Tesla AI Day: Here's what to expect

Tesla will hold its second annual AI Day in Palo Alto, California, Friday evening. The six-hour event will include updates on Tesla's work in artificial intelligence, "Full Self-Driving," its supercomputer "Dojo" and maybe a humanoid robot, according to invitations posted online by Tesla supporters. The event is expected to be live-streamed.

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Anyone can now use powerful AI tools to make images. What could possibly go wrong?

If you've ever wanted to use artificial intelligence to quickly design a hybrid between a duck and a corgi, now is your time to shine.

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Ex-eBay execs heading to prison for harassing couple behind newsletter

Two former eBay Inc security executives were sentenced to prison on Thursday for carrying out a campaign to harass and intimidate a Massachusetts couple through threats and disturbing home deliveries after their online newsletter drew the ire of the company's then-CEO.

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California bars tech companies from complying with other states' abortion-related warrants

California is attempting to stymie abortion prosecutions in other states by making it illegal for Silicon Valley giants and other businesses based in the Golden State to hand over the personal information of abortion-seekers to out-of-state authorities.

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Google is shutting down its gaming service Stadia

Google plans to shut down its cloud gaming service Stadia in January, a little more than three years after it launched, citing lackluster demand from customers.

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Out-of-service satellites must be removed within 5 years, FCC says

Satellites that are no longer in service must get out of the sky far more quickly under a new rule adopted by US federal regulators Thursday — and it's all in the name of combating the garbage in Earth's orbit.

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Amazon raising hourly pay for warehouse and delivery workers

Amazon on Wednesday said it is raising the average starting pay for its warehouse workers and delivery drivers to more than $19 an hour, up from $18 previously, at a time when union pushes continue to spread across several of its facilities.

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Google rolls out tool for users to request excluding search results that contain private information

Google on Wednesday said it has begun rolling out an option for users to request excluding search results featuring their phone numbers and other sensitive personal information, potentially adding an extra layer of protection for private data online.

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US defeats Russia in a battle to control the future of the global internet

The United States has soundly defeated Russia in an election to control a United Nations body responsible for shaping global internet development, a contest viewed as geopolitically symbolic amid wider US-Russia tensions and an answer to fears of growing censorship online by authoritarian regimes.

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Amazon debuted a series of new devices and software updates, including a bedside sleep tracker, a Kindle you can write on, and new software for its home robot that allows it to monitor pets.

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Amazon pausing operations at some facilities as Hurricane Ian approaches Florida

Amazon is temporarily pausing operations at some of its facilities as Hurricane Ian barrels towards Florida, the company confirmed to CNN on Wednesday.

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Amazon's $999 dog-like robot is getting smarter

Amazon on Wednesday unveiled a collection of product updates that tie together its vast suite of services and help ensure it remains at the center of peoples' lives and homes.

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Google will make it easier to search for nearby soup dumplings, and tell you if they're spicy

Google is making it easier to find specific dishes at nearby restaurants, whether it's an ahi tartare, soup dumplings, or something else entirely.

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Property in the metaverse can sell for millions of dollars. CNN's Anna Stewart explores why companies around the world are looking into virtual real estate.

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Apple removes Russian social media giant VK from app store

Apple has removed VKontakte, a top Russian social media platform, from its app store, according to the app's developer.

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Alice, the first all-electric passenger airplane, takes flight

The world's first all-electric passenger aircraft has successfully taken to the sky.

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Netflix is opening its own video game studio as part of latest pivot into gaming

It began by mailing out DVDs, then evolved to become a production and streaming powerhouse. Now Netflix appears to be making its next big bet on the future of gaming.

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Featuring 360-degree immersive experiences, Dubai's Theatre of Digital Art is giving tech-driven artists a place to showcase their work.

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Meta shuts down covert influence campaigns it says were run from China and Russia

Facebook parent company Meta announced Tuesday it had detected and shut down two separate networks of fake accounts engaged in covert influence operations run from China and Russia.

