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By Brian Fung, CNN Uber has linked the cybersecurity incident it disclosed last week to hackers affiliated with the Lapsus$ gang, a group accused of numerous high-profile corporate data breaches. The company also said the attackers were able to download or access company Slack messages and invoice-related data from an internal tool. In a blog

By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Most people may live out their digital lives with the assumption they can delete their posts, messages and personal data from services whenever they choose. But a tech hearing this week threw that core assumption into question. Peiter “Mudge” Zatko, the former security chief at Twitter, told a Senate committee

By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business For anyone prone to typos, sending messages to the wrong person or firing off thoughts they may later regret, there’s now some hope. Apple has delivered on two of its most requested features: the ability to edit and unsend iMessages. This week, Apple released its latest operating system, iOS

By Brian Fung, CNN Business A federal appeals court on Friday upheld a controversial Texas law that restricts the ability of Facebook, Twitter and YouTube to moderate content on their platforms, setting up a potential Supreme Court showdown while also renewing uncertainties about how tech platforms may operate in the state in the future. The

By Brian Fung, CNN Business When a Twitter whistleblower testified at an explosive Senate hearing this week, the social media company wasn’t the only one to come under fire. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle repeatedly criticized federal regulators who for years had supposedly been keeping a close eye on the company. “I’m concerned

By Brian Fung, CNN A landmark California bill aimed at promoting children’s digital welfare became law on Thursday, as Gov. Gavin Newsom announced he had signed the legislation imposing strict requirements on websites “likely to be accessed” by kids. “We’re taking aggressive action in California to protect the health and wellbeing of our kids,” Newsom

By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Elon Musk’s legal team on Thursday filed a public version of its updated counterclaims in response to Twitter’s lawsuit seeking to force the billionaire to follow through with his $44 billion deal to buy the company. The amended argument, which was originally filed under seal last week, draws on claims

By Brian Fung, CNN UK officials have launched a deeper antitrust investigation into Microsoft’s $68.7 billion purchase of video game giant Activision Blizzard, reflecting concerns that the deal may lead to reduced competition. The second-stage probe comes after the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said on Sept. 1 that the acquisition — which would

By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business Ethereum, the world’s second most valuable cryptocurrency, has completed a massive software upgrade that its backers claim will slash its carbon footprint. The long-awaited revamp, which is known as “The Merge,” will reduce ethereum’s energy consumption by nearly 99.95%, according to the Ethereum Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting

By Brian Fung, CNN Business TikTok repeatedly declined to commit to US lawmakers on Wednesday that the short-form video app will cut off flows of US user data to China, instead promising that the outcome of its negotiations with the US government “will satisfy all national security concerns.” Testifying before the Senate Homeland Security Committee,

By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Elon Musk may be fighting tooth-and-nail to get out of his deal to buy Twitter, but the social media company’s shareholders plan to hold him to it. The vast majority of Twitter shareholders on Tuesday voted in favor of Musk’s $44 billion takeover deal, a value of $54.20 per share.

By Donie O’Sullivan, Brian Fung and Sean Lyngaas, CNN Extreme heat in California has left Twitter without one of its key data centers, and a company executive warned in an internal memo obtained by CNN that another outage elsewhere could result in the service going dark for some of its users. Twitter, like all major

By Clare Duffy and Brian Fung, CNN Twitter whistleblower Peiter “Mudge” Zatko is set to testify before Congress Tuesday in his first public appearance since his bombshell allegations against the social media company were reported last month by CNN and The Washington Post. Lawmakers on the Senate Judiciary Committee are expected to question Zatko on

By Michelle Toh and Swati Gupta, CNN Business Amazon will halt the sale of devices that can disable seatbelt alarms in India following a request from the government. The Transport Ministry told CNN Business on Thursday that it had sent a notice to Amazon, ordering it to take down listings of replacement seatbelt clips that

By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Amazon CEO Andy Jassy isn’t looking to force the company’s workers back into the office anytime soon. “We don’t have a plan to require people to come back,” Jassy said at the Code Conference in Los Angeles on Wednesday. “But we’re going to proceed adaptively as we learn.” The online

By Donie O’Sullivan and Richa Naik, CNN Clara Sorrenti, a trans activist who was forced to flee her home in Canada after users of a hate-filled website targeted her, has succeeded in her campaign to get the site taken offline, for now. Sorrenti, better known by her online username “Keffals,” became the target of a

By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of failed blood testing startup Theranos who was convicted of fraud earlier this year, is asking for a new trial after claiming that a key witness visited her house unannounced and allegedly said he “feels guilty” about his testimony. In a court filing on Tuesday with

By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Amazon has lost the first round in its effort to overturn a historic union victory at a Staten Island facility. A National Labor Relations Board officer who heard Amazon’s objections recommended that the vote be upheld. In April’s closely watched election, warehouse workers at the Staten Island facility known as

