Microsoft to acquire Activision Blizzard in $68.7 billion deal
By Jennifer Korn and Clare Duffy, CNN Business Microsoft on Tuesday announced plans to acquire Activision Blizzard in a blockbuster deal worth nearly…
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Airlines ask Biden administration for ‘immediate intervention’ on 5G
By Pete Muntean and Gregory Wallace, CNN Business Executives from the largest US airlines asked the Biden administration for “immediate…
Continue ReadingParents of worker killed in tornado that hit Amazon facility are suing the company for wrongful death
By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business The parents of Austin McEwen, one of the six victims killed after a tornado pummeled an Amazon warehouse…
Continue ReadingHere’s how US lawmakers could finally rein in Facebook
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business “Change is going to come. No question.” “We are serious about taking action.”…
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Pet Pals: two little (guinea) pigs came calling
One of them has hair; the other, not so much. Both are waiting at the Humane Society of Central…
Continue ReadingNorth Korean hackers said to have stolen nearly $400 million in cryptocurrency last year
By Jennifer Korn, CNN Business North Korean hackers stole nearly $400 million worth of cryptocurrency in 2021, making it one of the most lucrative…
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Furry Friends: Snickers and Fozzy are a great pair
Snickers and Fozzy are a pair of sweet, young chihuahuas who came to Redmond’s BrightSide Animal Center as strays and would love to stay…
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Bend veterinarian’s dog caught in ‘dangerous’ trap near Horse Ridge off-leash trail
Patti Mayfield was hiking with her partner on Sunday in the southwest end of Horse Ridge Trail, when her dog “Pilot” got caught in a…
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Self-perceptions of aging, stress have significant impact on physical health, OSU study finds
As adults age, it’s common to start thinking about how getting older affects their energy, physical health and cognitive…
Continue ReadingElizabeth Holmes sentencing hearing set for September 26
By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business Elizabeth Holmes, the former CEO of Theranos who was convicted earlier this month on four out of 11…
Continue ReadingMore than 80 fact-checking organizations call out YouTube’s ‘insufficient’ response to misinformation
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business A group of more than 80 fact-checking organizations from around the world has called YouTube “one of the major…
Continue ReadingJudge rejects Facebook’s request to dismiss FTC antitrust complaint
By Brian Fung, CNN Business US antitrust officials can continue their case to break up Meta, Facebook’s parent company, a federal judge ruled…
Continue ReadingMeta pauses new users from joining analytics tool CrowdTangle
CNN by Reuters Facebook’s parent company Meta Platforms Inc has paused new users from joining its social media tracking tool CrowdTangle due to…
Continue ReadingFacebook parent Meta delays return to office and will require booster shots
By Brian Fung, CNN Business Meta, the parent company of Facebook, is delaying its return to US offices until March 28 and will require proof of…
Continue ReadingGoogle ordered to turn over documents related to anti-union efforts in NLRB case
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business A judge has ordered Google to turn over hundreds of internal documents — many related to its efforts to quash an…
Continue ReadingSpace industry year ahead: SpaceX’s Mars rocket, tourism, and more billionaire battles
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business If 2021 was the year of ostentatious displays of wealthy space tourists chartering one-off missions, 2022 promises to…
Continue ReadingIn VR, there are no rules, so parents are making up their own
By Rachel Metz, CNN Business Last summer, Allen Roach saw something that really disturbed him: His then-11-year-old son, Peyton, used a sword to…
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Bend man’s work to help bring home MIAs featured in new documentary
More than 75 years after the end of World War II, around 80,000 American troops remain missing in action, their final resting place unknown. A…
Continue ReadingCES 2022: 5 takeaways from the giant tech trade show
By Samantha Murphy Kelly and Clare Duffy, CNN CES, the closely-watched annual consumer electronics show, looked drastically different this year.…
Continue ReadingCES 2022: 5 takeaways from the giant tech trade show
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Samantha Murphy Kelly and Clare Duffy, CNN CES, the closely-watched annual consumer electronics show, looked drastically…
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