Instagram rolls out ‘quiet mode’ for when users want to focus
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Instagram on Thursday announced a new feature called “quiet mode,” which aims to help users focus…
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The Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray is the first-ever hybrid Corvette
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Exactly 70 years after the very first Chevrolet Corvette was unveiled in January, 1953, General Motors revealed the first…
Continue Reading TikTok access from government devices now restricted in more than half of US states
By Brian Fung and Christopher Hickey, CNN More than half of all US states have partially or fully banned TikTok from government devices, according to…
Continue Reading Gen Z has a new ‘vintage’ technology to obsess over
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN First, it was disposable cameras. Then it was low-rise jeans. Now, Gen-Z’s latest “vintage” obsession is the…
Continue Reading From color-changing cars to self-driving strollers, here’s some of the coolest tech from CES 2023
By Samantha Murphy Kelly and Jennifer Korn, CNN A long list of companies once again showed off an assortment of cutting edge technology and oddball…
Continue Reading 411 is going out of service for millions of Americans
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN The operator is going off the hook for millions of customers. Starting in January, AT&T customers with digital…
Continue Reading Hackers post email addresses linked to 200 million Twitter accounts, security researchers say
By Brian Fung, CNN Email addresses linked to more than 200 million Twitter profiles are currently circulating on underground hacker forums, security…
Continue Reading Sony and Honda reveal their new car brand
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Sony and Honda, which announced a joint venture last year to develop and build electric cars, have revealed the name of…
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How many people does it take to build an app?
Feats compiled a list of key roles in app development, explaining what each does and how these roles contribute to an app’s…
Continue Reading Apple is raising the price of iPhone battery replacements
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Apple is raising the price of battery replacements for all out-of-warranty iPhone models prior to the current…
Continue Reading Tech’s biggest show is set to kick off in Las Vegas. Here’s what to expect
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business A new take on a foldable phone. A pricey toilet sensor that monitors hydration and vitamin levels. And an…
Continue Reading GM is the top car seller in America, retaking the title from Toyota
By Chris Isidore, CNN One year after losing the title it held for nearly a century as the top car seller in America, General Motors is back on top.…
Continue Reading For adolescents, social media might be a brain-changer, researchers say
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Frequent use of social media could be reshaping how adolescents’ brains develop, a new study found. Those who checked…
Continue Reading Electric vehicle sales hit a tipping point in 2022
Next time you’re circling a full parking lot, try to remember what you saw in it just a couple of years…
Continue Reading The tech we couldn’t live without in 2022
By CNN staff Bone conduction headphones, TV streaming devices and Bluetooth speakers are among the tech gadgets topping holiday wish lists this year.…
Continue Reading Tesla shares see worst day in two years on weaker than expected sales
By Chris Isidore, CNN Tesla shares plunged more than 12% in trading Tuesday, as weaker than expected global sales caused the company’s massive…
Continue Reading TikTok is removing some of the mystery behind how it recommends videos to users
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN If you’ve ever wondered why TikTok suggested a certain video in your feed, you may start to get a little more…
Continue Reading Listen up: Headphones are getting really weird
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business When Huawei recently teased a new smartwatch in a promotional video, it featured an unusual design: the watch…
Continue Reading TikTok might be too big to ban, no matter what lawmakers say
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN In July 2020, the same month former President Donald Trump said he would ban TikTok in the United States, Callie Goodwin…
Continue Reading TikTok may push potentially harmful content to teens within minutes, study finds
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business TikTok may surface potentially harmful content related to suicide and eating disorders to teenagers within…
Continue Reading Why a growing number of states are cracking down on TikTok
By Brian Fung, CNN Two years after TikTok avoided a national ban in the United States, the popular short-form video app is now facing growing…
Continue Reading TikTok may push potentially harmful content to teens within minutes, study finds
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business TikTok may surface potentially harmful content related to suicide and eating disorders to teenagers within…
Continue Reading Ford F-150 Lightning named MotorTrend Truck of the Year, the second electric pickup in a row
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN The Ford F-150 Lightning was named MotorTrend’s 2023 Truck of the Year on Tuesday, making it the second electric…
