Now that President Donald Trump has scrapped online privacy rules imposed on the likes of AT&T, Comcast and Verizon, some advocates who seek greater protection of consumers’ personal information are turning their attention to the states. But Republicans in Congress voted this month to scrap the FCC’s previous order, and Trump signed the measure on Monday. That’s a major victory for the telecom sector, which also opposed the privacy rules — but it has prompted privacy advocates to turn their atte

Spotify Founder and CEO Daniel Ek said an employee died in Friday’s terror attack in central Stockholm, Sweden. In a Facebook post published Sunday, the CEO said, “It is with shock and a heavy heart that I can confirm that Chris Bevington from our Spotify team lost his life in Friday’s senseless attack on Stockholm.” Bevington was an executive with the streaming music giant, which is headquartered in Stockholm. Ek said the company’s primary focus is supporting “the family and loved ones of Chris

SANDY SPRINGS, Georgia — Amy King, an accountant in this Atlanta suburb, said she’s always been a Republican. But when a Republican, Judson Hill — the first candidate to enter the first competitive congressional race of Donald Trump’s presidency — knocked on her door Tuesday evening, King told him she was considering voting Democrat or just skipping the upcoming special congressional election. With dispirited Republican voters like King on one side and a fired-up liberal base on the other, Democ

The analysis, by Standard & Poor’s, looked at the performance of many Blue Cross plans in nearly three dozen states since President Barack Obama’s health care law took effect three years ago. The survey reported that more than half now support the Obama health care law. report represents some good news in a market that has proved more than challenging to the health insurers. Most insurers have struggled to make money, and several companies reported losses that ran into the hundreds of millions o

Facebook and Google have long dominated the app store, but they’re losing ground to younger tech upstarts. Snapchat, which went public in March, became a top 10 most-downloaded app in eight of the 10 biggest app markets this year, according to data from app analytics company App Annie. But Snapchat’s biggest growth comes from Bitmoji, the personal emoji app Snapchat parent Snap acquired last year. 1 most-downloaded app in five top markets: The U.S., U.K., France, Canada and Australia. For the mo

The suspect in Stockholm’s deadly beer truck attack is a 39-year-old native of Uzbekistan who had been on authorities’ radar previously, Swedish authorities said Saturday. Sweden’s police chief said authorities were confident they had detained the man who carried out the attack. Prosecutor Hans Ihrman said the suspect has not yet spoken to authorities and could not confirm whether he was a legal resident of Sweden. Anders Thornberg, head of the Swedish Security Service, said security services we

Girl Scouts have been selling cookies for 100 years, and in 2017 alone, 200 million boxes will be bought. Yet according to the organization’s top leader, those delicious treats come with a very serious purpose—and themselves represent big money. “We have an $850 million dollar business,” Sylvia Acevedo, Girl Scouts of USA interim CEO told CNBC’s “On the Money” recently. She added the cookie program, in which she herself once participated, is a marketing training ground for young women. Fledgling

“I’m turning the internet of things into the internet of us,” said Jowan Osterlund in an interview with Recode. The idea is that it’s more convenient to wave your hand in front of the door than use a key card. Inserted by a syringe into the skin between the thumb and the index finger, the chips communicate with other devices using Near Field Communication. It’s a wireless way of linking devices in close proximity to each other, similar to the way Bluetooth works. Scientists have been implanting

Chinese state media on Saturday cheered the meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping as one that showed the world that confrontation between the two powers was not inevitable. But the two sides avoided any diplomatic gaffes at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida that would have tarnished the meeting in the eyes of the protocol-conscious Chinese. China Daily said both parties appeared “equally enthusiastic about the constructive relationship they have pr

Mnuchin: Will announce more Syria sanctions in the future Friday, 7 Apr 2017 | 4:18 PM ET | 03:19Asked Friday if the strike changes America’s policy in Syria, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said Trump is “not gonna telegraph his next move.” There will, however, be additional sanctions on Syria, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told reporters Friday afternoon. Trump’s overall Syria strategy — so far — is muddy, and it is unclear if he will continue to pursue a sustained military strateg

