By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business The fifth week of the trial of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes brought another big name witness to the stand, as well as the conclusion of a crucial witness’s testimony that had lasted nearly half the length of the trial so far. Holmes, once hailed as the next Steve Jobs,
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The Humane Society of Central Oregon’s teeny tiny Tuxes & Tails auction is a way to help transform the life of an animal. The online auction is Oct, 11-17.
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Lynne of the Humane Society of Central Oregon brought a staff and volunteer favorite, 2-year-old Mama, who could use a new, loving home.
Continue ReadingBy Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Apple is asking a court to put on hold its injunction that would allow iPhone developers to direct users away from the company’s App Store for online payments. The company on Friday filed a motion with the US District Court for the Northern District of California asking it to stay
Continue ReadingBy Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Just days after several of its major services went down for about six hours, Facebook on Friday suffered another outage. “We’re aware that some people are having trouble accessing our apps and products,” the company said on its verified Twitter account on Friday. “We’re working to get things back to
Continue ReadingBy Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Facebook is cracking down on the ability of people to use its e-commerce platforms to sell large parcels of land in the protected Amazon rainforest. “Today, we are announcing measures to curb attempts to sell land in ecological conservation areas within the Amazon rainforest on Facebook Marketplace,” the company said
Continue ReadingCNN By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Just days after several of its major services went down for about six hours, Facebook on Friday suffered another outage. “We’re aware that some people are having trouble accessing our apps and products,” the company said on its verified Twitter account on Friday. “We’re working to get things back
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Ruby and Soup are waiting at Redmond’s BrightSide Animal Center for someone who take them both into their homes, hearts and lives.
Continue ReadingCNN, KOKI, WLUK By Rachel Metz, CNN Business For billions of people around the world, Facebook can be a source for cute baby pictures, vaccine misinformation and everything in between — and all of it surfaces in our feeds with the help of algorithms. Now, hours of testimony and thousands of pages of documents from
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business A Facebook whistleblower has helped renew concerns that some parents have likely had for years: what impact social media is having on their kids. Frances Haugen, a 37-year-old former Facebook product manager, testified this week that the company’s algorithms can push young Instagram users toward harmful content, such as
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Hot yoga in the company of 10 to 30 felines each Monday helps Redmond’s BrightSide Animal Center, which will host the fun, starting in November.
Continue ReadingBy Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Google is cracking down on the ability of climate change deniers to make money off its platforms and to spread climate misinformation through advertisements. The company said Thursday it will no longer allow advertising to appear alongside “content that contradicts well-established scientific consensus around the existence and causes of climate
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CNN By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Google’s Pixel smartphones are taking a big step toward becoming a true Apple iPhone and Samsung Galaxy competitor. At a virtual press conference on Tuesday, the company showed off the new 6.4-inch Pixel 6 and 6.7-inch Pixel 6 Pro, which run on Android 12, Google’s most significant software
Continue ReadingWLS By Walé Azeez, CNN Business Uber is facing legal action over its use of facial recognition software that allegedly discriminates against people of color. Three former workers have launched employment tribunal claims in the United Kingdom against Uber, accusing the company of unfair dismissal after its facial recognition system failed to identify them. The
Continue ReadingBy Walé Azeez, CNN Business Uber is facing legal action over its use of facial recognition software that allegedly discriminates against people of color. Three former workers have launched employment tribunal claims in the United Kingdom against Uber, accusing the company of unfair dismissal after its facial recognition system failed to identify them. The legal
Continue ReadingBy Pamela Brown, Zachary Cohen, Ryan Nobles, Annie Grayer and Donie O’Sullivan, CNN Business The Facebook whistleblower who released thousands of documents that she says shows the company knows its platforms are used to spread hate, violence and misinformation is expected to meet with the House select committee investigating the January 6 riot at the
Continue ReadingBy Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business Former Safeway CEO Steven Burd testified Wednesday during the criminal trial of Elizabeth Holmes about his company’s decision to invest heavily in a partnership with her blood testing startup Theranos that ultimately failed to get off the ground. Burd, who served as CEO of the grocery chain from 1993
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Every October, open enrollment begins for Medicare Advantage and Part D prescription drug plans. Medicare plans and coverage for prescription drugs change each year, so it is important for Oregonians who are enrolled in Medicare to evaluate their plan options and make changes during open enrollment.
Continue ReadingBy Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business In the criminal trial of Elizabeth Holmes, one witness has hogged the spotlight so far: former Theranos lab director Adam Rosendorff. Rosendorff, who ran Theranos’ clinical lab during a crucial period for the startup as it launched blood testing to consumers with Walgreens, has occupied the witness stand for
Continue ReadingBy Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Twitch has experienced a major data breach, the game streaming service confirmed on Wednesday. “We can confirm a breach has taken place,” Twitch, which is owned by Amazon, said on Twitter. “Our teams are working with urgency to understand the extent of this.” The company’s statement came after an anonymous
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