Facebook recalling 4 million Oculus Quest 2 headset components
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Facebook on Tuesday announced it is temporarily pausing sales of its Oculus Quest 2 virtual reality headsets and…
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Facebook says it’s moving forward with Instagram for kids despite backlash
US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy says social media companies have taken positive steps against the sharing of health misinformation but that “it’s…
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By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Facebook on Tuesday reaffirmed its intention to build an Instagram for kids under 13, despite pressure from…
Continue Reading Jeff Bezos reignites battle for NASA moon contract
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.…
Continue Reading Jeff Bezos offers NASA $2 billion to get Blue Origin back in the moon race
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…
Continue Reading WeChat suspends new user registrations as China cracks down on tech
By Eric Cheung and Hanna Ziady, CNN Business WeChat is suspending all new user registrations until early August, the popular social messaging app…
Continue Reading Activision Blizzard employees sign petition denouncing company’s ‘abhorrent’ response to lawsuit
By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Pressure on Activision Blizzard is mounting as more than 2,000 current and former employees signed a petition slamming…
Continue Reading Global phone hacks expose darker side of Israel’s ‘startup nation’ image
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Hadas Gold, CNN Business Audacious Mossad spy operations around the world. The plucky “startup nation” home to reams…
Continue Reading Global phone hacks expose darker side of Israel’s ‘startup nation’ image
The Washington Post’s Dana Priest talks about the sophisticated technology used to spy on journalists, activists and two women linked to Jamal…
Continue Reading Global phone hacks expose darker side of Israel’s ‘startup nation’ image
By Hadas Gold, CNN Business Audacious Mossad spy operations around the world. The plucky “startup nation” home to reams of billion-dollar…
Continue Reading How Taiwan is trying to defend against a cyber ‘World War III’
By Eric Cheung, Will Ripley and Gladys Tsai, CNN Business As China steps up military pressure on Taiwan, the self-governing island is preparing for…
Continue Reading Software company’s unveiling of decryption key comes too late for many victims of devastating ransomware attack
By Brian Fung, Natasha Bertrand and Alex Marquardt, CNN On Thursday, the software company Kaseya announced that it could help unlock any of its…
Continue Reading Amazon hires outside investigators after employee petition alleges discrimination and harassment
By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business Amazon has hired outside investigators to probe the internal culture of part of its cloud computing…
Continue Reading First, they banned facial recognition. Now they’re not so sure
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Rachel Metz, CNN Business Over the past few years, a number of cities and some states enacted rules banning or restricting local…
Continue Reading Want your unemployment benefits? You may have to submit to facial recognition first
By Rachel Metz, CNN Business After being let go from his job as a software quality-assurance engineer in April, Eric Watkins said he filed for…
Continue Reading Software vendor caught up in ransomware attack obtains decryptor key
By Brian Fung and Geneva Sands, CNN Business Kaseya, the software firm whose remote access tool was used to deliver REvil ransomware to hundreds of…
Continue Reading Massive internet outage: FedEx, Delta and McDonald’s go down
By Brian Fung and Clare Duffy, CNN Business A sweeping internet disruption on Thursday briefly took out a wide range of major corporate websites —…
Continue Reading TikTok, Biden administration agree to drop litigation over Trump-era app store ban
By Brian Fung, CNN Business TikTok and the US government agreed on Wednesday to drop a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s attempt…
Continue Reading The FTC vows to ‘root out’ illegal repair restrictions on phones, fridges, tractors and more
By Brian Fung, CNN US regulators are vowing to make it easier for consumers and independent service shops to repair commercial products like…
Continue Reading California sues Activision Blizzard, alleging culture of sexual harassment
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Business California’s Department of Fair Employment and Housing filed a civil lawsuit Tuesday against one of…
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