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Just a day after Spotify agreed to remove Neil Young's music from its service

Apple Music trolls Spotify by calling itself ‘the home of Neil Young’

January 28, 2022 10:05 AM CNN

By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Just a day after Spotify agreed to remove Neil Young’s music from its service, Apple Music trolled its…

Apple Music trolls Spotify by calling itself ‘the home of Neil Young’

January 28, 2022 10:41 AM CNN Newsource

By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Just a day after Spotify agreed to remove Neil Young’s music from its service, Apple Music trolled its…

Elon Musk is placing a bet on robots. It could be a long time coming

January 28, 2022 9:50 AM CNN Newsource

By Matt McFarland, CNN Business Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Wednesday that he believes the company’s goal of a humanoid robot is the most…

The IRS website will soon require facial recognition to log in to your account

January 28, 2022 1:38 PM CNN Newsource

By Rachel Metz, CNN Business The next time you try to log in to the Internal Revenue Service’s website you’ll be urged to use…

How last week’s 5G deployment went so wrong

January 28, 2022 3:30 AM CNN

By Brian Fung, CNN Business From canceled flights to dire warnings of a stalled shipping economy, this was not how the rollout of 5G networks was…

How last week’s 5G deployment went so wrong

January 28, 2022 5:58 AM CNN Newsource

By Brian Fung, CNN Business From canceled flights to dire warnings of a stalled shipping economy, this was not how the rollout of 5G networks was…

UK companies and organizations have been urged to bolster their defenses against potential Russian cyberattacks as Moscow masses military forces on the Ukrainian border

UK companies told to bolster defenses against Russian cyberattacks

January 28, 2022 3:10 AM CNN Newsource

By Charles Riley, CNN Business UK companies and organizations have been urged to bolster their defenses against potential Russian cyberattacks as…

Google is investing up to $1 billion in a major Indian telecom company

Google is investing another $1 billion in India’s smartphone market

January 28, 2022 1:33 AM CNN Newsource

By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business Google is investing up to $1 billion in a major Indian telecom company, a move it hopes will drive down the cost of…

The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday voted to ban China Unicom

Telecom regulator blocks China Unicom from US market

January 28, 2022 2:52 AM CNN Newsource

By Brian Fung and Laura He, CNN Business The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday voted to ban China Unicom, a state-owned Chinese…

Apple posted record revenue during the all-important holiday quarter even as it continued to grapple with supply chain shortages.

Apple posted record holiday quarter sales despite supply constraints

January 27, 2022 4:37 PM CNN Newsource

By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Apple posted record revenue during the all-important holiday quarter even as it continued to grapple with…

Microsoft makes a big bet that it can fix Activision Blizzard’s troubled culture

January 27, 2022 4:32 PM CNN Newsource

By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business Microsoft’s nearly $70 billion deal to buy Activision Blizzard could make it a leader in gaming. But…

Forget Zoom school. For some students, class is in session in VR

January 27, 2022 5:21 AM CNN Newsource

By Rachel Metz, CNN Business Jeremy Bailenson has studied virtual reality for decades. But it wasn’t until last year that the Stanford…

Apple is back on top in smartphone sales worldwide after a record win in China

January 27, 2022 12:35 AM CNN Newsource

By Michelle Toh, CNN Business Apple has once again become the top-selling smartphone brand in top market China, along with the rest of the world.…

Amazon faces possible union election at New York warehouse

January 27, 2022 12:03 PM CNN Newsource

By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business Workers at an Amazon warehouse in Staten Island have shown enough support to hold a union election, the…

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation named four new members to its board of trustees

Gates Foundation adds board members following Bill and Melinda’s divorce

January 26, 2022 2:23 PM CNN Newsource

By Jennifer Korn, CNN Business The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation named four new members to its board of trustees on Wednesday, marking the first…

The bot was able to spoil future puzzles because the answers to Wordle can easily be found in the game's source code

Wordle-spoiling bot taken down by Twitter

January 26, 2022 6:36 AM CNN Newsource

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Twitter has suspended an annoying bot that automatically responded with the next day’s solution when people…

Wordle-spoiling bot taken down by Twitter

January 26, 2022 6:36 AM CNN

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Twitter has suspended an annoying bot that automatically responded with the next day’s solution when people…

Apple posted record holiday quarter sales despite supply constraints

January 26, 2022 5:04 AM CNN

By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Apple posted record revenue during the all-important holiday quarter even as it continued to grapple with…

China's top cybersecurity regulator is vowing to crack down on "illegal" online content as part of a campaign to clean up the internet ahead of the Beijing Winter Olympics and one of the country's most important annual holidays

