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…
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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 ReadingTikTok, 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 ReadingThe 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 ReadingCalifornia 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…
Continue ReadingElon Musk says he’s invested in bitcoin and wants to ‘see it succeed’
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Tesla founder Elon Musk is one of the loudest voices in the cryptocurrency world. He frequently uses his massive…
Continue ReadingBitcoin and crypto’s ‘Elon Musk problem’
When Elon Musk tweets, the crypto world listens. CNN’s Jon Sarlin explores the contradictions of crypto’s decentralized networks alongside the very…
Continue ReadingAmazon just scored a major win in the battle for India’s retail market
CNN By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business India’s top court has handed Amazon a major victory in its fight with Reliance Industries for the…
Continue ReadingJeff Bezos and Richard Branson went to space. What’s next?
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson each took a spin in their supersonic, suborbital rockets over the past two weeks,…
Continue ReadingInstagram blocked the #VaccinesKill hashtag two years ago. Facebook only just now got around to doing it
By Brian Stelter and Katie Pellico, CNN Last week, even as it came under fire from the White House over its role in spreading anti-vaccine…
Continue ReadingNow anyone can join Clubhouse, the pandemic’s hottest new social media app
By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business In the early months of the pandemic, people clamored for an invite to Clubhouse’s audio-only app to…
Continue ReadingVenmo is getting rid of one of its most recognizable features
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Venmo is getting rid of the feed that shows users’ payments to strangers. It’s part of a drastic…
Continue ReadingInstagram users can now control how much sensitive content they see
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Instagram is making it easier for users to control how much sensitive content they see when browsing the app’s…
Continue ReadingFacebook doubles profit but braces for hit from Apple privacy changes
CNN By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Facebook’s business is soaring, but the boom times may not last. Facebook on Wednesday reported revenue of…
Continue ReadingJeff Bezos just went to space and back
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business Jeff Bezos, the world’s richest man, went to space and back Tuesday morning on an 11-minute, supersonic joy…
Continue ReadingJeff Bezos just went to space and back
CNN By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business Jeff Bezos, the world’s richest man, went to space and back Tuesday morning on an 11-minute, supersonic joy…
Continue ReadingAmazon to end on-site Covid testing for warehouse workers
By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business Amazon said it will end its on-site Covid-19 testing for US warehouse workers this month as it continues…
Continue ReadingJeff Bezos is going to space for 11 minutes. Here’s how risky that is
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business Jeff Bezos can have anything. He could circle the globe in a private jet or sail it forever in a fleet of megayachts.…
Continue ReadingRansomware hits law firm with dozens of major corporate clients
By Brian Fung, CNN Business A major law firm with name-brand clients in over a dozen sectors of the economy was hit by ransomware in February, it…
Continue ReadingAmazon Web Services disables cloud accounts linked to NSO Group
By Brian Fung, CNN Business Amazon Web Services confirmed on Monday that it disabled cloud accounts linked to NSO Group following reports by news…
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