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European lawmakers reached an agreement on March 24 on a sweeping set of prohibitions and obligations for tech giants.

EU officials agree on sweeping new rules targeting Big Tech

March 25, 2022 10:50 AM CNN Newsource

By Brian Fung, CNN European officials have reached agreement on a sweeping set of competition rules for Big Tech that could mark a global turning…

President Joe Biden and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen talk to the press about the Russian invasion of Ukraine

White House and EU reach agreement on trans-Atlantic data sharing

March 25, 2022 7:56 AM CNN

By Brian Fung, CNN The White House has hammered out a new agreement with the EU that could again allow businesses to transfer data and personal…

White House and EU reach agreement on trans-Atlantic data sharing

March 25, 2022 11:09 AM CNN Newsource

By Brian Fung, CNN The White House has hammered out a new agreement with the EU that could again allow businesses to transfer data and personal…

Two Amazon warehouses are vying to make history with company’s first union, but they’re very different

March 30, 2022 8:06 AM CNN Newsource

By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business After going 27 years without a US union, Amazon now faces a test from elections at not one but two of its…

Experts in disinformation and content authentication have worried for years about the potential to spread lies and chaos via deepfakes

Deepfakes are now trying to change the course of war

March 25, 2022 8:39 AM CNN Newsource

By Rachel Metz, CNN Business In the third week of Russia’s war in Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky appeared in a video, dressed in a dark green…

Uber announced on March 24 a new partnership in New York City that will let its users hail the city's taxicabs through its app.

Uber strikes a deal to list New York City taxis on its app

March 24, 2022 10:39 AM CNN Newsource

Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Uber once waged a fierce battle against the taxi industry. Now it’s teaming up with New York’s iconic…

Uber strikes a deal to list New York City taxis on its app

March 24, 2022 10:14 AM CNN

Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Uber once waged a fierce battle against the taxi industry. Now it’s teaming up with New York’s iconic…

Stephen Wilhite, who created GIFs, dies at 74

March 24, 2022 8:37 AM CNN Newsource

By Scottie Andrew, CNN James Van Der Beek sobbing. The guy who blinks in disbelief. That disturbing dancing baby. For these and millions more GIFs,…

A woman is seen at the Tencent booth during a trade-in services fair in Beijing in September 2021. Stocks for the Chinese social media and gaming company Tencent

Tencent stock tumbles after China crackdown hits growth

March 24, 2022 1:42 AM CNN Newsource

By Laura He, CNN Business Tencent’s stock suffered a sharp drop after the company reported its slowest-ever growth due to a bruising crackdown…

Arizona is the first state to accept digital driver’s licenses on iPhones

March 23, 2022 3:02 PM CNN

By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business iPhone owners with an Arizona driver’s license or state ID can now upload either to their Apple Wallet,…

Arizona is the first state to accept digital driver’s licenses in Apple Wallet

March 25, 2022 11:19 AM CNN Newsource

By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business iPhone owners with an Arizona driver’s license or state ID can now upload either to their Apple Wallet,…

An Instacart shoppers places items in a cart at a ShopRite on January 08

Instacart wants to help grocers get in on the 15-minute delivery craze

March 23, 2022 1:17 PM CNN Newsource

By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business Instacart wants to help grocery stores get in on the ultra-fast delivery craze. The on-demand grocery…

Mackenzie Scott has given $3.8 billion to 465 organizations since June

March 23, 2022 11:43 AM CNN Newsource

By Jennifer Korn, CNN Business Mackenzie Scott said Wednesday she has donated more than $3.8 billion to 465 organizations since June. In a Medium…

US warns businesses to prepare for Russian cyberattacks. Here’s how they can do that

March 23, 2022 9:05 AM CNN

By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business As Russia’s war in Ukraine and its diplomatic conflict with the United States both continue to escalate, the…

US warns businesses to prepare for Russian cyberattacks. Here’s how they can do that

March 23, 2022 9:05 AM CNN Newsource

By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business As Russia’s war in Ukraine and its diplomatic conflict with the United States both continue to escalate, the…

Instagram brings back option for reverse chronological feed

March 23, 2022 8:19 AM CNN Newsource

By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Instagram is bringing back a version of its news feed that sorts posts in reverse chronological order rather…

A Microsoft Surface Pro 4 is displayed in New York City in October 2015. Microsoft announced on March 22 that it was breached by the hacker group Lapsus$.

