More help is coming soon for the millions of Americans struggling to afford high-speed internet at home, which has become essential for school, work and many other areas of life during the pandemic.Congress' December Covid-19 relief bill included $3.2 billion…
When Brittany Hall from upstate New York received her first Covid-19 vaccine after barely leaving home since last March, she pulled out her phone and took a selfie to mark the occasion. "I cried so hard the lady that helped…
John David McAfee, the eccentric antivirus software pioneer, has been indicted on fraud and money laundering charges by the Department of Justice, which alleges he and a business partner participated in a scheme that earned more than $13 million by…
Reddit has hired its first-ever chief financial officer.The company announced Friday it appointed Drew Vollero to the position — weeks after the site was thrust into the spotlight because of its role in the GameStop trading frenzy.Vollero's appointment adds to…
Twitter is working on a feature that could offer users a short window of time to rethink posting a tweet even after they hit send.The company confirmed to CNN Business on Friday it is testing an undo option that would…
Like many across the United States, Deanne Primozic Kasim watched her mother struggle to secure a vaccine appointment online. Then, she turned to a service that's become a lifeline for many in the pandemic: Nextdoor.On the hyperlocal social network, where…
YouTube has removed channels from broadcasters run by Myanmar's military following a dramatic escalation of violence in the country.It's the latest in a wave of actions taken by social media companies since the military coup in the country on February…
After a year of relief, robocalls are back up to pre-pandemic levels.Americans received more than 4.6 billion robocalls in February, up 15% compared to January, according to new data from YouMail, a robocall-prevention service that tracks robocall traffic across the…
T-Mobile has been popular with consumers, but an underdog when it comes to serving businesses. The "Uncarrier" wants to change that with the rollout of 5G.The company announced Thursday a series of of new offerings for business customers: corporate wireless…
Former President Donald Trump's YouTube account will eventually be restored in accordance with the platform's current policies, the company's CEO, Susan Wojcicki, said Thursday.Trump's account will be reinstated only when YouTube is confident that the risk of violence has receded,…
Jay-Z has 99 problems but figuring out a buyer for his struggling music streaming service is no longer one.Square, the payments company founded and run by Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, announced Thursday it has agreed to acquire a majority stake…
The United Kingdom's competition watchdog has launched an investigation into Apple after app developers complained that they're being forced to use the company's payment systems and distribute their products via its App Store.The Competition and Markets Authority said Thursday that…
A SpaceX rocket prototype, known as SN10, soared over South Texas during test flight Wednesday before swooping down to a pinpoint landing near its launch site. Approximately three minutes after landing, however, multiple independent video feeds showed the rocket exploding…
Facebook said it plans to lift a moratorium on US political advertising this Thursday, ending a ban that had been in place since the November elections.The move reopens the door to ads on Facebook by political campaigns as well as…
Japanese fashion mogul Yusaku Maezawa, who first announced his intention in 2018 to take a group of artists with him on a six-day trip around the Moon, said Tuesday that he's inviting the public to apply to fill eight open…
By now it's well known that Facebook has a misinformation problem. The company has tried to address it in various ways, from labeling false claims to reducing its visibility in users' feeds. But a new study from researchers at New…
Microsoft says that a sophisticated group of hackers linked to China has exploited its popular email service that allowed them to gain access to computers.In a blog post Tuesday, the company said that four vulnerabilities in its software allowed hackers…
An Instagram bug briefly hid likes from some of its users on Tuesday, after the company accidentally expanded a long-running test of the feature."We've been testing a new experience to hide likes on... posts," a spokesperson for Facebook, which owns…
The deep-sea oil and gas industry has a vast and costly infrastructure to maintain. Wells, other equipment, and thousands of kilometers of pipeline must be installed, inspected and repaired.Now, cutting-edge underwater drones and robots are being developed that could make…
In India, the country with the world's second-highest number of Covid-19 cases, a handful of hospitals has started to use robots to connect patients with their loved ones, and assist healthcare workers on the frontlines of the pandemic.Bangalore-based Invento Robotics…