China pledges ‘purification’ of the internet ahead of the Beijing Winter Olympics and the Lunar New Year

January 26, 2022 4:02 AM CNN Newsource

By Laura He, CNN Business China’s top cybersecurity regulator is vowing to crack down on “illegal” online content as part of a…

Apple has been granted a restraining order against a woman who allegedly threatened

Tim Cook allegedly stalked by woman who trespassed and sent photos of a loaded gun

January 26, 2022 5:04 AM CNN Newsource

By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Apple has been granted a restraining order against a woman who allegedly threatened, harassed and stalked CEO…

Some manufacturers that rely on semiconductors are down to less than five days' worth of inventory

Some manufacturers have less than 5 days’ supply of computer chips, Commerce Department warns

January 25, 2022 2:08 PM CNN Newsource

By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Some manufacturers that rely on semiconductors are down to less than five days’ worth of inventory, according to a…

Four attorneys general sue Google for ‘deceptive’ location tracking

January 24, 2022 10:29 AM CNN Newsource

By Brian Fung, CNN Business A bipartisan group of attorneys general sued Google on Monday, alleging that the technology giant has used “dark…

Meta is building an AI supercomputer

January 24, 2022 9:24 AM CNN Newsource

By Rachel Metz, CNN Business Facebook has long bet that artificial intelligence can help it with the difficult task of moderating posts from its…

Many mobile device users in the United States now have access to fast internet speeds stemming from the rollout of Verizon and AT&T new C-band 5G networks earlier this week

How to access AT&T and Verizon’s new super fast 5G networks

January 24, 2022 5:44 AM CNN

By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Many mobile device users in the United States now have access to blazing-fast internet speeds stemming from…

Australia has accused WeChat of taking down Prime Minister Scott Morrison's account

Australia says WeChat has removed the account of its Prime Minister

January 24, 2022 8:21 PM CNN Newsource

By Angus Watson, Jill Disis and Yong Xiong, CNN Business Australia has accused WeChat of taking down Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s account…

Ireland’s data centers are an economic lifeline. Environmentalists say they’re wrecking the planet

January 23, 2022 6:14 AM CNN Newsource

By Kara Fox, CNN In the west of Ireland lies a medieval market town, its roots steeped in legend. Beyond the labyrinth of narrow streets of the…

A contractor installs 5G cellular equipment on a light pole as a Delta Air Lines

The 5G-airlines crisis was mostly averted. Here’s what happened – and what we still don’t know

January 24, 2022 5:45 AM CNN Newsource

By Jackie Wattles and Pete Muntean, CNN Potentially abysmal air travel interruptions were narrowly avoided this week when wireless carriers made a…

How to access AT&T and Verizon’s new super fast 5G networks

January 24, 2022 5:44 AM CNN Newsource

By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Many mobile device users in the United States now have access to blazing-fast internet speeds stemming from…

A group of Activision Blizzard employees is demanding union recognition

January 21, 2022 12:26 PM CNN Newsource

By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business Workers at an Activision Blizzard-owned game studio announced plans on Friday to form what would be the…

IBM is selling off its Watson Health assets

January 21, 2022 11:29 AM CNN Newsource

By Clare Duffy, CNN Business IBM said Friday that it will sell off the healthcare data and analytics assets housed under its Watson Health unit to…

Biden will tout $20 billion Intel factory as part of effort to address semiconductor shortages

January 21, 2022 2:24 AM Victor Guzman

(CNN) — President Joe Biden on Friday will urge Congress to pass legislation strengthening research and development and manufacturing for supply…

Twitter is rolling out verified NFT profile pictures

January 20, 2022 2:45 PM CNN Newsource

By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Twitter on Thursday began rolling out a feature that will let some users set NFTs that they own as their profile picture…

The aviation industry and transportation regulators are worried about new 5G antennas interfering with a key type of aircraft altimeter that's essential for landing planes in bad weather. But wireless carriers and telecom regulators have said there's nothing to fear.

