Texas sues Google over alleged ‘indiscriminate’ biometric data collection
By Brian Fung, CNN Business Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Google on Thursday, alleging the tech giant had violated the state’s…
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Korean auto giant Hyundai investigating child labor in its U.S. supply chain
By Reuters Hyundai Motor Co, Korea’s top automaker, is investigating child labor violations in its U.S. supply chain and plans to “sever…
Continue Reading Tech earnings are coming and they probably won’t be pretty
CNN By Clare Duffy, CNN Business After months of layoffs, hiring freezes and other cost-cutting measures, big tech companies are set to provide the…
Continue Reading Tech earnings are coming and they probably won’t be pretty
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business After months of layoffs, hiring freezes and other cost-cutting measures, big tech companies are set to provide the most…
Continue Reading An antitrust battle over GIFs could be a wake-up call for Silicon Valley
By Brian Fung, CNN GIFs — those short, animated images that were a staple of internet memes and culture in the 1990s and 2000s — may be going out…
Continue Reading How Covid prompted Asian startups to use tech in revolutionizing mental health support
By Eric Cheung and Will Ripley, CNN Business Many Asian countries introduced tougher Covid-19 restrictions than in other continents, a reality that…
Continue Reading Uber launches advertising unit to let marketers target ads based on where you go
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Uber is launching an in-house advertising division and rolling out its own form of targeted digital ads as it…
Continue Reading Tesla earnings rebound but still short of earlier this year
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Tesla posted improved third quarter earnings that were generally in line with Wall Street forecasts, but profits were…
Continue Reading Amazon workers vote against forming union in upstate New York, dealing setback to grassroots labor group
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Amazon workers in upstate New York have voted against forming a union, dealing another blow to a grassroots…
Continue Reading Meta rolls out paid verification option for Facebook and Instagram users in US
CNN By Jennifer Korn Facebook and Instagram users in the United States will soon be able to pay to get a coveted blue check on their account. Meta on…
Continue Reading Meta says it will sell Giphy to comply with UK breakup order
By Brian Fung, CNN Facebook-parent Meta plans to sell off Giphy, an online search tool for animated images, after the UK government said it would…
Continue Reading The US is spending billions to boost chip manufacturing. Will it be enough?
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business The United States government is pulling out all the stops to boost domestic semiconductor manufacturing,…
Continue Reading The US is spending billions to boost chip manufacturing. Will it be enough?
WSTM, MICRON, CNN By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business The United States government is pulling out all the stops to boost domestic semiconductor…
Continue Reading Kanye West to acquire conservative social media platform Parler
CNN By Brian Fung, CNN Business Kanye West is acquiring Parler, the alternative social media platform favored by many conservatives. Parler’s…
Continue Reading Google’s core business is slowing down amid recession fears
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Google may be the giant in the digital advertising world, but even it is not immune to the impact that…
Continue Reading With product innovation lagging, Silicon Valley bets on a fresh coat of paint
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business When Google unveiled its new Pixel 7 smartphone lineup earlier this month, the devices looked largely the same…
Continue Reading Kanye West to acquire conservative social media platform Parler
By Brian Fung, CNN Business Kanye West is acquiring Parler, the alternative social media platform favored by many conservatives. Parler’s…
Continue Reading How a 51-year-old celebrity hacker upended one of the world’s most influential social networks
By Sean Lyngaas and Clare Duffy, CNN Business When Peiter Zatko joined Twitter as head of security in late 2020 at the urging of founder and then-CEO…
Continue Reading Workers at second Apple store vote to join union
By Catherine Thorbecke and Chris Isidore, CNN Business Apple workers in Oklahoma City have voted to form the second-ever labor union at one of the…
Continue Reading What to do with your old phones, gadgets and other e-waste
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business In the past two months, Apple, Google and Samsung have all unveiled their newest smartphones and other devices…
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