Google’s new Street View camera is more portable (and looks weirdly cute)
CNN By Rachel Metz, CNN Business Since launching in five US cities in 2007, Google’s Street View cars have been circling the globe, using…
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Google’s new Street View camera is more portable (and looks weirdly cute)
By Rachel Metz, CNN Business Since launching in five US cities in 2007, Google’s Street View cars have been circling the globe, using…
Continue Reading She thought a dark moment in her past was forgotten. Then she scanned her face online
CNN By Rachel Metz, CNN Business Cher Scarlett, a software engineer, has a history of being misidentified by face-scanning technology, including one…
Continue Reading She thought a dark moment in her past was forgotten. Then she scanned her face online
CNN, KIRO, WCVB By Rachel Metz, CNN Business Cher Scarlett, a software engineer, has a history of being misidentified by face-scanning technology,…
Continue Reading She thought a dark moment in her past was forgotten. Then she scanned her face online
By Rachel Metz, CNN Business Cher Scarlett, a software engineer, has a history of being misidentified by face-scanning technology, including one…
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Millennial Money: How to tell when money advice is bad
By SARA RATHNER of NerdWallet We are surrounded by bad money advice — from social media, from influencers and even from friends and family. Bad…
Continue Reading Samsung plans to create 80,000 new jobs with $356 billion investment
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Michelle Toh, CNN Business Samsung on Tuesday outlined a plan to pour more than $350 billion into its businesses and create tens…
Continue Reading Samsung plans to create 80,000 new jobs with $356 billion investment
By Michelle Toh, CNN Business Samsung on Tuesday outlined a plan to pour more than $350 billion into its businesses and create tens of thousands of…
Continue Reading Sri Lanka arrests 67 suspected to be heading to Australia
By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s navy says that it has arrested 67 people who it believes were trying to…
Continue Reading WHO chief Tedros reappointed to second five-year term
By MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — World Health Organization director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was confirmed by the U.N.…
Continue Reading At Davos, Kerry cites progress on China-US climate group
By PETER PRENGAMAN Associated Press DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — John Kerry, America’s top official on climate change, says that the U.S. and China…
Continue Reading UK household energy bills set to rise by another 40%
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Anna Cooban, CNN Business Brits are bracing for another huge hike in their energy bills, and pressure is mounting on the UK…
Continue Reading Snap sends shares tumbling with warning on economy and earnings
By Reuters Snap Inc said the economy had worsened faster than expected in the last month and the social media company slashed its quarterly forecast,…
Continue Reading More turn to UK food banks as food and fuel bills soar
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Across Britain, food banks and community food hubs that helped struggling families, older people and…
Continue Reading Slumping technology stocks pull Wall Street lower
By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks fell in morning trading on Wall Street Tuesday, weighed down by a big decline in tech…
Continue Reading Airbnb is closing its listings business in China
By Sahar Akbarzai and Michelle Toh, CNN Business Airbnb will shut down its listings in China after two years of lockdowns in the country “with…
Continue Reading China’s bet on homegrown mRNA vaccines holds back nation
By HUIZHONG WU and ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China is trying to navigate its biggest coronavirus outbreak without a…
Continue Reading Airbnb ends rentals in China to focus on outbound tourists
BEIJING (AP) — Airbnb Inc. says it will stop representing short-term rental properties in China and focus its business in the country on serving…
Continue Reading Ukraine: 200 bodies found in basement in Mariupol’s ruins
By ELENA BECATOROS, OLEKSANDR STASHEVSKYI and RICARDO MAZALAN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Workers digging through the rubble of an…
Continue Reading California parents could soon sue for social media addiction
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California could soon hold social media companies responsible for harming children who have…
Continue Reading Group of Activision Blizzard employees votes to form the company’s first union
By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Some workers at Activision Blizzard have officially unionized, marking the company’s first union and the video…
Continue Reading Stellantis making Indiana announcement; may be battery plant
DETROIT (AP) — Stellantis has scheduled an announcement for Tuesday in Kokomo, Indiana, for what could be the company’s second North American…
Continue Reading Global Citizen NOW summit seeks solutions for global issues
By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The statistics discussed at the inaugural Global Citizen NOW conference were bleak. The COVID-19…
Continue Reading Facebook, Instagram to reveal more on how ads target users
By AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, said it will start publicly providing more…
Continue Reading Before Omicron, inflation and war, Americans’ finances hit new highs, survey shows
By Alicia Wallace, CNN Business Things were looking up for most Americans at the end of last year, with many households reporting their financial…
Continue Reading Amazon to sublease warehouses as online shopping slows
Associated Press Amazon is planning to sublease some of its warehouse space because the pandemic-fueled surge in online shopping has slowed. That…
Continue Reading Here’s what happened during Boeing’s ‘nail-biting’ spacecraft docking
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business Boeing managed to dock a spacecraft at the International Space Station late last week, but it was not without several…
Continue Reading DC sues Zuckerberg over Cambridge Analytica privacy breach
By MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The District of Columbia has sued Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg. It’s seeking to hold him…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Monday
The Associated Press Stocks closed higher on Wall Street Monday following seven weeks of declines that nearly ended the bull market that began in…
Continue Reading JPMorgan Chase, Electronic Arts rise; Broadcom, Amazon fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday: JPMorgan Chase, Electronic Arts rise; Broadcom, Amazon…
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