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Elon Musk is demanding that Tesla office workers return to in-person work or leave the company.

Elon Musk tells Tesla employees: Return to the office, or else

June 2, 2022 8:35 AM CNN Newsource

By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Elon Musk is demanding that Tesla office workers return to in-person work or leave the company. The policy, disclosed…

Amazon has sharply criticized a looming antitrust bill in Congress that it says unfairly targets the company and could degrade its customers' experience.

Amazon sharply criticizes looming antitrust bill in Congress

June 1, 2022 2:25 PM CNN Newsource

By Brian Fung, CNN Amazon has sharply criticized a looming antitrust bill in Congress that it says unfairly targets the company and could degrade its…

The U.S. Supreme Court Building is seen here on May 3 in Washington

Supreme Court temporarily blocks Texas’s social media moderation law

May 31, 2022 2:14 PM CNN

By Brian Fung and Ariane de Vogue, CNN The Supreme Court of the United States temporarily blocked a sweeping Texas law on Tuesday that restricts the…

Supreme Court temporarily blocks Texas’s social media moderation law

May 31, 2022 4:30 PM CNN Newsource

By Brian Fung and Ariane de Vogue, CNN The Supreme Court of the United States temporarily blocked a sweeping Texas law on Tuesday that restricts the…

Elon Musk faced SEC questions over his timing in disclosing the Twitter stake.

Elon Musk faced SEC questions over his timing in disclosing Twitter stake

May 27, 2022 9:56 AM CNN Newsource

By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Elon Musk has faced questions from the US Securities and Exchange Commission about how and when he disclosed his large…

Paris Hilton attends the 64th Annual Grammy Awards in her "Queen of the Metaverse" dress.

Paris Hilton wants to be the ‘Queen of the Metaverse’

May 27, 2022 5:37 AM CNN

By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business A fuschia Bentley drives down a twisty desert road toward the entrance of the Neon Carnival, an after-party…

Paris Hilton wants to be the ‘Queen of the Metaverse’

May 27, 2022 1:41 PM CNN Newsource

By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business A fuschia Bentley drives down a twisty desert road toward the entrance of the Neon Carnival, an after-party…

Millions of students who participated in virtual learning during the Covid-19 pandemic had their personal data and online behaviors tracked by educational apps and websites without their consent.

Virtual learning apps tracked and shared kids’ data and online activities with advertisers, report says

May 26, 2022 6:48 AM CNN Newsource

By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Millions of students who participated in virtual learning during the Covid-19 pandemic had their personal data…

Twitter has agreed to pay $150 million in fines after the US government sued the social media company on May 25

Twitter agrees to pay millions in fines after US government alleges privacy violations

May 25, 2022 3:40 PM CNN Newsource

By Brian Fung, CNN Business Twitter has agreed to pay $150 million in fines after the US government sued the social media company on Wednesday,…

Boeing’s Starliner capsule makes safe return from test mission

May 25, 2022 4:13 PM CNN Newsource

By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft made a safe return home from its five-day stay at the International Space Station…

Twitter on May 25 held what could be its last annual shareholder meeting as a public company for a long time after Elon Musk agreed to take it private in a $44 billion deal.

Twitter holds annual shareholder meeting amid uncertainty with Elon Musk deal

May 25, 2022 1:08 PM CNN Newsource

By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Twitter on Wednesday held what could be its last annual shareholder meeting as a public company for a long time after…

Virtual learning apps tracked and shared kids’ data and online activities with advertisers, report says

May 25, 2022 9:51 AM CNN

By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Millions of students who participated in virtual learning during the Covid-19 pandemic had their personal data…

Dozens of Democratic lawmakers urged Google on May 25 to limit the amount of location data it collects and keeps on its users amid fears the information could be used against abortion seekers.

Google should limit location data collection to protect abortion seekers, US lawmakers say

May 25, 2022 6:27 AM CNN

By Brian Fung, CNN Dozens of Democratic lawmakers urged Google on Tuesday to limit the amount of location data it collects and keeps on its users…

Google should limit location data collection to protect abortion seekers, US lawmakers say

May 25, 2022 9:51 AM CNN Newsource

By Brian Fung, CNN Dozens of Democratic lawmakers urged Google on Tuesday to limit the amount of location data it collects and keeps on its users…

A Federal appeals court rules for social media companies in a battle over content moderation.

Federal appeals court rules for social media companies in battle over content moderation

May 24, 2022 7:04 AM CNN

By Brian Fung, CNN Key parts of a Florida law restricting social media platforms’ ability to moderate content likely violate the First…

Federal appeals court rules for social media companies in battle over content moderation

May 24, 2022 7:04 AM CNN Newsource

By Brian Fung, CNN Key parts of a Florida law restricting social media platforms’ ability to moderate content likely violate the First…

Samsung outlined a plan to pour more than $350 billion into its businesses and create tens of thousands of new jobs over the next five years.

