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The Los Angeles chapter of Planned Parenthood suffered a ransomware attack in October that compromised the personal information of about 400

Ransomware attack on Planned Parenthood exposes 400,000 patients’ personal data

December 1, 2021 7:05 PM CNN Newsource

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN The Los Angeles chapter of Planned Parenthood suffered a ransomware attack in October that compromised the personal information…

Square is changing its name to ‘Block’

December 1, 2021 4:09 PM CNN Newsource

By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Days after Jack Dorsey resigned as CEO of Twitter, his other company is changing its name. Square, the digital…

Hundreds of migrants camp at the Belarus side of the border with Poland near Kuznica Bialostocka

Facebook says Belarusian KGB used fake accounts to stoke border crisis

December 1, 2021 3:37 PM CNN

CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Donie O’Sullivan, CNN Business Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook, says it has evidence the Belarusian KGB used…

Elizabeth Holmes testifies she reached out to Rupert Murdoch to try to kill a damning Wall Street Journal story

December 1, 2021 1:31 PM CNN

CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business When Elizabeth Holmes got wind that then-Wall Street Journal reporter John Carreyrou was…

Elizabeth Holmes testifies she reached out to Rupert Murdoch to try to kill a damning Wall Street Journal story

December 1, 2021 1:31 PM CNN Newsource

By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business When Elizabeth Holmes got wind that then-Wall Street Journal reporter John Carreyrou was working on a…

Facebook says Belarusian KGB used fake accounts to stoke border crisis

December 1, 2021 12:07 PM CNN Newsource

By Donie O’Sullivan, CNN Business Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook, says it has evidence the Belarusian KGB used fake accounts to…

Google bans political ads ahead of elections in the Philippines

December 1, 2021 11:06 AM CNN Newsource

By Walé Azeez, CNN Business Google will ban political advertising on its platforms in the Philippines as the country prepares for elections in May.…

Google bans political ads ahead of elections in the Philippines

December 1, 2021 11:06 AM CNN

CNN By Walé Azeez, CNN Business Google will ban political advertising on its platforms in the Philippines as the country prepares for elections in…

Facebook will no longer limit users from searching for or praising Kyle Rittenhouse

Facebook lifts Kyle Rittenhouse restrictions, including searches and praise

December 1, 2021 10:37 AM CNN Newsource

By Brian Fung, CNN Business Facebook will no longer limit users from searching for or praising Kyle Rittenhouse, following a court’s acquittal…

Twitter says it will remove images of people posted without consent

December 1, 2021 5:15 AM CNN Newsource

By Sana Noor Haq, CNN Business Twitter has updated its privacy policy so that it can remove images of people that have been posted without their…

Meta exec behind Facebook’s cryptocurrency project to step down

November 30, 2021 12:17 PM CNN Newsource

By Jennifer Korn, CNN Business David Marcus, the executive in charge of the troubled cryptocurrency project at Meta Platforms — the company…

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey announced he was stepping down and named Parag Agrawal

Meet the new CEO of Twitter

November 30, 2021 11:04 AM CNN Newsource

By Brian Fung, CNN Business Parag Agrawal isn’t a household name, but he could soon become one as he takes the lead at one of the world’s…

The UK Competition and Markets Authority says that Meta's control of the popular search engine for GIFs would reduce competition between social media platforms and had already removed one potential rival in the advertising market.

Meta ordered to sell Giphy by UK antitrust authorities

November 30, 2021 2:12 AM CNN Newsource

By Mark Thompson, CNN Business Regulators have long threatened to break up Facebook (now called Meta) because of its huge market power. Now one group…

Elizabeth Holmes testifies she was abused by former Theranos COO

November 29, 2021 5:24 PM CNN

CNN, KGO By Sara Ashley O’Brien and Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Elizabeth Holmes, flushed and holding back tears, testified Monday that she…

Elizabeth Holmes testifies she was abused by former Theranos COO

November 29, 2021 5:24 PM CNN Newsource

By Sara Ashley O’Brien and Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Elizabeth Holmes, flushed and holding back tears, testified Monday that she left…

Jack Dorsey is the chief executive officer of Twitter Inc. and Square Inc.

Jack Dorsey is stepping down as CEO of Twitter

November 29, 2021 8:48 AM CNN

CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Brian Fung, CNN Business Jack Dorsey, the cofounder and public face of Twitter, will step down from his role as CEO, effective…

Jack Dorsey is stepping down as CEO of Twitter

November 29, 2021 6:51 AM CNN Newsource

By Brian Fung, CNN Business Jack Dorsey, the cofounder and public face of Twitter, will step down from his role as CEO, effective immediately, the…

Ai-Da is capable of creating artworks and poetry

Meet the robot that can write poetry and create artworks

November 27, 2021 8:24 AM CNN Newsource

By Hannah Ryan, CNN When people think of artificial intelligence, the images that often come to mind are of the sinister robots that populate the…

The Lego Education SPIKE Essential kit encourages kids to work together to code

These products aim to help kids rebuild social skills amid concerns about pandemic impact

November 26, 2021 10:02 AM CNN Newsource

By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Meditation toys to help kids manage their feelings. A Lego kit for coding, with a focus on problem-solving…

Extinction Rebellion activists block the access to the distribution center of e-commerce company Amazon in Rozenburg-Schiphol

Amazon faces Black Friday strikes by workers across Europe

November 26, 2021 5:50 AM CNN Newsource

By Walé Azeez, CNN Business Amazon is facing strikes by warehouse workers and delivery drivers across Europe as its busiest weekend of the year…