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This game show app was an overnight sensation, and crashed just as fast

March 3, 2023 7:03 AM CNN

By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business When Scott Rogowsky auditioned to be the host of an unreleased online quiz show called HQ Trivia back in 2017,…

This game show app was an overnight sensation, and crashed just as fast

March 3, 2023 7:03 AM CNN

By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business When Scott Rogowsky auditioned to be the host of an unreleased online quiz show called HQ Trivia back in 2017,…

This game show app was an overnight sensation, and crashed just as fast

March 3, 2023 7:03 AM CNN

By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business When Scott Rogowsky auditioned to be the host of an unreleased online quiz show called HQ Trivia back in 2017,…

Democratic senators urge Meta not to market its metaverse app to teens

March 2, 2023 12:11 PM CNN Newsource

By Brian Fung, CNN Two Democratic senators urged Meta this week to suspend a reported plan to offer Horizon Worlds, the company’s flagship…

GoodRx shared sensitive customer health information. Here’s what happens next

March 2, 2023 9:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Jennifer Korn GoodRx customers who typically receive emails about prescription drug deals and refill reminders from the company saw something very…

Alphabet’s self-driving car unit has cut 8% of its staff this year

March 1, 2023 3:41 PM CNN Newsource

By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Waymo, the self-driving car division of Google’s parent company Alphabet, said on Wednesday that it has cut…

Sen. Mike Lee says his personal Twitter account was suspended

March 1, 2023 12:49 PM CNN Newsource

By Brian Fung, CNN A personal Twitter account belonging to Utah Republican Sen. Mike Lee was suspended without warning or explanation, according to…

T-Mobile to buy Ryan Reynolds’ Mint Mobile in a $1.35 billion deal

March 1, 2023 11:03 AM CNN

By Jennifer Korn Ryan Reynolds is about to have a nice payday. T-Mobile announced Wednesday that it’s buying budget wireless provider Mint…

Why you’re about to see ChatGPT in more of your apps

March 1, 2023 11:02 AM CNN Newsource

By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Prepare to see ChatGPT responses in even more places. OpenAI is opening up access to its ChatGPT tool to…

TikTok to set one-hour daily screen time limit by default for users under 18

March 1, 2023 4:01 AM CNN Newsource

By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN TikTok announced Wednesday that every user under 18 will soon have their accounts default to a one-hour daily screen time…

Twitter rolls out updated, ‘zero tolerance’ policy on violent speech

March 1, 2023 7:53 AM CNN Newsource

By Brian Fung, CNN Twitter has unveiled a new policy on violent speech that expands restrictions on some types of threats uttered on its platform,…

Twitter users were unable to view tweets in latest service disruption under Musk

March 1, 2023 7:33 AM CNN Newsource

By Clare Duffy, CNN Twitter’s timeline page appeared to experience a prolonged outage on Wednesday morning, marking the latest service…

Twitter users were unable to view tweets in latest service disruption under Musk

March 1, 2023 7:33 AM CNN

By Clare Duffy, CNN Twitter’s timeline page appeared to experience a prolonged outage on Wednesday morning, marking the latest service…

India, world’s largest democracy, leads global list of internet shutdowns

February 28, 2023 11:45 PM CNN Newsource

By Rhea Mogul, CNN India imposed the highest number of internet shutdowns globally in 2022, a new report has revealed, in what critics say is yet…

EU bans TikTok from official devices across all three government institutions

February 28, 2023 8:47 PM CNN Newsource

By Xiaofei Xu, Eve Brennan and James Frater, CNN The European Parliament on Tuesday banned TikTok from staff devices over cybersecurity concerns,…

US is reviewing Huawei export license policy amid rising congressional scrutiny of China

February 28, 2023 12:26 PM CNN Newsource

By Brian Fung, CNN The US government is reviewing a policy that permits certain US exports to continue to Huawei, despite an overall push by the…

House panel votes to advance bill empowering Biden to ban TikTok

February 28, 2023 8:34 AM CNN Newsource

By Brian Fung, CNN A powerful House committee voted to advance legislation on Wednesday that would make it easier to ban TikTok from the United…