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For the first time in history, NASA is trying to change the motion of a natural celestial body in space and has successfully slammed a spacecraft into the asteroid Dimorphos.

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Twitter CEO to be deposed in lawsuit against Musk

Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal will be deposed on Monday as part of the company's ongoing lawsuit to force Elon Musk to complete his $44 billion acquisition of the social media company.

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UK could fine TikTok $29 million over children's privacy concerns

The UK said Monday it could impose a multimillion-dollar fine on TikTok after the government found the short-form video platform may have violated children's privacy.

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Apple is making the iPhone 14 in India as China headaches mount

Apple has started making its new iPhone 14 in India, as the technology giant looks to diversify its supply chain away from China.

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This guy is using AI to make a movie — and you can help decide what happens next

"Salt" resembles many science-fiction films from the '70s and early '80s, complete with 35mm footage of space freighters and moody alien landscapes. But while it looks like a throwback, the way it was created points to what could be a new frontier for making movies.

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Iran's sweeping internet blackouts are a serious cause for concern

When Iranian authorities pulled the plug on the internet in 2019 amid anti-government protests, the international community struggled to track the civilian carnage that followed.

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The internet's new favorite video game is like 'Guitar Hero' but with trombones

If you liked "Guitar Hero" but wished it had more brass instruments, you're in luck.

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Larry Page's electric air taxi startup is winding down

Kittyhawk, the electric air taxi startup backed by Google co-founder Larry Page, announced Wednesday that it plans to "wind down" operations.

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Amazon's Bezos, Jassy must testify in FTC investigation

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and CEO Andy Jassy must testify in an ongoing Federal Trade Commission probe into whether the company misled people into subscribing to Amazon Prime and other services, the agency said Wednesday.

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Florida asks Supreme Court to rule on its controversial social media law

Florida has asked the Supreme Court to rule on whether states may force social media companies to host content they would rather remove — setting up a potential landmark battle over digital speech rights and content moderation that could reshape the country's relationship with the First Amendment.

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Twitch plans to crack down on gambling livestreams amid backlash

Live-streaming giant Twitch on Tuesday said it will take additional steps to crack down on unlicensed gambling content on its platform after facing backlash from some of its top creators.

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What to know about the new Windows 11 update

Nearly one year after Microsoft launched its flagship Windows 11, the tech giant has officially rolled out its first major update to the operating system.

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TikTok to require verification of political accounts and ban political fundraising

TikTok has begun to require "mandatory verification" for political accounts based in the United States and will be prohibiting all political fundraising on its short-video platform, the company said Wednesday.

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Saudi Arabia buys pair of SpaceX astronaut seats from Axiom

Saudi Arabia is planning to launch two astronauts to the International Space Station aboard a space capsule from Elon Musk's SpaceX, becoming the latest Gulf nation to strengthen ties with private U.S. space companies, according to three people familiar with the arrangement.

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Crypto firm Wintermute hit by $160 million theft

Hackers have stolen around $160 million worth of cryptocurrency from crypto market maker Wintermute, the company said Tuesday. The incident marks the latest in a growing list of large crypto thefts this year.

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Apple plans fix for bug that users say makes iPhone 14 Pro camera shake uncontrollably

Apple said it is working on a software fix after some users who recently purchased an iPhone 14 Pro or iPhone 14 Pro Max reported their devices' rear-facing cameras shook "uncontrollably" and made strange noises when using social media apps.

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Twitter to depose Elon Musk next week

Twitter is set to depose Elon Musk on Sept. 26 and 27 as part of ongoing litigation over their $44 billion acquisition deal, according to a court filing in the case.

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Here's why tech companies keep paying millions to settle lawsuits in Illinois

Regulators have spent years trying to make big tech companies pay for the ways they harvest and, at times, abuse users' data. One state, meanwhile, is literally making them pay up — and pay out directly to consumers.

