcohol delivery service Drizly and its CEO after data breach

October 24, 2022 7:34 PM CNN Newsource

By Brian Fung, CNN The Federal Trade Commission is seeking tough new restrictions against Drizly, the alcoholic beverage delivery platform, after…

Apple on October 24 raised the price of its music and video streaming services

Apple raises prices for music and TV streaming services

October 24, 2022 12:52 PM CNN Newsource

By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Apple on Monday raised the price of its music and video streaming services, in the latest example of streaming…

EU formally adopts law requiring Apple to support USB-C chargers

October 24, 2022 8:13 PM CNN Newsource

By Brian Fung, CNN A landmark law requiring Apple and other electronics makers to adopt USB-C as a universal charging standard in the European Union…

Elon Musk must close Twitter deal by end of this week or face trial

October 24, 2022 9:15 AM CNN Newsource

By Clare Duffy, CNN Business The clock is ticking for Elon Musk to complete his deal to buy Twitter. The billionaire Tesla CEO has until 5 p.m. ET on…

World Heavyweight Champion Randy Orton poses for photographers during the World Wrestling Entertainment Super Showdown event in the Saudi Red Sea port city of Jeddah late on January 7

Online creators hit with IP and copyright lawsuits

October 22, 2022 6:18 AM CNN Newsource

By Alexandra Peers/ CNN Business It’s weird when wrestling superstar Randy Orton, Netflix’s romance “Bridgerton,” TikTok, a…

Apple's industrial design chief is leaving the company. The new iPhone 14 and 14 Plus is here displayed during a launch event in Cupertino

Apple’s industrial design chief to depart company three years after Jony Ive

October 21, 2022 10:49 AM CNN Newsource

By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Apple’s industrial design chief who most recently oversaw the design of products including the iPhone,…

Shares of Twitter dropped in pre-market trading Friday. The Twitter headquarters building is pictured here in San Francisco

Twitter stock falls after report says Biden admin weighing security review of Musk ventures

October 21, 2022 10:08 AM CNN Newsource

By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Shares of Twitter dropped as much as 8% in pre-market trading Friday as investors braced for some last-minute…

Facebook and TikTok are approving ads with 'blatant' misinformation about voting in the midterm elections

Facebook and TikTok are approving ads with ‘blatant’ misinformation about voting in midterms, researchers say

October 21, 2022 10:51 AM CNN Newsource

By Jennifer Korn Facebook and TikTok failed to block advertisements with “blatant” misinformation about when and how to vote in the US…

These artists found out their work was used to train AI. Now they’re furious

October 21, 2022 6:06 AM CNN Newsource

By Rachel Metz, CNN Business Erin Hanson has spent years developing the vibrant color palette and chunky brushstrokes that define the vivid oil…

Facebook and TikTok are approving ads with ‘blatant’ misinformation about voting in midterms, researchers say

October 21, 2022 5:30 AM CNN

By Jennifer Korn Facebook and TikTok failed to block advertisements with “blatant” misinformation about when and how to vote in the US…

Snap reported revenue of $1.13 billion on October 20 for the three months ending in September.

Snap stock falls nearly 25% after revenue hit by shrinking advertiser budgets

October 20, 2022 2:07 PM CNN

By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Snap’s bad year continues. Snap on Thursday reported revenue of $1.13 billion for the three months ending…

Snap stock falls nearly 25% after revenue hit by shrinking advertiser budgets

October 20, 2022 2:07 PM CNN Newsource

By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Snap’s bad year continues. Snap on Thursday reported revenue of $1.13 billion for the three months ending…

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Google on October 20

Texas sues Google over alleged ‘indiscriminate’ biometric data collection

October 24, 2022 12:43 PM CNN Newsource

By Brian Fung, CNN Business Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Google on Thursday, alleging the tech giant had violated the state’s…

Tech earnings are coming and they probably won’t be pretty

October 20, 2022 5:24 AM CNN

By Clare Duffy, CNN Business After months of layoffs, hiring freezes and other cost-cutting measures, big tech companies are set to provide the most…

Tech earnings are coming and they probably won’t be pretty

October 20, 2022 5:24 AM CNN Newsource

By Clare Duffy, CNN Business After months of layoffs, hiring freezes and other cost-cutting measures, big tech companies are set to provide the most…

There is a long-running legal battle over who can control access to GIFs.