Microsoft Windows 11 update puts AI front and center

February 28, 2023 7:03 AM CNN Newsource

By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Microsoft will roll out on Tuesday an update to Windows 11 that puts its new AI-powered Bing capabilities…

Mark Zuckerberg looks to ‘turbocharge’ Meta’s AI tools after viral success of ChatGPT

February 28, 2023 9:57 AM CNN

By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Mark Zuckerberg said Meta is creating a new “top-level product group” to “turbocharge” the…

Mark Zuckerberg looks to ‘turbocharge’ Meta’s AI tools after viral success of ChatGPT

February 28, 2023 9:57 AM CNN Newsource

By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Mark Zuckerberg said Meta is creating a new “top-level product group” to “turbocharge” the…

Elon Musk is the richest person in the world again

February 27, 2023 3:36 PM CNN Newsource

By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Elon Musk has reclaimed the title of the richest person in the world, per Bloomberg’s tally. The Tesla CEO was…

Twitter rolls out updated, ‘zero tolerance’ policy on violent speech

February 27, 2023 3:36 PM CNN

By Brian Fung, CNN Twitter has unveiled a new policy on violent speech that expands restrictions on some types of threats uttered on its platform,…

Canada bans TikTok on government devices

February 27, 2023 12:29 PM CNN Newsource

By Brian Fung, CNN The Canadian government is banning TikTok from official electronic devices, making it the latest to announce restrictions on the…

Canada bans TikTok on government devices

February 27, 2023 12:29 PM CNN

By Brian Fung, CNN The Canadian government is banning TikTok from official electronic devices, making it the latest to announce restrictions on the…

Nokia redesigns iconic logo to remind the world it’s not a phone company anymore

February 27, 2023 9:17 AM CNN Newsource

By Jennifer Korn Nokia redesigned its logo for the first time in decades to distance itself from its public image as a phone company. The new logo,…

Facebook tests bringing back in-app messaging features as it competes with TikTok

February 27, 2023 8:16 AM CNN

By Clare Duffy, CNN Nearly a decade after Facebook angered some users by splitting off messaging features from its flagship social networking…

Meta cracks down on a growing crime against teenagers

February 27, 2023 7:49 AM CNN Newsource

By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Meta is taking steps to crack down on the spread of “revenge porn” images of teenagers on Facebook…

New York Times: Twitter lays off another 10% of staff

February 27, 2023 5:35 AM CNN Newsource

By Chris Isidore, CNN Twitter’s massive job cuts continued this weekend, as the company cut about 10% of its remaining staff, according to a…

Web-based kissing device horrifies Chinese social media users

February 26, 2023 6:17 PM CNN

By Nectar Gan, CNN Want to send your faraway lover a kiss? A Chinese contraption with warm, moving silicon “lips” appears to have just…

Web-based kissing device horrifies Chinese social media users

February 26, 2023 6:17 PM CNN Newsource

By Nectar Gan, CNN Want to send your faraway lover a kiss? A Chinese contraption with warm, moving silicon “lips” appears to have just…

Telecom giant to cut 8,500 jobs

February 24, 2023 9:23 AM CNN Newsource

By Olesya Dmitracova, CNN Telecom company Ericsson is planning to cut 8,500 jobs around the world in a bid to slash costs. The company — one of the…

A generation of high-profile women tech leaders have stepped aside. What’s next?

February 24, 2023 5:36 AM CNN Newsource

By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN When Susan Wojcicki was named CEO of YouTube in 2014, she was in relatively good company as a woman leader in Silicon…

DOJ seeks court sanctions against Google over ‘intentional destruction’ of chat logs

February 23, 2023 12:14 PM CNN Newsource

By Brian Fung, CNN Google should face court sanctions over “intentional and repeated destruction” of company chat logs that the US…

DOJ seeks court sanctions against Google over ‘intentional destruction’ of chat logs

February 23, 2023 12:14 PM CNN

By Brian Fung, CNN Google should face court sanctions over “intentional and repeated destruction” of company chat logs that the US…

