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European commissioner for internal market Thierry Breton (L) is seen here in Brussels

Twitter must comply with Europe’s platform rules, EU digital chief warns Musk in virtual meeting

November 30, 2022 12:56 PM CNN Newsource

By Brian Fung, CNN A top European Union official warned Twitter owner Elon Musk on Wednesday that the social media platform must take significant…

Jassy on Wednesday said an "uncertain" economy pushed the e-commerce giant to move forward with rare and wide-ranging layoffs.

Amazon CEO explains thinking behind layoffs as unionized warehouse workers protest outside

November 30, 2022 12:05 PM CNN Newsource

By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Amazon CEO Andy Jassy on Wednesday said an “uncertain” economy pushed the e-commerce giant to move…

DoorDash to lay off 1,250 corporate employees

November 30, 2022 7:29 AM CNN Newsource

By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business DoorDash on Wednesday said it will lay off about 1,250 corporate employees after growing its team too quickly…

Twitter is less safe due to Elon Musk’s management style, says former top official

November 30, 2022 6:07 AM CNN

CNN By Brian Fung, CNN Business Twitter owner Elon Musk’s dictatorial management style risks driving the company headlong into unforced…

China’s Zhengzhou, home to world’s largest iPhone factory, ends Covid lockdown. Other cities do the same

November 29, 2022 9:16 PM CNN Newsource

By Juliana Liu, CNN Business Major Chinese cities, including financial hub Shanghai and Zhengzhou — home to the world’s largest iPhone…

Twitter is less safe due to Elon Musk’s management style, says former top official

November 29, 2022 5:06 PM CNN Newsource

By Brian Fung, CNN Business Twitter owner Elon Musk’s dictatorial management style risks driving the company headlong into unforced business…

South Dakota's governor signed an executive order on November 29 banning state agencies

South Dakota governor bans state employees from using TikTok on government devices

November 29, 2022 3:18 PM CNN Newsource

By Stella Chan and Leslie Perrot, CNN South Dakota’s governor signed an executive order on Tuesday banning state agencies, employees and…

Two victims injured when a car drove into an Apple store filed lawsuits on November 29 claiming negligence. Seen here is a view showing the crash site after a vehicle crashed into an Apple store in Hingham

Two victims of Apple store crash file lawsuits claiming negligence

November 29, 2022 2:36 PM CNN Newsource

By Nicki Brown and Sabrina Souza, CNN Two victims injured when a car drove into an Apple store filed lawsuits Tuesday morning claiming various…

Snap demands employees work in office 80% of the time starting early next year

November 29, 2022 9:41 AM CNN Newsource

By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Snapchat’s parent company is asking workers to return to the office 80% of the time, or the equivalent of…

Twitter is no longer enforcing its Covid-19 misinformation policy. Pictured is Twitter Headquarters in San Francisco

Twitter is no longer enforcing its Covid misinformation policy

November 29, 2022 4:12 AM CNN Newsource

By Donie O’Sullivan, CNN Business Twitter said it will no longer enforce its longstanding Covid misinformation policy, yet another sign of how…

Elon Musk claims Apple has ‘threatened to withhold’ Twitter from its app store

November 28, 2022 2:00 PM CNN Newsource

By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Elon Musk on Monday claimed that Apple has “threatened” to pull Twitter from its iOS app store, a move that…

Twitter searches for the widespread Covid-19-related protests in China are returning a flood of spam.

Twitter searches for China protests bombarded by spam and porn, raising alarms among researchers

November 28, 2022 12:43 PM CNN

CNN By Brian Fung, CNN Business Twitter searches for the widespread Covid-19-related protests in China are returning a flood of spam, pornography and…

Twitter searches for China protests bombarded by spam and porn, raising alarms among researchers

November 28, 2022 12:43 PM CNN Newsource

By Brian Fung, CNN Business Twitter searches for the widespread Covid-19-related protests in China are returning a flood of spam, pornography and…

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks during the San Jose McEnery Convention Center in San Jose

Irish regulator fines Meta $275 million for violations of Europe’s data privacy law

November 28, 2022 9:28 AM CNN Newsource

By Brian Fung, CNN Business Meta has been fined roughly $275 million by Ireland’s data privacy regulator for failing to prevent hackers from…

Layoffs, ultimatums, and an ongoing saga over blue check marks: Elon Musk’s first month at Twitter

November 27, 2022 2:01 AM CNN Newsource

By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Sunday officially marks one month since the world’s richest man took the helm at Twitter. In that time,…

Workers at the world's biggest Apple iPhone factory in central China protest over contract disputes amid anti-virus controls on November 23.

Apple has a huge problem with an iPhone factory in China

November 25, 2022 5:12 PM CNN Newsource

By Juliana Liu, CNN Business A violent workers’ revolt at the world’s largest iPhone factory this week in central China is further…

Musk says new color-coded verification system at Twitter will roll out in a week

November 25, 2022 8:18 AM CNN Newsource

By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Elon Musk is ready to try his troubled new verification system for Twitter once again. This time, in color. The CEO of…

The UK government bans the use of Hikvision camera systems at "sensitive" sites. A Hikvision camera is pictured here on December 2

UK bans Chinese surveillance cameras from ‘sensitive’ sites

November 25, 2022 2:10 AM CNN Newsource

By Michelle Toh, CNN Business Hikvision, a leading Chinese surveillance company, has denied suggestions that it poses a threat to Britain’s…

Nexperia in the United Kingdom was told to sell at least 86% of its stake in Newport Wafer Fab. A manufacturing room at Newport Wafer Fab is pictured here in Newport

The US-China chip war is spilling over to Europe

November 24, 2022 9:26 PM CNN

CNN By Michelle Toh, CNN Business Two European chip deals have run into trouble over their links with China, a sign of concern spreading in the West…

The US-China chip war is spilling over to Europe

November 24, 2022 9:26 PM CNN Newsource

By Michelle Toh, CNN Business Two European chip deals have run into trouble over their links with China, a sign of concern spreading in the West over…