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The average American car is older than ever before—here’s why that could keep increasing
The General collected data from government and private sources to illustrate why the average American car keeps getting…
Continue Reading Do you really need a new phone every 2 years? How to get more out of your devices
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN If you’re looking to replace or upgrade your smartphone in the coming year, take a beat and think it over. Do you really…
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5 ways tech innovation has changed skilled trade jobs
ServiceTitan examined how technological innovations have transformed jobs in the trade…
Continue Reading Apple plans to expand encryption of iCloud data
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Apple on Wednesday said it plans to expand end-to-end encryption of iCloud data to include backups, photos,…
Continue Reading GM to put thousands of electric vehicle chargers in rural America
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business General Motors is moving ahead with plans to install as many as 40,000 electric vehicle chargers in, mostly,…
Continue Reading Amazon’s checkout page stopped working for some users
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Thousands of customers looking to purchase an item on Amazon early Wednesday encountered an error message on the…
Continue Reading Apple now lets developers charge as much as $10,000 for an app
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business If you were worried about how much money you could blow on apps before, buckle up. Apple on Tuesday said it is…
Continue Reading Facebook Oversight Board recommends overhaul of controversial content moderation process for VIPs
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business After a yearlong review, Meta’s Oversight Board on Tuesday said the company’s controversial system that…
Continue Reading This AI chatbot is dominating social media with its frighteningly good essays
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Imagine if Siri could write you a college essay, or Alexa could spit out a movie review in the style of…
Continue Reading Kanye West’s Twitter account has been suspended after Elon Musk says it violated rule against incitement to violence
By Rob McLean, CNN Business Kanye West’s Twitter account was suspended early Friday morning after Elon Musk said it violated the…
Continue Reading Tesla delivers its first electric Semi trucks promising 500 miles of range
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Tesla made the first deliveries of its Semi truck to customers Thursday evening, five years after the heavy-duty…
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New INL technology can detect nuclear contamination in under a minute
Early in the conflict in Ukraine, as Russian shells hit near nuclear power plants in Kherson, nuclear threats and fallout became a harsh reality.…
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Data shows these countries increased their solar capacity the most in 15 years
Enviro Friendly cited data compiled by environmental think tank Ember to look at countries whose solar electricity capacity has grown the most over…
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15 things AI can (and can’t) do
Stacker assessed the current state of AI, from predictive models to learning algorithms, and identified the capabilities and limitations of…
Continue Reading Lamborghini’s last purely gas-powered supercar is a road car turned into an off-road monster
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business The Lamborghini Huracán Sterrato, officially unveiled in Miami Wednesday will be the Italian automaker’s…
Continue Reading HP says it will lay off up to 6,000 workers over the next couple years
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business HP Inc. announced on Tuesday that it will lay off thousands of workers over the next three years, becoming the…
Continue Reading The federal government just took another big swipe at illegal robocalls
By Brian Fung, CNN The federal government took another big swipe at illegal robocalls on Tuesday, as it moved to block a voice provider from the…
Continue Reading Elon Musk restores Donald Trump’s Twitter account
Former US President Donald Trump’s Twitter account has been reinstated on the…
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10 technologies that have shaped online gambling
Gambling doesn’t just take place in casinos anymore. OLBG reviewed research from across the internet to understand the different technologies used by…
Continue Reading Good luck finding an iPhone 14 Pro before Christmas
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business If you haven’t ordered one of the higher-end iPhone 14 models by now, it may be harder than usual to get…
Continue Reading The new Toyota Prius has a huge power boost and even better fuel efficiency
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Toyota unveiled an all-new version of its famous Prius hybrid car Wednesday just ahead of the Los Angeles Auto…
Continue Reading We tried Apple’s new SOS tool for when you don’t have cell service
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business When Apple announced at its closely-watched September product launch event that it would soon introduce an…
Continue Reading Scientists have used mushrooms to make biodegradable computer chips
By Hafsa Khalil, CNN Foraging for fungi may not only mean mushrooms are on the menu. New research has shown that mushroom skins could provide a…
