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The 5G-airline snafu: Everything we know

January 19, 2022 3:22 pm CNN Newsource

By Jackie Wattles, Pete Muntean and Gregory Wallace, CNN The attempt to roll out amped up mobile service across the United States has been a bit of a…

What is C-band 5G? Verizon and AT&T are flipping on the switch in the US

January 19, 2022 6:50 am CNN Newsource

By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business The next-generation of wireless technology is now even faster for 5G users in some parts of the country.…

The CEO who fired 900 employees over Zoom is coming back

January 19, 2022 6:21 am CNN Newsource

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business The CEO of Better.com, best known for firing 900 employees over Zoom just before Christmas, is coming back to work.…

Sony takes a big hit in the console wars

January 19, 2022 2:45 am CNN Newsource

By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business Microsoft’s blockbuster purchase of video game developer Activision Blizzard could pose a serious threat for…

AT&T, Verizon delay launching 5G near some airports after airlines ask Biden to intervene

January 18, 2022 10:45 am CNN Newsource

By Pete Muntean, CNN Business AT&T and Verizon announced Tuesday that they would delay activating 5G on some towers around certain airports. The…

Microsoft to acquire Activision Blizzard in $68.7 billion deal

January 18, 2022 6:42 am CNN Newsource

By Jennifer Korn and Clare Duffy, CNN Business Microsoft on Tuesday announced plans to acquire Activision Blizzard in a blockbuster deal worth nearly…

Parents of worker killed in tornado that hit Amazon facility are suing the company for wrongful death

January 17, 2022 1:38 pm CNN Newsource

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…

Airlines ask Biden administration for ‘immediate intervention’ on 5G

January 17, 2022 6:58 am CNN Newsource

By Pete Muntean and Gregory Wallace, CNN Business Executives from the largest US airlines asked the Biden administration for “immediate…

Here’s how US lawmakers could finally rein in Facebook

January 17, 2022 5:38 am CNN Newsource

By Clare Duffy, CNN Business “Change is going to come. No question.” “We are serious about taking action.”…

North Korean hackers said to have stolen nearly $400 million in cryptocurrency last year

January 14, 2022 3:07 pm CNN Newsource

By Jennifer Korn, CNN Business North Korean hackers stole nearly $400 million worth of cryptocurrency in 2021, making it one of the most lucrative…

Elizabeth Holmes sentencing hearing set for September 26

January 12, 2022 8:58 am CNN Newsource

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…

More than 80 fact-checking organizations call out YouTube’s ‘insufficient’ response to misinformation

January 11, 2022 9:01 pm CNN Newsource

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…

Judge rejects Facebook’s request to dismiss FTC antitrust complaint

January 11, 2022 2:49 pm CNN Newsource

By Brian Fung, CNN Business US antitrust officials can continue their case to break up Meta, Facebook’s parent company, a federal judge ruled…

Facebook parent Meta delays return to office and will require booster shots

January 11, 2022 8:37 am CNN Newsource

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…

Google ordered to turn over documents related to anti-union efforts in NLRB case

January 10, 2022 2:14 pm CNN Newsource

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…

Space industry year ahead: SpaceX’s Mars rocket, tourism, and more billionaire battles

January 10, 2022 12:12 pm CNN Newsource

By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business If 2021 was the year of ostentatious displays of wealthy space tourists chartering one-off missions, 2022 promises to…

In VR, there are no rules, so parents are making up their own

January 10, 2022 8:34 am CNN Newsource

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…

CES 2022: 5 takeaways from the giant tech trade show

January 8, 2022 6:17 am CNN Newsource

By Samantha Murphy Kelly and Clare Duffy, CNN CES, the closely-watched annual consumer electronics show, looked drastically different this year.…

Tim Cook’s compensation jumped to nearly $100 million last year

January 7, 2022 8:36 am CNN Newsource

By Jennifer Korn Tim Cook had a very good year. Apple’s CEO received nearly $100 million in total compensation in 2021, a sixfold increase from…

People desperate for Covid tests are turning to resellers online

January 7, 2022 6:24 am CNN Newsource

By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business When Patrick Kennedy, a nightlife performer in New York City, recently was exposed to Covid-19, he was…