Technology Archives

Microsoft could bring back Clippy, but make him, like, smart

January 25, 2023 6:07 PM CNN

By Allison Morrow, CNN This week, Microsoft confirmed it’s planning to invest billions in OpenAI, the company behind the viral new chatbot tool…

Meta says it will restore Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts

January 25, 2023 3:47 PM CNN Newsource

By Clare Duffy, CNN Facebook-parent Meta said on Wednesday that it will restore former President Donald Trump’s accounts on Facebook and…

Uber wants its future to have three-wheeled cars, face-to-face seats

January 19, 2023 12:59 PM CNN Newsource

By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Uber drivers don’t always need four wheels, front-facing passenger seats and top speeds over 50 miles an…

Vox Media to lay off 7% of workforce

January 20, 2023 9:07 AM CNN Newsource

By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business Vox Media, the publisher of news websites such as Vox and The Verge, in addition to New York magazine, will lay off 7%…

Teachers are adapting to concerns about a powerful new AI tool

January 19, 2023 5:29 AM CNN

By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business When Kristen Asplin heard about a powerful new AI chatbot tool called ChatGPT going viral online recently with…

Most new car buyers are now paying less than sticker price

January 19, 2023 6:28 AM CNN

By Chris Isidore, CNN Americans can once again buy cars for less than sticker price. But that doesn’t mean they’re finding bargains at…

Instagram rolls out ‘quiet mode’ for when users want to focus

January 19, 2023 7:05 AM CNN Newsource

By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Instagram on Thursday announced a new feature called “quiet mode,” which aims to help users focus…

The Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray is the first-ever hybrid Corvette

January 17, 2023 7:11 AM CNN

By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Exactly 70 years after the very first Chevrolet Corvette was unveiled in January, 1953, General Motors revealed the first…

TikTok access from government devices now restricted in more than half of US states

January 16, 2023 8:22 AM CNN Newsource

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…

Gen Z has a new ‘vintage’ technology to obsess over

January 15, 2023 4:47 AM CNN Newsource

By Ramishah Maruf, CNN First, it was disposable cameras. Then it was low-rise jeans. Now, Gen-Z’s latest “vintage” obsession is the…

From color-changing cars to self-driving strollers, here’s some of the coolest tech from CES 2023

January 9, 2023 6:48 AM CNN

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…

411 is going out of service for millions of Americans

January 7, 2023 5:06 AM CNN Newsource

By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN The operator is going off the hook for millions of customers. Starting in January, AT&T customers with digital…

Hackers post email addresses linked to 200 million Twitter accounts, security researchers say

January 5, 2023 1:18 PM CNN Newsource

By Brian Fung, CNN Email addresses linked to more than 200 million Twitter profiles are currently circulating on underground hacker forums, security…

Sony and Honda reveal their new car brand

January 4, 2023 9:41 PM CNN Newsource

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…

How many people does it take to build an app?

December 23, 2022 11:41 PM Stacker

Feats compiled a list of key roles in app development, explaining what each does and how these roles contribute to an app’s…

Apple is raising the price of iPhone battery replacements

January 4, 2023 12:20 PM CNN Newsource

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…

Tech’s biggest show is set to kick off in Las Vegas. Here’s what to expect

January 4, 2023 8:46 AM CNN Newsource

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…

GM is the top car seller in America, retaking the title from Toyota

January 4, 2023 9:19 AM CNN Newsource

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.…

For adolescents, social media might be a brain-changer, researchers say

January 3, 2023 12:25 PM CNN Newsource

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Frequent use of social media could be reshaping how adolescents’ brains develop, a new study found. Those who checked…

Electric vehicle sales hit a tipping point in 2022

December 27, 2022 11:52 AM CNN Newsource

Next time you’re circling a full parking lot, try to remember what you saw in it just a couple of years…

The tech we couldn’t live without in 2022

December 23, 2022 5:52 AM CNN Newsource

By CNN staff Bone conduction headphones, TV streaming devices and Bluetooth speakers are among the tech gadgets topping holiday wish lists this year.…

