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Suspected Chinese hackers hit News Corp with ‘persistent cyberattack’

February 4, 2022 8:42 AM CNN Newsource

By Sean Lyngaas News Corp suffered a “persistent cyberattack,” the company said Friday, and investigators believe Chinese spies may be…

At an Amazon warehouse in Alabama, a milestone union election is set to begin all over again

February 4, 2022 7:08 AM CNN Newsource

By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business Last year, an improbable organizing effort among Amazon warehouse workers in a central Alabama suburb led…

Mark Zuckerberg is in danger of losing his top 10 billionaire ranking

February 4, 2022 4:08 AM CNN Newsource

By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business The historic collapse in Meta’s shares this week has wiped $31 billion off Mark Zuckerberg’s personal…

Australian mining magnate takes legal action against Facebook over scam ads

February 3, 2022 5:55 PM CNN Newsource

By Hannah Ritchie and Jill Disis, CNN Business Billionaire mining magnate Andrew Forrest is taking legal action against Facebook in Australia after…

Amazon is raising the price of annual Prime memberships to $139

February 3, 2022 3:05 PM CNN

By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Amazon is raising the price of its annual Prime subscriptions from $119 to $139 per year in the United States, the…

MacKenzie Scott donates $133.5 million to educational nonprofit Communities in School

February 3, 2022 3:14 PM CNN Newsource

By Jennifer Korn MacKenzie Scott has donated $133.5 million to educational nonprofit Communities in School, an organization that helps students…

Amazon is raising the price of annual Prime memberships to $139

February 3, 2022 2:36 PM CNN Newsource

By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Amazon is raising the price of its annual Prime subscriptions from $119 to $139 per year in the United States, the…

Wag, a dog-walking startup that once raised $300 million from a single investor, is going public through a SPAC

February 3, 2022 12:32 PM CNN Newsource

By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business Wag, a dog-walking startup that once received $300 million from a single investor only to stumble in…

Meta’s market value just dropped by more than most companies are worth

February 3, 2022 12:30 PM CNN Newsource

By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Meta Platforms, the company formerly known as Facebook, just had its worst trading day in its history as a public…

Meta is giving avatars a four-foot buffer zone to cut back on VR harassment

February 3, 2022 12:30 PM CNN

By Rachel Metz, CNN Business Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has a new feature aimed at cutting down on harassment and assault in virtual…

Melinda French Gates reportedly won’t give bulk of her wealth to Gates Foundation

February 3, 2022 10:32 AM CNN Newsource

By Jennifer Korn, CNN Business Melinda French Gates may be shifting her approach to how she gives away her vast wealth following her high-profile…

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

February 3, 2022 5:14 AM CNN Newsource

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…

Meta shares plummet 20% after posting rare profit decline

February 2, 2022 2:53 PM CNN Newsource

By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Facebook rattled investors on Wednesday by posting a rare profit decline, driven by the company’s heavy spending…

3G networks are shutting down soon. A scramble to get users to upgrade is underway

February 2, 2022 6:27 AM CNN Newsource

By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Aaron Hommell bought his 3G iPhone 5 in 2014 and kept it for more than seven years, holding onto it even after…

3G networks are shutting down soon. A scramble to get users to upgrade is underway

February 2, 2022 6:27 AM CNN

By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Aaron Hommell bought his 3G iPhone 5 in 2014 and kept it for more than seven years, holding onto it even after…

Google stock jumps 8% after blowout quarter fueled by strong ad sales

February 1, 2022 4:42 PM CNN Newsource

By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Despite being one of the biggest online advertising giants, Google’s ad business is still growing at a rapid clip.…

Facebook’s dream of creating its own global cryptocurrency officially comes to an end

February 1, 2022 2:01 PM CNN Newsource

By Clare Duffy, CNN Business In June 2019, after years of being under scrutiny for the impact its platforms have on society, Facebook unveiled one of…

Sony to acquire video game studio Bungie in $3.6 billion deal

January 31, 2022 12:30 PM CNN Newsource

By Brian Fung, CNN Business Sony is acquiring Bungie, the video game studio that created hit franchises such as “Halo” and…

Alice, the first all-electric passenger airplane, prepares to fly

January 31, 2022 11:28 AM CNN Newsource

By Jennifer Korn, CNN Business The world’s first all-electric passenger aircraft is preparing to take flight. The Alice, a plane developed by…

Shanghai metro sparks Covid panic with festive red QR codes

January 30, 2022 11:30 PM CNN Newsource

By Jessie Yeung and CNN’s Beijing Bureau, CNN Business A Chinese subway system’s attempt to spread some Lunar New Year cheer backfired…

A new crop of shopping tools aims to help consumers beat the supply chain crunch and the bots

