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Your iPhone’s autocorrect is getting a big ducking upgrade.

The iPhone’s ducking autocorrect problem finally gets fixed

June 6, 2023 7:39 AM CNN

By David Goldman, CNN New York (CNN) — Your iPhone’s autocorrect is getting a big ducking upgrade. Currently, when you enter a typo or key in…

Apple may soon show off its biggest and riskiest new hardware product in years

June 2, 2023 7:58 AM CNN Newsource

By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business (CNN) — Next week, Apple may unveil its most ambitious new hardware product in years, but it’s in a…

9 in 10 small businesses use tech platforms—here are the most common types

May 26, 2023 11:41 PM Stacker

Nextiva identified the top types of tech platforms small businesses use based on a 2022 survey from the U.S. Chamber of…

These 7 tech categories are losing the most jobs

May 25, 2023 11:41 PM Stacker

Technology companies led the surging financial markets for 10 years. Stacker analyzed Bureau of Labor Statistics data to document more recent…

20 megacorporations you didn't know run the economy

May 23, 2023 11:41 PM Stacker

CouponBirds analyzed Forbes Global 2000 companies to compile a list of 20 U.S.-based conglomerates with major sway in the…

Tesla might have just released its first-ever ad

May 23, 2023 9:54 AM CNN

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Tesla has released what is possibly its first-ever commercial, a week after Elon Musk announced the…

Adobe is adding an AI-powered image generator to Photoshop

May 23, 2023 12:08 PM CNN Newsource

By Jennifer Korn New York (CNN) — Photoshop is about to look a little different. Adobe on Tuesday said it’s incorporating an AI-powered image…

Social media presents ‘profound risk of harm’ for kids, surgeon general says, calling attention to lack of research

May 23, 2023 3:00 AM CNN

By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — There’s not enough evidence to determine whether social media is safe enough for children and adolescents when it…

Everyone wants a foldable phone, but most of us can’t afford one yet

May 21, 2023 3:05 AM CNN Newsource

By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business (CNN) — Chris Pantons is what you’d call a Google Pixel super fan. The Knoxville, Tennessee native…

Looking for a side hustle? This company will pay you $100 an hour to watch TikTok for 10 hours. No cap

May 20, 2023 2:06 AM CNN Newsource

By Aya Elamroussi, CNN (CNN) — If you already spend hours scrolling through TikTok – let’s face it, who doesn’t? – then you might have…

Toyota retools the Tacoma to compete in a tougher truck market

May 18, 2023 6:50 PM CNN

By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN (CNN) — The Toyota Tacoma has been the best-selling mid-sized pickup in America for the last 20 years but its…

Google to delete accounts that have been inactive for at least two years

May 16, 2023 1:01 PM CNN

If you haven’t logged into your Google account in a long time, you better use it or lose…

Software developers, lawyers, and 11 other occupations that demand frequent problem-solving

May 16, 2023 11:41 AM Stacker

ClickUp analyzed Bureau of Labor Statistics data that found only 14% of civilian workers solve problems every day at their…

Americans can get $7,500 off these EVs this year—is it enough to sway consumers?

May 4, 2023 11:41 PM Stacker

Ready to go electric? Truckinfo.net compiled a list of new electric vehicles eligible for tax credits under IRS rules for…

4 technologies that aren't that big today but will likely be massive in 20 years

May 4, 2023 11:41 PM Stacker

Benzinga looked at some of the most promising technologies poised to become a more common part of everyday…

Twitter is adding calls and encrypted messaging

May 10, 2023 3:26 AM CNN

Twitter is adding encrypted messaging to the platform Wednesday, and calls will follow shortly, CEO Elon Musk tweeted late…

Google rolls out an alternative to the password

May 3, 2023 12:13 PM CNN Newsource

By Jennifer Korn The days of having to think up new passwords that aren’t “password123” may be coming to an end — at least on…

Apple and Google are teaming up on a plan to make Bluetooth trackers like AirTags safer

May 3, 2023 9:05 AM CNN Newsource

By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Apple and Google are working together on a new industry-wide effort to help limit the risk of Bluetooth…

Tesla raises car prices globally, with the biggest increase in China

May 3, 2023 12:19 AM CNN Newsource

By Laura He, CNN Tesla has raised prices in its most important electric vehicle markets, including China and the United States, reversing a series of…

Why the ‘Godfather of AI’ decided he had to ‘blow the whistle’ on the technology

May 3, 2023 4:17 AM CNN

By Jennifer Korn Geoffrey Hinton, also known as the “Godfather of AI,” decided he had to “blow the whistle” on the technology…

AI pioneer quits Google to warn about the technology’s ‘dangers’

May 2, 2023 7:35 AM CNN

By Jennifer Korn Geoffrey Hinton, who has been called the ‘Godfather of AI,’ confirmed Monday that he left his role at Google last week…