European Commission bans TikTok from official devices

February 23, 2023 7:19 AM CNN Newsource

By Brian Fung and Hanna Ziady, CNN The European Commission has banned TikTok from official devices because of concerns about cybersecurity, a move…

Chinese apps remove ChatGPT as global AI race heats up

February 23, 2023 1:41 AM CNN Newsource

By Jessie Yeung and Wayne Chang, CNN Several popular Chinese apps have removed access to ChatGPT, the artificial intelligence chatbot that has taken…

Takeaways from the Supreme Court’s hearing on Twitter’s liability for terrorist use of its platform

February 22, 2023 12:51 PM CNN

By Brian Fung and Tierney Sneed, CNN After back-to-back oral arguments this week, the Supreme Court appears reluctant to hand down the kind of…

Vanderbilt University apologizes for using ChatGPT to write mass-shooting email

February 22, 2023 10:24 AM CNN Newsource

By Jennifer Korn Vanderbilt University’s Peabody School has apologized to students for using artificial intelligence to write an email about a…

JPMorgan restricts employee use of ChatGPT

February 22, 2023 10:21 AM CNN Newsource

By Julia Horowitz, CNN JPMorgan Chase is temporarily clamping down on the use of ChatGPT among its employees, as the buzzy AI chatbot explodes in…

Amazon closes $3.9 billion deal to acquire One Medical

February 22, 2023 7:29 AM CNN Newsource

By Brian Fung, CNN Amazon closed its acquisition of health care provider One Medical and its parent in a $3.9 billion deal on Wednesday, hours after…

Microsoft enters 10-year agreement with Nvidia and Nintendo in fight to save Activision deal

February 21, 2023 4:41 PM CNN Newsource

By Gayle Harrington, CNN Microsoft announced it has agreed to partnerships with Nvidia and Nintendo as it tries to convince European Union officials…

Takeaways from the Supreme Court’s hearing on Twitter’s liability for terrorist use of its platform

February 22, 2023 5:26 AM CNN Newsource

By Brian Fung and Tierney Sneed, CNN After back-to-back oral arguments this week, the Supreme Court appears reluctant to hand down the kind of…

Takeaways from the Supreme Court’s hearing in blockbuster internet speech case

February 21, 2023 5:35 AM CNN Newsource

By Brian Fung and Tierney Sneed, CNN Supreme Court justices appeared broadly concerned Tuesday about the potential unintended consequences of…

Supreme Court to hear oral arguments in Twitter case with broad impact on internet

February 20, 2023 10:15 PM CNN

By Brian Fung, CNN One day after Supreme Court justices debated whether Google and its subsidiary YouTube should be held liable for how its algorithm…

Two Supreme Court cases this week could upend the entire internet

February 20, 2023 5:48 AM CNN Newsource

By Brian Fung, CNN The Supreme Court is set to hear back-to-back oral arguments this week in two cases that could significantly reshape online speech…

These 26 words ‘created the internet.’ Now the Supreme Court may be coming for them

February 18, 2023 8:08 AM CNN Newsource

By Brian Fung, CNN Congress, the White House and now the US Supreme Court are all focusing their attention on a federal law that’s long served…

Amazon to require office workers to show up in person at least three days a week

February 17, 2023 12:43 PM CNN Newsource

By Brian Fung, CNN Amazon is ordering thousands of its workers back to the office for at least three days per week, according to a company memo by…

Amazon closes $3.9 billion deal to acquire One Medical

February 17, 2023 12:43 PM CNN

By Brian Fung, CNN Amazon closed its acquisition of health care provider One Medical and its parent in a $3.9 billion deal on Wednesday, hours after…

Microsoft is looking for ways to rein in Bing AI chatbot after troubling responses

February 17, 2023 10:42 AM CNN Newsource

By Jennifer Korn Microsoft on Thursday said it’s looking at ways to rein in its Bing AI chatbot after a number of users highlighted examples of…

