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By Scottie Andrew, CNN Before computers were a staple of workplaces, schools, libraries and many homes, they were bulky, expensive and a luxury many couldn’t afford. Enter Clive Sinclair. The British inventor’s first personal computer, the ZX80, was a slim steal at $200. The invention and its more advanced successors helped bring computing to the

By Zahra Ullah, CNN A voting app created by allies of prominent Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny was removed from Google and Apple’s online stores in Russia just as polls opened for parliamentary elections, according to a series of tweets from Navalny’s team on Friday. Ivan Zhdanov, a key ally of the jailed dissident, tweeted an

Story by Clare Duffy, CNN Business Video by John General, CNN Business As the Taliban entered Kabul last month, the team behind the crowdsourced news alert app Ehtesab deserted their office in the city. But they continued their work of providing Afghans with critical information, such as which roads were congested and where outbreaks of

By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Microsoft has a solution for the familiar problem of needing to remember too many passwords: doing away with them altogether. The company announced Wednesday that it will introduce a “passwordless account” option for all users of several popular services such as Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft OneDrive in the coming weeks.

By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business Erika Cheung, a former Theranos lab worker turned whistleblower, testified Wednesday during the trial of founder Elizabeth Holmes about how she grew increasingly uncomfortable about the startup’s ability to accurately conduct blood tests on patients. In her testimony, Cheung detailed her growing concerns about the company’s devices failing quality

By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business A SpaceX rocket soared into orbit Wednesday evening, carrying four people — none of whom are professional astronauts — and kicking off the first-ever mission to Earth’s orbit crewed entirely by tourists. The launch pad at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida was dramatically illuminated with spotlights against the night

By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Apple’s new iPhone 13 and 13 Pro lineup features all of the predictable upgrades: faster performance, longer lasting battery life, better screen and new colors. But the biggest — and arguably only — surprise with the lineup this year isn’t something found inside a device: the pricing. Apple kept

By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business For centuries, a setting sun has signaled the end of fasting rituals on holidays such as Ramadan and Yom Kippur, a cue to tuck into a delicious meal after a full day of deprivation. But what if the sun’s clockwork were to suddenly change, as it does for astronauts riding

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Apple is releasing iOS 15, its eagerly anticipated operating system for iPhone and iPads, on September 20. The release date was confirmed in an Apple press release about the newly announced iPhones that go on sale Friday. Per usual, the new iOS version will be available as a free download

By Charles Riley, CNN Business Instagram says it’s looking at new ways to discourage users from focusing on their physical appearance after The Wall Street Journal revealed that Facebook researchers have repeatedly found that the photo-sharing platform is toxic for teen girls. The newspaper reported on Tuesday that researchers at Facebook, which purchased Instagram in