It didn’t take long for Meta’s new chatbot to say something offensive
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Meta’s new chatbot can convincingly mimic how humans speak on the internet — for better and worse. In…
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Pet Pics Sweepstakes: Lots of cute and handsome animals — and not just dogs and cats
All sorts of cats and dogs — but that’s not all this week, watch for the other fine animals their loving families shared with us. Go to the Play tab…
Continue ReadingSpaceX denied nearly $900 million in broadband subsidies
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business In a high-stakes decision, federal regulators announced Wednesday that SpaceX will not receive nearly $900 million in…
Continue ReadingNebraska teen and mother facing charges in abortion-related case that involved obtaining their Facebook messages
By Sara O’Brien and Clare Duffy, CNN Business A Nebraska mother and her 18-year-old daughter are facing multiple charges in a case that…
Continue ReadingNebraska teen and mother facing charges in abortion-related case that involved obtaining their Facebook messages
CNN By Sara O’Brien and Clare Duffy, CNN Business A Nebraska mother and her 18-year-old daughter are facing multiple charges in a case that…
Continue ReadingReport: $1.9 billion stolen in crypto hacks so far this year
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Jennifer Korn, CNN Business A staggering $1.9 billion worth of cryptocurrency was stolen in hacks of various services in the…
Continue ReadingMore than a dozen companies developing single standard to detect cyberattacks faster
By Brian Fung, CNN More than a dozen companies in the cybersecurity space are developing a single, open standard for sharing data about hacking…
Continue ReadingUS gaming software developer Unity wants to supercharge its growth in China
By Laura He, CNN Business US gaming software developer Unity is partnering with some of the biggest names in China tech to establish a billion-dollar…
Continue ReadingThe next frontier in the tech battle between the US and China
By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business The technological arms race between the United States and China has cut across everything from smartphones and…
Continue ReadingThe next frontier in the tech battle between the US and China
CNN By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business The technological arms race between the United States and China has cut across everything from smartphones and…
Continue ReadingElon Musk cited this tool in his bot dispute with Twitter. Its creator has thoughts
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Kaicheng Yang, a researcher at Indiana University’s Observatory on Social Media, received quite the surprise last…
Continue ReadingSnapchat rolls out option to let parents see who their teens are messaging
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Snapchat on Tuesday introduced its first parental control center, nearly 10 months after an executive from the…
Continue ReadingWhatsApp is going to stop letting everyone see when you’re online
By Michelle Toh, CNN Business WhatsApp announced several new privacy updates on Tuesday, including the ability for users to check their messages…
Continue ReadingBaidu gets permits for first fully driverless taxi service in China
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Tech giant Baidu announced Monday that it has obtained permits to operate fully autonomous taxis without any…
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Pet Pals: Hope for a lifelong home
Hope is a young kitty full of love! She was up for adoption at First Friday in downtown Bend, but even if she was fortunately adopted, there are…
Continue ReadingTesla shares are about to get a lot cheaper with three-for-one stock split
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business Tesla officially announced a three-for-one stock split, meaning the company’s stock price — which has…
Continue ReadingElon Musk’s legal team has publicly filed its official response to Twitter’s lawsuit
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Elon Musk’s legal team on Friday made public its official response to Twitter’s lawsuit attempting to force…
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Furry Friends: We’re introducing you to Betty!
Betty is a high energy 5-year-old Yorkie who loves to be the Queen of the house. She is active and social with both kids and strangers, but needs to…
Continue ReadingAmazon to buy the company behind the Roomba in a $1.7 billion deal
By Jennifer Korn Amazon has agreed to buy iRobot, the maker of the popular Roomba vacuum, in an all-cash deal valued at about $1.7 billion, including…
Continue ReadingFirst, they banned facial recognition. Now they’re not so sure
By Rachel Metz, CNN Business Over the past few years, a number of cities and some states enacted rules banning or restricting local police use of…
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