House antitrust bills could change the internet as we know it. Here’s how
By Brian Fung and Clare Duffy, CNN Business Over the last two decades, a handful of large tech companies have pushed into nearly every corner of our…
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AAA: 597,000 Oregonians plan to hit the road over the Fourth — and High Desert is top destination
AAA Oregon-Idaho said Tuesday the travel volume for the 4th of July holiday is back up to pre-pandemic levels, with more than 47.7 million Americans…
Continue ReadingMicrosoft reaches a $2 trillion market cap
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Microsoft has officially entered the most elite of clubs: corporations with a market value exceeding $2 trillion. The…
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Les Schwab Amphitheater marks 2 decades of live music with 20 $20 tickets for 20 concerts
To celebrate 20 years of live music along the banks of the Deschutes River, the Les Schwab Amphitheater announced Tuesday it is offering a limited…
Continue ReadingEU antitrust officials are investigating Google’s vast ads business
By Mark Thompson, CNN Business The European Union has launched an antitrust investigation into Google’s vast advertising business, claiming…
Continue ReadingFirst Solar CEO: We’re not dependent on the Chinese supply chain
First Solar is building a factory in Ohio, creating the biggest plant for making solar panels outside of China. CEO Mark Widmar talks to CNN’s Julia…
Continue ReadingFirst Solar CEO: Getting rid of Trump tariffs would pose challenges
China’s solar industry monopoly took a hit earlier this month when a new Ohio-based solar panel factory was announced. First Solar, the only…
Continue ReadingThis is what it’s like to work in an Amazon warehouse
Tyler Hamilton has worked at the Amazon warehouse in Shakopee, Minnesota for four years. He shares the good and the bad about the fast-paced…
Continue ReadingWhat it’s really like to be an Amazon warehouse worker during Prime Day
For much of the past 16 months, Amazon’s warehouse workers have faced grueling pressure to keep up with the demand from households for online…
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Pet Pals: Chihuahua sisters are ready for a new home
They’re 3 years old, and are inseparable! Pay a visit to Teddy Bear and Sammie at the Humane Society of Central Oregon in…
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Furry Friends: Laci is a loving, playful girl
Laci is a fun, energetic lady, likely a pit bull mix, waiting for a new home at Redmond’s BrightSide Animal…
Continue ReadingPornhub sued for allegedly serving nonconsensual sex videos
Dozens of women sued Pornhub and its parent company Thursday, alleging that the site knowingly profited from videos depicting rape, child sexual…
Continue ReadingHow Russian threats in the 2000s turned this country into the go-to expert on cyber defense
When people like the German Chancellor Angela Merkel or the King of Belgium want to learn more about cybersecurity, they go to Estonia. The Baltic…
Continue ReadingEstonia is a global leader on all things cyber. Now it’s offering to teach other countries
When people like the German Chancellor Angela Merkel or the King of Belgium want to learn more about cybersecurity, they go to Estonia. The Baltic…
Continue ReadingTwo obscure service providers briefly broke the internet. It could happen again
For the second time in 10 days, a giant chunk of the internet briefly broke because of an outage at a company most people have probably never heard…
Continue ReadingBanks and airline websites get hit by another major internet outage
Airlines, banks, stock exchanges and trading platforms suffered brief website outages, sparking the second major interruption in the past 10 days.…
Continue ReadingAirline and bank websites go down in another major internet failure
Airlines, banks, stock exchanges and trading platforms suffered brief website outages early Thursday after a key piece of internet infrastructure…
Continue ReadingAnother service outage briefly broke the internet. It could happen again
For the second time in 10 days, a giant chunk of the internet briefly broke because of an outage at a company most people have probably never heard…
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Texas authorities threaten SpaceX with legal action over beach closures, private security
SpaceX received a warning from a district attorney in Texas this week, warning that the company could be violating several state laws by shutting…
Continue ReadingSeveral major airlines are dealing with disruptions after widespread website outages
Several airlines, including Southwest, United, and Virgin Australia, acknowledged ongoing website system issues late Wednesday. In a statement to CNN…
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