January 30, 2022 6:49 AM CNN Newsource

By Brian Fung, CNN Business A few days after Christmas, Aaron Worley and his wife began feeling ill. Fearing they may have contracted Covid-19 over…

A new crop of shopping tools aims to help consumers beat the supply chain crunch and the bots

January 30, 2022 6:49 AM CNN

By Brian Fung, CNN Business A few days after Christmas, Aaron Worley and his wife began feeling ill. Fearing they may have contracted Covid-19 over…

Meta pauses new users from joining analytics tool CrowdTangle

January 29, 2022 12:40 PM CNN Newsource

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

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

January 28, 2022 11:41 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…

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

January 28, 2022 11:05 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…

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

January 28, 2022 10:50 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 27, 2022 5:59 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 4:30 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…

How last week’s 5G deployment went so wrong

January 28, 2022 4:30 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…

UK companies told to bolster defenses against Russian cyberattacks

January 28, 2022 4:10 AM CNN

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

UK companies told to bolster defenses against Russian cyberattacks

January 28, 2022 4:10 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 another $1 billion in India’s smartphone market

January 28, 2022 2:33 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…

Telecom regulator blocks China Unicom from US market

January 27, 2022 8:56 PM 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 holiday quarter sales despite supply constraints

January 27, 2022 3:57 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 6:49 AM 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 6:21 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 1:35 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 26, 2022 5:38 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…

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

January 26, 2022 3:23 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…

Wordle-spoiling bot taken down by Twitter

January 26, 2022 7:36 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 7:36 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 6:04 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 pledges ‘purification’ of the internet ahead of the Beijing Winter Olympics and the Lunar New Year

January 26, 2022 12:23 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…

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

January 25, 2022 4:17 PM 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 have less than 5 days’ supply of computer chips, Commerce Department warns

January 25, 2022 3:08 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 11:29 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…

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

January 22, 2022 8:37 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…

Meta is building an AI supercomputer

January 24, 2022 10:24 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…

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

January 24, 2022 6:44 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 says WeChat has removed the account of its Prime Minister

January 24, 2022 4:11 AM 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 1:15 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…

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

January 22, 2022 6:57 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 12:52 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 12:29 PM 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…

Twitter is rolling out verified NFT profile pictures

January 20, 2022 3:45 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 5G-airline snafu: Everything we know

January 19, 2022 4:22 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 4:22 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 8:54 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 7:50 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 7:21 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.…

Sony takes a big hit in the console wars

January 19, 2022 3:45 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 2:11 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, Verizon delay launching 5G near some airports after airlines ask Biden to intervene

January 18, 2022 10:59 AM 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…

Microsoft to acquire Activision Blizzard in $68.7 billion deal

January 18, 2022 7:42 AM 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 5G-airlines crisis was mostly averted. Here’s what happened – and what we still don’t know

January 18, 2022 7:18 AM CNN

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

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

January 17, 2022 2:38 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…

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

January 17, 2022 7:58 AM CNN Newsource

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

Here’s how US lawmakers could finally rein in Facebook

January 17, 2022 6:38 AM CNN Newsource

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

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

January 14, 2022 3:52 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 9:58 AM 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 11, 2022 10:01 PM 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…

Judge rejects Facebook’s request to dismiss FTC antitrust complaint

January 11, 2022 3:49 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…

Meta pauses new users from joining analytics tool CrowdTangle

January 11, 2022 3:49 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…

Facebook parent Meta delays return to office and will require booster shots

January 11, 2022 9:37 AM CNN Newsource

By Brian Fung, CNN Business Meta, the parent company of Facebook, is delaying its return to US offices until March 28 and will require proof of…

Google ordered to turn over documents related to anti-union efforts in NLRB case

January 10, 2022 3:14 PM CNN Newsource

By Clare Duffy, CNN Business A judge has ordered Google to turn over hundreds of internal documents — many related to its efforts to quash an…

Space industry year ahead: SpaceX’s Mars rocket, tourism, and more billionaire battles

January 10, 2022 1:12 PM CNN Newsource

By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business If 2021 was the year of ostentatious displays of wealthy space tourists chartering one-off missions, 2022 promises to…

In VR, there are no rules, so parents are making up their own

January 10, 2022 9:34 AM CNN Newsource

By Rachel Metz, CNN Business Last summer, Allen Roach saw something that really disturbed him: His then-11-year-old son, Peyton, used a sword to…

CES 2022: 5 takeaways from the giant tech trade show

January 8, 2022 7:17 AM CNN Newsource

By Samantha Murphy Kelly and Clare Duffy, CNN CES, the closely-watched annual consumer electronics show, looked drastically different this year.…

CES 2022: 5 takeaways from the giant tech trade show

January 8, 2022 7:17 AM CNN

By Samantha Murphy Kelly and Clare Duffy, CNN CES, the closely-watched annual consumer electronics show, looked drastically different this year.…

