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By Alexis Benveniste, CNN Business Didi, China’s largest ride-hailing service, continues to fall into deeper trouble with Chinese regulators. The Cyberspace Administration of China on Sunday banned Didi from app stores after saying it posed a cybersecurity risk for customers. “Didi Chuxing app is found to have severely violated the laws by illegally collecting and

by Brian Fung, CNN Business US cyber officials are tracking a major new ransomware attack by the same group that hit meat supplier JBS Foods this spring. This time, the REvil malware has hit a wide range of IT management companies and compromised hundreds of their corporate clients. The cybercriminal gang, which is believed to

by Brian Fung, CNN Business US cyber officials are tracking a major new ransomware attack by the same group that hit meat supplier JBS Foods this spring. This time, the REvil malware hit a wide range of IT management companies and compromised hundreds of their corporate clients. The cybercriminal gang, which is believed to operate

By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business Richard Branson, the British billionaire and entrepreneur, announced late Thursday that he would attempt to go to space on July 11, just nine days before the world’s richest man, Jeff Bezos, will make his own spaceflight. But even as he effectively cut ahead of Bezos, Branson dismissed the notion of

By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business Richard Branson, the British billionaire and entrepreneur, announced late Thursday that he would attempt to go to space on July 11, just nine days before the world’s richest man, Jeff Bezos, will make his own spaceflight. But even as he effectively cut ahead of Bezos, Branson dismissed the notion of

By Brian Fung, CNN Business The Federal Trade Commission said Friday it has sued and settled with the technology giant Broadcom over allegations that the company sought to monopolize the supply of semiconductor chips. According to the complaint, Broadcom entered into exclusive anti-competitive deals with its business customers — including television and internet service providers

By Brian Fung, CNN Business The Federal Trade Commission said Friday it has sued and settled with the technology giant Broadcom over allegations that the company sought to monopolize the supply of semiconductor chips. According to the complaint, Broadcom entered into exclusive anti-competitive deals with its business customers — including television and internet service providers

By Clare Duffy, CNN Business The scourge of obnoxious robocalls has resumed after a brief dip during the early months of the pandemic. But a new prevention program developed by the Federal Communications Commission — which officially went into effect this week — could begin to offer some relief later this year. The program, called

By Clare Duffy, CNN Business The scourge of obnoxious robocalls has resumed after a brief dip during the early months of the pandemic. But a new prevention program developed by the Federal Communications Commission — which officially went into effect this week — could begin to offer some relief later this year. The program, called

By Jackie Wattles and Rachel Crane, CNN Business British billionaire Richard Branson plans to beat fellow billionaire and rival Jeff Bezos to space. Branson’s company, Virgin Galactic, made a surprise announcement Thursday that he will attempt to fly in Virgin’s rocket-powered plane on July 11 — nine days before Bezos’s planned July 20th launch. The

British billionaire Richard Branson plans to beat fellow billionaire and rival Jeff Bezos to space. Branson’s company, Virgin Galactic, made a surprise announcement that he will attempt to fly in Virgin’s rocket-powered plane on July 11 — nine days before Bezos’s planned July 20th launch.

Some Facebook users in the United States are being served a prompt that asks if they are worried that someone they know might be becoming an extremist. Others are being notified that they may have been exposed to extremist content.

By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business Some Facebook users in the United States are being served a prompt that asks if they are worried that someone they know might be becoming an extremist. Others are being notified that they may have been exposed to extremist content. It is all part of a test the social media

By Brian Fung, CNN Business For years, the US antitrust enforcers at the Federal Trade Commission have pledged only to go after companies that have harmed consumers. Now, under its new chair Lina Khan, the FTC is expanding its approach in a move that could make it easier to go after tech companies like Amazon

By Brian Fung, CNN Business For years, the US antitrust enforcers at the Federal Trade Commission have pledged only to go after companies that have harmed consumers. Now, under its new chair Lina Khan, the FTC is expanding its approach in a move that could make it easier to go after tech companies like Amazon

By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business Some Facebook users in the United States are being served a prompt that asks if they are worried that someone they know might be becoming an extremist. Others are being notified that they may have been exposed to extremist content. It is all part of a test the social media

By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business After a half-century of waiting, Wally Funk — who trained for NASA’s Mercury program but was denied the opportunity to go to space — is finally getting her time amongst the stars. She’s been selected by the world’s richest man, Jeff Bezos, to accompany him, his brother, and an as-yet

By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Pinterest on Thursday announced that it will ban all advertisements related to weight loss from its platform in an effort to prevent content that could encourage unhealthy or disordered eating habits. The bookmarking site said it will also prohibit ads with language or images that promote or disparage certain body

By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Pinterest on Thursday announced that it will ban all advertisements related to weight loss from its platform in an effort to prevent content that could encourage unhealthy or disordered eating habits. The bookmarking site said it will also prohibit ads with language or images that promote or disparage certain body

Jeff Bezos has announced that he and his brother will be on board his company Blue Origin’s first crewed mission to space. The capsule known as New Shepard is set to launch on July 20th.

Wally Funk is an American aviator who trained to become an astronaut in the 1960s, but the NASA program was scrubbed. Roughly six decades later, Funk’s dream of going to space is finally going to come true.

By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business After a half-century of waiting, Wally Funk — who trained for NASA’s Mercury program but was denied the opportunity to go to space — is finally getting her time amongst the stars. She’s been selected by the world’s richest man, Jeff Bezos, to accompany him, his brother, and an as-yet

By Brian Fung, CNN Business A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked a new Florida law regulating how social media companies can moderate content, saying hours before the law was set to take effect that the legislation violates the First Amendment and contradicts federal law. The preliminary injunction is a victory for Silicon Valley and