Airbnb makes its ban on parties permanent
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Airbnb said Tuesday it will make permanent a ban on parties originally implemented in the early months of the…
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A reporter tried the AI Instagram wants to use to verify age. Here’s what it found
CNN By Rachel Metz, CNN Business Instagram is testing new ways to verify its youngest users’ ages, including by using artificial intelligence…
Continue ReadingA reporter tried the AI Instagram wants to use to verify age. Here’s what it found
By Rachel Metz, CNN Business Instagram is testing new ways to verify its youngest users’ ages, including by using artificial intelligence that…
Continue ReadingThe newest content moderation minefield for tech platforms: abortion posts
CNN, KCBD, KOCO By Clare Duffy, CNN Business In the wake of the Supreme Court’s controversial decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, people have…
Continue Reading‘I’ve never experienced pain like that’: Influencers recount harrowing experiences with Daily Harvest crumbles, blast company’s handling of recall
By Catherine Thorbecke and Jennifer Korn, CNN Business Instagram-friendly meal kit service Daily Harvest is facing a firestorm of online backlash…
Continue Reading‘Watchdog moms’ on TikTok are trying to keep minors safe
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Seara Adair, a mother of two young daughters from Atlanta, revealed in a TikTok video last year that she was…
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Pet Pals: More kittens need good homes
Mr. Soup…or missed her soup? And…
Continue ReadingThese US companies will cover travel costs for employees who need an abortion
By Clare Duffy and Jennifer Korn, CNN Business After the Supreme Court ruled on Friday to overturn Roe v. Wade, corporate giants from a range of…
Continue ReadingThese US companies will cover travel costs for employees who need an abortion
CNN By Clare Duffy and Jennifer Korn, CNN Business After the Supreme Court ruled on Friday to overturn Roe v. Wade, corporate giants from a range of…
Continue ReadingThe criminal fraud case of Elizabeth Holmes’ former second-in-command heads to jury
By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business The criminal fraud trial of Elizabeth Holmes’ ex-boyfriend and former second-in-command at Theranos…
Continue ReadingApple and Google should face FTC probe over ad practices that could end up harming abortion-seekers, US lawmakers say
By Brian Fung, CNN Business The Federal Trade Commission should investigate Apple and Google over what they initially told consumers about how their…
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Bend’s beloved Fourth of July Pet Parade is back in sight; BPRD announces new parade route
Independence Day in Bend will once again include the beloved, traditional Pet Parade. In partnership between Bend Park and Recreation District and…
Continue ReadingSearch histories, location data, text messages: How personal data could be used to enforce anti-abortion laws
By Jennifer Korn and Clare Duffy, CNN Business Update: This story was originally published on May 6. It has been updated to reflect the Supreme…
Continue ReadingSearch histories, location data, text messages: How personal data could be used to enforce anti-abortion laws
CNN By Jennifer Korn and Clare Duffy, CNN Business Update: This story was originally published on May 6. It has been updated to reflect the Supreme…
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Furry Friends: Meet Lucky, a 6-year-old pup who lives up to his name
Lucky, who came to Redmond’s BrightSide Animal Center from Oklahoma, survived a car accident and is looking for a home and lots of…
Continue ReadingTwo killed as Nio electric car crashes from third floor of a Shanghai building
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Laura He, CNN Business Two people died this week when a Nio electric car crashed to the ground from the third floor of a parking…
Continue ReadingTwo killed as Nio electric car crashes from third floor of a Shanghai building
By Laura He, CNN Business Two people died this week when a Nio electric car crashed to the ground from the third floor of a parking lot in Shanghai.…
Continue ReadingAmazon Alexa will be able to mimic deceased loved ones’ voices
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business The latest iteration of Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant could sound eerily familiar. The company…
Continue ReadingApple and Android phones hacked by Italian spyware, Google says
By Reuters An Italian company’s hacking tools were used to spy on Apple and Android smartphones in Italy and Kazakhstan, Alphabet’s…
Continue ReadingSpaceX says 5G expansion would make Starlink ‘unusable’ for most Americans
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business SpaceX, Dish Network and other 5G providers are locked in a heated battle over radio frequencies, which SpaceX says…
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