Tesla shares see worst day in two years on weaker than expected sales

January 3, 2023 9:20 AM CNN Newsource

By Chris Isidore, CNN Tesla shares plunged more than 12% in trading Tuesday, as weaker than expected global sales caused the company’s massive…

TikTok is removing some of the mystery behind how it recommends videos to users

December 20, 2022 6:02 AM CNN Newsource

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…

Listen up: Headphones are getting really weird

December 18, 2022 6:55 AM CNN Newsource

By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business When Huawei recently teased a new smartwatch in a promotional video, it featured an unusual design: the watch…

TikTok might be too big to ban, no matter what lawmakers say

December 16, 2022 5:37 AM CNN

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…

TikTok may push potentially harmful content to teens within minutes, study finds

December 15, 2022 2:00 PM CNN Newsource

By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business TikTok may surface potentially harmful content related to suicide and eating disorders to teenagers within…

Why a growing number of states are cracking down on TikTok

December 14, 2022 5:44 AM CNN Newsource

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…

TikTok may push potentially harmful content to teens within minutes, study finds

December 13, 2022 11:41 AM CNN

By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business TikTok may surface potentially harmful content related to suicide and eating disorders to teenagers within…

Ford F-150 Lightning named MotorTrend Truck of the Year, the second electric pickup in a row

December 13, 2022 3:30 AM CNN Newsource

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…

The average American car is older than ever before—here’s why that could keep increasing

December 9, 2022 11:41 PM Stacker

The General collected data from government and private sources to illustrate why the average American car keeps getting…

Do you really need a new phone every 2 years? How to get more out of your devices

December 11, 2022 1:07 AM CNN Newsource

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…

5 ways tech innovation has changed skilled trade jobs

December 8, 2022 11:41 PM Stacker

ServiceTitan examined how technological innovations have transformed jobs in the trade…

Apple plans to expand encryption of iCloud data

December 7, 2022 6:12 PM CNN Newsource

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,…

GM to put thousands of electric vehicle chargers in rural America

December 7, 2022 6:08 AM CNN Newsource

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,…

Amazon’s checkout page stopped working for some users

December 7, 2022 7:45 AM CNN Newsource

By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Thousands of customers looking to purchase an item on Amazon early Wednesday encountered an error message on the…

Apple now lets developers charge as much as $10,000 for an app

December 6, 2022 2:01 PM CNN Newsource

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…

Facebook Oversight Board recommends overhaul of controversial content moderation process for VIPs

December 6, 2022 4:13 AM CNN

By Clare Duffy, CNN Business After a yearlong review, Meta’s Oversight Board on Tuesday said the company’s controversial system that…

This AI chatbot is dominating social media with its frighteningly good essays

December 5, 2022 12:50 PM CNN Newsource

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…

Kanye West’s Twitter account has been suspended after Elon Musk says it violated rule against incitement to violence

December 2, 2022 1:24 AM CNN

By Rob McLean, CNN Business Kanye West’s Twitter account was suspended early Friday morning after Elon Musk said it violated the…

Tesla delivers its first electric Semi trucks promising 500 miles of range

December 1, 2022 8:05 PM CNN Newsource

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…

New INL technology can detect nuclear contamination in under a minute

December 1, 2022 11:40 AM Seth Ratliff

Early in the conflict in Ukraine, as Russian shells hit near nuclear power plants in Kherson, nuclear threats and fallout became a harsh reality.…

These countries increased solar capacity the most since 2007

Data shows these countries increased their solar capacity the most in 15 years

November 30, 2022 11:41 PM Stacker

Enviro Friendly cited data compiled by environmental think tank Ember to look at countries whose solar electricity capacity has grown the most over…

15 things AI can (and can’t) do

November 29, 2022 11:41 PM Stacker

Stacker assessed the current state of AI, from predictive models to learning algorithms, and identified the capabilities and limitations of…

Lamborghini’s last purely gas-powered supercar is a road car turned into an off-road monster

November 30, 2022 6:01 AM CNN

By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business The Lamborghini Huracán Sterrato, officially unveiled in Miami Wednesday will be the Italian automaker’s…