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Twitter founder Jack Dorsey to be deposed in Twitter v. Musk case

Twitter co-founder and former CEO Jack Dorsey will be questioned on Tuesday morning by lawyers for the company and Elon Musk as part of the court fight over their $44 billion acquisition deal, according to a notice of a deposition filed Monday.

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'Grand Theft Auto' leaks emerge online after publisher hit by 'network intrusion'

Rockstar Games confirmed on Monday that hackers had leaked some unreleased footage from its next iteration of the wildly popular "Grand Theft Auto" franchise.

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Uber says hacker group Lapsus$ behind cybersecurity incident

Uber has linked the cybersecurity incident it disclosed last week to hackers affiliated with the Lapsus$ gang, a group accused of numerous high-profile corporate data breaches. The company also said the attackers were able to download or access company Slack messages and invoice-related data from an internal tool.

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Why deleting something from the internet is 'almost impossible'

Most people may live out their digital lives with the assumption they can delete their posts, messages and personal data from services whenever they choose. But a tech hearing this week threw that core assumption into question.

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The 40-year evolution from :-) to 😂

At 11:44 a.m. on September 19, 1982, Scott Fahlman made internet history by stitching together a colon, a hyphen and a close parenthesis.

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The biggest change to the new iPhone isn't the hardware

When iPhone 14 users aren't using their new Apple device, the screen is hardly asleep. It'll remain lit with prominently displayed widgets such as alarms, calendar appointments and sports scores flittering with real-time updates, and be at the ready if you glance down or inevitably pick it back up.

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At Twitter whistleblower hearing, a key tech regulator comes under fire

When a Twitter whistleblower testified at an explosive Senate hearing this week, the social media company wasn't the only one to come under fire. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle repeatedly criticized federal regulators who for years had supposedly been keeping a close eye on the company.

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Uber investigating 'cybersecurity incident' after hacker claims to access internal systems

Uber said Thursday that it was investigating a "cybersecurity incident" after a hacker shared evidence that they had breached the ride-hailing giant's computer systems with journalists and security researchers.

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Elon Musk has publicly filed updated counterclaims against Twitter based on whistleblower disclosure

Elon Musk's legal team on Thursday filed a public version of its updated counterclaims in response to Twitter's lawsuit seeking to force the billionaire to follow through with his $44 billion deal to buy the company.

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TikTok clones rival with real-time sharing feature

After years of larger competitors copying TikTok, the short-form video app is now copying a newer rival.

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Adobe builds collaborative design muscle with $20 billion deal for Figma

Adobe Inc will buy startup Figma for about $20 billion in its biggest deal, the Photoshop maker said on Thursday, bulking up on applications that support online collaboration amid a global shift to hybrid working.

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UK launches deeper antitrust probe of Microsoft's Activision deal

UK officials have launched a deeper antitrust investigation into Microsoft's $68.7 billion purchase of video game giant Activision Blizzard, reflecting concerns that the deal may lead to reduced competition.

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The world's second biggest cryptocurrency just got a lot greener

Ethereum, the world's second most valuable cryptocurrency, has completed a massive software upgrade that its backers claim will slash its carbon footprint.

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TikTok won't commit to stopping US data flows to China

TikTok repeatedly declined to commit to US lawmakers on Wednesday that the short-form video app will cut off flows of US user data to China, instead promising that the outcome of its negotiations with the US government "will satisfy all national security concerns."

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California AG sues Amazon over allegedly anticompetitive pricing contracts

California's attorney general sued Amazon on Wednesday, alleging the company has forced third-party sellers to offer only their lowest prices in listings with the e-commerce giant and harming competition in the process.

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Google loses appeal against record $4 billion EU fine

Google suffered one of its biggest setbacks on Wednesday when a top European court fined it 4.125 billion euros ($4.13 billion) for using its Android mobile operating system to thwart rivals, offering a precedent for other regulators to ratchet up pressure.

