The FTC just took a step that could make it easier to go after 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…
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Facebook tests prompts that ask users if they’re worried a friend is ‘becoming an extremist’
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…
Continue ReadingMeet the 82-year-old woman going to space with Jeff Bezos
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,…
Continue ReadingAn 82-year-old woman trained to be an astronaut sixty years ago. Now she’s going to space with Jeff Bezos
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business After a half-century of waiting, Wally Funk — who trained for NASA’s Mercury program but was denied the…
Continue ReadingPinterest bans ads related to weight loss
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Pinterest on Thursday announced that it will ban all advertisements related to weight loss from its platform in an…
Continue ReadingPinterest bans ads related to weight loss
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Pinterest on Thursday announced that it will ban all advertisements related to weight loss from its platform in an…
Continue ReadingAn 82-year-old woman trained to be an astronaut sixty years ago. Now she’s going to space with Jeff Bezos
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business After a half-century of waiting, Wally Funk — who trained for NASA’s Mercury program but was denied the…
Continue ReadingFederal judge blocks Florida law targeting social media platforms
By Brian Fung, CNN Business A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked a new Florida law regulating how social media companies can moderate…
Continue ReadingFederal judge blocks Florida law targeting social media platforms
By Brian Fung, CNN Business A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked a new Florida law regulating how social media companies can moderate…
Continue ReadingSpaceX launches 88 satellites in rideshare mission
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carried 88 satellites into orbit in one fell swoop on Wednesday, marking the company’s…
Continue ReadingSpaceX launches 88 satellites in rideshare mission
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carried 88 satellites into orbit in one fell swoop on Wednesday, marking the company’s…
Continue ReadingAmazon wants FTC Chair Lina Khan recused from all its cases
By Brian Fung, CNN Business Amazon has formally requested that newly appointed Federal Trade Commission chair Lina Khan be recused from all…
Continue ReadingAmazon wants FTC Chair Lina Khan recused from all its cases
By Brian Fung, CNN Business Amazon has formally requested that newly appointed Federal Trade Commission chair Lina Khan be recused from all…
Continue ReadingVirgin Orbit launches its first commercial satellites into space
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business A 70-foot rocket blasted off from beneath the wing of a Boeing 747 over the Pacific Ocean Wednesday, marking the…
Continue ReadingFacial recognition tech has been widely used across the US government for years, a new report shows
By Rachel Metz, CNN Business As George Floyd’s death sparked protests in cities across the country, six federal agencies turned to…
Continue ReadingFacial recognition tech has been widely used across the US government for years, a new report shows
By Rachel Metz, CNN Business As George Floyd’s death sparked protests in cities across the country, six federal agencies turned to…
Continue ReadingVirgin Orbit launches its first commercial satellites into space
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business A 70-foot rocket blasted off from beneath the wing of a Boeing 747 over the Pacific Ocean Wednesday, marking the…
Continue ReadingAlleged Capital One hacker faces 20 years in prison for stealing 100 million customers’ data
By Moira Ritter, CNN Business The US Justice Department has filed additional charges against the hacker accused of illegally accessing more than 100…
Continue ReadingAlleged Capital One hacker faces 20 years in prison for stealing 100 million customers’ data
By Moira Ritter, CNN Business The US Justice Department has filed additional charges against the hacker accused of illegally accessing more than 100…
Continue ReadingInternational law enforcement take down DoubleVPN service allegedly used by ransomware gangs
By Brian Fung, CNN A group of international law enforcement agencies have taken down DoubleVPN, a virtual private networking service allegedly used…
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