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Apple is back on top in smartphone sales worldwide after a record win in China

January 27, 2022 1:35 AM CNN Newsource

By Michelle Toh, CNN Business Apple has once again become the top-selling smartphone brand in top market China, along with the rest of the world.…

Amazon faces possible union election at New York warehouse

January 26, 2022 5:38 PM CNN Newsource

By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business Workers at an Amazon warehouse in Staten Island have shown enough support to hold a union election, the…

Gates Foundation adds board members following Bill and Melinda’s divorce

January 26, 2022 3:23 PM CNN Newsource

By Jennifer Korn, CNN Business The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation named four new members to its board of trustees on Wednesday, marking the first…

Wordle-spoiling bot taken down by Twitter

January 26, 2022 7:36 AM CNN Newsource

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Twitter has suspended an annoying bot that automatically responded with the next day’s solution when people…

China pledges ‘purification’ of the internet ahead of the Beijing Winter Olympics and the Lunar New Year

January 26, 2022 12:23 AM CNN Newsource

By Laura He, CNN Business China’s top cybersecurity regulator is vowing to crack down on “illegal” online content as part of a…

Some manufacturers have less than 5 days’ supply of computer chips, Commerce Department warns

January 25, 2022 3:02 PM CNN Newsource

By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Some manufacturers that rely on semiconductors are down to less than five days’ worth of inventory, according to a…

Tim Cook allegedly stalked by woman who trespassed and sent photos of a loaded gun

January 25, 2022 4:17 PM CNN Newsource

By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Apple has been granted a restraining order against a woman who allegedly threatened, harassed and stalked CEO…

Four attorneys general sue Google for ‘deceptive’ location tracking

January 24, 2022 11:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Brian Fung, CNN Business A bipartisan group of attorneys general sued Google on Monday, alleging that the technology giant has used “dark…

Meta is building an AI supercomputer

January 24, 2022 10:01 AM CNN Newsource

By Rachel Metz, CNN Business Facebook has long bet that artificial intelligence can help it with the difficult task of moderating posts from its…

Australia says WeChat has removed the account of its Prime Minister

January 24, 2022 4:11 AM CNN Newsource

By Angus Watson, Jill Disis and Yong Xiong, CNN Business Australia has accused WeChat of taking down Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s account…

Ireland’s data centers are an economic lifeline. Environmentalists say they’re wrecking the planet

January 23, 2022 1:15 AM CNN Newsource

By Kara Fox, CNN In the west of Ireland lies a medieval market town, its roots steeped in legend. Beyond the labyrinth of narrow streets of the…

The 5G-airlines crisis was mostly averted. Here’s what happened – and what we still don’t know

January 22, 2022 8:37 AM CNN Newsource

By Jackie Wattles and Pete Muntean, CNN Potentially abysmal air travel interruptions were narrowly avoided this week when wireless carriers made a…

How to access AT&T and Verizon’s new super fast 5G networks

January 22, 2022 7:02 AM CNN Newsource

By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Many mobile device users in the United States now have access to blazing-fast internet speeds stemming from…

A group of Activision Blizzard employees is demanding union recognition

January 21, 2022 12:52 PM CNN Newsource

By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business Workers at an Activision Blizzard-owned game studio announced plans on Friday to form what would be the…

IBM is selling off its Watson Health assets

January 21, 2022 12:29 PM CNN Newsource

By Clare Duffy, CNN Business IBM said Friday that it will sell off the healthcare data and analytics assets housed under its Watson Health unit to…

Twitter is rolling out verified NFT profile pictures

January 20, 2022 3:45 PM CNN Newsource

By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Twitter on Thursday began rolling out a feature that will let some users set NFTs that they own as their profile picture…

The 5G-airline snafu: Everything we know

January 19, 2022 4:02 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 7:50 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 7:21 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 3:45 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 10:59 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 7:42 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 2:38 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 7:58 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 6:38 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 3:52 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 9:58 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 10:01 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 3:49 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 9:37 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…

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