Hit reality show “Shark Tank” proves there is no idea too crazy to build a business with. On the latest episode which aired on Friday, investors Daymond John and Kevin O’Leary got into a bidding war over the chance to invest in a business that makes wine for your pet. Yes: Wine for your cat and dog. Brandon Zavala, the founder of Apollo Peak, was looking for a $100,000 investment in exchange for 10 percent equity. Prior to launching Apollo Peak, Zavala was a sales rep for a pet food company and

Kushner and Bannon were both at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla., where the president hosted a summit with the leader of China. Other administration officials declined to discuss staff relationships, but denied reports that a major staff shake-up is imminent. In recent weeks, officials have said Kushner has taken on a larger role as Trump’s main troubleshooter, which spurred speculation about a growing rift between him and Bannon. That group includes Kushner, who has emerged as a tr

Government investigators looking into how Google pays its employees have accused the tech giant of shortchanging women doing similar work to men. A U.S. Department of Labor official disclosed the agency’s allegations during a Friday court hearing in San Francisco. “We found systemic compensation disparities against women pretty much across the entire workforce,” Janette Wipper, a Labor Department regional director, testified, according to a report published by The Guardian. Google said it veheme

The RODIS crawler is connected to a truck with an operator who steers it through the pipe. Diakont says it’s has inspected hundreds of miles of oil and gas pipelines around the world for major energy companies. The company’s managing director, Edward Petit de Mange, said that inspecting pipelines is a growing part of their business. “We have been inspecting pipelines for in the U.S. for four years now,” managing director Petit de Mange told CNBC. Diakont’s robot inspection service costs “tens of

Ford Motor CEO Mark Fields is feeling optimistic about the outlook for U.S.-China relations, the executive told CNBC on Saturday, a day after the conclusion of a summit between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping. On Friday, Trump said that the two leaders had made progress on tough bilateral issues as both men met at the president’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. However, Trump added that “only time will tell” whether the two countries could find common ground on trade. China

In some instances, Chinese companies have made under-the-radar investments intended to dodge the oversight of a government agency, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, known as Cfius. Although the race is often cast in an economic light, the Pentagon report underlines the national security threat. In recent years, China has combined domestic subsidies with aggressive investment overseas to build its own technological know-how. The report does not offer examples of American c

When it comes to stocks over the next few months, one strategist is telling investors to look beyond the Trump administration and at the market’s fundamentals instead. The so-called “Trump rally” has seemed to cool off as stocks sit near all-time highs, but have generally traded in a range since the end of February. On that note, Eaton Vance’s chief equity investment officer, Eddie Perkin, told CNBC that if investors look even deeper, the Trump rally may not be because of President Donald Trump

If you’ve used Airbnb in the last few months you might have noticed some changes in its interface. That is because the home sharing site is downplaying several features which, according to the company, may be enabling user discrimination. The most noticeable change is on the search listings page, which no longer displays photos of hosts alongside featured images of a home. The modifications come three years after a Harvard study found that black hosts earn 12 percent less than non-black hosts on

Food trucks have come a long way from their early days of selling plastic-wrapped sandwiches and bland coffee to factory workers looking for something cheap and quick. Today these mobile eateries feature unique offerings of every type — from freshly caught seafood and gourmet burgers to gluten-free and vegan sandwiches, sides and desserts. The popularity of food trucks got a big boost after the recession when folks, laid off from corporate jobs, decided to take a risk running their own business,

Shares of Domino’s Pizza fell more than 5 percent on Friday, closing at $175.16 per share, after a report warned first-quarter sales would be weak for the pizza chain. According to StreetAccount, a report by M Science said the company’s domestic sales growth would be “well below the rough consensus estimate.” Domino’s, one of the strongest restaurant chains, posted same-store sales growth well above its rivals in the last quarter. It had the highest domestic same-store sales growth of the top 25