‘Broken promises.’ Tech industry’s real estate pullback leaves communities reeling
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business When Microsoft President Brad Smith announced in February 2021 that the tech giant had purchased a 90-acre plot…
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Amazon’s Zoox robotaxi drives on public roads in California for the first time
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Amazon’s Zoox driverless transportation company has started testing its robotaxi on open public roads — with employees…
Continue ReadingSeveral US mobile carriers suffer technical difficulties
By Rob McLean, CNN Several US mobile carriers experienced technical difficulties Monday night. DownDetector, a website that tracks service problems…
Continue ReadingTwitter is stumbling. Some ex-employees are launching rivals
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…
Continue ReadingAlibaba sells remaining stake in top Indian online payment provider Paytm
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…
Continue ReadingBanning TikTok in the US ‘should be looked at,’ says Schumer
CNN By Michelle Toh, CNN A proposal to ban TikTok in the United States “should be looked at,” according to US Senator Chuck Schumer.…
Continue ReadingBanning TikTok in the US ‘should be looked at,’ says Schumer
By Michelle Toh, CNN A proposal to ban TikTok in the United States “should be looked at,” according to US Senator Chuck Schumer.…
Continue ReadingThe week that tech became exciting again
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Let’s be honest: For much of the past decade, tech events have been pretty boring. Executives in…
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Pet Pals: Tiny Bubbles
…not in the wine, but for your forever friend! This sweet lil’ puppy is at the Humane Society of Central…
Continue ReadingIs the iPhone’s ‘Made in India’ era about to begin?
By Diksha Madhok, CNN As Apple looks beyond China to secure crucial supply chains strained by Covid lockdowns and threatened by rising geopolitical…
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Humane Society of C. Oregon offers ‘Will You Be Mine?’ $14 Valentine week adoption promotion
To ensure that your day is filled with a smooch from a pooch or a purr of contentment, the Humane Society of Central Oregon is reducing the adoption…
Continue ReadingCongressman who raised issue of antisemitism on Twitter says he was bombarded with antisemitic tweets
By Alayna Treene and Donie O’Sullivan, CNN A Jewish lawmaker who spoke about the problem of antisemitism on Twitter during a House Oversight…
Continue ReadingCongressman who raised issue of antisemitism on Twitter says he was bombarded with antisemitic tweets
CNN By Alayna Treene and Donie O’Sullivan, CNN A Jewish lawmaker who spoke about the problem of antisemitism on Twitter during a House…
Continue ReadingMore than half of Twitter’s top 1,000 advertisers stopped spending on platform, data show
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…
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Furry Friends: Bertha is a very playful and fun girl
Bertha is a 5- or 6-year-old, 100-pound Lab mix — a very playful dog who’s fun to be around. This active girl is waiting to meet you at Redmond’s…
Continue ReadingSEC reaches $30 million settlement with Kraken
By Brian Fung, CNN The Securities and Exchange Commission has reached a $30 million settlement with the cryptocurrency platform Kraken that will…
Continue ReadingSEC reaches $30 million settlement with Kraken
CNN By Brian Fung, CNN The Securities and Exchange Commission has reached a $30 million settlement with the cryptocurrency platform Kraken that will…
Continue ReadingYahoo to lay off 20% of its workforce
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…
Continue ReadingElon Musk pledged transparency at Twitter. But he’s walling off researchers
By Brian Fung, CNN For years, Twitter, like other social media platforms, has freely given its platform data to independent researchers so that they…
Continue ReadingMeta restores Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts
By Donie O’Sullivan, CNN Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts were restored on Thursday, allowing the former president to once…
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