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By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Almost anyone who has used the internet has probably experienced that alarming moment when a window pops up claiming your device has a virus, encouraging you to click for tech support or download security software. It’s a common online scam, and one that Google is aiming to

By Chris Isidore, CNN (CNN) — Long-delayed next Air Force One jets from Boeing might now be delivered by 2027 — in time for President Donald Trump to use them, according to a top Air Force official. While that’s still years behind the original delivery date of 2022, it’s one to two years earlier than

By Lisa Eadicicco, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump will rescind a set of Biden-era curbs meant to keep advanced technology out of the hands of foreign adversaries but that has been panned by tech giants. The move could have sweeping impacts on the global distribution of critical AI chips, as well as which companies

CNN By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — When Bill and Melinda French Gates created the Gates Foundation in 2000, they had planned for the organization to continue its work, using their remaining fortune, for several decades after they died. But now, the billionaire Microsoft founder says he doesn’t want to wait that long

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Krispy Kreme’s partnership with McDonald’s to sell its doughnuts at all of the burger chain’s US restaurants didn’t turn out as sweet as it thought. The doughnut chain announced in its earnings release Thursday that it is “reassessing the deployment” of the rollout, temporarily stopping at 2,400

By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — When Bill and Melinda French Gates created the Gates Foundation in 2000, they had planned for the organization to continue its work, using their remaining fortune, for several decades after they died. But now, the billionaire Microsoft founder says he doesn’t want to wait that long to

By Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — The Bank of England has cut its main interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point, citing lower UK inflation. The move, which had been widely expected, brings the main cost of borrowing in Britain to 4.25%. It is the fourth cut the central bank has made

By David Goldman, Phil Mattingly and Kaitlan Collins, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump made a significant trade announcement Thursday with the United Kingdom, yet another sign of some possible relief from historically high tariffs that have threatened serious damage to the US and global economies. The deal, hammered out at the 11th hour in

By Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — The number of Washington, DC area homeowners who decided to list their homes for sale jumped last month amid steep cuts to the federal workforce. In the four weeks ending April 27, the number of active home listings in the nation’s capital surged 25.1% year-over-year, the largest gain on

By Chris Isidore, CNN (CNN) — Ford is hiking the sticker prices for the three US models it imports from Mexico by up to $2,000 each, just days after executives said they didn’t expect significant increases in industrywide car prices this year. The price increase was disclosed in a memo sent to Ford dealerships, first

By Liam Reilly, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump is belatedly raging against CBS News’ latest Emmy nomination. The president took to his Truth Social platform on Wednesday morning to vent about the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences’ decision to nominate the “60 Minutes” interview at the center of his defamation lawsuit against

By Liam Reilly, CNN (CNN) — Netflix is getting its first facelift in 12 years. The streaming giant on Wednesday announced a major overhaul of its home page, the first redesign since it unveiled its current home page in November 2013. Additionally, the streamer announced it will begin testing generative AI-boosted search and a TikTok-like

By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Federal Reserve said Wednesday it will hold interest rates steady as the US economy begins to show the effects of President Donald Trump’s haphazard trade war. The central bank kept its benchmark lending rate unchanged at a range of 4.25% to 4.5%, extending a holding pattern that

By David Goldman, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump’s top trade officials will meet with their Chinese counterparts this week to discuss a de-escalation of their increasingly ugly and damaging trade war. The future of the global economy is riding on their success. The trade talks, the first in-person meeting between Chinese and American

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — WeightWatchers, the 62-year-old program that revolutionized dieting for millions of people around the world, has filed for bankruptcy. The company announced Tuesday it has entered Chapter 11, which “will bolster its financial position, increase investment flexibility in its strategic growth initiatives, and better serve its millions of

By Olesya Dmitracova, CNN London (CNN) — India and Britain struck a “landmark” trade deal Tuesday, the UK government said, marking progress on lowering and removing tariffs just as President Donald Trump is busy raising US import taxes to historic levels. For weeks, Trump has said that at least one trade deal is imminent with

By Elisabeth Buchwald and David Goldman, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump, in his first Oval Office meeting with new Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, said there was nothing Carney could say to him Tuesday that would convince the president to reduce tariffs on Canadian goods. “No,” Trump said. “Just the way it is.” Trump