White House and EU reach agreement on trans-Atlantic data sharing
By Brian Fung, CNN The White House has hammered out a new agreement with the EU that could again allow businesses to transfer data and personal…
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Two Amazon warehouses are vying to make history with company’s first union, but they’re very different
By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business After going 27 years without a US union, Amazon now faces a test from elections at not one but two of its…
Continue Reading Deepfakes are now trying to change the course of war
By Rachel Metz, CNN Business In the third week of Russia’s war in Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky appeared in a video, dressed in a dark green…
Continue Reading Uber strikes a deal to list New York City taxis on its app
Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Uber once waged a fierce battle against the taxi industry. Now it’s teaming up with New York’s iconic…
Continue Reading Stephen Wilhite, who created GIFs, dies at 74
By Scottie Andrew, CNN James Van Der Beek sobbing. The guy who blinks in disbelief. That disturbing dancing baby. For these and millions more GIFs,…
Continue Reading Tencent stock tumbles after China crackdown hits growth
By Laura He, CNN Business Tencent’s stock suffered a sharp drop after the company reported its slowest-ever growth due to a bruising crackdown…
Continue Reading Arizona is the first state to accept digital driver’s licenses in Apple Wallet
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business iPhone owners with an Arizona driver’s license or state ID can now upload either to their Apple Wallet,…
Continue Reading Instacart wants to help grocers get in on the 15-minute delivery craze
By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business Instacart wants to help grocery stores get in on the ultra-fast delivery craze. The on-demand grocery…
Continue Reading Mackenzie Scott has given $3.8 billion to 465 organizations since June
By Jennifer Korn, CNN Business Mackenzie Scott said Wednesday she has donated more than $3.8 billion to 465 organizations since June. In a Medium…
Continue Reading US warns businesses to prepare for Russian cyberattacks. Here’s how they can do that
By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business As Russia’s war in Ukraine and its diplomatic conflict with the United States both continue to escalate, the…
Continue Reading Microsoft confirms it was breached by hacker group
By Brian Fung, CNN Microsoft has confirmed it was breached by the hacker group Lapsus$, adding to the cyber gang’s growing list of victims. In…
Continue Reading Instagram brings back option for reverse chronological feed
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Instagram is bringing back a version of its news feed that sorts posts in reverse chronological order rather…
Continue Reading Okta concedes hundreds of clients could be affected by breach
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN A January cybersecurity incident at popular identity authentication provider Okta may have affected hundreds of the firm’s…
Continue Reading ‘It’s absolutely critical.’ Ex-Trump official backs Biden’s computer chip push
By Matt Egan, CNN Business Former Trump national security adviser H.R. McMaster is calling on Congress to swiftly fund investments in American…
Continue Reading DC sues Grubhub for allegedly employing deceptive practices
By Brian Fung, CNN Business The attorney general of Washington, D.C. announced Monday he is suing Grubhub, alleging that the company harmed consumers…
Continue Reading The dark side of Discord for teens
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business When a mother in Washington state learned her teenage daughter was on Discord, a popular social media…
Continue Reading Google settles with 6 engineers who alleged they faced retaliation for organizing
By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business Google has reached a settlement with six engineers who alleged the company unlawfully retaliated against…
Continue Reading Blue Origin announces replacement for Pete Davidson on next space tourism mission
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business Jeff Bezos’ space company, Blue Origin, said it will replace Saturday Night Live star Pete Davidson with a…
Continue Reading Apple services including App Store, Apple Music and iCloud hit by brief outage
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business A number of Apple services were hit by a short-lived outage for some users on Monday afternoon. Reports began to…
Continue Reading Court halts construction of Amazon’s Africa HQ on sacred land
By Anna Cooban, CNN Business A South African judge has put the brakes on a $270 million real estate project that includes a regional headquarters for…
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