You can make your Mercedes EV go faster for $60 a month

April 27, 2023 12:17 PM CNN Newsource

By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Mercedes-Benz electric vehicle owners in North America who want a little more power and speed can now buy 60…

Where laid-off tech workers are going

April 26, 2023 11:41 PM Stacker

The tech sector is shedding talent—but where are those people going? Stacker analyzed big tech departures with the help of Revelio Labs to find…

Snapchat’s new AI chatbot is already raising alarms among teens and parents

April 27, 2023 9:43 AM CNN Newsource

By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Less than a few hours after Snapchat rolled out its My AI chatbot to all users last week, Lyndsi Lee, a mother…

How the ‘TikTok ban’ and other social media legislation could restrict internet use

April 21, 2023 11:42 PM Stacker

Stacker investigated how the so-called “TikTok ban” and other proposed social media and data regulations could restrict internet…

These metros have the highest concentration of software developers

April 24, 2023 11:41 PM Stacker

Look beyond Silicon Valley: Feats used Bureau of Labor Statistics data to rank 15 U.S. metro areas with the highest densities of software…

Google and Microsoft fight over the future of AI

April 26, 2023 6:09 AM CNN

By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Wall Street was able to breathe a sigh of relief on Tuesday as Google-parent company Alphabet and Microsoft both beat the…

Chevrolet Bolt, GM’s first popular electric vehicle, ends production this year

April 25, 2023 8:30 AM CNN Newsource

By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business The Chevrolet Bolt EV, General Motors first fully electric vehicle to be built and sold on a large scale, will…

How to protect yourself from iPhone thieves locking you out of your own device

April 23, 2023 3:01 AM CNN Newsource

By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business A complex but concerning method of gaining control over a user’s iPhone and permanently locking them out…

Tesla shares plunge on lower prices, tighter profit margins

April 20, 2023 3:45 PM CNN Newsource

By Chris Isidore, CNN Tesla has cut the prices of its EVs repeatedly this year. Now investors are cutting the price of its shares. Shares of Tesla…

A short history of cybersecurity and the data breaches that forced the world to pay attention to data privacy

April 19, 2023 11:41 PM Stacker

Drata reviewed the most impactful cybercrimes and their consequences to evaluate how public perception toward cybersecurity has changed over…

You can now apply for your share of a $725 million Facebook data privacy settlement. Here’s how

April 19, 2023 7:18 AM CNN Newsource

By Clare Duffy, CNN Facebook users who had an active account at any point between May 2007 and December 2022 can now apply to receive a piece of…

Lincoln’s new SUV will be imported from China

April 18, 2023 10:30 AM CNN Newsource

By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Lincoln unveiled a redesigned version of its Nautilus SUV, which it says will have the largest display screen of…

Google-parent stock drops on fears it could lose search market share to AI-powered rivals

April 17, 2023 9:52 AM CNN Newsource

By Samantha Kelly Shares of Google-parent Alphabet fell more than 3% in early trading Monday after a report sparked concerns that its core search…

Here are the EV models eligible for new tax credits up to $7,500

April 17, 2023 8:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Ella Nilsen, CNN The Treasury Department has revealed which cars will be eligible for the new electric vehicle tax credits. Fewer models are…

How little engines are taking over American cars in a big way

April 15, 2023 8:28 AM CNN Newsource

By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN As big V8-powered cars like the Dodge Charger and Challenger approach the end of their lives as production cars, an…

In predicting the future of science, a few classic films got it eerily right

April 14, 2023 5:45 PM CNN Newsource

By Scottie Andrew, CNN Great sci-fi films are both fantastical and prescient. They can whisk viewers to a galaxy far, far away or exaggerate real…

Alibaba unveils its ChatGPT-style service

April 11, 2023 3:56 AM CNN Newsource

By Michelle Toh, CNN Alibaba showed off its answer to the ChatGPT craze on Tuesday, demonstrating new software that it plans to eventually roll out…

Don’t tell anything to a chatbot you want to keep private

April 6, 2023 6:01 AM CNN Newsource

By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN As the tech sector races to develop and deploy a crop of powerful new AI chatbots, their widespread adoption has ignited…

How your phone learned to see in the dark

April 5, 2023 6:36 AM CNN Newsource

By Samantha Kelly Open up Instagram at any given moment and it probably won’t take long to find crisp pictures of the night sky, a skyline…

Ram electric pickup truck can go 500 miles on a charge, says Stellantis

April 5, 2023 7:56 AM CNN Newsource

By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Stellantis chief executive Carlos Tavares has said in the past that the company’s electric Ram pickup truck, while…

Welcome to the era of viral AI generated ‘news’ images

April 2, 2023 4:13 AM CNN

Pope Francis wearing a massive, white puffer coat. Elon Musk walking hand-in-hand with rival GM CEO Mary Barra. Former President Donald Trump being…