HP says it will lay off up to 6,000 workers over the next couple years

November 22, 2022 3:37 PM CNN Newsource

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…

The federal government just took another big swipe at illegal robocalls

November 22, 2022 12:58 PM CNN Newsource

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…

Elon Musk restores Donald Trump’s Twitter account

November 20, 2022 7:30 AM CNN

Former US President Donald Trump’s Twitter account has been reinstated on the…

10 technologies that have shaped online gambling

November 17, 2022 11:41 PM Stacker

Gambling doesn’t just take place in casinos anymore. OLBG reviewed research from across the internet to understand the different technologies used by…

Good luck finding an iPhone 14 Pro before Christmas

November 17, 2022 11:24 AM CNN Newsource

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…

The new Toyota Prius has a huge power boost and even better fuel efficiency

November 16, 2022 7:25 AM CNN Newsource

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…

We tried Apple’s new SOS tool for when you don’t have cell service

November 15, 2022 6:05 AM CNN Newsource

By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business When Apple announced at its closely-watched September product launch event that it would soon introduce an…

Scientists have used mushrooms to make biodegradable computer chips

November 15, 2022 6:27 AM CNN

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…

From switchboard operators to Zoom: The evolution of workplace communications

November 3, 2022 11:41 PM Stacker

Top10.com compiled a list of nine historic milestones that transformed communication in the…

Think you’re immune to cybercrime because you’re young and tech savvy? Think again

November 7, 2022 11:42 PM Stacker

Using government data, Twingate has compiled surprising facts about how different age groups are victims of fraud…

Why Apple may be working on a ‘hey Siri’ change

November 7, 2022 11:47 AM CNN Newsource

By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Apple reportedly wants to put an end to “Hey.” The company is said to be training its voice…

Elon Musk sold nearly $4 billion worth of Tesla stock since Twitter deal closed

November 5, 2022 2:41 PM CNN

By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Elon Musk sold $3.95 billion worth of Tesla stock since completing his purchase of Twitter late last month.…

Amazon will pause corporate hiring for months

November 3, 2022 12:11 PM CNN Newsource

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…

TikTok makes clear European data can be accessed by China-based employees

November 2, 2022 12:03 PM CNN

By Brian Fung, CNN TikTok updated its privacy policies for European users on Tuesday, adding explicit disclosures that personal data from the app may…

Ford October sales slide 10% largely due to supply chain issues

November 2, 2022 10:10 AM CNN Newsource

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…

Elon Musk hints that Donald Trump will not be back on Twitter before the midterms

November 2, 2022 8:47 AM CNN Newsource

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…

Musk says Twitter will charge $8 a month for account verification after criticism for $19.99 plan

November 1, 2022 8:19 AM CNN Newsource

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…

Want a blue check mark on Twitter? It may soon cost you $19.99 a month

October 31, 2022 9:37 AM CNN Newsource

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…

Instagram goes down for some users

October 31, 2022 9:41 AM CNN Newsource

By Catherine Thorbecke Thousands of Instagram users reported issues with accessing the platform on Monday morning. Approximately 7,000 users reported…

Ford’s beloved little Fiesta is going away, at least for now

October 27, 2022 11:58 AM CNN Newsource

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…

Self-driving trucks, AI, and the difficulty of forecasting the future of trucking

October 21, 2022 11:41 PM Stacker

Truckinfo.net gathered information from the Future of Autonomous Vehicles report and other sources to explore the future of automated technology in…

Apple earnings may offer a hint about the iPhone 14’s success

October 27, 2022 5:49 AM CNN Newsource

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…

Ford takes $2.7 billion hit as it drops efforts to develop full self-driving cars

October 26, 2022 5:34 PM CNN Newsource

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…

Apple will support USB-C charging to comply with new EU requirement, exec says

October 26, 2022 10:25 AM CNN Newsource

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…

WhatsApp suffers major outage

October 25, 2022 2:36 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…

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

October 21, 2022 6:30 AM CNN

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

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

October 20, 2022 6:24 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…

5 ways employers use virtual reality for training

October 17, 2022 11:41 PM Stacker

Tovuti LMS researched five ways employers in different industries use virtual reality to train employees in various professional and technical…

How privacy policies enveloped the world

October 18, 2022 11:41 PM Stacker

Stacker spoke with several privacy experts to gauge the true impact of privacy on the average person and how the government has addressed the…

