India is bombarding Twitter with user data requests and demands to remove content
By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business Twitter is under enormous pressure in India this year. But even before the country rolled out strict new rules for…
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Twitter’s disappearing Snapchat clone… disappears
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Most major social media platforms have tried a version of Snapchat’s Stories, but Twitter is the first to admit…
Continue ReadingBiden’s executive order takes on right-to-repair. It could make fixing your smartphone easier
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Your smartphone breaks. The repair costs too much money. So you give up and buy a new device. That this happens so often…
Continue ReadingFacebook seeks FTC Chair Lina Khan’s recusal from anti-monopoly case
By Brian Fung, CNN Business Facebook said Wednesday that recently appointed Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan should recuse herself from all…
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Which billionaire is winning the space race? It depends
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Richard Branson have a combined net worth of $400 billion, roughly the size of the GDP of…
Continue ReadingSpace tourism won’t be affordable for the masses any time soon
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Billionaires Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos are ready start offering trips to outer space. But only other billionaires…
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Amazon is helping a Chinese upstart make a comeback in India after its app was banned
By Michelle Toh, CNN Business Shein, a fast fashion website that has emerged as a fierce competitor to Zara, is making its return to India —…
Continue ReadingZomato is raising $1.3 billion in India’s biggest tech IPO
By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business India’s biggest tech IPO is here. Food delivery startup Zomato is looking to raise almost $1.3 billion this week…
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Ransomware gang that hit meat supplier mysteriously vanishes from the internet
By Brian Fung, Zachary Cohen and Geneva Sands, CNN Business REvil, the ransomware gang that attacked meat supplier JBS Foods this spring and a major…
Continue ReadingWhat it’s really like to negotiate with ransomware attackers
By Brian Fung and Clare Sebastian, CNN Business The most critical moment in a ransomware negotiation usually comes long before the victim and the…
Continue ReadingFrance hits Google with a $600 million fine
By Charles Riley and Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Business France’s antitrust regulator has fined Google nearly $600 million and given the company two…
Continue ReadingTencent just got a bit of good news from Chinese regulators on its Sogou deal
By Michelle Toh, CNN Business Chinese regulators have cleared the way for Tencent to take complete control of Sogou, a major search engine that could…
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Facebook donates $225,000 for ‘Prineville Connected’ free public Wi-Fi project
Facebook announced Monday it is providing a $225,000 grant for the Prineville Connected Community Project, which it said will provide robust internet…
Continue ReadingMicrosoft to acquire cybersecurity firm RiskIQ as cyber threats mount
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Microsoft on Monday announced that it’s buying cybersecurity firm RiskIQ to help companies better protect…
Continue ReadingSirisha Bandla, India-born woman and Virgin Galactic executive, flies into space with Richard Branson
By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business Indians on Twitter — from top politicians to business executives — are celebrating one of the women who flew to…
Continue ReadingAfter Didi’s disastrous IPO, China looks to extend its control over overseas listings
By Laura He, CNN Business China’s crackdown on Big Tech just keeps growing. The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) — the…
Continue ReadingVirgin Galactic founder Richard Branson successfully rockets to outer space
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business Richard Branson became the first person to ride into space aboard a rocket he helped fund. The supersonic space plane…
Continue ReadingTwitter is a mess in India. Here’s how it got there
By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business Twitter is going through an extraordinarily tough year in India. But the company’s response to the turmoil has…
Continue ReadingEverything you need to know about Richard Branson going to space
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business Richard Branson has boldly gone where no space baron has gone before, when he rocketed to more than 50 miles above…
Continue ReadingApple co-founder Steve Wozniak: ‘It’s time to recognize the right to repair’
By Michelle Toh, CNN Business Woz is throwing his weight behind the “right to repair” movement. Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, known in…
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