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Twitter is unable to catch and remove foreign agents in its ranks, whistleblower testifies

Twitter lacks the resources and motivation to search for and remove foreign intelligence threats within its operations even as it has received warnings of possible spies in its ranks, former head of security Peiter "Mudge" Zatko told lawmakers in his first public appearance since blowing the whistle on the company.

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Uber and its subsidiary pay New Jersey $100 million in back taxes

Uber and one of its subsidiaries paid $100 million to New Jersey after an audit by the state's Department of Labor and Workforce Development determined the ride-share company improperly classified hundreds of thousands of drivers as independent contractors.

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Twitter shareholders vote in favor of Elon Musk's $44 billion takeover deal

Elon Musk may be fighting tooth-and-nail to get out of his deal to buy Twitter, but the social media company's shareholders plan to hold him to it.

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Twitter's whistleblower set to testify before Senate committee

In his first public appearance since his bombshell allegations were first reported, Twitter whistleblower Peiter "Mudge" Zatko is set to testify before Congress at 10 a.m. ET today. He has alleged Twitter has undisclosed security and privacy vulnerabilities. Follow live here

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US lawmakers question Twitter on security practices on eve of whistleblower testimony

US lawmakers sent Twitter more than a dozen questions about its security practices Monday, on the eve of a company whistleblower's testimony before Congress in which he is expected to outline damning allegations of security and privacy vulnerabilities at the embattled social media company.

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Apple iOS 16 is now available for download

Apple on Monday released its next-generation mobile software, iOS 16, with new features that allow users to personalize their iPhone lock screens and change how they text friends through iMessage.

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Twitter pushes back at Elon Musk's attempt to exit deal over purported whistleblower payout

Twitter on Monday pushed back at a new attempt by Elon Musk to walk away from their $44 billion acquisition deal over a payment the company is said to have made to a former employee who later turned whistleblower, calling the billionaire's move "invalid and wrongful."

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Blue Origin 'responding to an issue' after abort system activated on uncrewed launch

Blue Origin experienced an "anomaly" during an uncrewed launch of its New Shepard rocket from West Texas on Monday morning, triggering an abort system that allowed the capsule to parachute to Earth.

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Why wireless carriers are offering the new iPhone for 'free'

The unveiling of the latest iPhone 14 lineup earlier this week has already spurred a flurry of new promotions from wireless giants including AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon.

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Apple is ditching physical SIM cards. Here's what you should know

The days of using a paper clip to perform microsurgery to extract a tiny SIM card from a little tray in your iPhone may be coming to an end.

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Tesla considering lithium refinery in Texas, seeks tax relief

Tesla Inc (TSLA) is considering setting up a lithium refinery on the gulf coast of Texas, as it looks to secure supply of the key component used in batteries amid surging demand for electric vehicles.

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Trump media merger isn't dead yet after deal gets a lifeline

Digital World Acquisition Corp., the blank-check firm seeking to merge with former President Donald Trump's media venture, announced Friday it will avoid an imminent liquidation.

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Apple's latest products and features take aim at our greatest fears

If you only tuned into the opening of Apple's iPhone event this week, you might have wondered whether you were watching an emergency first responder training session.

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NASA eyes two dates in late September for Artemis I launch but several hurdles remain

NASA has two new date in mind — September 23 or September 27 — for the next attempt at launching its massive new moon rocket on an uncrewed test mission. But there are still several hurdles that could stand in the way, any of which could push the launch date back further.

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Disney believed Twitter had 'substantial' numbers of fake accounts when it weighed acquisition in 2016, ex-CEO says

Disney's analysis of Twitter in connection with a potential 2016 acquisition led the entertainment giant to conclude that "substantial" numbers of accounts on the social media service were fake, according to former Disney CEO Bob Iger.

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Russians will be able to buy the iPhone 14

Russians will have the chance to buy the new Apple iPhone 14, despite the US tech company having left the country, thanks to Moscow's parallel import scheme, a senior government official told the RIA Novosti news agency on Thursday.

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Amazon has no plan to make workers return to the office, CEO Andy Jassy says

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy isn't looking to force the company's workers back into the office anytime soon.

