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Jeff Bezos wants to spot NASA up to $2 billion in a bid to reignite the battle for space between his rocket company Blue Origin and Elon Musk's SpaceX.

Jeff Bezos reignites battle for NASA moon contract

July 27, 2021 5:31 AM CNN

Jeff Bezos is offering NASA up to $2 billion in a bid to reignite the battle for space between his rocket company Blue Origin and Elon Musk’s SpaceX.…

Jeff Bezos offers NASA $2 billion to get Blue Origin back in the moon race

July 27, 2021 5:31 AM CNN Newsource

By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business Jeff Bezos wants to spot NASA up to $2 billion in a bid to reignite the battle for space between his rocket company…

WeChat is suspending all new user registrations until early August

WeChat suspends new user registrations as China cracks down on tech

July 27, 2021 3:24 AM CNN Newsource

By Eric Cheung and Hanna Ziady, CNN Business WeChat is suspending all new user registrations until early August, the popular social messaging app…

Pressure on Activision Blizzard is mounting as more than 2

Activision Blizzard employees sign petition denouncing company’s ‘abhorrent’ response to lawsuit

July 26, 2021 7:40 PM CNN Newsource

By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Pressure on Activision Blizzard is mounting as more than 2,000 current and former employees signed a petition slamming…

New reports say that once again Israeli-founded technology

Global phone hacks expose darker side of Israel’s ‘startup nation’ image

July 25, 2021 4:37 PM CNN

The Washington Post’s Dana Priest talks about the sophisticated technology used to spy on journalists, activists and two women linked to Jamal…

Global phone hacks expose darker side of Israel’s ‘startup nation’ image

July 25, 2021 4:37 PM CNN Newsource

By Hadas Gold, CNN Business Audacious Mossad spy operations around the world. The plucky “startup nation” home to reams of billion-dollar…

Global phone hacks expose darker side of Israel’s ‘startup nation’ image

July 25, 2021 4:37 PM CNN

Journalists from 17 news outlets are working together to expose evidence of spyware that specifically targets journalists, activists and politicians,…

How Taiwan is trying to defend against a cyber ‘World War III’

July 23, 2021 8:29 PM CNN Newsource

By Eric Cheung, Will Ripley and Gladys Tsai, CNN Business As China steps up military pressure on Taiwan, the self-governing island is preparing for…

Software company’s unveiling of decryption key comes too late for many victims of devastating ransomware attack

July 23, 2021 2:57 PM CNN Newsource

By Brian Fung, Natasha Bertrand and Alex Marquardt, CNN On Thursday, the software company Kaseya announced that it could help unlock any of its…

Amazon has hired outside investigators to probe the internal culture of part of its cloud computing operations after employees circulated a petition alleging "systemic discrimination

Amazon hires outside investigators after employee petition alleges discrimination and harassment

July 23, 2021 1:43 PM CNN Newsource

By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business Amazon has hired outside investigators to probe the internal culture of part of its cloud computing…

A reporter tried the AI Instagram wants to use to verify age. Here’s what it found

July 23, 2021 11:40 AM CNN

CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Rachel Metz, CNN Business Instagram is testing new ways to verify its youngest users’ ages, including by using artificial…

Want your unemployment benefits? You may have to submit to facial recognition first

July 23, 2021 11:40 AM CNN Newsource

By Rachel Metz, CNN Business After being let go from his job as a software quality-assurance engineer in April, Eric Watkins said he filed for…

Software vendor caught up in ransomware attack obtains decryptor key

July 22, 2021 5:58 PM CNN Newsource

By Brian Fung and Geneva Sands, CNN Business Kaseya, the software firm whose remote access tool was used to deliver REvil ransomware to hundreds of…

A sweeping internet disruption on July 22 briefly took out a wide range of major corporate websites — from FedEx and Delta Airlines to HSBC and McDonald's.

Massive internet outage: FedEx, Delta and McDonald’s go down

July 22, 2021 12:08 PM CNN Newsource

By Brian Fung and Clare Duffy, CNN Business A sweeping internet disruption on Thursday briefly took out a wide range of major corporate websites —…

TikTok and the US government agreed on July 21 to drop a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's attempt to ban the short-form video app from US app stores.

TikTok, Biden administration agree to drop litigation over Trump-era app store ban

July 22, 2021 6:41 AM CNN Newsource

By Brian Fung, CNN Business TikTok and the US government agreed on Wednesday to drop a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s attempt…

US regulators are vowing to make it easier for consumers and independent service shops to repair commercial products like smartphones without having to rely on those products' manufacturers

The FTC vows to ‘root out’ illegal repair restrictions on phones, fridges, tractors and more

July 22, 2021 6:35 AM CNN Newsource

By Brian Fung, CNN US regulators are vowing to make it easier for consumers and independent service shops to repair commercial products like…

California's Department of Fair Employment and Housing filed a civil lawsuit July 21 against one of America's largest video game developers Activision Blizzard

California sues Activision Blizzard, alleging culture of sexual harassment

July 22, 2021 5:21 AM CNN Newsource

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Business California’s Department of Fair Employment and Housing filed a civil lawsuit Tuesday against one of…

Tesla founder Elon Musk is one of the loudest voices in the cryptocurrency world. He frequently uses his massive platform on Twitter to post about various digital assets

Elon Musk says he’s invested in bitcoin and wants to ‘see it succeed’

July 21, 2021 3:43 PM CNN Newsource

By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Tesla founder Elon Musk is one of the loudest voices in the cryptocurrency world. He frequently uses his massive…

Bitcoin and crypto’s ‘Elon Musk problem’

July 21, 2021 3:43 PM CNN

When Elon Musk tweets, the crypto world listens. CNN’s Jon Sarlin explores the contradictions of crypto’s decentralized networks alongside the very…

Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson went to space. What’s next?

July 21, 2021 12:13 PM CNN Newsource

By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson each took a spin in their supersonic, suborbital rockets over the past two weeks,…