Microsoft confirms it was breached by hacker group

March 23, 2022 8:48 AM CNN Newsource

By Brian Fung, CNN Microsoft has confirmed it was breached by the hacker group Lapsus$, adding to the cyber gang’s growing list of victims. In…

The identity authentication provider Okta announced on March 22 that hundreds of the firm's clients may have been affected by a cybersecurity breach.

Okta concedes hundreds of clients could be affected by breach

March 22, 2022 9:14 PM CNN Newsource

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN A January cybersecurity incident at popular identity authentication provider Okta may have affected hundreds of the firm’s…

A wafer is processed in a semiconductor manufacturing facility in Malta

‘It’s absolutely critical.’ Ex-Trump official backs Biden’s computer chip push

March 22, 2022 10:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Matt Egan, CNN Business Former Trump national security adviser H.R. McMaster is calling on Congress to swiftly fund investments in American…

DC sues Grubhub for allegedly employing deceptive practices

March 22, 2022 9:50 AM CNN Newsource

By Brian Fung, CNN Business The attorney general of Washington, D.C. announced Monday he is suing Grubhub, alleging that the company harmed consumers…

The dark side of Discord for teens

March 22, 2022 9:22 AM CNN Newsource

By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business When a mother in Washington state learned her teenage daughter was on Discord, a popular social media…

The NLRB case stalled when Google refused to turn over a trove of internal documents

Google settles with 6 engineers who alleged they faced retaliation for organizing

March 21, 2022 1:51 PM CNN Newsource

By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business Google has reached a settlement with six engineers who alleged the company unlawfully retaliated against…

Various Apple services were hit by an outage on March 21.

Apple services including App Store, Apple Music and iCloud hit by brief outage

March 21, 2022 1:34 PM CNN Newsource

By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business A number of Apple services were hit by a short-lived outage for some users on Monday afternoon. Reports began to…

Blue Origin announced on March 21 it will replace Saturday Night Live star Pete Davidson

Blue Origin announces replacement for Pete Davidson on next space tourism mission

March 22, 2022 3:07 PM CNN Newsource

By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business Jeff Bezos’ space company, Blue Origin, said it will replace Saturday Night Live star Pete Davidson with a…

Protesters during the Liesbeek Action Campaign on November 2021 in Cape Town

Court halts construction of Amazon’s Africa HQ on sacred land

March 21, 2022 9:27 AM CNN Newsource

By Anna Cooban, CNN Business A South African judge has put the brakes on a $270 million real estate project that includes a regional headquarters for…

SpaceX has a new deal to launch internet-beaming satellites for its chief competitor in the satellite business — British company OneWeb. A OneWeb satellite is seen here in Newquay

SpaceX will now launch satellites for top space broadband competitor, OneWeb

March 21, 2022 8:56 AM CNN Newsource

By Jackie Wattles and Jennifer Korn, CNN SpaceX has a new deal to launch internet-beaming satellites for its chief competitor in the satellite…

The dating services company Match launched a dating app for single parents called Stir on March 21.

Match launches new dating app for single parents

March 21, 2022 9:08 AM CNN Newsource

By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Match on Monday rolled out a new service called Stir that aims to remove some of the barriers around dating as…

Why WhatsApp wants to convince Americans to stop sending text messages

March 21, 2022 6:54 AM CNN Newsource

By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Since the start of this year, a series of advertisements have appeared on television screens and billboards across the…

Social media platforms tread carefully when it comes to the Russian government

March 18, 2022 11:44 AM CNN Newsource

By Brian Fung, CNN Business As its troops have gotten bogged down in Ukraine, the Russian government has been fueling a conspiracy theory on social…

SNL star Pete Davidson will no longer fly to space after launch postponed

March 18, 2022 6:58 AM CNN Newsource

By Ross Levitt, CNN Saturday Night Live star Pete Davidson is not going to be on Blue Origin’s next space flight after the company pushed back…

Hackers steal over $600 million from video game Axie Infinity’s Ronin network

March 18, 2022 7:58 AM CNN

By Jennifer Korn The latest crypto hack has targeted a gaming-focused blockchain network that supports the popular video game Axie Infinity. Hackers…

PayPal is expanding its services for Ukrainian accounts and allowing them to send and receive money from friends and family.