ChatGPT is coming to Slack

February 17, 2023 10:42 AM CNN

By Jennifer Korn Next time you’re wondering how to respond to a colleague on Slack, you may be able to ask ChatGPT for help. Salesforce, the…

Nonconsensual deepfake porn puts AI in spotlight

February 16, 2023 4:27 PM CNN Newsource

By Donie O’Sullivan, CNN In its annual “worldwide threat assessment,” top US intelligence officials have warned in recent years of…

Nonconsensual deepfake porn puts AI in spotlight

February 16, 2023 4:27 PM CNN

By Donie O’Sullivan, CNN In its annual “worldwide threat assessment,” top US intelligence officials have warned in recent years of…

The dark side of Bing’s new AI chatbot

February 16, 2023 12:41 PM CNN Newsource

By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business After asking Microsoft’s AI-powered Bing chatbot for help in coming up with activities for my kids while…

This program is using VR training to help solve the nationwide mechanic shortage

February 16, 2023 8:02 AM CNN Newsource

By Pete Muntean and Gregory Wallace, CNN The first tool that mechanic trainees at Maryland’s Vehicles for Change program pick up is not a…

YouTube CEO is stepping down after nearly a decade in role

February 16, 2023 10:54 AM CNN Newsource

By Brian Fung, CNN YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki said Thursday she is “stepping back” from her leadership role at the company after nearly a…

Dutch chip firm ASML says former China employee stole data

February 15, 2023 9:57 PM CNN Newsource

By Michelle Toh, CNN ASML, the Dutch chip equipment maker, has accused a former employee in China of stealing data related to its proprietary…

Elon Musk wants to find someone to replace him at Twitter by year-end

February 15, 2023 5:46 AM CNN Newsource

By Becky Anderson, CNN Elon Musk is aiming to “find someone else” to run Twitter by the end of this year. He first needs to…

Warren Buffett’s company sells major stake in Taiwanese chip giant TSMC

February 15, 2023 1:53 AM CNN Newsource

By Eric Cheung and Juliana Liu, CNN Shares in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company fell as much as 4% on Wednesday, after Warren…

Microsoft’s Bing AI demo called out for several errors

February 14, 2023 12:25 PM CNN Newsource

By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Microsoft’s public demo last week of an AI-powered revamp of Bing appears to have included several…

Judge orders Sam Bankman-Fried back to court after learning how he accessed the internet remotely

February 14, 2023 12:23 PM CNN Newsource

By Kara Scannell, CNN A federal judge ordered Sam Bankman-Fried back to court this week after learning that the founder of crypto trading platform…

Several US mobile carriers suffer technical difficulties

February 13, 2023 11:20 PM CNN Newsource

By Rob McLean, CNN Several US mobile carriers experienced technical difficulties Monday night. DownDetector, a website that tracks service problems…

Senators blast Big Tech companies over kids’ safety amid renewed push for legislation

February 14, 2023 10:14 AM CNN Newsource

By Brian Fung, CNN Senators from both parties blasted Big Tech on Tuesday and called for the passage of federal legislation to regulate tech…

‘Broken promises.’ Tech industry’s real estate pullback leaves communities reeling

February 14, 2023 5:34 AM CNN Newsource

By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business When Microsoft President Brad Smith announced in February 2021 that the tech giant had purchased a 90-acre plot…

Amazon’s Zoox robotaxi drives on public roads in California for the first time

February 14, 2023 5:08 AM CNN Newsource

By Julia Horowitz, CNN Amazon’s Zoox driverless transportation company has started testing its robotaxi on open public roads — with employees…

Twitter is stumbling. Some ex-employees are launching rivals

February 13, 2023 6:06 AM CNN Newsource

By Jennifer Korn, CNN After Sarah Oh lost her job as a human rights advisor at Twitter late last year in the first round of layoffs following Elon…

Banning TikTok in the US ‘should be looked at,’ says Schumer

February 12, 2023 9:59 PM CNN

By Michelle Toh, CNN A proposal to ban TikTok in the United States “should be looked at,” according to US Senator Chuck Schumer.…