Samsung plans to create 80,000 new jobs with $356 billion investment

May 24, 2022 10:07 AM CNN Newsource

By Michelle Toh, CNN Business Samsung on Tuesday outlined a plan to pour more than $350 billion into its businesses and create tens of thousands of…

She thought a dark moment in her past was forgotten. Then she scanned her face online

May 24, 2022 9:18 AM CNN Newsource

By Rachel Metz, CNN Business Cher Scarlett, a software engineer, has a history of being misidentified by face-scanning technology, including one…

She thought a dark moment in her past was forgotten. Then she scanned her face online

May 24, 2022 4:24 AM CNN

By Rachel Metz, CNN Business Cher Scarlett, a software engineer, has a history of being misidentified by face-scanning technology, including one…

Google’s new Street View camera is more portable (and looks weirdly cute)

May 24, 2022 7:13 AM CNN Newsource

By Rachel Metz, CNN Business Since launching in five US cities in 2007, Google’s Street View cars have been circling the globe, using…

Google’s new Street View camera is more portable (and looks weirdly cute)

May 24, 2022 4:05 AM CNN

By Rachel Metz, CNN Business Since launching in five US cities in 2007, Google’s Street View cars have been circling the globe, using…

She thought a dark moment in her past was forgotten. Then she scanned her face online

May 24, 2022 4:02 AM CNN

By Rachel Metz, CNN Business Cher Scarlett, a software engineer, has a history of being misidentified by face-scanning technology, including one…

Samsung plans to create 80,000 new jobs with $356 billion investment

May 24, 2022 3:29 AM CNN

By Michelle Toh, CNN Business Samsung on Tuesday outlined a plan to pour more than $350 billion into its businesses and create tens of thousands of…

Some workers at Activision Blizzard have officially unionized

Group of Activision Blizzard employees votes to form the company’s first union

May 24, 2022 2:55 PM CNN Newsource

By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Some workers at Activision Blizzard have officially unionized, marking the company’s first union and the video…

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft aboard launches from Space Launch Complex 41

Here’s what happened during Boeing’s ‘nail-biting’ spacecraft docking

May 23, 2022 8:18 PM CNN Newsource

By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business Boeing managed to dock a spacecraft at the International Space Station late last week, but it was not without several…

Facebook-parent Meta on May 23 said it would soon offer more transparency and information to researchers about how political and social ads are targeted to users on the platform

Facebook-parent Meta to share more details with researchers about political ad targeting

May 23, 2022 11:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Facebook-parent Meta on Monday said it would soon offer more transparency and information to researchers about…

DC attorney general sues Mark Zuckerberg over his handling of the Cambridge Analytica incident

May 23, 2022 11:14 AM CNN Newsource

By Brian Fung, CNN Business Washington, DC, Attorney General Karl Racine sued Mark Zuckerberg on Monday, accusing the Facebook co-founder of…

Meet the Wikipedia editor who published the Buffalo shooting entry minutes after it started

May 20, 2022 12:03 PM CNN Newsource

By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business After Jason Moore, from Portland, Oregon, saw headlines from national news sources on Google News about the…

Elon Musk denied allegations that he sexually harassed a SpaceX flight attendant in 2016 in a series of late-night tweets.

Elon Musk denies sexual harassment claims

May 20, 2022 11:35 AM CNN Newsource

By Rob McLean and Jackie Wattles, CNN Elon Musk denied allegations that he sexually harassed a SpaceX flight attendant in 2016 in a series of…

Boeing’s Starliner capsule makes safe return from test mission

May 19, 2022 7:21 PM CNN

By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft made a safe return home from its five-day stay at the International Space Station…

US senators target Big Tech’s digital advertising machine with new legislation

May 19, 2022 12:44 PM CNN Newsource

By Brian Fung, CNN Business Google, Facebook’s parent Meta, and Amazon could have to spin off chunks of their advertising businesses under…

Boeing will try yet again on May 19 to send the Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft capsule it designed to ferry astronauts to and from the International Space Station on a successful

Boeing launches Starliner astronaut capsule on uncrewed test mission

May 20, 2022 7:28 AM CNN Newsource

By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business Boeing launched its Starliner spacecraft, designed to ferry astronauts to and from the International Space Station,…

Twitter will now label and suppress misinformation surrounding armed conflict and other crises

