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Meta is giving avatars four-foot personal boundaries in its Horizon Worlds and Horizon Venues VR apps; this image gives a sense for what that will be like

Meta is giving avatars a four-foot buffer zone to cut back on VR harassment

February 3, 2022 12:30 PM CNN

By Rachel Metz, CNN Business Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has a new feature aimed at cutting down on harassment and assault in virtual…

Zuckerberg owned more than 398 million Meta shares

Meta’s market value just dropped by more than most companies are worth

February 3, 2022 12:30 PM CNN Newssource

By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Meta Platforms, the company formerly known as Facebook, just had its worst trading day in its history as a public…

Democrats call for the Biden administration to limit US natural gas exports. Pictured is a natural gas pipeline near Midland

Democrats call for Biden officials to limit US natural gas exports because of rising home heating costs

February 3, 2022 11:59 AM CNN Newssource

By Matt Egan, CNN Business Nearly a dozen US Senators are calling for the Biden administration to curb overseas shipments of natural gas as Americans…

Melinda French Gates reportedly won’t give bulk of her wealth to Gates Foundation

February 3, 2022 10:32 AM CNN Newssource

By Jennifer Korn, CNN Business Melinda French Gates may be shifting her approach to how she gives away her vast wealth following her high-profile…

A number of artists have left Spotify because of comments by podcast host Joe Rogan. Singer Neil Young

Here’s who has left Spotify because of Joe Rogan

February 3, 2022 10:22 AM CNN Newssource

By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Spotify has had a rough couple of weeks. Its stock took a big hit Wednesday because of a slowing growth forecast, and…

Tesla owners complain about 'phantom braking.' A Tesla Model 3 here travels on a road in Rocklin

Tesla owners complain about ‘phantom braking.’ Federal safety regulator considers a probe

February 3, 2022 9:52 AM CNN Newssource

By Chris Isidore and Matt McFarland, CNN Business Federal safety regulators are mulling a probe after Tesla owners complained that their cars were…

Meta plummets, dragging stocks lower

February 3, 2022 9:23 AM CNN Newssource

By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business Meta ruined things for the stock market on Thursday. Wall Street was deep in the red as the tech company formerly…

Hershey is planning price increases this year.

Everything Hershey makes is going to get more expensive

February 3, 2022 8:54 AM CNN Newssource

By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Stress eating is about to get more expensive: Hershey is raising prices this year. “Pricing will be an…

What it takes to make money flipping homes in a crazy real estate market

February 3, 2022 8:32 AM CNN Newssource

By Anna Bahney, CNN Business More people are flipping homes, but they are making less of a profit. Investors looking to get a piece of skyrocketing…

Nintendo Switch tops lifetime sales of Wii console

February 3, 2022 8:24 AM CNN

By Reuters Nintendo Co Ltd sold 18.95 million Switch video game consoles in the nine months to the end of December, the Japanese company said on…

The international cycling season kicked off at Winter Park in northwest Saudi Arabia on Tuesday

Will a new tax dent business-friendly Dubai?

February 3, 2022 8:23 AM CNN Newssource

By Celine Alkhaldi and Eoin McSweeney, CNN Almost 90% of Dubai’s population is made up of foreigners who flocked to the Gulf business hub for…

Tesla owners are more Republican than you’d think

February 3, 2022 7:42 AM CNN Newssource

By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Elon Musk has trained his Twitter guns on top Democrats such as Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren. Now he’s…

Where are the users? Why Facebook’s stock is imploding

February 3, 2022 6:16 AM CNN Newssource

By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Competition from TikTok. A stagnant user base in key markets. A pricey bid to invest in virtual reality that could…

Governor of the Bank of England Andrew Bailey arrives for a press conference.

Energy bills are rising by 54% for millions of UK households

February 3, 2022 5:40 AM CNN Newssource

By Charles Riley, CNN Business Life is about to get much more expensive for tens of millions of Brits. A cap on how much UK consumers can be charged…

Thousands more flights are canceled as a massive winter storm tears across the US

February 3, 2022 5:23 AM CNN Newssource

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business US airlines canceled thousands more flights Thursday as a powerful winter storm packing ice, rain, sleet and several…

PlayStation and Switch sales are suffering as the gaming wars heat up

February 3, 2022 5:14 AM CNN Newssource

By Michelle Toh, CNN Business Two of the world’s biggest video game companies are feeling the pressure as the console wars heat up. Shares of…

America’s economic recovery is about to go into reverse

February 3, 2022 3:57 AM CNN Newssource

By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business The Omicron variant put a massive speed bump in the road to America’s recovery this winter. The first signs of…

CNN reporters grill WarnerMedia CEO on Jeff Zucker’s departure

February 2, 2022 10:42 PM CNN Newssource

By Brian Stelter and Oliver Darcy, CNN Business A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can…

Rogan is Spotify's No. 1 podcast in more than 90 markets.

Spotify CEO addresses Joe Rogan controversy

February 2, 2022 4:06 PM CNN Newssource

By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Spotify CEO Daniel Ek addressed the controversy around comedian and podcast host Joe Rogan on Wednesday, saying that…

3G networks are shutting down soon. A scramble to get users to upgrade is underway

February 2, 2022 6:27 AM CNN

By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Aaron Hommell bought his 3G iPhone 5 in 2014 and kept it for more than seven years, holding onto it even after…