Tesla sales again fall short of production

April 2, 2023 12:28 PM CNN Newsource

By Chris Isidore, CNN Tesla reported a modest 4% rise in sales in the first quarter compared to the final three months of last year, despite a series…

50 years ago, he made the first cell phone call

April 3, 2023 6:06 AM CNN Newsource

By Jennifer Korn On April 3, 1973, Martin Cooper stood on a sidewalk on Sixth Avenue in Manhattan with a device the size of a brick and made the…

NATO bans TikTok on devices

March 31, 2023 6:53 AM CNN Newsource

By Natasha Bertrand, CNN NATO has officially banned staffers from downloading the social media app TikTok onto their NATO-provided devices, citing…

Apple launches buy now, pay later service

March 28, 2023 12:08 PM CNN Newsource

By Jennifer Korn Apple on Tuesday launched an option in its digital wallet allowing customers to pay for online purchases in installments, making it…

Pay $84 a year for Twitter Blue or lose your checkmark beginning April 1, Twitter says

March 24, 2023 8:07 AM CNN Newsource

By Chris Isidore, CNN Twitter’s free blue “verified” checkmarks for notable users may finally be coming to an end. Ever since Elon…

Ford to lose $3 billion from EV sales to consumers this year

March 23, 2023 6:21 AM CNN Newsource

By Chris Isidore, CNN Ford said it will lose $3 billion on its sales of electric vehicles to consumers this year, but it still expects to hit the…

Google begins rolling out its ChatGPT rival

March 21, 2023 8:02 AM CNN Newsource

By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Google is opening up access to Bard, its new AI chatbot tool that directly competes with ChatGPT. Starting…

Google was beloved as an employer for years. Then it laid off thousands by email

March 20, 2023 6:01 AM CNN Newsource

By Clare Duffy and Catherine Thorbecke, CNN On the morning of January 20, one Google employee had to call tech support after getting hit with an…

Global banking crisis: What just happened?

March 17, 2023 8:58 AM CNN Newsource

By Mark Thompson, CNN On March 10, the biggest failure of a US bank since the global financial crisis was playing out in real time as a major lender…

YouTube restores Donald Trump’s channel

March 17, 2023 8:42 AM CNN Newsource

By Brian Fung and Clare Duffy, CNN YouTube on Friday said it would restore former President Donald Trump’s channel, more than two years after…

10 industries in which information security analysts earn the most

March 14, 2023 11:41 PM Stacker

Twingate collected data from BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program to understand which IT security sectors pay the…

This is your brain on social media

March 16, 2023 10:48 AM CNN Newsource

By Andrea Kane, CNN What effect does voracious use of social media — constantly consuming images of picture-perfect people posing in artfully…

Italy blocks ChatGPT over privacy concerns

March 16, 2023 9:49 AM CNN

By Livvy Doherty and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN Regulators in Italy issued a temporary ban on ChatGPT Friday, effective immediately, due to privacy…

UK bans TikTok on government devices

March 16, 2023 7:12 AM CNN Newsource

By Brian Fung, CNN The United Kingdom banned TikTok from official government devices on Thursday, adding to similar restrictions imposed by allies in…

What metaverse? Meta says its single largest investment is now in ‘advancing AI’

March 15, 2023 6:05 AM CNN Newsource

By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Roughly a year-and-a-half after Facebook renamed itself “Meta” and said it would go all-in on building a…

Counting patents: States with the most inventive residents

March 9, 2023 11:41 PM Stacker

These 15 states filed for the most patents, according to a ClickUp analysis of Patent and Trademark Office and Census Bureau…

The impact of changing liability on the social media experience

March 9, 2023 11:41 PM Stacker

Stacker investigated how Supreme Court decisions and changes to Section 230 might impact social media companies, their users, and people’s ability to…

Will the chip shortage end in 2023?

March 7, 2023 11:41 PM Stacker

To understand the forecast for chip shortages in the U.S., Automoblog took a closer look at industry forecasting and expert reports to see if the…

Human brain-powered computers could be the way of the future

March 4, 2023 10:04 AM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN The human brain is unrivaled in its capacity to process information. Sure, we have days where our minds don’t feel as…

Treat your phone like a bad relationship. Break up

March 3, 2023 8:29 AM CNN

By Andrea Kane, CNN It happens in our most intense relationships — the need to take a step back and whisper the words, “I need more…

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

March 3, 2023 7:22 AM CNN Newsource

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,…

Ford F-150 Lightning electric truck production to restart March 13

March 2, 2023 5:08 PM CNN Newsource

By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Following an issue with a battery fire during testing, Ford will restart production of its popular F-150…

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…

How companies are keeping remote employees engaged and productive

February 27, 2023 11:41 PM Stacker

An estimated 36.2 million Americans will work remotely by 2025. ClickUp determined some top strategies to keep remote workers engaged and…