By Rachel Metz, CNN Business In January 2021, Rachel Tobac came up with a silly take on a serious topic: A sea shanty-like video in which she sang a tale about the importance of password security and multi-factor authentication. It came complete with a hauntingly harmonized chorus that includes the words, “Soon may a criminal

By Michelle Toh, CNN Business Two of America’s top chipmakers have been ordered to stop selling some of their technology to China that can be used for artificial intelligence. Nvidia and AMD said Wednesday that they had been told by the US government to halt exports of certain high-performance chips to the world’s second largest

By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business SpaceX’s partnership with NASA just got $1.4 billion sweeter, as the space agency announced Wednesday that it’s extending its deal with the company to cover five additional missions. The contract cements a long future for SpaceX and NASA as they work together to launch astronauts to and from the International

By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business Cruise operator Royal Caribbean is bringing SpaceX’s satellite-based internet service to its cruise ships in what it’s billing as “the biggest public deployment of Starlink’s high-speed internet in the travel industry so far.” The rollout will begin immediately across all three brands the company operates: Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises

By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business The Wing, the once-buzzy social club and luxury coworking community geared towards women, has shuttered all of its remaining locations. The six-year-old startup, which had raised more than $100 million in funding towards building out its network of physical spaces that were intended to look and feel like feminist

By Brian Fung, CNN Truth Social, the Twitter-like social network backed by former President Donald Trump, remains unavailable on Google’s Android app store because of deficiencies in the app’s content moderation systems, according to a Google spokesperson. The app favored by many of Trump’s supporters still has not met the Google Play Store’s standards, including

By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Facebook announced Tuesday that it is shutting down its standalone Gaming App this fall. The app for video gamers and live-streamers, which has long struggled to compete with rivals like Amazon-owned Twitch, will no longer work on Oct. 28, according to a notice posted in the app on Tuesday. Beginning

By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business Uber is giving riders the ability to connect with a safety agent while taking a nerve-wracking trip, making it the latest feature the company has added in recent years to address safety concerns. The company said the capability is intended to help both riders or drivers in situations that

By Brian Fung and Clare Duffy, CNN Business Elon Musk is formally citing allegations leveled by Twitter whistleblower, Peiter “Mudge” Zatko, as justification for terminating a $44 billion acquisition deal for the social media company. On Monday, Musk’s legal team sent a letter to Twitter highlighting Zatko’s claims, which were first reported by CNN and

By Clare Duffy, CNN Business The Securities and Exchange Commission earlier this summer probed Twitter regarding its measurements of monetizable daily active users (mDAU) and false and spam accounts, according to documents filed to the SEC’s website that were first reported last week. News of the correspondence comes as Twitter faces heightened attention over its

By Brian Fung, CNN Business The Federal Trade Commission is suing a data broker that the agency claims has sold sensitive location data that can identify specific abortion-seekers, religious worshipers or others who may be at risk of discrimination, intimidation or even violence. Monday’s suit targets Kochava, a marketing data company that lists major brands

By Clare Duffy, CNN Business In the days since it was first reported that former Twitter head of security Peiter “Mudge” Zatko had filed an explosive whistleblower disclosure, the company has had to confront renewed scrutiny from lawmakers, a dip in its stock price and added uncertainty in its high-stakes legal battle with billionaire Elon

By Jennifer Korn Pilots are in high demand lately — such high demand, in fact, that pilots from the recently defunct ExpressJet Airlines are finding themselves with new job offers, without so much as an interview, days after their employer declared bankruptcy. Piedmont Airlines, a regional airline based in Maryland and subsidiary of American Airlines,

By Rachel Metz and Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business In a rare and lengthy interview, Mark Zuckerberg spoke with controversial comedian and podcast host Joe Rogan about Meta’s plans to release a new virtual-reality headset, his newfound love of jiu-jitsu and his company’s decision to limit the reach of an article about Hunter Biden that came

By Clare Duffy, CNN Business A stunning whistleblower disclosure from Twitter’s former head of security accuses the company of having a reactive approach to misinformation and platform manipulation, a disconnect between product and safety teams, content moderation shortcomings and a lack of controls to prevent foreign interference, all of which could raise questions about the

By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business SpaceX and T-Mobile want to beam cell service to “most places in the US,” including some of the most remote areas of the country that traditionally have not been touched by wireless connectivity. The idea, which the companies plan to roll out in beta testing by the end next year,

By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business NASA and Boeing are now targeting early 2023 for the first crewed flight of Boeing’s long-delayed Starliner spacecraft, officials said during a joint press conference Thursday. Launch officials say the mission could take off as early as February, according to Steve Stich, the manager for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. Starliner

By Brian Fung and Clare Duffy, CNN Business Twitter’s former head of security, who filed a whistleblower disclosure about the company, will testify in a Senate hearing next month, the same day that Twitter shareholders are set to vote on whether to approve Elon Musk’s takeover deal. Peiter “Mudge” Zatko, whose disclosure was first reported