Uber now lets users text with a safety agent to monitor rides
By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business Uber is giving riders the ability to connect with a safety agent while taking a nerve-wracking trip,…
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Musk cites Twitter whistleblower claims as new justifications for backing out of deal
By Brian Fung and Clare Duffy, CNN Business Elon Musk is formally citing allegations leveled by Twitter whistleblower, Peiter “Mudge”…
Continue Reading Twitter was questioned by SEC over bots, user numbers in June
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business The Securities and Exchange Commission earlier this summer probed Twitter regarding its measurements of monetizable…
Continue Reading Wireless carriers keep your location data for years and provide it to the police
By Brian Fung, CNN Business The country’s largest wireless carriers not only know where you are every time you make a phone call or use your…
Continue Reading FTC sues data broker Kochava for selling location information that could unmask abortion-seekers
By Brian Fung, CNN Business The Federal Trade Commission is suing a data broker that the agency claims has sold sensitive location data that can…
Continue Reading Musk’s legal team to depose whistleblower Peiter Zatko in Twitter case
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Elon Musk’s legal team has subpoenaed former Twitter head of security and whistleblower Peiter “Mudge”…
Continue Reading How Twitter has been shaken by a whistleblower’s allegations
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business In the days since it was first reported that former Twitter head of security Peiter “Mudge” Zatko had filed…
Continue Reading Pilots from a bankrupt airline were just offered jobs by a competitor without a single interview
By Jennifer Korn Pilots are in high demand lately — such high demand, in fact, that pilots from the recently defunct ExpressJet Airlines are…
Continue Reading How airlines give you internet access at 35,000 feet — and why it still needs a lot of work
CNN By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Flights used to be a chance to sit back (albeit a bit cramped) and watch a recently released movie or catch up on…
Continue Reading What we learned from Mark Zuckerberg’s 3-hour chat with Joe Rogan
By Rachel Metz and Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business In a rare and lengthy interview, Mark Zuckerberg spoke with controversial comedian and podcast…
Continue Reading House GOP demands Meta’s communications with the FBI over Hunter Biden report
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Brian Fung, CNN House Republicans want Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to hand over a vast array of additional records pertaining to…
Continue Reading Is Twitter ready for the midterms?
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business A stunning whistleblower disclosure from Twitter’s former head of security accuses the company of having a…
Continue Reading Elon Musk seeks to delay Twitter trial in light of whistleblower claim
CNN By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Elon Musk’s legal team is seeking to delay the trial with Twitter over their $44 billion acquisition deal by a…
Continue Reading SpaceX and T-Mobile want to eliminate ‘dead zones’ using satellites
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business SpaceX and T-Mobile want to beam cell service to “most places in the US,” including some of the most…
Continue Reading NASA and Boeing push back first Starliner astronaut mission to 2023
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business NASA and Boeing are now targeting early 2023 for the first crewed flight of Boeing’s long-delayed Starliner…
Continue Reading Google to start labeling medical facilities that provide abortions to reduce confusion
By Jennifer Korn Google said on Thursday it will begin prominently labeling health care facilities that offer abortion services in its search and…
Continue Reading Amazon is shuttering its telehealth service
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Amazon on Wednesday said it is shuttering its telehealth service, Amazon Care, as the company rethinks its…
Continue Reading Here’s why you still look terrible in virtual reality
By Rachel Metz, CNN Business Mark Zuckerberg has bet his company’s future on an ambitious long-term vision of people carrying out greater…
Continue Reading How much trouble is Twitter in with regulators?
By Brian Fung, CNN Business An explosive whistleblower disclosure by Twitter’s former head of security this week exposes the company to new…
Continue Reading Twitter whistleblower to testify at Senate Judiciary hearing next month
By Brian Fung and Clare Duffy, CNN Business Twitter’s former head of security, who filed a whistleblower disclosure about the company, will…
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