MacKenzie Scott donated $2.15 billion to hundreds of charities this past year
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott is in the giving mood this holiday season. Scott announced Wednesday…
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Major donor calls on UPenn president to resign for disastrous testimony on antisemitism, threatening $100 million gift
CNN By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — The walls appear to be caving in on the University of Pennsylvania’s president, Liz Magill, who faces…
Continue Reading2023 was an ‘extinction’ level year for tech startups. Where did all the money go?
By Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York (CNN) — Startups are not having a good 2023. And the investors who handed out billions of dollars to fund them…
Continue ReadingMeta’s Oversight Board to weigh in on company’s handling of Israel-Hamas war content
By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Meta’s Oversight Board on Thursday initiated a review of two content moderation decisions by the social…
Continue ReadingForeign governments may be spying on your smartphone notifications, senator says
By Brian Fung, CNN Washington (CNN) — Foreign governments have reportedly attempted to spy on iPhone and Android users through the mobile app…
Continue ReadingCPSC issues several warnings for tiny magnetic balls after seven deaths
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — The US Consumer Product Safety Commission issued several warnings for high-powered magnetic balls in…
Continue ReadingRussian propagandists exploited celebrity Cameo videos to spread disinformation, Microsoft says
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN (CNN) — Russian propagandists exploited celebrity videos from the popular platform Cameo to support their…
Continue ReadingMeta rolls out encrypted messaging by default for Facebook and Messenger
By Brian Fung, CNN (CNN) — Users of Meta’s Facebook and Messenger apps will now automatically gain the protections of end-to-end encryption,…
Continue ReadingA new bedtime story voiced by Jimmy Stewart just in time for Christmas, 26 years after his death
By Jennifer Korn, CNN (CNN) — Thanks to generative AI technology, you can now listen to a soothing Christmas bedtime story told by the late…
Continue ReadingFormer Twitter head of information security claims he was fired after raising concerns about cost cuts at Elon Musk’s company
By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — The former head of information security at Twitter, now called X, is accusing the company of firing him…
Continue Reading‘Yellowstone’ creator and actor battle over coffee company’s logo
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — A very real legal drama over coffee is brewing on the set of a fictional TV show. The ranch of Tyler…
Continue ReadingMortgage rates drop to lowest levels since August
By Anna Bahney, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Mortgage rates continued to fall this week, averaging just over 7%. It is the sixth straight week…
Continue ReadingElon Musk demands Bob Iger ‘be fired’ after Disney pulled ads from X
By Oliver Darcy, CNN (CNN) — Elon Musk wants Bob Iger fired. The X owner and erratic billionaire conspiracy theorist went on a…
Continue ReadingMajor donor calls on UPenn president to resign for disastrous testimony on antisemitism, threatening $100 million gift
By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — The walls appear to be caving in on the University of Pennsylvania’s president, Liz Magill, who faces…
Continue Reading‘Oppenheimer’ to be released in Japan after delay following ‘Barbenheimer’ controversy
By Jack Guy, CNN London (CNN) — Cinemagoers in Japan will soon be able to see box office hit “Oppenheimer,” months after much of the rest…
Continue ReadingRecycling palm trees could cut methane emissions and create a green alternative to plywood
By Arya Jyothi and Yara Enany, CNN Business Abu Dhabi (CNN) — The construction industry is among the biggest contributors to global heating,…
Continue ReadingWhat to expect from Friday’s jobs report
By Alicia Wallace, CNN Minneapolis (CNN) — Employers are growing more cautious, pulling down some job postings and reining in hiring. Employees…
Continue ReadingFrom the Boy Scouts to the Catholic Church, an upcoming Supreme Court ruling may mean some victims won’t see their day in court
By Samantha Delouya, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — On Monday, the US Supreme Court grappled with one of the highest-profile bankruptcy cases the…
Continue ReadingHong Kong and Saudi Arabia want to do more business together. Here’s why
By Michelle Toh, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — For the first time, Hong Kong’s leader has welcomed Saudi Arabian elites to the city for an investment…
Continue ReadingOne thing Democrats and Republicans can agree on: The rent is too high
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Public support is building for changes to zoning codes and other laws that have dominated American…
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