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According to a forthcoming book by Wall Street Journal reporter Tim Higgins

Elon Musk asked Tim Cook to make him CEO of Apple, new book claims

July 30, 2021 1:25 PM CNN Newsource

By Clare Duffy, CNN Business As if Elon Musk isn’t running enough companies, he once may have suggested taking over as CEO of America’s…

Amazon faces a record-breaking €746 million (roughly $887 million) fine after a European Union data privacy regulator said the e-commerce giant had violated the bloc's signature privacy law

Amazon hit by record $887 million EU privacy fine

July 30, 2021 8:29 AM CNN Newsource

By Brian Fung, CNN Business Amazon faces a record-breaking €746 million (roughly $887 million) fine after a European Union data privacy regulator…

Rover promises a network of ‘trusted sitters and dog walkers.’ That wasn’t enough to save these pets

July 30, 2021 12:25 PM CNN Newsource

By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business Like many new pandemic pet owners, Nia Morgan knew her puppy, Zorro, had grown very attached to her due to…

This image provided by NASA shows the 20-metric-ton (22-ton) Nauka module

International Space Station briefly loses control after new Russian module misfires

July 29, 2021 3:48 PM CNN Newsource

By Kristin Fisher, CNN An unusual and potentially dangerous situation unfolded Thursday at the International Space Station, as the newly-docked…

OSU part of $20M effort to develop artificial intelligence to help elderly live at home

July 29, 2021 2:53 PM KTVZ news sources

CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – A team of researchers, including Oregon State University’s Kagan Tumer, director of the Collaborative Robotics and…

Amazon on July 28 posted $113.1 billion in revenue during the three months ended June 30

Amazon sales growth slows as new CEO takes over

July 30, 2021 3:40 AM CNN Newsource

By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Amazon’s final quarter with Jeff Bezos as CEO proved to be a disappointment for Wall Street. The e-commerce giant…

Facebook on July 28 reported revenue of nearly $29.1 billion for the three months ended June 30

Facebook doubles profit but braces for hit from Apple privacy changes

July 28, 2021 3:05 PM CNN Newsource

By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Facebook’s business is soaring, but the boom times may not last. Facebook on Wednesday reported revenue of nearly…

Google on July 28 became one of the first major Silicon Valley firms to say it will require employees to be vaccinated when they return to the company's campuses.

Google and Facebook will require vaccinations for employees returning to the office

July 28, 2021 2:14 PM CNN Newsource

By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Google and Facebook on Wednesday became two of the first major Silicon Valley firms to say they will require employees…

An Amazon.com Inc. delivery driver carries boxes into a van outside of a distribution facility on February 2 in Hawthorne

Amazon is everywhere. Here’s how the US could break it up

July 28, 2021 5:35 AM CNN Newsource

By Clare Duffy, CNN Business On any given day, you might receive a package you ordered from Amazon, log onto a website hosted by Amazon, ask an…

The rapid rise of gaming in the Middle East

July 28, 2021 1:38 PM CNN

Nowhere is the gaming industry growing faster than the Middle East, and Dubai-based PLG is producing gaming tournaments, talk shows and livestreams…

Facing an employee walkout, Activision Blizzard CEO says his company’s response to lawsuit was ‘tone deaf’

July 28, 2021 1:38 PM CNN Newsource

By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Activision Blizzard’s CEO Bobby Kotick admitted that the gaming company’s response to a California…

Apple on July 27 announced a massive earnings beat for the three months ended June 26

Apple posts a record June quarter thanks to iPhone sales

July 27, 2021 7:55 PM CNN Newsource

By Clare Duffy, CNN Business More than 14 years after they were first introduced, iPhones are still very much in demand. Apple on Tuesday announced a…

Google revenue jumps 62%, fueled by demand for online advertising

July 28, 2021 12:35 AM CNN Newsource

By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business This time last year, Google was starting to feel the early pandemic slump as large parts of the global economy shut…

Ex-Nixon WH counsel says he’d pay to handle Donald Trump’s deposition

July 28, 2021 12:35 AM CNN

In an interview with Bill O’Reilly, former President Donald Trump said he would sit for a deposition in his lawsuit against Facebook, Twitter and…

Facebook recalling 4 million Oculus Quest 2 headset components

July 27, 2021 1:54 PM CNN Newsource

By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Facebook on Tuesday announced it is temporarily pausing sales of its Oculus Quest 2 virtual reality headsets and…

Former Facebook exec urges the company to be more transparent

July 27, 2021 1:54 PM CNN

In his first TV interview since leaving Facebook, former vice president of partnerships strategy Brian Boland reacts to President Biden’s statement…

Surgeon general issues warning about sharing health information on social media

July 27, 2021 1:32 PM CNN

US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy says social media companies have taken positive steps against the sharing of health misinformation but that “it’s…

Facebook on July 27 reaffirmed its intention to build an Instagram for kids under 13

Facebook says it’s moving forward with Instagram for kids despite backlash

July 27, 2021 1:32 PM CNN Newsource

By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Facebook on Tuesday reaffirmed its intention to build an Instagram for kids under 13, despite pressure from…

Jeff Bezos wants to spot NASA up to $2 billion in a bid to reignite the battle for space between his rocket company Blue Origin and Elon Musk's SpaceX.

Jeff Bezos reignites battle for NASA moon contract

July 27, 2021 5:31 AM CNN

Jeff Bezos is offering NASA up to $2 billion in a bid to reignite the battle for space between his rocket company Blue Origin and Elon Musk’s SpaceX.…

Jeff Bezos offers NASA $2 billion to get Blue Origin back in the moon race

July 27, 2021 5:31 AM CNN Newsource

By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business Jeff Bezos wants to spot NASA up to $2 billion in a bid to reignite the battle for space between his rocket company…