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From switchboard operators to Zoom: The evolution of workplace communications
Top10.com compiled a list of nine historic milestones that transformed communication in the…
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Think you’re immune to cybercrime because you’re young and tech savvy? Think again
Using government data, Twingate has compiled surprising facts about how different age groups are victims of fraud…
Continue Reading Why Apple may be working on a ‘hey Siri’ change
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Apple reportedly wants to put an end to “Hey.” The company is said to be training its voice…
Continue Reading Elon Musk sold nearly $4 billion worth of Tesla stock since Twitter deal closed
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Elon Musk sold $3.95 billion worth of Tesla stock since completing his purchase of Twitter late last month.…
Continue Reading Amazon will pause corporate hiring for months
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Amazon is pressing pause on corporate hiring and expects to keep the policy in place for months, in the latest…
Continue Reading TikTok makes clear European data can be accessed by China-based employees
By Brian Fung, CNN TikTok updated its privacy policies for European users on Tuesday, adding explicit disclosures that personal data from the app may…
Continue Reading Ford October sales slide 10% largely due to supply chain issues
By Michael Ballaban, CNN Business Ford saw its October US sales slump 10% over the last year as the company continued to battle supply chain…
Continue Reading Elon Musk hints that Donald Trump will not be back on Twitter before the midterms
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Elon Musk indicated on Wednesday that the Twitter account of former President Donald Trump will not be restored ahead of…
Continue Reading Musk says Twitter will charge $8 a month for account verification after criticism for $19.99 plan
By Jennifer Korn After facing criticism for his plan to charge Twitter users $19.99 a month to get or keep a verified account, Elon Musk has a…
Continue Reading Want a blue check mark on Twitter? It may soon cost you $19.99 a month
By Donie O’Sullivan and Jennifer Korn, CNN Twitter is considering offering verified accounts to users who are willing to pay $19.99 a month for…
Continue Reading Instagram goes down for some users
By Catherine Thorbecke Thousands of Instagram users reported issues with accessing the platform on Monday morning. Approximately 7,000 users reported…
Continue Reading Ford’s beloved little Fiesta is going away, at least for now
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business The Ford Fiesta, a hugely popular little hatchback in much of the world, will soon no longer appear in…
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Self-driving trucks, AI, and the difficulty of forecasting the future of trucking
Truckinfo.net gathered information from the Future of Autonomous Vehicles report and other sources to explore the future of automated technology in…
Continue Reading Apple earnings may offer a hint about the iPhone 14’s success
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Apple is about to offer its first hints about iPhone 14 sales after weeks of rumors that demand for its latest…
Continue Reading Ford takes $2.7 billion hit as it drops efforts to develop full self-driving cars
By Chris Isidore, Matt McFarland and Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Ford is essentially pulling the plug on an effort to develop its first full…
Continue Reading Apple will support USB-C charging to comply with new EU requirement, exec says
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business The iPhone will support USB-C charging in the European Union to comply with a new ruling that mandates…
Continue Reading WhatsApp suffers major outage
By Michelle Toh, CNN Business WhatsApp suffered a serious outage on Tuesday, preventing users across the globe from sending or receiving messages on…
Continue Reading Facebook and TikTok are approving ads with ‘blatant’ misinformation about voting in midterms, researchers say
By Jennifer Korn Facebook and TikTok failed to block advertisements with “blatant” misinformation about when and how to vote in the US…
Continue Reading Tech earnings are coming and they probably won’t be pretty
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…
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​​5 ways employers use virtual reality for training
Tovuti LMS researched five ways employers in different industries use virtual reality to train employees in various professional and technical…
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How privacy policies enveloped the world
Stacker spoke with several privacy experts to gauge the true impact of privacy on the average person and how the government has addressed the…
Continue Reading Kanye West to acquire conservative social media platform Parler
By Brian Fung, CNN Business Kanye West is acquiring Parler, the alternative social media platform favored by many conservatives. Parler’s…
Continue Reading Rolls-Royce’s first electric car has two doors and is longer than a Cadillac Escalade
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Rolls-Royce will start production of its first electric car next year. It has only two doors but is longer than…
Continue Reading The US is spending billions to boost chip manufacturing. Will it be enough?