Tim Cook’s compensation jumped to nearly $100 million last year

January 7, 2022 9:36 AM CNN Newsource

By Jennifer Korn Tim Cook had a very good year. Apple’s CEO received nearly $100 million in total compensation in 2021, a sixfold increase from…

People desperate for Covid tests are turning to resellers online

January 7, 2022 7:51 AM CNN Newsource

By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business When Patrick Kennedy, a nightlife performer in New York City, recently was exposed to Covid-19, he was…

On the anniversary of January 6, social media platforms are on high alert

January 6, 2022 10:20 AM CNN Newsource

By Clare Duffy, CNN Business January 6 was a clear turning point for major social media companies — proving that they would, under certain…

On the anniversary of January 6, social media platforms are on high alert

January 6, 2022 10:20 AM CNN

By Clare Duffy, CNN Business January 6 was a clear turning point for major social media companies — proving that they would, under certain…

What it was like to be in the courtroom for Elizabeth Holmes’ fraud trial

January 6, 2022 5:36 AM CNN Newsource

By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business Inside the San Jose federal courtroom, I shifted my body forward and from side to side trying to watch…

NASA’s first Artemis moon mission will have a virtual astronaut: Amazon’s Alexa

January 5, 2022 11:37 AM CNN Newsource

By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business NASA’s Artemis 1 mission, slated for take off as soon as this March, aims to send an Orion spacecraft around…

NASA’s first Artemis moon mission will have a virtual astronaut: Amazon’s Alexa

January 5, 2022 11:09 AM CNN

By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business NASA’s Artemis 1 mission, slated for take off as soon as this March, aims to send an Orion spacecraft around…

Warren, Jayapal blast Google over efforts to “bully” and “sideline” DOJ’s top antitrust official

January 5, 2022 10:45 AM CNN Newsource

By Brian Fung, CNN Business Google must stop attempting to intimidate US antitrust enforcers at the Justice Department, according to two…

Here’s how US lawmakers could finally rein in Facebook

January 5, 2022 10:45 AM CNN

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

Sony is gearing up to make an electric car

January 5, 2022 6:07 AM CNN

By Anna Cooban, CNN Business Sony has announced plans to launch an electric car company later this year as it unveiled a new sports utility vehicle…

Sony is gearing up to make an electric car

January 5, 2022 6:07 AM CNN Newsource

By Anna Cooban, CNN Business Sony has announced plans to launch an electric car company later this year as it unveiled a new sports utility vehicle…

Smartphones, laptops and oddball gadgets: CES 2022 showcases tech’s latest innovations

January 4, 2022 8:41 PM CNN

By Samantha Murphy Kelly and Clare Duffy, CNN Business CES, one of the world’s biggest tech trade shows, kicks off Wednesday in Las Vegas with…

Smartphones, laptops and oddball gadgets: CES 2022 showcases tech’s latest innovations

January 4, 2022 8:41 PM CNN Newsource

By Samantha Murphy Kelly and Clare Duffy, CNN Business CES, one of the world’s biggest tech trade shows, kicks off Wednesday in Las Vegas with…

Elizabeth Holmes sentencing hearing set for September 26

January 4, 2022 5:13 PM CNN

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…

What’s next for Elizabeth Holmes?

January 4, 2022 4:28 PM CNN Newsource

By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business As Elizabeth Holmes heard in real time that a jury of eight men and four women had found her guilty on…

Classic BlackBerry phones stop working today

January 4, 2022 8:16 AM CNN Newsource

By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business You can no longer use that old BlackBerry phone sitting at the bottom of your drawer somewhere. On Tuesday,…

Classic BlackBerry phones stop working today

January 4, 2022 8:16 AM CNN

By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business You can no longer use that old BlackBerry phone sitting at the bottom of your drawer somewhere. On Tuesday,…

The rise and fall of Elizabeth Holmes: A timeline

January 4, 2022 6:25 AM CNN Newsource

By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business More than three years after Elizabeth Holmes was first indicted and nearly four months after her trial…

AT&T and Verizon agree to postpone 5G rollout near airports by 2 weeks

January 3, 2022 8:03 PM CNN Newsource

By Brian Fung, CNN AT&T and Verizon have agreed to postpone their planned rollouts of 5G infrastructure near airports by two weeks, averting —…

AT&T and Verizon agree to postpone 5G rollout near airports by 2 weeks

January 3, 2022 8:03 PM CNN

By Brian Fung, CNN AT&T and Verizon have agreed to postpone their planned rollouts of 5G infrastructure near airports by two weeks, averting —…

The key moments from Elizabeth Holmes’ trial

January 3, 2022 7:45 PM CNN Newsource

By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business After nearly four months of court proceedings in one of the most high-profile tech trials in recent memory, Elizabeth…

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