May 19, 2022 10:51 AM CNN Newsource

By Brian Fung, CNN Business Twitter will now apply warning labels to — and cease recommending — claims that outside experts have identified as…

Boeing tries to catch up to SpaceX after plenty of drama

May 18, 2022 3:54 PM CNN

By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business Boeing is the world’s largest aerospace company, a primary US defense contractor, and a titan of a global…

Elon Musk faced SEC questions over his timing in disclosing Twitter stake

May 18, 2022 3:35 PM CNN

By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Elon Musk has faced questions from the US Securities and Exchange Commission about how and when he disclosed his large…

The Supreme Court should allow a sweeping Texas law to remain in effect that restricts the ability of Facebook

Texas asks Supreme Court to keep state social media censorship law in effect

May 19, 2022 5:13 AM CNN Newsource

By Brian Fung and Ariane de Vogue, CNN The Supreme Court should allow a sweeping Texas law to remain in effect that restricts the ability of…

New York Attorney General to investigate social media platforms after Buffalo shooting

May 18, 2022 1:28 PM CNN Newsource

By Brian Fung, CNN Business New York Attorney General Letitia James is launching an investigation into the social media platforms allegedly used by…

Boeing tries to catch up to SpaceX after plenty of drama

May 19, 2022 1:11 PM CNN Newsource

By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business Boeing is the world’s largest aerospace company, a primary US defense contractor, and a titan of a global…

Following Buffalo shooting, 4chan shows how some platforms are accountable only to themselves

May 18, 2022 10:08 AM CNN

By Clare Duffy and Sara O’Brien, CNN Business The mass shooting in Buffalo, New York, has put a spotlight on 4chan, a largely unmoderated site…

Following Buffalo shooting, 4chan shows how some platforms are accountable only to themselves

May 19, 2022 2:52 PM CNN Newsource

By Clare Duffy and Sara O’Brien, CNN Business The mass shooting in Buffalo, New York, has put a spotlight on 4chan, a largely unmoderated site…

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a complaint against Amazon

New York files discrimination complaint against Amazon

May 18, 2022 12:24 PM CNN Newsource

By Brian Fung and Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a complaint on Wednesday against Amazon, alleging that…

China tries to make nice with Big Tech as economic challenges mount

May 18, 2022 7:06 AM CNN Newsource

By Laura He, CNN Business China is trying once again to lift the spirits of its huge tech industry after a bruising regulatory offensive that has…

Elon Musk says Twitter deal can’t happen until bot account dispute is resolved

May 17, 2022 2:06 PM CNN Newsource

By Rishi Iyengar and Allison Morrow, CNN Business Elon Musk escalated a public feud with Twitter’s CEO early Tuesday, saying his acquisition of…

Apple notified corporate employees that it is delaying a requirement for most staffers to be in the office at least three days a week amid an increase in Covid-19 cases in the San Francisco Bay Area

Apple delays plan for Bay Area workers to be in office three days a week

May 17, 2022 2:38 PM CNN Newsource

By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business Apple notified corporate employees that it is delaying a requirement for most staffers to be in the office…

Apple delays plan for Bay Area workers to be in office three days a week

May 17, 2022 2:38 PM CNN

By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business Apple notified corporate employees that it is delaying a requirement for most staffers to be in the office…

Former President Donald Trump looks at his phone during a roundtable with governors on the reopening of America's small businesses

Elon Musk’s bumpy road to owning Twitter: A timeline

October 28, 2022 5:12 AM CNN Newsource

By Jennifer Korn, CNN Business A board seat accepted and then rejected. A stunning $44 billion takeover offer with uncertain financing. And a…

Twitch, a live-streaming giant, comes under scrutiny after Buffalo shooting

May 17, 2022 4:29 AM CNN

By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Twitch, the livestreaming giant popular among video gamers, has been thrust into the national spotlight after…

Twitch, a live-streaming giant, comes under scrutiny after Buffalo shooting

May 17, 2022 4:29 AM CNN Newsource

By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Twitch, the livestreaming giant popular among video gamers, has been thrust into the national spotlight after…

Police and FBI agents continue their investigation of the shooting at Tops Market on May 16 in Buffalo

Social media platforms vowed to rein in extremism. Buffalo puts them to the test

May 16, 2022 3:33 PM CNN

By Clare Duffy and Donie O’Sullivan, CNN Business In the wake of Saturday’s mass shooting in Buffalo, New York, Big Tech platforms…

Social media platforms vowed to rein in extremism. Buffalo puts them to the test

May 16, 2022 5:48 PM CNN Newsource

By Clare Duffy and Donie O’Sullivan, CNN Business In the wake of Saturday’s mass shooting in Buffalo, New York, Big Tech platforms…

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