Key quotes from the Facebook Papers
By Tara Subramaniam, CNN Business One week ago, a consortium of 17 news outlets, including CNN, began publishing a damning series of stories —…
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Pet Pals: Harriet gets into the Halloween spirit
Well, it might be that Lynne from the Humane Society of Central Oregon made the decision of a witch’s hat for Harriet, but the Halloween spirit(s) is…
Continue ReadingMinnesota man charged in hacking MLB and for trying to extort the league
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN Business A Minnesota man has been charged with hacking into computer systems used by Major League Baseball and trying to extort…
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Furry Friends: Super-sweet Mac just loves to play
If you’re looking for an energetic and fun-loving cat, long-haired Mac, waiting at Redmond’s BrightSide Animal Center, may be the one just for…
Continue ReadingPartisanship, employee dissent and ‘dead bodies’: Inside Facebook’s struggle to combat misinformation and hate speech in India
By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business In early 2019, a team of Facebook’s researchers spent two weeks interviewing 30 users across two Indian cities,…
Continue ReadingAmazon and Apple warn of supply chain issues
By Clare Duffy and Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Even Amazon and Apple are grappling with the global supply chain crunch. Both companies reported…
Continue ReadingAmazon and Apple warn of supply chain issues
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Clare Duffy and Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Even Amazon and Apple are grappling with the global supply chain crunch. Both…
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Humane Society of Central Oregon offers some ‘Happy Howl-oween’ safety tips
Humans love to celebrate Halloween with costumes, candy and parties. These may be fun for us, but can be confusing, harmful and stressful for our…
Continue ReadingActivision Blizzard’s CEO looks to slash his pay by millions as the company’s harassment scandal continues
By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick has asked the company’s board to slash his pay to the “lowest amount…
Continue ReadingOhio Attorney General sues Meta over revelations from the ‘Facebook Papers’
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost on Monday announced that he is suing Meta, the social media giant…
Continue ReadingFacebook changes its company name to Meta
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Facebook is changing its company name as it shifts its focus to the “metaverse” and confronts…
Continue ReadingGoogle rolls out tool to help minors delete photos from search
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Google is now making it easier for minors or their parents to have photos of them deleted from search results.…
Continue ReadingFacebook says it’s facing ‘government investigations’ related to whistleblower documents
CNN By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Facebook acknowledged to shareholders this week that it is facing “government investigations” related to…
Continue ReadingFacebook says it’s facing ‘government investigations’ related to whistleblower documents
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Facebook acknowledged to shareholders this week that it is facing “government investigations” related to the…
Continue ReadingFacebook is shutting down its facial recognition software
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Rachel Metz, CNN Business Facebook said Tuesday it plans to stop using facial-recognition software that could automatically…
Continue ReadingLikes, anger emojis and RSVPs: the math behind Facebook’s News Feed — and how it backfired
By Rachel Metz, CNN Business In late 2017, Facebook had a big problem: users were commenting on, “liking” and resharing posts less than…
Continue ReadingGoogle rolls out tool to help minors delete photos from search
CNN By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Google is now making it easier for minors or their parents to have photos of them deleted from search…
Continue ReadingThis exec was central to banning Trump on Twitter. Now she’s facing thorny issues in democracies abroad
By Clare Duffy and Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Two months after former US President Donald Trump was inaugurated in 2017, Twitter executive Vijaya…
Continue ReadingEarly Facebook backer to advertisers: ‘It’s your fault.’
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Matt Egan, CNN Business Venture capitalist Roger McNamee says Corporate America shares blame for the troubles that exist today at…
Continue ReadingEarly Facebook backer to advertisers: ‘It’s your fault.’
By Matt Egan, CNN Business Venture capitalist Roger McNamee says Corporate America shares blame for the troubles that exist today at Facebook.…
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