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By Mark Morales, CNN (CNN) — Venmo, Cash App, PayPal, Zelle and other payment apps may be convenient ways to send cash with a few taps of your smartphone, but they’re a breeding grounds for theft, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg tells CNN. Culprits range from savvy swindlers, who trick their way into victims’ locked

By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — United Airlines, one of the biggest buyers of Boeing jets, is losing patience with the troubled aircraft maker. “I’m disappointed that… this keeps happening at Boeing. This isn’t new,” said Scott Kirby, CEO of United, in an interview Tuesday on CNBC. “We need Boeing to succeed. But

By Oliver Darcy, CNN New York (CNN) — Editor’s Note: A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. Sign up for the daily digest chronicling the evolving media landscape here. The Los Angeles Times is in disarray. The Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong-owned newspaper, which houses the largest newsroom in the western U.S., has

By Alicia Wallace and Tami Luhby, CNN New York (CNN) — New Hampshire, the “first-in-the-nation” primary state (which will hold those elections Tuesday), has been a relatively “better-off” state than most others nationally. Unemployment is low, economic growth is strong, but that doesn’t mean life in the Granite State is without its bumps. Here’s a

By Samantha Delouya, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — Netflix appears to be in a dominant position in Hollywood’s battle for eyeballs and ad dollars. So far, Netflix remains one of the only profitable major streaming services, and investors seem to feel good about the company’s prospects: Netflix’s stock is up 36% compared to one year

By Melissa Alonzo (CNN) — Faculty members at California State University (CSU), the largest public university system in America, have ended their one-day strike after reaching a tentative agreement with management. The agreement, which must be ratified by the California Faculty Association (CFA), includes a 5% raise for all faculty effective July 1, 2023 and another

By Michelle Toh, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Riot Games, the developer of hit video games like “League of Legends” and “Valorant,” is cutting 11% of staff around the world, becoming the latest tech company to downsize. The Los Angeles-based company, which is owned by Chinese tech giant Tencent, announced the news Monday, calling the

By Jessie Yeung and Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — Australia has publicly named and imposed cyber sanctions on a Russian national for his alleged role in a 2022 ransomware attack, in the country’s first use of the penalty. The attack stole sensitive personal data from 9.7 million customers of Medibank, one of Australia’s

By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — The Federal Trade Commission ruled in a final order and opinion Monday that TurboTax, the popular tax filing software, engaged in deceptive advertising and banned the company from advertising its services for free unless it is free for all customers. By running ads for “free” tax services

By Matt Egan, CNN (CNN) — The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, a prestigious Harvard teaching school, is moving to retract six studies and correct 31 others following allegations of data manipulation. The steps by the Harvard Medical School affiliate come after a molecular biologist published a blog post earlier this month alleging researchers falsified data by manipulating images.

By Ramishah Maruf and Jennifer Korn, CNN New York (CNN) — Apple’s major iPhone security update is now available to download, designed to keep thieves from accessing users’ vast personal data stored on the devices, the company announced Monday. The “Stolen Device Protection” update adds an extra layer of protection by creating additional steps to

By Krystal Hur, CNN New York (CNN) — Stocks gained on Monday, building on last week’s gangbusters rally, with the Dow crossing the 38,000 mark for the first time ever. The Dow rose 138 points, or 0.4%, ending the day at 38,001.81. The S&P 500 gained 0.2% and the Nasdaq Composite added 0.3%. The S&P

By Brian Fung, CNN Washington (CNN) — Social media companies should be treated as utilities such as telephone or telegraph companies, a group of states led by Republican attorneys general told the US Supreme Court on Monday. In a friend-of-the-court brief, 19 states and the state legislature of Arizona wrote that the Supreme Court should

By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — If the economy were to undergo an annual physical, Richmond Federal Reserve President Tom Barkin would rate it “reasonably healthy.” That’s because, undeterred by the highest interest rates in 23 years, consumers are still spending and jobs are plentiful, though the pace of both hiring and spending

By Samantha Delouya, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — Thousands of faculty members at California State University, the largest university system in the US, walked off the job on Monday, the first day of spring semester classes for much for the university system’s 450,000 students. The striking staff are part of the California Faculty Association union,

CNN By Gregory Wallace and Hanna Ziady, CNN (CNN) — The US Federal Aviation Administration has urged airlines to inspect so-called door plugs on an earlier version of Boeing 737 airplanes, after one blew out of the side of the newer Max model during an Alaska Airlines flight earlier this month. The FAA on Sunday

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — H&M has apologized for and removed a school uniform advertisement in Australia after users on social media complained that it sexualized children. “We have removed this ad,” the Swedish fashion giant told CNN. “We are deeply sorry for the offense this has caused and we are looking into how

By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Famed economist Larry Summers slammed Harvard’s top leaders on Sunday over concerns about how the Ivy League school is fighting antisemitism. Summers, a former president of Harvard, strongly criticized the selection of Harvard professor Derek Penslar as the co-chair of a newly-formed presidential task force on antisemitism. “I have

By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Elon Musk — who was widely criticized for an antisemitic post on his social media site, X, two months ago — said following a visit to Auschwitz Monday that X has less antisemitic content than other social media platforms. But Musk conceded that he wasn’t aware until