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business The United States government is pulling out all the stops to boost domestic semiconductor manufacturing,…
Continue Reading How a 51-year-old celebrity hacker upended one of the world’s most influential social networks
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…
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Idaho now open for Bitcoin business
Idaho now open for Bitcoin…
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10 ways businesses are tracking employee productivity in 2022
Buddy Punch researched ways businesses are digitally monitoring employee productivity, such as old-school surveillance and new-age activity…
Continue Reading What to do with your old phones, gadgets and other e-waste
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business In the past two months, Apple, Google and Samsung have all unveiled their newest smartphones and other devices…
Continue Reading Google approves Truth Social for the Google Play Store
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…
Continue Reading FCC could ban all new purchases of Huawei and ZTE telecom gear
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…
Continue Reading The 2024 Chevy Trax is GM’s new take on its cheapest SUV
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business General Motors unveiled a new, slightly bigger redesigned version of its cheapest entry-level SUV, the Trax. The…
Continue Reading Microsoft unveils $4,299 Surface desktop computer
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Microsoft’s most expensive Surface device is about to get even pricier. At a press event on Wednesday,…
Continue Reading Meta’s newest VR headset is impressive. Here’s why you probably won’t buy it
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…
Continue Reading Toyota finally found a way to keep wheels from falling off its electric SUV
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Last June, Toyota warned owners of its first mainstream electric vehicle, the BZ4X, to stop driving their SUVs…
Continue Reading Ford raises price on the electric F-150 again
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Ford is again raising prices on the F-150 Lightning electric pickup, but the price increase will impact only the…
Continue Reading Google unveils new Pixel 7 smartphones and first-ever Pixel smartwatch
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Google on Thursday unveiled its new Pixel 7 smartphone lineup and its first-ever Pixel smartwatch, packed with…
Continue Reading Apple is one step closer to being forced to ditch its Lightning charger in Europe
By Brian Fung, CNN The European Union is one step closer to forcing Apple and other electronics vendors to use a single charging standard for devices…
Continue Reading Supreme Court to hear cases that could decide future of internet speech and social media
By Brian Fung, CNN The Supreme Court will hear two pivotal cases later this term about online speech that could significantly shape the future of…
Continue Reading Tesla delivered 343,000 cars in the third quarter, falling short of forecasts
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Tesla announced its delivery and production numbers for the third quarter Sunday, reporting 343,000 total deliveries and…
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INL opens the nation’s first security-focused 5G testing range
Idaho National Lab (INL) may be well known for energy research, but it’s now on the cutting edge of research into 5G…
Continue Reading Anyone can now use powerful AI tools to make images. What could possibly go wrong?
By Rachel Metz, CNN Business If you’ve ever wanted to use artificial intelligence to quickly design a hybrid between a duck and a corgi, now is…
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What it takes to be a market research analyst—and which industries need them the most
Santa Clara University compiled a list of the 10 industries with the most market research analysts using data from the Bureau of Labor…
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10 statistics that show the cost of a data breach to companies
Beyond Identity collected figures and statistics from IBM’s 2022 Cost of a Data Breach Report to understand how data breaches impact companies and…
Continue Reading Virtual body-shaming: Why the metaverse won’t fix our IRL beauty standards
Oscar Holland, CNN Avatars are nothing new — and nor is the idea that we care about how we look online. As the drive towards immersive virtual…
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ISU adds third high processing computer
A new high-performance computing (HPC) system or supercomputer is now online at Idaho State…
Continue Reading Google will make it easier to search for nearby soup dumplings, and tell you if they’re spicy
By Rachel Metz, CNN Business Google is making it easier to find specific dishes at nearby restaurants, whether it’s an ahi tartare, soup…
Continue Reading Amazon’s $999 dog-like robot is getting smarter
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Amazon on Wednesday unveiled a collection of product updates that tie together its vast suite of services and…
Continue Reading Apple stock drops on concerns about iPhone 14 demand
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Shares of Apple fell 4% in early trading Wednesday amid concerns about demand for the company’s latest…
Continue Reading Walmart enters the metaverse with Roblox experiences
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Walmart has entered the metaverse. The retail giant announced Monday it is launching two immersive online experiences with…
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These are the groups behind some of the biggest cybercrimes
Using sources including the U.S. government and the Council on Foreign Relations, Twingate has compiled a list of eight notorious hacking groups…
Continue Reading How political candidates are targeting you on social media based on your music tastes, shopping habits and favorite TV shows
By Casey Tolan, CNN Marco Rubio hopes to sway voters interested in Chick-fil-A, Ram trucks, and Duck Dynasty. John Fetterman is searching for fans of…
Continue Reading The internet’s new favorite video game is like ‘Guitar Hero’ but with trombones
By Jennifer Korn If you liked “Guitar Hero” but wished it had more brass instruments, you’re in luck. A new rhythm game called…
Continue Reading Kia, Hyundai are easy targets for thieves, insurance data confirms
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Stealing older model Hyundai and Kia cars and SUVs became a scary social media trend. Now, data from the Highway…
Continue Reading NTSB recommends technologies to curb drunk driving and speeding in new vehicles
By Maegan Vazquez and Gregory Wallace, CNN The federal agency responsible for conducting independent accident investigations has recommended…
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