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CNN By Donie O’Sullivan and Whitney Wild, CNN Business Calls for violence against members of the January 6 committee are circulating on some of the same online platforms that helped fuel the lies that led to the insurrection, a new analysis has found. Users on these platforms are openly calling for the execution of committee

By Donie O’Sullivan and Whitney Wild, CNN Business Calls for violence against members of the January 6 committee are circulating on some of the same online platforms that helped fuel the lies that led to the insurrection, a new analysis has found. Users on these platforms are openly calling for the execution of committee members,

By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Uber is restarting shared rides in a handful of major US cities after a more than two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the company announced on Tuesday. The revamped rideshare carpool option, dubbed UberX Share, is now available in nine cities, including New York, Los Angeles and Chicago. The company

CNN, BAY NEWS 9 (SPECTRUM NEWS) By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Twitter’s board of directors has unanimously recommended that the social media company’s shareholders vote to approve its sale to Elon Musk, according to a regulatory filing on Tuesday. Twitter plans to hold a special shareholder meeting for a vote on the acquisition, one of

By Michelle Toh and CNN’s Beijing bureau NetEase appears to be in hot water. The Chinese gaming company delayed the launch of a widely anticipated video game in mainland China this week after one of its social media accounts was blocked for allegedly making a politically sensitive comment. “Diablo Immortal,” which was slated to be

By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business President Joe Biden said he was “proud” of Apple’s retail workers in Towson, Maryland, who voted this weekend to form the first-ever labor union at one of the tech giant’s US stores. “I’m proud of them,” the President told reporters from Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, on Monday. “Workers have a right

CNN, CNNBUSINESS, WBAL By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business President Joe Biden said he was “proud” of Apple’s retail workers in Towson, Maryland, who voted this weekend to form the first-ever labor union at one of the tech giant’s US stores. “I’m proud of them,” the President told reporters from Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, on Monday. “Workers

CNN By Clare Duffy and Brian Fung, CNN Business Congressional Democrats are urging Google to prevent searches for abortion clinics from returning results and ads that direct users to facilities that oppose the procedure, saying misleading search results on where to get an abortion could put women’s health at risk. Sen. Mark Warner and Rep.

By Clare Duffy and Brian Fung, CNN Business Congressional Democrats are urging Google to prevent searches for abortion clinics from returning results and ads that direct users to facilities that oppose the procedure, saying misleading search results on where to get an abortion could put women’s health at risk. Sen. Mark Warner and Rep. Elissa

By Jennifer Korn As the Golden State Warriors and their star point guard Steph Curry surged ahead of the Boston Celtics in Game 6 on Thursday to win their fourth NBA championship in eight seasons, it should also have been a win for the crypto industry. The Warriors were said to have previously inked a

CNN, KOVR By Brian Fung, CNN Business TikTok has moved its US user data to Oracle’s cloud platform, the short-form video app announced Friday. The decision addresses concerns from US officials that the social media company’s Chinese ties could pose national security risks. In a blog post, TikTok said it has “changed the default storage

By Brian Fung, CNN Business TikTok has moved its US user data to Oracle’s cloud platform, the short-form video app announced Friday. The decision addresses concerns from US officials that the social media company’s Chinese ties could pose national security risks. In a blog post, TikTok said it has “changed the default storage location of

By Brian Fung, CNN As Senate lawmakers embark on a final, urgent push to pass landmark antitrust legislation to reshape the tech industry, Big Tech is bringing out its heaviest hitters to influence the members whose votes could decide the bill’s fate. Next week, Google CEO Sundar Pichai will travel to Washington to meet with