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By Brian Fung, CNN European officials have reached agreement on a sweeping set of competition rules for Big Tech that could mark a global turning point for technology regulation. The proposed framework, known as the Digital Markets Act, could label large companies such as Facebook-parent Meta or Google as “gatekeepers,” and subject them to new

By Brian Fung, CNN The White House has hammered out a new agreement with the EU that could again allow businesses to transfer data and personal information across the Atlantic, a highly-anticipated move that could provide assurance to thousands of companies after Europe’s top court struck down the deal’s predecessor in 2020. In joint remarks

CNN By Brian Fung, CNN The White House has hammered out a new agreement with the EU that could again allow businesses to transfer data and personal information across the Atlantic, a highly-anticipated move that could provide assurance to thousands of companies after Europe’s top court struck down the deal’s predecessor in 2020. In joint

By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business After going 27 years without a US union, Amazon now faces a test from elections at not one but two of its warehouses. A union reelection at the company’s Bessemer, Alabama, facility concluded Friday after a nearly two-month voting period by mail. Beginning that same day, thousands of workers

By Rachel Metz, CNN Business In the third week of Russia’s war in Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky appeared in a video, dressed in a dark green shirt, speaking slowly and deliberately while standing behind a white presidential podium featuring his country’s coat of arms. Except for his head, the Ukrainian president’s body barely moved as he

CNN, WBBM, KCAL, KCBS Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Uber once waged a fierce battle against the taxi industry. Now it’s teaming up with New York’s iconic yellow cabs. Uber on Thursday announced a new partnership in New York City that will let its users hail the city’s taxicabs through its app, and let drivers of

Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Uber once waged a fierce battle against the taxi industry. Now it’s teaming up with New York’s iconic yellow cabs. Uber on Thursday announced a new partnership in New York City that will let its users hail the city’s taxicabs through its app, and let drivers of these traditional taxis accept

By Scottie Andrew, CNN James Van Der Beek sobbing. The guy who blinks in disbelief. That disturbing dancing baby. For these and millions more GIFs, we have Stephen Wilhite to thank. GIFs, those looping animated images, are a universal language — when words fail, a clip of a cool cat spinning beats on a turntable

By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business Instacart wants to help grocery stores get in on the ultra-fast delivery craze. The on-demand grocery delivery company on Wednesday announced several new services for retail partners, including one called Carrot Warehouses, which promises to help grocers build out the infrastructure to support 15-minute deliveries. That would cut Instacart’s

By Jennifer Korn, CNN Business Mackenzie Scott said Wednesday she has donated more than $3.8 billion to 465 organizations since June. In a Medium post, Scott said her team’s focus in the past nine months continued to be helping underrepresented people from various backgrounds and communities. The billionaire philanthropist gave money to Planned Parenthood locations

By Brian Fung, CNN Microsoft has confirmed it was breached by the hacker group Lapsus$, adding to the cyber gang’s growing list of victims. In a blog post late Tuesday, Microsoft said Lapsus$ had compromised one of its accounts, resulting in “limited access” to company systems but not the data of any Microsoft customers. “Our

By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Instagram is bringing back a version of its news feed that sorts posts in reverse chronological order rather than ranked according to the platform’s algorithms. However, the company said it will leave its algorithm ranking method on by default. The new option, which rolls out to users globally on