Alibaba sells remaining stake in top Indian online payment provider Paytm

February 13, 2023 12:13 AM CNN Newsource

By Laura He, CNN Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has sold its remaining stake in Paytm, India’s top digital payment app, as it gradually…

Banning TikTok in the US ‘should be looked at,’ says Schumer

February 12, 2023 9:59 PM CNN Newsource

By Michelle Toh, CNN A proposal to ban TikTok in the United States “should be looked at,” according to US Senator Chuck Schumer.…

The week that tech became exciting again

February 11, 2023 8:15 AM CNN Newsource

By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Let’s be honest: For much of the past decade, tech events have been pretty boring. Executives in…

Is the iPhone’s ‘Made in India’ era about to begin?

February 10, 2023 5:11 PM CNN Newsource

By Diksha Madhok, CNN As Apple looks beyond China to secure crucial supply chains strained by Covid lockdowns and threatened by rising geopolitical…

Congressman who raised issue of antisemitism on Twitter says he was bombarded with antisemitic tweets

February 10, 2023 1:11 PM CNN

By Alayna Treene and Donie O’Sullivan, CNN A Jewish lawmaker who spoke about the problem of antisemitism on Twitter during a House Oversight…

Congressman who raised issue of antisemitism on Twitter says he was bombarded with antisemitic tweets

February 10, 2023 1:11 PM CNN Newsource

By Alayna Treene and Donie O’Sullivan, CNN A Jewish lawmaker who spoke about the problem of antisemitism on Twitter during a House Oversight…

More than half of Twitter’s top 1,000 advertisers stopped spending on platform, data show

February 10, 2023 9:45 AM CNN Newsource

Story by Clare Duffy, CNN Graphics by Christopher Hickey, CNN More than half of Twitter’s top 1,000 advertisers in September were no longer…

SEC reaches $30 million settlement with Kraken

February 10, 2023 7:41 AM CNN Newsource

By Brian Fung, CNN The Securities and Exchange Commission has reached a $30 million settlement with the cryptocurrency platform Kraken that will…

SEC reaches $30 million settlement with Kraken

February 10, 2023 7:41 AM CNN

By Brian Fung, CNN The Securities and Exchange Commission has reached a $30 million settlement with the cryptocurrency platform Kraken that will…

Yahoo to lay off 20% of its workforce

February 9, 2023 1:49 PM CNN Newsource

By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Yahoo said Thursday that it will cut 20% of its total workforce by the end of this year as it restructures its…

Elon Musk pledged transparency at Twitter. But he’s walling off researchers

February 9, 2023 1:29 PM CNN Newsource

By Brian Fung, CNN For years, Twitter, like other social media platforms, has freely given its platform data to independent researchers so that they…

Meta restores Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts

February 9, 2023 12:06 PM CNN Newsource

By Donie O’Sullivan, CNN Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts were restored on Thursday, allowing the former president to once…

Hogwarts Legacy breaks record before official release, despite controversy

February 9, 2023 7:01 AM CNN

By Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN The world of Harry Potter is getting new life. Hogwarts Legacy — the new open-world video game by Avalanche and…

Hogwarts Legacy breaks record before official release, despite controversy

February 9, 2023 4:58 AM CNN Newsource

By Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN The world of Harry Potter is getting new life. Hogwarts Legacy — the new open-world video game by Avalanche and…

Alibaba is launching a ChatGPT rival too

February 8, 2023 8:53 PM CNN Newsource

By Michelle Toh, CNN Alibaba says it will launch its own ChatGPT-style tool, becoming the latest tech giant to jump on the chatbot bandwagon. The…

Twitter users briefly unable to tweet, send messages

February 8, 2023 4:30 PM CNN Newsource

By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Twitter users on Wednesday briefly encountered various issues with the platform, including the inability to tweet, send…

Google shares lose $100 billion after company’s AI chatbot makes an error during demo

February 8, 2023 11:48 AM CNN Newsource

By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Google’s much-hyped new AI chatbot tool Bard, which has yet to be released to the public, is already being called…

