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European regulators have approved Microsoft's $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard.

EU approves Microsoft’s deal to buy Activision Blizzard

May 15, 2023 11:00 AM CNN

CNN By Brian Fung, CNN European regulators have approved Microsoft’s $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, handing the technology…

The man behind ChatGPT is about to have his moment on Capitol Hill

May 15, 2023 10:17 AM CNN Newsource

By Jennifer Korn For a few months in 2017, there were rumors that Sam Altman was planning to run for governor of California. Instead, he kept his day…

EU approves Microsoft’s deal to buy Activision Blizzard

May 15, 2023 7:52 AM CNN Newsource

By Brian Fung, CNN European regulators have approved Microsoft’s $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, handing the technology giant a…

China has "supreme access" to all data held by TikTok's parent company Bytedance

Ex-ByteDance employee claims China had ‘supreme access’ to all data

May 15, 2023 12:45 AM CNN Newsource

By Laura He and Ramishah Maruf, CNN China’s Communist Party had “supreme access” to all data held by TikTok’s parent company…

Elon Musk names NBCU ad chief Linda Yaccarino as Twitter CEO

May 13, 2023 6:34 AM CNN

CNN, KGO By Chris Isidore, CNN Elon Musk on Friday named longtime media executive Linda Yaccarino as the new CEO of Twitter, months after he promised…

The agony and ecstasy of scoring last-minute face value Taylor Swift tickets

May 13, 2023 2:06 AM CNN Newsource

By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business When Julia Thomas woke up at her home in Cleveland last Saturday, she spontaneously decided to drive 15 hours…

The agony and ecstasy of scoring last-minute face value Taylor Swift tickets

May 13, 2023 2:06 AM CNN

CNN By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business When Julia Thomas woke up at her home in Cleveland last Saturday, she spontaneously decided to drive 15…

Lyft CEO David Risher told CNN what it was like while he was a driver for the ridesharing company.

How Lyft’s new CEO is ‘copying’ his former boss Jeff Bezos to turn around the company

May 12, 2023 10:03 AM CNN

CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN David Risher had a rocky first week at his job. Days after taking over as the new CEO of Lyft last…

How Lyft’s new CEO is ‘copying’ his former boss Jeff Bezos to turn around the company

May 12, 2023 10:03 AM CNN Newsource

By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN David Risher had a rocky first week at his job. Days after taking over as the new CEO of Lyft last month, Risher…

Elon Musk names NBCU ad chief Linda Yaccarino as Twitter CEO

May 12, 2023 6:56 AM CNN Newsource

By Chris Isidore, CNN Elon Musk on Friday named longtime media executive Linda Yaccarino as the new CEO of Twitter, months after he promised to step…

Elon Musk says he’s found a new CEO for Twitter

May 11, 2023 1:04 PM CNN Newsource

By Clare Duffy, CNN Elon Musk on Thursday said he’s found a new CEO to take over Twitter, months after he first promised to step back from the…

Privacy and security experts raise questions about the future of user safety on Twitter in light of the platform's new encrypted message feature.

Twitter’s new encrypted message feature criticized by security and privacy experts

May 11, 2023 7:55 AM CNN Newsource

By Brian Fung, CNN Privacy and security experts widely panned a new feature that Twitter unveiled Wednesday that encrypts some direct messages…

Twitter’s new encrypted message feature criticized by security and privacy experts

May 11, 2023 7:55 AM CNN

CNN By Brian Fung, CNN Privacy and security experts widely panned a new feature that Twitter unveiled Wednesday that encrypts some direct messages…

A foldable phone, new tablet and lots of AI: What Google unveiled at its big developer event

May 10, 2023 12:08 PM CNN Newsource

By Samantha Kelly Google on Wednesday unveiled its latest lineup of hardware products, including its first foldable phone and a new tablet, as well…

The company on Wednesday said it is introducing the next evolution of Google Search. The look and feel of Google Search results will be noticeably different.

The most popular search engine in the world is about to look different

May 10, 2023 10:57 AM CNN Newsource

By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Google is moving forward with plans to bring AI chat features to its core search engine as it works to keep…

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to testify before Congress

May 10, 2023 8:20 AM CNN Newsource

By Brian Fung, CNN OpenAI CEO Sam Altman will testify before Congress next Tuesday as lawmakers increasingly scrutinize the risks and benefits of…

Twitter is adding encrypted messaging to the platform Wednesday. Pictured is the Twitter headquarters on April 10

Twitter is adding calls and encrypted messaging

May 10, 2023 2:26 AM CNN

CNN By Hanna Ziady, CNN Twitter is adding encrypted messaging to the platform Wednesday, and calls will follow shortly, CEO Elon Musk tweeted late…

Twitter is adding calls and encrypted messaging

May 10, 2023 2:26 AM CNN Newsource

By Hanna Ziady, CNN Twitter is adding encrypted messaging to the platform Wednesday, and calls will follow shortly, CEO Elon Musk tweeted late…

Airbnb on May 9 reported strong revenue growth and a new record for bookings during the first three months of the year.

Airbnb sees record bookings despite recession fears

May 9, 2023 2:10 PM CNN Newsource

By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Shares of Airbnb fell more than 10% in trading Wednesday after the travel company offered a more muted outlook for the…

Police searched the suspect's apartment in Dongguan in the Chinese province of Guangdong on May 5.

Chinese police detain man for allegedly using ChatGPT to spread rumors online

May 9, 2023 4:26 AM CNN Newsource

By Chris Lau, CNN Police in China have detained a man they say used ChatGPT to create fake news and spread it online, in what state media has called…