India’s tech minister says Twitter locked him out of his account
By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business The tussle between Twitter and the Indian government just escalated to the next level. India’s technology…
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This is what it’s like to work in an Amazon warehouse
Tyler Hamilton has worked at the Amazon warehouse in Shakopee, Minnesota for four years. He shares the good and the bad about the fast-paced…
Continue ReadingAmazon and Google are being investigated for failing to remove fake product reviews
By Hanna Ziady, CNN Business British regulators are investigating whether Amazon and Google have broken consumer protection law by not doing enough…
Continue ReadingHouse Judiciary advances sweeping legislation to rein in and break up Big Tech
By Brian Fung, CNN Business A powerful House panel on Thursday approved a sweeping set of proposals aimed at weakening Big Tech. It passed a series…
Continue ReadingSilicon Valley gave Asia’s richest man billions, but things aren’t all going to plan
By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Last year, Google and Facebook collectively bet more than $10 billion on Asia’s richest man and his plan to…
Continue ReadingJohn McAfee found dead in Spanish prison after his extradition to the US was approved
By Clare Duffy and Alan Goodman, CNN Business John McAfee, the controversial antivirus software magnate who’d had multiple recent run-ins with…
Continue ReadingHouse antitrust bills could change the internet as we know it. Here’s how
By Brian Fung and Clare Duffy, CNN Business Over the last two decades, a handful of large tech companies have pushed into nearly every corner of our…
Continue ReadingMicrosoft reaches a $2 trillion market cap
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Microsoft has officially entered the most elite of clubs: corporations with a market value exceeding $2 trillion. The…
Continue ReadingEU antitrust officials are investigating Google’s vast ads business
By Mark Thompson, CNN Business The European Union has launched an antitrust investigation into Google’s vast advertising business, claiming…
Continue ReadingFirst Solar CEO: Getting rid of Trump tariffs would pose challenges
By Julia Chatterley, CNN Business China’s solar industry monopoly took a hit earlier this month when a new Ohio-based solar panel factory was…
Continue ReadingFirst Solar CEO: We’re not dependent on the Chinese supply chain
First Solar is building a factory in Ohio, creating the biggest plant for making solar panels outside of China. CEO Mark Widmar talks to CNN’s Julia…
Continue ReadingWhat it’s really like to be an Amazon warehouse worker during Prime Day
By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business For much of the past 16 months, Amazon’s warehouse workers have faced grueling pressure to keep up…
Continue ReadingPornhub sued for allegedly serving nonconsensual sex videos
By Moira Ritter, CNN Business Dozens of women sued Pornhub and its parent company Thursday, alleging that the site knowingly profited from videos…
Continue ReadingHow Russian threats in the 2000s turned this country into the go-to expert on cyber defense
By Ivana Kottasová, CNN When people like the German Chancellor Angela Merkel or the King of Belgium want to learn more about cybersecurity, they go…
Continue ReadingBanks and airline websites get hit by another major internet outage
Airlines, banks, stock exchanges and trading platforms suffered brief website outages, sparking the second major interruption in the past 10 days.…
Continue ReadingAirline and bank websites go down in another major internet failure
By Tina Burnside, Alexandra Meeks and Clare Duffy, CNN Business Airlines, banks, stock exchanges and trading platforms suffered brief website outages…
Continue ReadingMicrosoft names CEO Satya Nadella as chairman
By Michelle Toh, CNN Business Satya Nadella is now even more powerful at Microsoft. The tech giant’s CEO was named chairman of the board…
Continue ReadingMicrosoft shareholder pushes company to address sexual harassment after Bill Gates misconduct allegations
By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business An activist investor is urging Microsoft to do more to combat sexual harassment following misconduct allegations…
Continue ReadingFacebook is testing AI to get you to stop fighting in its groups
By Rachel Metz, CNN Business Conversations can quickly spiral out of control online, so Facebook is hoping artificial intelligence can help keep…
Continue ReadingTexas authorities threaten SpaceX with legal action over beach closures, private security
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business SpaceX received a warning from a district attorney in Texas this week, warning that the company could be violating…
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