An antitrust battle over GIFs could be a wake-up call for Silicon Valley

October 20, 2022 4:18 AM CNN Newsource

By Brian Fung, CNN GIFs — those short, animated images that were a staple of internet memes and culture in the 1990s and 2000s — may be going out…

How Covid prompted Asian startups to use tech in revolutionizing mental health support

October 19, 2022 8:58 PM CNN Newsource

By Eric Cheung and Will Ripley, CNN Business Many Asian countries introduced tougher Covid-19 restrictions than in other continents, a reality that…

Uber launches advertising unit to let marketers target ads based on where you go

October 19, 2022 3:39 PM CNN Newsource

By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Uber is launching an in-house advertising division and rolling out its own form of targeted digital ads as it…

Amazon workers in upstate New York have voted against forming a union. Amazon workers here rally in Castleton-On-Hudson

Amazon workers vote against forming union in upstate New York, dealing setback to grassroots labor group

October 18, 2022 9:49 AM CNN Newsource

By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Amazon workers in upstate New York have voted against forming a union, dealing another blow to a grassroots…

Meta rolls out paid verification option for Facebook and Instagram users in US

October 18, 2022 6:32 AM CNN

By Jennifer Korn Facebook and Instagram users in the United States will soon be able to pay to get a coveted blue check on their account. Meta on…

Facebook-parent Meta plans to sell off Giphy

Meta says it will sell Giphy to comply with UK breakup order

October 18, 2022 6:32 AM CNN Newsource

By Brian Fung, CNN Facebook-parent Meta plans to sell off Giphy, an online search tool for animated images, after the UK government said it would…

Technicians inspect a piece of equipment during a tour of the Micron Technology automotive chip manufacturing plant February 11

The US is spending billions to boost chip manufacturing. Will it be enough?

October 18, 2022 6:06 AM CNN Newsource

By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business The United States government is pulling out all the stops to boost domestic semiconductor manufacturing,…

The US is spending billions to boost chip manufacturing. Will it be enough?

October 18, 2022 6:06 AM CNN

By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business The United States government is pulling out all the stops to boost domestic semiconductor manufacturing,…

Kanye West to acquire conservative social media platform Parler

October 17, 2022 11:59 PM CNN

By Brian Fung, CNN Business Kanye West is acquiring Parler, the alternative social media platform favored by many conservatives. Parler’s…

Kanye West to acquire conservative social media platform Parler

October 17, 2022 11:59 PM CNN Newsource

By Brian Fung, CNN Business Kanye West is acquiring Parler, the alternative social media platform favored by many conservatives. Parler’s…

Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks during a signing ceremony in Dallas

Google’s core business is slowing down amid recession fears

October 17, 2022 5:30 AM CNN

By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Google may be the giant in the digital advertising world, but even it is not immune to the impact that the economic…

An employee assists a customer at the Apple store in Los Angeles on September 16.

With product innovation lagging, Silicon Valley bets on a fresh coat of paint

October 17, 2022 5:30 AM CNN Newsource

By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business When Google unveiled its new Pixel 7 smartphone lineup earlier this month, the devices looked largely the same…

Zatko was part of a group of hackers who participated in the first Senate hearing on government computer security in May 1998.

How a 51-year-old celebrity hacker upended one of the world’s most influential social networks

October 17, 2022 3:45 AM CNN Newsource

By Sean Lyngaas and Clare Duffy, CNN Business When Peiter Zatko joined Twitter as head of security in late 2020 at the urging of founder and then-CEO…

Workers at second Apple store vote to join union

October 14, 2022 7:48 PM CNN Newsource

By Catherine Thorbecke and Chris Isidore, CNN Business Apple workers in Oklahoma City have voted to form the second-ever labor union at one of the…

The limited lifespan of many tech gadgets combined with few options to fix older devices have caused the issue of e-waste to surge over the years. Old laptop casings in the NGO Electronic Waste Initiative Kenya workshop are seen here in Nairobi in 2021.

