Former employees suing Twitter speak out on Elon Musk’s ‘clumsy and inhumane’ layoffs
By Clare Duffy, CNN A group of former Twitter employees who are suing the company spoke out Thursday, alleging that new owner Elon Musk’s mass…
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Apple abandons controversial plan to check iOS devices and iCloud photos for child abuse imagery
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Apple is abandoning its plans to launch a controversial tool that would check iPhones, iPads and iCloud photos…
Continue ReadingFTC sues to block Microsoft’s $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard
By Brian Fung, CNN The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday sued to block Microsoft’s $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard,…
Continue ReadingPentagon awards multibillion-dollar cloud contract to Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Oracle
By Brian Fung, CNN The Defense Department has named Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Oracle as the winners of a multibillion-dollar cloud computing…
Continue ReadingThe mass unbanning of suspended Twitter users is underway
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Thousands of previously banned Twitter users, including members of the far-right and users sharing blatant…
Continue ReadingBiden administration urges Supreme Court to narrow Big Tech’s liability shield in pivotal Google case
By Brian Fung, CNN The Biden administration has told the US Supreme Court that social media platforms ought to be potentially liable for…
Continue ReadingApple plans to expand encryption of iCloud data
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Apple on Wednesday said it plans to expand end-to-end encryption of iCloud data to include backups, photos,…
Continue ReadingIndiana Attorney General files lawsuits against TikTok
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita on Wednesday announced he has filed two separate lawsuits against TikTok, which…
Continue ReadingMicrosoft says it has reached a 10-year deal to bring ‘Call of Duty’ to Nintendo
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Fans of the popular first-person shooter game “Call of Duty” may soon have more options for where…
Continue ReadingUber launching self-driving cars in Las Vegas
By Jennifer Korn, CNN Ridehailing giant Uber is now offering Las Vegas riders the option on its app to hail a self-driving taxis developed by another…
Continue ReadingWordle is the most-searched term on Google in 2022
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Admit it: You’ve probably either Googled the answer for Wordle, or at the very least searched to play it.…
Continue ReadingAmazon’s checkout page stopped working for some users
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Thousands of customers looking to purchase an item on Amazon early Wednesday encountered an error message on the…
Continue ReadingMeta avoids showdown over news content in US after journalism bargaining bill shelved
By Brian Fung, CNN A threat by Facebook owner Meta to remove news content from its platforms appears to have been averted — for now — after US…
Continue ReadingFormer Theranos COO sentenced to nearly 13 years
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani, the former chief operating officer of failed blood testing startup…
Continue ReadingApple now lets developers charge as much as $10,000 for an app
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business If you were worried about how much money you could blow on apps before, buckle up. Apple on Tuesday said it is…
Continue ReadingApple sued by two women alleging their exes used AirTags to stalk them
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Apple has been sued by two women who allege their previous romantic partners used the company’s AirTag…
Continue ReadingMicrosoft could soon have its first union
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Some 300 quality assurance workers at Microsoft-owned gaming studio ZeniMax are in the process of voting to form…
Continue ReadingFacebook Oversight Board recommends overhaul of controversial content moderation process for VIPs
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business After a yearlong review, Meta’s Oversight Board on Tuesday said the company’s controversial system that…
Continue ReadingFacebook Oversight Board recommends overhaul of controversial content moderation process for VIPs
CNN By Clare Duffy, CNN Business After a yearlong review, Meta’s Oversight Board on Tuesday said the company’s controversial system that…
Continue ReadingMeta threatens to remove news content over US journalism bargaining bill
By Brian Fung, CNN Facebook owner Meta threatened to remove news content from its platforms on Monday following reports that US lawmakers have added…
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