Kanye West to acquire conservative social media platform Parler

October 18, 2022 12:59 AM CNN

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

Rolls-Royce’s first electric car has two doors and is longer than a Cadillac Escalade

October 18, 2022 6:17 AM CNN

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…

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

October 18, 2022 7:06 AM CNN

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

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

October 17, 2022 4:45 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…

Idaho now open for Bitcoin business

October 15, 2022 7:47 PM Seth Ratliff

Idaho now open for Bitcoin…

10 ways businesses are tracking employee productivity in 2022

October 7, 2022 11:41 PM Stacker

Buddy Punch researched ways businesses are digitally monitoring employee productivity, such as old-school surveillance and new-age activity…

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

October 14, 2022 6:40 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…

Google approves Truth Social for the Google Play Store

October 12, 2022 9:44 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…

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

October 13, 2022 8:37 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…

The 2024 Chevy Trax is GM’s new take on its cheapest SUV

October 12, 2022 12:26 PM CNN Newsource

By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business General Motors unveiled a new, slightly bigger redesigned version of its cheapest entry-level SUV, the Trax. The…

Microsoft unveils $4,299 Surface desktop computer

October 12, 2022 8:08 AM 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,…

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

October 11, 2022 11:32 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…

Toyota finally found a way to keep wheels from falling off its electric SUV

October 6, 2022 10:24 AM CNN Newsource

By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Last June, Toyota warned owners of its first mainstream electric vehicle, the BZ4X, to stop driving their SUVs…

Ford raises price on the electric F-150 again

October 6, 2022 10:01 AM CNN Newsource

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…

Google unveils new Pixel 7 smartphones and first-ever Pixel smartwatch

October 6, 2022 8:33 AM CNN Newsource

By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Google on Thursday unveiled its new Pixel 7 smartphone lineup and its first-ever Pixel smartwatch, packed with…

Apple is one step closer to being forced to ditch its Lightning charger in Europe

October 4, 2022 8:54 AM CNN Newsource

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…

Supreme Court to hear cases that could decide future of internet speech and social media

October 3, 2022 8:03 AM CNN Newsource

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…

Tesla delivered 343,000 cars in the third quarter, falling short of forecasts

October 1, 2022 7:42 PM CNN

By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Tesla announced its delivery and production numbers for the third quarter Sunday, reporting 343,000 total deliveries and…

INL opens the nation’s first security-focused 5G testing range

September 30, 2022 5:14 PM Seth Ratliff

Idaho National Lab (INL) may be well known for energy research, but it’s now on the cutting edge of research into 5G…

Anyone can now use powerful AI tools to make images. What could possibly go wrong?

September 30, 2022 5:53 AM CNN Newsource

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…

What it takes to be a market research analyst—and which industries need them the most

September 27, 2022 11:41 PM Stacker

Santa Clara University compiled a list of the 10 industries with the most market research analysts using data from the Bureau of Labor…

10 statistics that show the cost of a data breach to companies

September 27, 2022 11:41 PM Stacker

Beyond Identity collected figures and statistics from IBM’s 2022 Cost of a Data Breach Report to understand how data breaches impact companies and…

Virtual body-shaming: Why the metaverse won’t fix our IRL beauty standards

September 29, 2022 7:31 AM CNN Newsource

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…

ISU adds third high processing computer

September 28, 2022 4:56 PM Seth Ratliff

A new high-performance computing (HPC) system or supercomputer is now online at Idaho State…

Google will make it easier to search for nearby soup dumplings, and tell you if they’re spicy

September 28, 2022 11:33 AM CNN Newsource

By Rachel Metz, CNN Business Google is making it easier to find specific dishes at nearby restaurants, whether it’s an ahi tartare, soup…

Amazon’s $999 dog-like robot is getting smarter

September 28, 2022 11:55 AM CNN Newsource

By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Amazon on Wednesday unveiled a collection of product updates that tie together its vast suite of services and…

Apple stock drops on concerns about iPhone 14 demand

September 28, 2022 12:02 PM CNN

By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Shares of Apple fell 4% in early trading Wednesday amid concerns about demand for the company’s latest…