These fireball-dropping drones are on the frontlines of wildfire prevention
CNN By Natalia V. Osipova and Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business As US wildfires have grown larger and deadlier in recent years, one company is using…
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What a Republican-controlled House could mean for Silicon Valley
By Brian Fung, CNN Business With Republicans projected to take control of the House as a result of the midterm elections, tech giants such as Amazon,…
Continue ReadingElon Musk is planning a subtle change to Twitter that could make it harder to stop the bots
By Rachel Metz, CNN Business Elon Musk has been saying for months that he wants to stamp out spam and fake accounts on Twitter, but a subtle change…
Continue ReadingUK orders Chinese-owned company to sell Britain’s biggest chipmaker
By Michelle Toh, CNN Business The UK government has ordered a Chinese-owned company to unwind its takeover of Britain’s biggest chipmaker,…
Continue ReadingElon Musk gives ultimatum to Twitter employees: Do ‘extremely hardcore’ work or get out
By Donie O’Sullivan and Clare Duffy, CNN Business Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk has given employees until Thursday evening to commit to…
Continue ReadingTwitter chaos spills into public view as Musk clashes with and fires employees on the platform
By Clare Duffy, Oliver Darcy and Donie O’Sullivan, CNN Business Elon Musk has publicly clashed with a growing number of Twitter employees about…
Continue ReadingAmazon launches message-based virtual clinic for allergies, acne and hair loss
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Amazon on Tuesday launched a virtual clinic to treat common health conditions, including allergies, acne and…
Continue ReadingWe tried Apple’s new SOS tool for when you don’t have cell service
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business When Apple announced at its closely-watched September product launch event that it would soon introduce an…
Continue ReadingWe tried Apple’s new SOS tool for when you don’t have cell service
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business When Apple announced at its closely-watched September product launch event that it would…
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Through ‘Be a Santa to a Senior,’ you can share cheer with C.O.’s older adults this holiday season
As the community prepares to celebrate the season of giving, Home Instead® encourages Bend residents to share the holiday spirit with older adults…
Continue ReadingGoogle agrees to $392 million settlement with 40 states over location tracking practices
By Jennifer Korn, CNN Business Google has agreed to a record $391.5 million settlement with 40 states for allegedly misleading consumers over its…
Continue ReadingNew York Times: Amazon plans to lay off thousands of employees
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Amazon is planning to lay off some 10,000 employees in corporate and technology jobs, the New York Times…
Continue ReadingAmazon CEO explains thinking behind layoffs as unionized warehouse workers protest outside
CNN By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Amazon CEO Andy Jassy on Wednesday said an “uncertain” economy pushed the e-commerce giant to…
Continue ReadingGoogle agrees to $392 million settlement with 40 states over location tracking practices
CNN By Jennifer Korn, CNN Business Google has agreed to a record $391.5 million settlement with 40 states for allegedly misleading consumers over its…
Continue ReadingElon Musk’s SpaceX is buying an ad package on Elon Musk’s Twitter
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business While a number of major brands have announced advertising pauses on Twitter in the wake of Elon Musk’s…
Continue ReadingA guide to parental controls on social media
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business A little over a year ago, social media companies were put on notice for how they protect, or fail to protect,…
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Pet Pals: Ana is a beautiful brindle hound dog
Ana is a hound dog, but she’s not crying all the time, and she’s waiting for a new home at the Humane Society of Central…
Continue ReadingMusk’s Twitter may have already violated its latest FTC consent order, legal experts say
By Brian Fung, CNN Just two weeks into Elon Musk’s ownership of Twitter, the company may have already violated its consent agreement with the…
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Furry Friends: Meet Joey, a handsome, vocal cat waiting at BrightSide Animal Center
This week, Redmond’s BrightSide Animal Center introduces us to Joey, a 5-year-old diabetic cat who is looking for attention — and new owner who’s…
Continue ReadingA day of chaos brings Twitter closer to the brink
By Brian Fung, CNN Two weeks after Elon Musk completed his acquisition of Twitter, the future of the company has never looked less certain. In the…
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