The 5G-airline snafu: Everything we know

January 19, 2022 3:22 PM CNN Newsource

By Jackie Wattles, Pete Muntean and Gregory Wallace, CNN The attempt to roll out amped up mobile service across the United States has been a bit of a…

The 5G-airlines crisis was mostly averted. Here’s what happened – and what we still don’t know

January 19, 2022 3:15 PM CNN

By Jackie Wattles and Pete Muntean, CNN Potentially abysmal air travel interruptions were narrowly avoided this week when wireless carriers made a…

What is C-band 5G? Verizon and AT&T are flipping on the switch in the US

January 19, 2022 7:54 AM CNN

By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business The next-generation of wireless technology is now even faster for 5G users in some parts of the country.…

What is C-band 5G? Verizon and AT&T are flipping on the switch in the US

January 19, 2022 7:54 AM CNN Newsource

By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business The next-generation of wireless technology is now even faster for 5G users in some parts of the country.…

The CEO who fired 900 employees over Zoom is coming back

January 19, 2022 7:50 AM CNN Newsource

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business The CEO of Better.com, best known for firing 900 employees over Zoom just before Christmas, is coming back to work.…

Microsoft's blockbuster purchase of video game developer Activision Blizzard could pose a serious threat for Sony

Sony takes a big hit in the console wars

January 19, 2022 7:40 AM CNN Newsource

By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business Microsoft’s blockbuster purchase of video game developer Activision Blizzard could pose a serious threat for…

PlayStation and Switch sales are suffering as the gaming wars heat up

January 18, 2022 1:11 PM CNN

By Michelle Toh, CNN Business Two of the world’s biggest video game companies are feeling the pressure as the console wars heat up. Shares of…

AT&T and Verizon announced that they would delay activating 5G on some towers around certain airports

AT&T, Verizon delay launching 5G near some airports after airlines ask Biden to intervene

January 18, 2022 12:11 PM CNN Newsource

By Pete Muntean, CNN Business AT&T and Verizon announced Tuesday that they would delay activating 5G on some towers around certain airports. The…

The 5G-airlines crisis was mostly averted. Here’s what happened – and what we still don’t know

January 18, 2022 6:18 AM CNN

By Jackie Wattles and Pete Muntean, CNN Potentially abysmal air travel interruptions were narrowly avoided this week when wireless carriers made a…

Microsoft announced plans to acquire Activision Blizzard in a blockbuster deal worth nearly $70 billion.

Microsoft to acquire Activision Blizzard in $68.7 billion deal

January 18, 2022 1:11 PM CNN Newsource

By Jennifer Korn and Clare Duffy, CNN Business Microsoft on Tuesday announced plans to acquire Activision Blizzard in a blockbuster deal worth nearly…

The Federal Aviation Administration allows many US commercial aircraft to make low-visibility landings at some airports.

Airlines ask Biden administration for ‘immediate intervention’ on 5G

January 18, 2022 6:18 AM CNN Newsource

By Pete Muntean and Gregory Wallace, CNN Business Executives from the largest US airlines asked the Biden administration for “immediate…

Recovery operations continue after the partial collapse of an Amazon Fulfillment Center in Edwardsville

Parents of worker killed in tornado that hit Amazon facility are suing the company for wrongful death

January 17, 2022 1:38 PM CNN Newsource

By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business The parents of Austin McEwen, one of the six victims killed after a tornado pummeled an Amazon warehouse…

Here’s how US lawmakers could finally rein in Facebook

January 17, 2022 5:38 AM CNN Newsource

By Clare Duffy, CNN Business “Change is going to come. No question.” “We are serious about taking action.”…

North Korean hackers stole nearly $400 million worth of cryptocurrency in 2021

North Korean hackers said to have stolen nearly $400 million in cryptocurrency last year

January 14, 2022 3:07 PM CNN Newsource

By Jennifer Korn, CNN Business North Korean hackers stole nearly $400 million worth of cryptocurrency in 2021, making it one of the most lucrative…

Elizabeth Holmes sentencing hearing set for September 26

January 12, 2022 4:14 PM CNN Newsource

By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business Elizabeth Holmes, the former CEO of Theranos who was convicted earlier this month on four out of 11…

More than 80 fact-checking organizations call out YouTube’s ‘insufficient’ response to misinformation

January 12, 2022 7:25 AM CNN Newsource

By Clare Duffy, CNN Business A group of more than 80 fact-checking organizations from around the world has called YouTube “one of the major…

US antitrust officials can continue their case to break up Meta

Judge rejects Facebook’s request to dismiss FTC antitrust complaint

January 11, 2022 3:19 PM CNN Newsource

By Brian Fung, CNN Business US antitrust officials can continue their case to break up Meta, Facebook’s parent company, a federal judge ruled…

Facebook's parent company Meta Platforms Inc has paused new users from joining its social media tracking tool CrowdTangle due to staffing constraints.

Meta pauses new users from joining analytics tool CrowdTangle

January 11, 2022 2:49 PM CNN

by Reuters Facebook’s parent company Meta Platforms Inc has paused new users from joining its social media tracking tool CrowdTangle due to…

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