PayPal enables Ukrainian accounts to send and receive money

March 18, 2022 7:58 AM CNN Newsource

By Brian Fung, CNN Business PayPal said Thursday it is expanding its services for Ukrainian accounts and allowing them to send and receive money from…

‘We come for our own’: How Black volunteers rallied online to help African students in Ukraine

March 18, 2022 5:03 AM CNN Newsource

By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business After some of the hundreds of Black students stranded in the besieged city of Sumy, Ukraine, released desperate…

Samsung’s latest budget 5G smartphone takes on the iPhone SE

March 17, 2022 9:35 AM CNN Newsource

By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Barely a week after Apple unveiled its first budget 5G smartphone, Samsung announced a competing model that…

A traveler connects with a driver at the Rideshare Lot at LAX Airport on Aug. 20

Uber and Lyft are offering fuel surcharges and cash back offers for workers. Is it enough?

March 17, 2022 6:18 AM CNN Newsource

By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business For many gig workers, their vehicles are how they make a living. And as independent contractors,…

Facebook and YouTube say they removed Zelensky deepfake

March 16, 2022 4:43 PM CNN Newsource

By Rachel Metz, CNN Business Facebook and YouTube said Wednesday that they removed uploads of a deepfake video of Ukranian President Volodymyr…

Instagram is rolling out new parental supervision tools

March 16, 2022 6:15 AM CNN Newsource

By Rachel Metz, CNN Business Instagram is rolling out new tools that parents can use to help monitor and limit their kids’ usage of the…

Instagram is rolling out new parental supervision tools

March 16, 2022 6:15 AM CNN

By Rachel Metz, CNN Business Instagram is rolling out new tools that parents can use to help monitor and limit their kids’ usage of the…

Astra’s stock takes wild ride after rocket launch

March 15, 2022 9:29 PM CNN

By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business In the minutes after Astra — a US-based startup — launched its rocket from a remote site in Alaska Tuesday…

Astra’s stock takes wild ride after rocket launch

March 15, 2022 4:35 PM CNN

By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business In the minutes after Astra — a US-based startup — launched its rocket from a remote site in Alaska Tuesday…

Astra’s stock takes wild ride after rocket launch

March 15, 2022 9:29 PM CNN Newsource

By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business In the minutes after Astra — a US-based startup — launched its rocket from a remote site in Alaska Tuesday…

VR headsets are headed to your car’s backseat

March 15, 2022 1:01 PM CNN Newsource

By Jennifer Korn, CNN Business Forget the stereo. Your next car could come with a virtual reality entertainment system. Holoride, a tech startup…

Semiconductors manufactured by the Intel company are displayed during the 'Paris Games Week' on November 2

Intel will invest nearly $90 billion in Europe’s chipmaking industry

March 15, 2022 10:17 AM CNN Newsource

By Anna Cooban, CNN Business Intel plans to invest up to €80 billion ($89 billion) over the next decade to build up Europe’s supply chain for…

The visual nature of much of the misinformation spreading about the war in Ukraine makes it especially hard to detect and counter

Why Ukraine war misinformation is so hard to police

March 15, 2022 9:47 AM CNN Newsource

By Clare Duffy and Rachel Metz, CNN Business Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is unfolding online like no war in history, providing a real-time…

NASA says American aboard International Space Station will come back on Russian rocket ‘for sure’

March 14, 2022 2:09 PM CNN Newsource

By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business NASA said Monday that NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei will return from the ISS later this month aboard a Russian Soyuz…

Lyft on Monday said it plans to add a small fee on rides to help drivers deal with rising gas prices across the country

Lyft, like Uber, plans to add a fuel surcharge

March 14, 2022 1:24 PM CNN

By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business Lyft on Monday said it plans to add a small fee on rides to help drivers deal with rising gas prices…

Lyft, like Uber, plans to add a fuel surcharge

March 14, 2022 2:58 PM CNN Newsource

By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business Lyft on Monday said it plans to add a small fee on rides to help drivers deal with rising gas prices…

Lyft, like Uber, plans to add a fuel surcharge

March 14, 2022 1:11 PM CNN

By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business Lyft on Monday said it plans to add a small fee on rides to help drivers deal with rising gas prices…

Elizabeth Holmes’ No. 2 and ex-boyfriend is about to have his day in court

March 14, 2022 3:07 PM CNN Newsource

By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business More than two months after Theranos founder and former CEO Elizabeth Holmes was found guilty on four of 11…

Meta says it doesn’t allow calls for assassinating heads of state

March 14, 2022 9:44 AM CNN Newsource

By Brian Fung, CNN Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, issued a reminder on Sunday that it prohibits calls on its platforms for the…

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