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It’s been more than a year since San Francisco Uber driver Lucas Chamberlain was knocked unconscious by a would-be customer who attacked him during an argument over whether or not the patron was old enough to ride solo. “I woke up with blood coming down under my eye,” Chamberlain told CNN Business. “I was like,

Windows 10 was supposed to be Microsoft’s ultimate PC operating system. The promise: Windows 10 would forever get updated twice a year, bringing tweaks, the occasional fresh coat of paint and new features to keep your computer up to date. But now, six years later, Windows 11 is on its way. We can only assume

When a Chicago-area Uber driver checked his account balance after dropping off a customer at the airport on a Sunday morning in late May, he discovered something he’d never seen before: He was charged $2.20 for giving a 13.5 mile ride. “On my 40-minute ride home, I was thinking about how I just lost money

Don Lemon and Chris Cuomo’s new podcast “The Handoff” explores their unlikely friendship off-camera, along with their unfiltered takes on the week’s news. Below, the hosts talk about the origin of the nightly “handoff” between their shows and how it put their friendship in front of the camera. Edited for clarity Don Lemon: Our new

Don Lemon and Chris Cuomo’s new podcast “The Handoff” explores their unlikely friendship off-camera, along with their unfiltered takes on the week’s news. Below, the hosts talk about the origin of the nightly “handoff” between their shows and how it put their friendship in front of the camera. Edited for clarity Don Lemon: Our new

Dunkin’ has a fitting new treat for people breaking out of their personal bubbles after a long 15 months. It’s appropriately called “Popping Bubbles,” which are boba-like bubbles that pop in people’s mouths and taste like strawberry. The bubbles can be added to any of Dunkin’s iced or frozen drinks — notably its line of

SpaceX has been targeting July for the first orbital flight of its gargantuan Starship system, which will be the most powerful launch vehicle ever created — and, the company hopes, will eventually take humans to Mars. But the company is not likely to hit that goal, CNN Business has learned. SpaceX’s Starship launch operations are

Amazon wants to make grocery shopping as efficient as possible. So it’s eliminating checkout lines. The company announced Tuesday that will introduce what it calls Just Walk Out technology — which allows customers to pay for their groceries without waiting in line for a cashier — at its newest Amazon Fresh store. That store is

Signs of rising inflation around the world are keeping investors on edge. But in some corners of markets, pressure is easing, raising hopes that Peak Fear may have passed and central banks will be confident enough to sit tight. What’s happening: The price of lumber, fed by a construction boom, has dropped 40% from the

US officials are seeking a $25 million fine from Air Canada, accusing the airline of failing to provide timely refunds to more than 5,000 passengers during the coronavirus pandemic. The formal complaint is the first enforcement action that the Department of Transportation has announced against an airline since the pandemic upended the travel industry in

Big Tech critic Lina Khan will chair the Federal Trade Commission, the powerful antitrust agency that’s targeted companies such as Facebook with fines and lawsuits, according to a White House spokesperson. Khan had been confirmed as a commissioner to the FTC earlier on Tuesday, in a 69-28 Senate vote. But her future as agency chair

Who needs viral videos? Not Oracle, apparently. Oracle’s plan to buy the US assets of Chinese-owned TikTok in a partnership with Walmart is dead now that Donald Trump is out of the White House. But investors don’t seem concerned: They’re still treating Oracle like it’s a red-hot social media stock instead of a boring database

SpaceX has been targeting July for the first orbital flight of its gargantuan Starship system, which will be the most powerful launch vehicle ever created — and, the company hopes, will eventually take humans to Mars. But the company is not likely to hit that goal, CNN Business has learned. SpaceX’s Starship launch operations are

MacKenzie Scott, one of the richest women in the world, and her husband Dan Jewett, donated $2.74 billion to organizations that focus on the arts and combating racial discrimination. The settlement from Scott’s 2019 divorce from her previous husband, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, made her one of the richest people in the world. She and