Our favorite tech gifts of 2019
Countless tech products cross our desks at CNN Business throughout the year. So when it comes time for the holiday shopping season, we’re extra…
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How fake accounts pushing inflammatory content went viral — with the help of YouTube’s algorithms
YouTube channels posing as American news outlets racked up millions of views on false and inflammatory videos over several months this year, all with…
Continue Reading A hacker accessed a family’s Ring security camera and told their 8-year-old daughter he was Santa Claus
Someone gained access to the Ring security camera of a Mississippi family and used the speaker feature to harass their 8-year-old daughter, telling…
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Xbox Series X: Microsoft reveals new console at Game Awards
Microsoft just unveiled its next generation video game console: The Xbox Series X. The new Xbox, which will be released during the 2020 holiday…
Continue Reading She sued Tinder, founded Bumble and now, at 30, is the CEO of a $3 billion dating empire
Bumble founder Whitney Wolfe Herd is used to bucking traditions. When she launched the female-focused dating app in 2014, which requires women…
Continue Reading China’s version of WeWork stumbles on road to IPO as big banks drop out
Like WeWork before it, Chinese office sharing company Ucommune is facing hurdles in its attempt to go public. Citigroup and Credit Suisse have…
Continue Reading Lyft is rolling out a car rental service
Lyft has spent years battling Uber in the ride-hailing market. Now, it’s taking on Hertz and Avis, too. The company announced a new service…
Continue Reading FTC may try to delay Facebook’s plan to integrate its apps, Wall Street Journal reports
Facebook’s stock took a dive on Thursday following a report that federal regulators may seek to prevent the company from more tightly…
Continue Reading Facebook taps data to predict likely 2020 trends kimchi, milk baths and ‘plant parents’
Do you bathe in milk, gobble up kimchi or dress in getups straight out of the ’80s? If you don’t, you might soon — Facebook…
Continue Reading Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas are producing a reality wedding series for Amazon
Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas have teamed up with Amazon Studios to produce a new reality show about Indian weddings. The celebrity power couple,…
Continue Reading Apple Watch will soon track your Orangetheory workouts
Apple is flexing deeper into health and wellness with a new Orangetheory partnership. Customers at the boutique fitness studios will soon be able to…
Continue Reading SoftBank’s troubles don’t end with Wag. Here are 5 more investments to watch closely
SoftBank’s decision to abandon its $300 million investment in dog-walking startup Wag has raised more questions about the strategy of its mega…
Continue Reading Europe is sending a robot to clean up space. Why is the junk there in the first place?
A self-destructing robot will be sent into orbit on the world’s first space cleanup mission, European scientists announced Monday, a fresh…
Continue Reading SoftBank-backed OneConnect slashes IPO target by nearly 50%
Another SoftBank-backed startup is slashing its valuation and stumbling toward an IPO. OneConnect, the financial services unit of Chinese insurance…
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From Billy Porter to Baby Yoda, here’s what you Googled this year
In 2019, people across the country turned to Google for all the answers. Now, Google has unveiled its 2019 Year In Search, a look at the top trending…
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Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin launches 12th test flight of space tourism rocket
Blue Origin, the stealthy company founded by Amazon’s billionaire founder Jeff Bezos, just launched another test flight of its tourism rocket…
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Peloton plunges after investor says the stock is worth only $5
Peloton may have bigger problems than the public relations fallout from the controversial ad that became a meme. Short-seller Citron Research said…
Continue Reading Google Chrome will now automatically tell you if your password is unsafe
Google added a new tool to Chrome that protects users’ passwords in an update released Tuesday. Chrome’s newest feature adds a…
Continue Reading One of Germany’s top carriers wants Huawei to help build its 5G network
Telefonica Germany says it plans to use Huawei equipment in its 5G network, enlisting the Chinese company even as a debate rages over whether its…
Continue Reading YouTube unveils a stricter harassment policy. Now the company just has to enforce it
After months of promising to reexamine how it handles harassment on its platform, YouTube has unveiled an update to its policy. On Wednesday, the…
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