‘Too good to be true?’ As Shein and Temu take off, so does the scrutiny
By Michelle Toh and Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Temu and Shein are taking off in the United States, topping app stores and creating a frenzy with…
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How to protect yourself from iPhone thieves locking you out of your own device
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business A complex but concerning method of gaining control over a user’s iPhone and permanently locking them out…
Continue Reading Lyft plans to ‘significantly reduce’ workforce, CEO says
CNN By Brian Fung, CNN Lyft plans to “significantly reduce” its workforce, the company’s new CEO David Risher told employees on…
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By Brian Fung, CNN Lyft plans to “significantly reduce” its workforce, the company’s new CEO David Risher told employees on Friday,…
Continue Reading White House begins early planning for 6G development
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN The White House plans to meet on Friday with government officials, business leaders and members of the academic…
Continue Reading White House begins early planning for 6G development
CNN By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN The White House plans to meet on Friday with government officials, business leaders and members of the academic…
Continue Reading Suspect accused of killing CashApp founder Bob Lee had been cited in 2022 domestic battery incident but never charged, San Francisco Chronicle reports
By Taylor Romine, CNN The suspect accused of killing CashApp founder Bob Lee was cited last year by police for misdemeanor battery, the San Francisco…
Continue Reading Former Theranos COO Ramesh ‘Sunny’ Balwani reports to prison, attorney says
By Catherine Thorbecke and Jennifer Korn, CNN Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani, the former chief operating officer of failed startup Theranos and…
Continue Reading Elon Musk’s Twitter begins purge of blue check marks
By Clare Duffy, CNN Elon Musk’s Twitter on Thursday began a purge of blue verification check marks from users who have not signed up for its…
Continue Reading End of an era: Netflix DVD subscribers mourn the service’s imminent demise
By Samantha Kelly When Colin McEvoy, a father of two from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and a self-described film fanatic, wants to watch a Bollywood film…
Continue Reading Florida apologizes for sending emergency alert test at 4:45 a.m.
CNN, WESH By Jennifer Korn The early morning alert was a test but the outrage was real. Many in Florida were woken up at 4:45 a.m. on Thursday by a…
Continue Reading Florida apologizes for sending emergency alert test at 4:45 a.m.
By Jennifer Korn The early morning alert was a test but the outrage was real. Many in Florida were woken up at 4:45 a.m. on Thursday by a…
Continue Reading Meta phased out Covid-19 content labels after finding they did little to combat misinformation, Oversight Board says
By Brian Fung, CNN Late last year, Facebook-parent Meta quietly phased out certain content labels on its platforms that for much of the pandemic had…
Continue Reading Apple commits to investing across India as Tim Cook opens second store
By Manveena Suri and Michelle Toh, CNN Apple CEO Tim Cook met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, pledging to invest further in…
Continue Reading Snapchat rolls out chatbot powered by ChatGPT to all users
By Samantha Kelly, CNN Snapchat is about to give new meaning to the “chat” part of its name. Snap, the company behind Snapchat, announced…
Continue Reading Meta’s latest round of layoffs is underway
By Clare Duffy, CNN Facebook parent Meta on Wednesday began its latest round of layoffs focusing on technical workers, who are often thought of as…
Continue Reading Twitter removes transgender protections from hateful conduct policy
By Clare Duffy, CNN Twitter appears to have quietly rolled back a portion of its hateful conduct policy that included specific protections for…
Continue Reading Meta opens up its Horizon Worlds VR app to teens for the first time, prompting outcries from US lawmakers
By Brian Fung, CNN Meta is forging ahead with plans to let teenagers onto its virtual reality app, Horizon Worlds, despite objections from lawmakers…
Continue Reading Meta opens up its Horizon Worlds VR app to teens for the first time, prompting outcries from US lawmakers
CNN By Brian Fung, CNN Meta is forging ahead with plans to let teenagers onto its virtual reality app, Horizon Worlds, despite objections from…
Continue Reading You can now apply for your share of a $725 million Facebook data privacy settlement. Here’s how
By Clare Duffy, CNN Facebook users who had an active account at any point between May 2007 and December 2022 can now apply to receive a piece of…
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