Zoom to pay $85 million to settle "Zoombombing" lawsuit

Class-action suit, which accused the videoconferencing company of lax security, yields a refund for some customers.

• Aug 2, 2021

Boeing Starliner capsule readied for Tuesday launch

A successful unpiloted Starliner test flight should clear the way for astronaut flights starting late this year.

• Aug 2, 2021

Zoom set to pay $85 million to settle suit

Zoom users would be eligible for a 15% refund on their paid account if a proposed settlement is approved. A federal judge in California must still OK the settlement. Anne-Marie Green has more.

• Aug 2, 2021

Robinhood makes its market debut, as controversial as ever

The brokerage's often-young users get first dibs on investing in the company as IPO values the trading app at $32 billion.

• Jul 29, 2021

How COVID misinformation spreads online

A new report claims almost four-fifths of COVID misinformation on Facebook is spread by just 12 accounts, and a group of protesters laid body bags in front of the entrance of the company's Washington, D.C. offices Wednesday and held signs that said "Disinformation kills." Washington Post tech reporter Gerrit De Vynck joins "CBSN AM" to talk about his reporting on the issue.

• Jul 29, 2021

FAA changes definition of astronaut

Being an astronaut isn't what it used to be. The Federal Aviation Administration changed its definition of who qualifies even as billionaire-driven space tourism ramps up. CBS News' Michael George reports.

• Jul 28, 2021

Activision Blizzard sued for sexual harassment

Activision Blizzard is in hot water as gamers and employees alike hold the company accountable for its longstanding culture of sexual harassment.

• Jul 27, 2021

Students adapt wheelchair for teacher's husband and newborn

A Maryland teacher's husband has physical disabilities that prevented him from safely taking their newborn for a walk. So students pitched in with a life-changing invention. Chip Reid shares more.

• Jul 26, 2021

Biden admin. accuses China of Microsoft hack

The United States and its global allies are accusing the Chinese government of widespread cybercrime. China denies accusations of promoting state-backed hackers to steal trade secrets and technology. Jamieson Greer, a partner at King and Spalding law firm and a former trade official in the Trump administration joined Lana Zak on CBSN to discuss the recent tensions between the U.S. and China.

• Jul 25, 2021

Tracking patients' treatment between doctors

It's a nightmare the very sick can find themselves in: Communicating their health history from one doctor to the next to get the critical care they need. It's been an extra burden during this already difficult time. Now, a Silicon Valley tech entrepreneur is trying to change that by fulfilling an important promise. Dana Jacobson has the details.

• Jul 24, 2021

California sues Activision over "frat boy" work culture

During "cube crawls," male employees walked around offices drinking and harassing female co-workers, California lawsuit states.

• Jul 23, 2021

Boeing cleared to launch Starliner on 2nd test flight

It will be the second test flight for Boeing's astronaut ferry ship after a problem-plagued maiden flight in 2019.

• Jul 22, 2021

Major internet outage impacts major websites

A major internet outage took down more than 20,000 websites, including Google, Amazon, banks and airlines. Mola Lenghi reports.

• Jul 22, 2021

The world's top ransomware gangs created a cybercrime cartel

Russian cybercriminal gangs are mentoring younger groups and sharing hacking techniques, tools and data breach details.

• Jul 22, 2021

Russian hackers create "cartel"

Several of the largest Russian ransomware cybercriminal gangs have partnered up to share hacking techniques, purloined data breach information, malware code, technology infrastructure, and more. CBSN tech reporter Dan Patterson joins CBSN AM to talk about this latest development in the world of cybercrime.

• Jul 22, 2021

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