Google details plans to use AI in search results

February 8, 2023 7:31 AM CNN

By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Google on Wednesday detailed plans to use artificial intelligence technology to radically change how people search for…

I tried Microsoft’s new AI-powered Bing. Here’s what it’s like

February 8, 2023 8:05 AM CNN Newsource

By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Microsoft’s Bing search engine has never made much of a dent in Google’s dominance in the more than 13 years…

Twitter access in Turkey is restored, according to network monitoring firm

February 8, 2023 9:43 AM CNN Newsource

By Brian Fung, CNN Access to Twitter has been restored in Turkey, according to internet monitoring company Netblocks. “The restoration comes…

Twitter access in Turkey is restored, according to network monitoring firm

February 8, 2023 9:43 AM CNN

By Brian Fung, CNN Access to Twitter has been restored in Turkey, according to internet monitoring company Netblocks. “The restoration comes…

UK competition regulator warns Microsoft’s Activision deal could harm millions of gamers

February 8, 2023 8:29 AM CNN Newsource

By Brian Fung, CNN Microsoft’s $69 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard could harm competition by letting Microsoft restrict…

Google details plans to use AI in search results

February 8, 2023 7:31 AM CNN Newsource

By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Google on Wednesday detailed plans to use artificial intelligence technology to radically change how people search for…

Zoom will lay off 1,300 employees and CEO is taking a massive pay cut

February 7, 2023 11:08 AM CNN Newsource

By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Zoom on Tuesday said it will lay off about 1,300 employees, or approximately 15% of its staff, becoming the latest tech…

Microsoft unveils revamped Bing search engine using AI technology more powerful than ChatGPT

February 7, 2023 10:13 AM CNN Newsource

By Clare Duffy, CNN Microsoft on Tuesday announced a revamp of its Bing search engine and Edge web browser powered by artificial intelligence, weeks…

Sen. Daines’ Twitter account suspended after posting profile picture of himself hunting

February 7, 2023 10:10 AM CNN Newsource

By Brian Fung, CNN Twitter temporarily suspended Montana Republican Sen. Steve Daines’s account for violations of the company’s sensitive…

Massive Microsoft Outlook outage brings email to a halt

February 6, 2023 10:49 PM CNN Newsource

By Rob McLean, CNN Microsoft reported that a “full restoration” of its Outlook service was nearly complete mid-morning Tuesday after a…

US senators seek answers from Meta on whether user data was accessed by China, Russia and others

February 7, 2023 9:18 AM CNN Newsource

By Brian Fung, CNN Top US lawmakers on the Senate Intelligence Committee want answers from Meta on a newly disclosed internal investigation it…

Baidu stock surges after announcement of ChatGPT-style AI bot

February 6, 2023 8:25 PM CNN Newsource

By Michelle Toh, CNN Shares in Baidu soared on Tuesday, after the Chinese search engine giant said it would be launching its own ChatGPT-style…

Alibaba is launching a ChatGPT rival too

February 6, 2023 8:25 PM CNN

By Michelle Toh, CNN Alibaba says it will launch its own ChatGPT-style tool, becoming the latest tech giant to jump on the chatbot bandwagon. The…

Google unveils its ChatGPT rival

February 6, 2023 12:24 PM CNN Newsource

By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Google on Monday unveiled a new chatbot tool dubbed “Bard” in an apparent bid to compete with the viral…

Dell to lay off more than 6,500 employees

February 6, 2023 6:03 AM CNN Newsource

By Brian Fung, CNN Dell plans to lay off roughly 5% of its workforce, the company said in a regulatory filing Monday, in the latest example of tech…

Foxconn January sales hit record high after production restored at world’s biggest iPhone factory

February 5, 2023 9:56 PM CNN Newsource

By Michelle Toh, CNN Apple supplier Foxconn says its January monthly sales hit a record high as it bounced back from Covid-19 disruptions in China.…

Why Twitter users are upset about the platform’s latest change

February 3, 2023 11:18 AM CNN Newsource

By AJ Willingham, CNN The season of Twitter shakeups isn’t over yet. The social media platform has announced it will eliminate free API access…

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