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…

Madison County turns virtual

February 28, 2023 10:59 AM Kailey Galaviz

A BYU-Idaho student is turning Madison County into a virtual world on a video game called…

How much screen time is too much? The signs you’re addicted to your phone

February 24, 2023 10:27 AM CNN Newsource

By Andrea Kane, CNN It is indisputable that many of us spend much of our lives in front of our screens — especially our phones. What’s…

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…

Meta is launching a pay-for-verification subscription service for Facebook and Instagram

February 19, 2023 11:44 AM CNN Newsource

By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Meta is testing a subscription service which will allow Instagram and Facebook users to pay to get verified, Mark Zuckerberg…

Twitter to charge for SMS two-factor authentication

February 18, 2023 1:20 PM CNN Newsource

By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Twitter Blue subscribers will be the platform’s only users able to use text messages as a two-factor authentication…

The 10 fastest cars under $30K

February 14, 2023 11:41 PM Stacker

Using data from its car shopping app, CoPilot rounded up some of the fastest cars under $30,000.…

5 electric cars with the highest trade-in values

February 15, 2023 11:41 PM Stacker

CoPilot compiled a list of electric cars with the highest trade-in values using data from its car shopping…

Tesla recalling nearly 363,000 vehicles equipped with ‘Full Self-Driving’

February 16, 2023 11:15 AM CNN Newsource

By Chris Isidore, CNN Tesla is recalling all 363,000 US vehicles with its so-called “Full Self Driving” driver assist software due to…

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…

Nissan recalling 404,000 vehicles for steering wheel badge that can fly off in a crash

February 15, 2023 11:46 AM CNN Newsource

By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Nissan is recalling more than 400,000 older SUV, van and pickup models in the United States because the Nissan badge on…

Ford halts production of electric F-150 because of possible battery issue

February 14, 2023 1:07 PM CNN Newsource

By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Ford has halted production of the top-selling electric pickup in America, the F-150 Lightning, because of a…

Reports: T-Mobile users experience service outages across US

February 13, 2023 11:14 PM Associated Press

Customers of wireless provider T-Mobile US Inc. reported widespread service outages in the U.S. late Monday, according to websites tracking service…

Ford to cut 11% of its European workforce in EV push

February 14, 2023 5:47 AM CNN Newsource

By Anna Cooban, CNN Ford has announced plans to axe 3,800 jobs across Europe, citing difficult economic conditions and its major push toward electric…

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…

Ram reveals its electric truck and it looks just like the gas truck

February 13, 2023 10:10 AM CNN Newsource

By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Ram revealed the production version of its electric pickup in a Super Bowl commercial, and it turns out that it…

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.…

AI is the latest Wall Street craze. Is it also the next bubble?

February 9, 2023 5:49 AM CNN Newsource

By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Artificial intelligence is the latest tech flavor of the month. Industry giants Google, Microsoft and China’s Baidu…

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…

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…

What is doxxing and what can you do if you are doxxed?

February 6, 2023 10:59 PM CNN Newsource

By Sen Nguyen, for CNN In 2017, Kyle Quinn enjoyed the anonymity any engineering professor typically would until he became a target of doxxing. Angry…

I’m a parent with an active social media brand: Here’s what you need to check on your child’s social media right now

February 5, 2023 4:02 AM CNN Newsource

By Erin Hahn, CNN If you follow me on Twitter or Instagram, you’ll know I wear a lot of hats: romance author, parent of funny tweenagers,…

Your child’s academic success may start with their screen time as infants, study says

January 30, 2023 4:49 PM CNN Newsource

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Letting infants watch tablets and TV may be impairing their academic achievement and emotional well-being later on,…

I’m a parent with an active social media brand: Here’s what you need to check on your child’s social media right now

January 29, 2023 6:08 PM CNN

By Erin Hahn, CNN If you follow me on Twitter or Instagram, you’ll know I wear a lot of hats: romance author, parent of funny tweenagers,…

Ford drops the price of its Tesla competitor

January 30, 2023 10:32 AM CNN Newsource

By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Ford is boosting production of its popular Mustang Mach-E electric SUV and dropping its sticker price weeks…

BuzzFeed’s CEO says AI could usher in a ‘new model for digital media,’ but warns against a ‘dystopian’ path

January 26, 2023 8:48 PM CNN Newsource

By Oliver Darcy, CNN Over the holidays, while most media executives were perhaps looking to get a reprieve from work, Jonah Peretti was online, fully…

Toyota names new CEO as Akio Toyoda steps down

January 26, 2023 3:15 AM CNN Newsource

By Michelle Toh, CNN Toyota’s longtime president and CEO Akio Toyoda is stepping down and handing over the reins of the world’s largest…

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%…