What to do with your old phones, gadgets and other e-waste

October 14, 2022 5:40 AM CNN Newsource

By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business In the past two months, Apple, Google and Samsung have all unveiled their newest smartphones and other devices…

What to do with your old phones, gadgets and other e-waste

October 14, 2022 5:40 AM CNN

By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business In the past two months, Apple, Google and Samsung have all unveiled their newest smartphones and other devices…

Federal authorities are investigating Elon Musk

Elon Musk is under federal investigation over his Twitter deal, Twitter claims

October 13, 2022 5:06 PM CNN Newsource

By Brian Fung, CNN Business Federal authorities are investigating Elon Musk in connection with his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter, the social…

The US government could ban all new purchases of Huawei and ZTE telecom gear. Huawei phones are shown here at a Huawei's store in Shanghai

FCC could ban all new purchases of Huawei and ZTE telecom gear

October 13, 2022 10:27 AM CNN Newsource

By Brian Fung, CNN The US government is poised to ban all future telecom equipment produced by Huawei and ZTE, two Chinese technology giants, from…

Apple store workers in Oklahoma to vote on labor union

October 13, 2022 6:39 AM CNN Newsource

By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Apple workers in Oklahoma City are set to vote this week on whether to form the second-ever labor union at one…

A federal appeals court paused on Wednesday the enforcement of a Texas social media law restricting content moderation amid a looming Supreme Court petition.

Federal appeals court pauses Texas social media law’s enforcement amid looming Supreme Court petition

October 13, 2022 6:02 AM CNN

By Brian Fung, CNN A federal appeals court has agreed to suspend enforcement of Texas’ social media law restricting content moderation, in the…

Federal appeals court pauses Texas social media law’s enforcement amid looming Supreme Court petition

October 13, 2022 6:02 AM CNN Newsource

By Brian Fung, CNN A federal appeals court has agreed to suspend enforcement of Texas’ social media law restricting content moderation, in the…

Truth Social has been approved for the Google Play Store. Pictured is Google's new Bay View campus in Mountain View

Google approves Truth Social for the Google Play Store

October 12, 2022 10:59 PM CNN Newsource

By Brian Fung, CNN Truth Social, the social media app backed by former President Donald Trump, has been approved for the Google Play Store, Google…

US millionaire Dennis Tito celebrates after landing near the Kazakh town of Arkalyk following his trip as the world's first space tourist in 2001. SpaceX said on October 12 that it has booked yet another mission around the moon for a wealthy thrill-seeker

SpaceX books another ride for a millionaire around the moon

October 12, 2022 12:44 PM CNN Newsource

By Jackie Wattles, CNN SpaceX said Wednesday that it has booked yet another mission around the moon for a wealthy thrill-seeker on its forthcoming…

Microsoft unveils $4,299 Surface desktop computer

October 12, 2022 5:51 PM CNN Newsource

By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Microsoft’s most expensive Surface device is about to get even pricier. At a press event on Wednesday,…

Amazon Labor Union members rallied at the ALB1 Warehouse in Schodack

Amazon Labor Union faces next showdown in upstate New York

October 12, 2022 4:49 AM CNN Newsource

By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business In April, a grassroots worker group made history by gaining enough votes to form the first US union at an Amazon…

Meta’s newest VR headset is impressive. Here’s why you probably won’t buy it

October 11, 2022 4:18 PM CNN

By Rachel Metz, CNN Business Meta’s newest virtual-reality headset, the Meta Quest Pro, is a slick, powerful device. It can display text and…

TikTok appears to be looking to create a new logistics and warehousing network in the United States to support its e-commerce efforts.

TikTok wants to open warehouses

October 11, 2022 2:04 PM CNN Newsource

By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business While seemingly every social media app is copying TikTok, TikTok now appears to be copying Amazon’s…

Meta’s newest VR headset is impressive. Here’s why you probably won’t buy it

October 12, 2022 1:48 AM CNN Newsource

By Rachel Metz, CNN Business Meta’s newest virtual-reality headset, the Meta Quest Pro, is a slick, powerful device. It can display text and…

Spam and fake accounts are more prevalent on Twitter than on comparable social platforms

Elon Musk commissioned this bot analysis in his fight with Twitter. Now it shows what he could face if he takes over the platform

October 10, 2022 11:50 AM CNN Newsource

By Clare Duffy and Brian Fung, CNN Business Spam and fake accounts are more prevalent on Twitter than on comparable social platforms, according to a…

Elon Musk's unsolicited idea for Taiwan was welcomed by Beijing

Elon Musk’s unsolicited idea for Taiwan welcomed by Beijing, slammed in Taipei

October 12, 2022 2:28 AM CNN Newsource

By Rhea Mogul, CNN As tensions between China and Taiwan simmer at their highest point in decades, officials in both places have clashed in recent…

Elon Musk now owns Twitter. Here’s what he could change

October 7, 2022 1:11 PM CNN

By Clare Duffy, CNN Business After spending months attempting to get out of his deal to buy Twitter, Elon Musk officially owns the hugely influential…

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