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Apple unveils new iPhones, Apple Watches and AirPods

Apple unveiled its new iPhone 14 lineup at a press event on Wednesday, along with three new Apple Watch models, an update to its popular AirPods product line and a feature that could save lives when cell service isn't available.

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These companies are looking at using rockets to blast cargo across the planet

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Judge denies Elon Musk's request to delay Twitter trial following whistleblower disclosure

A Delaware judge on Wednesday denied Elon Musk's request to delay his trial with Twitter over their $44 billion acquisition deal after a former top executive alleged the company has serious security vulnerabilities.

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Apple set to unveil iPhone 14 at 'far out' event

Apple is set to hold its big September press event where the company is widely expected to unveil the iPhone 14 lineup. Follow live here

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Japan is using snow to cool a data center

A city in Japan has found a way to cool the vast servers that support the global digital economy without fueling the climate crisis.

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Trans activist celebrates rare victory against online trolls after Kiwi Farms deplatforming

Clara Sorrenti, a trans activist who was forced to flee her home in Canada after users of a hate-filled website targeted her, has succeeded in her campaign to get the site taken offline, for now.

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Elizabeth Holmes asks court for a new trial after alleging a key witness has regrets

Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of failed blood testing startup Theranos who was convicted of fraud earlier this year, is asking for a new trial after claiming that a key witness visited her house unannounced and allegedly said he "feels guilty" about his testimony.

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What to expect at Apple's 'far out' iPhone 14 event

Apple is expected to debut its iPhone 14 lineup at the company's annual September keynote event on Wednesday.

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Instagram fined $400 million for failing to protect children's data

Ireland's data privacy regulator has agreed to levy a record fine of 405 million euros ($402 million) against social network Instagram following an investigation into its handling of children's data, a spokesperson for the watchdog said.

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US internet service company blocks controversial online forum citing 'imminent threats to human life'

Cloudflare, a major American internet services company, pulled its support for Kiwi Farms, a controversial online message board, Saturday evening citing "imminent threats to human life." The move temporarily forced Kiwi Farms offline.

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How airlines give you internet access at 35,000 feet — and why it still needs a lot of work

Flights used to be a chance to sit back (albeit a bit cramped) and watch a recently released movie or catch up on some reading. Now they're just another place to log on.

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AI won an art contest, and artists are furious

Jason M. Allen was almost too nervous to enter his first art competition. Now, his award-winning image is sparking controversy about whether art can be generated by a computer, and what, exactly, it means to be an artist.

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House GOP demands Meta's communications with the FBI over Hunter Biden report

House Republicans want Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to hand over a vast array of additional records pertaining to the company's handling of a 2020 New York Post article containing allegations about Hunter Biden, after Zuckerberg indicated last week that an FBI warning about Russian propaganda contributed to the article's temporary suppression on Facebook at the time.

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Amazon loses first round in challenge to union vote

Amazon has lost the first round in its effort to overturn a historic union victory at a Staten Island facility.

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Here's what might drive up the prices on the newest iPhones

With Apple widely expected to unveil the new iPhone 14 lineup at its upcoming event next Wednesday, a big question mark still surrounds how much, in this economy, the tech giant will charge for its latest-and-greatest smartphones.

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Why this company thinks music videos (and cowboy hats) can teach online security

In January 2021, Rachel Tobac came up with a silly take on a serious topic: A sea shanty-like video in which she sang a tale about the importance of password security and multi-factor authentication. It came complete with a hauntingly harmonized chorus that includes the words, "Soon may a criminal come to steal your pictures and data and run."

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Twitter is finally testing an edit button

After years of users clamoring for such a feature, Twitter is finally testing edited tweets.

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Google releases details on how it will combat misinformation in advance of midterm elections

Google is preparing for a wave of misinformation surrounding the US midterm elections by elevating trustworthy information and displaying it more prominently across services including search and YouTube, the company said Thursday.

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