Here’s what it’s like to have a robot paint your nails for $10
By Rachel Metz, CNN Business On a recent April afternoon I tossed a few things into a basket at Target — cereal, graham crackers, kids’…
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SpaceX’s jam-packed schedule continues with another astronaut return
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business Three NASA astronauts and a European astronaut are returning home from the International Space Station, capping off…
Continue Reading New York City pension funds sue Activision Blizzard, seeking records on CEO Bobby Kotick
By Brian Fung, CNN New York City pension fund officials sued Activision Blizzard late last month in a bid to force the company to disclose records…
Continue Reading Elon Musk says fees for some users may be coming to Twitter
Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Elon Musk said Twitter might soon charge fees for certain users, as the billionaire continues to tease how he might…
Continue Reading Airbnb to crack down on parties during summer holidays
By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business Airbnb is once again trying to stop people from using its platform to host unauthorized parties ahead of…
Continue Reading Airbnb’s business is booming — and rates are rising
By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business Airbnb reported more than 100 million bookings during the first quarter of this year, a record for the…
Continue Reading VP Harris to meet with Amazon Labor Union and other grassroots organizers
By Brian Fung and Sara O’Brien, CNN Business Vice President Kamala Harris and Labor Secretary Marty Walsh will meet with union leaders Thursday…
Continue Reading Rocket Lab will try helicopter catch again, but it may take months
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business Rocket Lab this week made an ostentatious attempt to catch a rocket as it fell from space using a hook-wielding…
Continue Reading Watch what it’s like aboard a Blue Origin flight from takeoff to landing
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business Two passengers that flew on one of Blue Origin’s supersonic flights to the edge of space have shared footage of…
Continue Reading SEC launches a hiring spree to fight cryptocurrency fraud
By Brian Fung, CNN Business The Securities and Exchange Commission is vastly expanding its fight against cryptocurrency fraud by hiring more than a…
Continue Reading Brands should force Twitter to uphold content policies under Musk, advocacy groups say
By Brian Fung, CNN Some of the nation’s biggest brands including Coca-Cola, Disney and Kraft are facing calls to boycott Twitter if the…
Continue Reading Rocket Lab catches, then drops booster in helicopter capture attempt
By Jennifer Korn and Jackie Wattles, CNN Business Rocket Lab, which aims to launch satellites into space quickly and cheaply, said it just used a…
Continue Reading Amazon workers vote against New York union drive led by grassroots organization behind last month’s win
By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business The grassroots labor union that made history last month when it formed the first union at an Amazon…
Continue Reading Amazon ends its paid Covid-19 sick leave policy
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Amazon is ending its Covid-19 paid sick leave policy starting on Monday, the company said in a memo to employees…
Continue Reading EU says Apple Pay restrictions may harm competitors
By Brian Fung, CNN Business The European Union is warning Apple about possible antitrust violations after an investigation into the iPhone…
Continue Reading Xiaomi is the latest big Chinese company to face the heat in India
By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business India has seized more than $700 million from one of China’s biggest tech companies after accusing it of moving…
Continue Reading Elon Musk wants end-to-end encryption for Twitter DMs. It may not be that simple
By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Just two days after he announced he would buy Twitter, Elon Musk sent out a deluge of tweets about his plans for the…
Continue Reading Apple employees demand more flexibility from company as three-day office return looms
By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business Some Apple employees are pushing back on the tech giant’s return to office pilot program, which will…
Continue Reading Apple loses top spot in China as smartphone sales slump
By Laura He, CNN Business Just three months ago, Apple became the top-selling smartphone brand in China for the first time in six years. Now…
Continue Reading Airbnb says staffers can work remotely forever, if they want
By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business Airbnb won’t require most staffers to return to the office — ever. The company told employees…
Continue Reading Apple warns of serious supply headwinds in China
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Apple topped Wall Street’s estimates in its latest quarter and reported one of the strongest three-month…
Continue Reading Amazon stock plunges as growth slows
By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Amazon’s stock plummeted after the company reported on Thursday slowing growth and higher costs in its latest…
Continue Reading Mark Zuckerberg got $11 billion richer today
By Allison Morrow, CNN Business Nearly two months after losing his spot among the world’s 10 richest rich people, Mark Zuckerberg is clawing…
Continue Reading Elon Musk wants to ‘authenticate all real humans’ on Twitter. Here’s what that could mean
By Brian Fung, CNN As the public combs through Elon Musk’s Twitter feed for clues on how the billionaire entrepreneur intends to run the social…
Continue Reading China’s Weibo shows user locations to combat ‘bad behavior’
By Reuters Weibo, China’s equivalent of Twitter, told users on Thursday it would start to publish their IP locations on their account pages and…
Continue Reading US and over 55 other countries commit to democratic internet governance
By Brian Fung, CNN More than 55 countries and the United States announced their commitment Thursday to defending a free and open internet, agreeing…
Continue Reading People in Beijing can now book a taxi with no one at the wheel
By Michelle Toh, CNN Business For the first time in China, people will be able to get a taxi ride without anyone behind the wheel. Baidu and…
Continue Reading Samsung profits soar 50% on chip sales
By Michelle Toh, CNN Business Samsung reported strong results on Thursday, with profits for the first quarter climbing more than 50% compared to the…
Continue Reading Meta stock jumps nearly 20% despite mixed results
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Meta’s first earnings of 2022 may have largely fallen short of expectations, but that hasn’t really dampened…
Continue Reading Major tech antitrust bill gets backing of US Commerce Department
By Brian Fung, CNN Business The Commerce Department backed a key legislative proposal aimed at forcing tech giants such as Facebook and Google to…
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