Google on Tuesday announced during CES 2020 that Google Assistant will soon be able to read websites to you. Even cooler: it’ll translate the text from one of 42 languages before reading it if the content is written in a language you don’t understand. All you’ll have to do is load up a site on an Android phone and then say “Hey Google, read it” or “Hey Google, read this page.” Then, Google Assistant will read it back to you. The feature will roll out later this year and, since it relies on Googl

Twitter is taking steps to ensure its decision to ban political ads does not create further information silos, executive Matt Derella told CNBC on Tuesday. “We want to make sure we don’t create filter bubbles with this powerful ad system we have,” Derella, Twitter’s vice president of revenue and content partnerships, said on “Closing Bell.” Dorsey announced in October that the social media company would ban political ads from appearing on its platform. Twitter’s decision to go without political

A group of prominent internet pioneers is mobilizing to block the $1.1 billion sale of control of the .org internet domain, arguing that the takeover of .org by a newly formed private company would hurt the millions of nonprofits that rely on it. Registrations for websites ending in .org have long been overseen by the U.S. nonprofit Internet Society, which unexpectedly announced in November that it was selling control to a year-old company called Ethos Capital. Spokespeople for the Internet Soci

Soon your whole family might be able to watch the same movie on a tablet, or listen to the same album on a phone, using Bluetooth headphones. The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) announced Tuesday a new “LE Audio” standard that will add lots of fun new features to Bluetooth devices. Right now, Bluetooth devices support up to two streams of music to different products. Finally, the group says that Bluetooth LE Audio improves audio quality even if you’re streaming music at low data rates. “C

On one hand, Amazon says it bans ads for products related to campaigns or to promote politicians. But the site still has many examples of sponsored products promoting candidates’ 2020 campaigns or political parties. Amazon’s current policy for sponsored products states that “Content related to campaigns, elections, or political issues of public debate; that advocates for or against a politician or a political party; or that personally attacks a political figure” is prohibited. “We require that a

Apple has long taken a controversial position on encrypting its devices, arguing that it has limited ability to help law enforcement crack into devices during criminal investigations. Horvath said that Apple has a team working around the clock to respond to requests from law enforcement. But she said she doesn’t support building so-called back doors into software that would allow law enforcement elevated access to private data to solve crimes like terrorism. “Building back doors into encryption

That means the company’s App Store had total sales maxing out at $50 billion in 2019, assuming developers take 70% of app sales, and generated about $15 billion in revenue for Apple, according to analysis by CNBC. With that information, it’s possible to estimate total maximum App Store sales from the amount paid to developers. Based on the stats Apple disclosed, it paid out $35 billion to developers in 2019, suggesting total sales of $50 billion. At $50 billion in total sales per year, the App S

A man takes photos of a house damaged by a 5.8 earthquake in Guanica, Puerto Rico on January 6, 2020. A shallow earthquake of magnitude 6.5 struck just off Puerto Rico early on Tuesday, triggering a small tsunami, though there were no initial reports of casualties or significant damage on land. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said a small tsunami measuring around 0.02 meters had been observed. It had initially said there was “no significant tsunami threat.” Puerto Rico Electric Power Authorit

Goldman Sachs is reorganizing its businesses to more closely resemble Wall Street peers and give its nascent retail banking operations its own category. The bank is now calling its four main segments global markets, investment banking, asset management and consumer & wealth management, Goldman said in a filing early Tuesday. Previously, the divisions were called institutional client services, investment banking, investment management, and investing and lending. It could also showcase growth in G

Stocks point to a flat open as geopolitical tension concerns wane1 Hour AgoU.S. stock index futures were hovering around the flatline Tuesday morning, despite ongoing geopolitical tensions. CNBC’s Rahel Solomon reports.

The windows at the corporate headquarters of Daimler AG in Untertürkheim are illuminated. Investors have sued Daimler for 896 million euros ($1 billion) in a regional court in Stuttgart, accusing the carmaker of concealing its use of emissions cheating software, German law firm TILP said on Tuesday. In a statement, attorney Andreas Tilp said: “This means that the plaintiffs bought the Daimler stock at too high a price, and it is our conviction that Daimler is liable to them for compensation of d

Aston Martin vehicles sit on the production line at the Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd. factory in Gaydon, U.K. Luxury British carmaker Aston Martin on Tuesday warned that its annual core profit would plummet more than 45% from last year, as weak demand in Europe led to a drop in wholesale volumes. The company said these conditions had continued through its peak delivery period in December and led to a 7% drop in wholesale volumes for the year. It expects 2019 adjusted earnings before interest, tax, d

Iran’s proxy allies may step up in retaliation against the U.S. for the killing of Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani, a former American ambassador warned Tuesday. Soleimani was a top military commander who led Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Quds Force, the country’s special-operations forces abroad. He was also an important figure involved in Iran’s many proxy forces around the region, including Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, and Yemen. Retaliation will come in different ways and different l

Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., speaks during a ceremony at the company’s Gigafactory in Shanghai, China, on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020. Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the company will design a future car in China for the global market. The electric car company founder said Tesla would open a design and engineering center in the world’s second-largest economy. “We intend to continue making a significant investment and increasing the investment in China, making the Model 3 and the Model Y

Former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn and his wife Carole leave the office of his lawyer in Tokyo on April 3, 2019. Japanese prosecutors have obtained an arrest warrant for the wife of fugitive ex-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn. Carole Ghosn is an American passport holder and, unlike her husband, could potentially be made subject to an extradition request between Japan and the United States. “Last time Carlos Ghosn announced a press conference and got re-arrested. This time, the day before he is announc

Disagreement over Brexit trade talks will likely come to a head in London Wednesday with U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson due to meet with the president of the European Commission. This will kickstart a transition period, when London and Brussels will engage in new negotiations that will include future trade arrangements. Johnson has pushed for legislation to force trade talks with the European Union to end by no later than December. However, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen h

A stampede erupted Tuesday at a funeral procession for a top Iranian general killed in a U.S. airstrike last week, killing 35 people and injuring 48 others, state television reported. According to the report, the stampede took place in Kerman, the hometown of Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani, as the procession got underway. Iranian state TV gave the casualty toll in its online report, without saying where it obtained the information. Pirhossein Koulivand, the head of Iran’s emergency me

The U.S. has no plans to target Iranian cultural sites in potential strikes, Pentagon chiefs told reporters, overturning threats from President Donald Trump issued after Iran vowed retaliation for the U.S. killing of its top general Qasem Soleimani. Asked if that meant “no” because targeting cultural sites constitutes a war crime under those laws, the general replied, “That’s the laws of armed conflict.” Trump on Sunday vowed to hit 52 targets in Iran “very hard” if the country retaliates for th

She founded a $1 billion start-up by 30. Now she’s taking on the tech giantsMelanie Perkins’ $3.2 billion design platform, Canva, is one of the world’s most valuable female-led start-ups. CNBC Make It’s Karen Gilchrist met with the 32-year-old Australian entrepreneur in Sydney to find out how she’s now taking on tech giants Microsoft and Adobe.

Mourners carry the coffins of slain Iraqi paramilitary chief Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani and eight others inside the Shrine of Imam Hussein in the holy Iraqi city of Karbala,during a funeral procession on January 4, 2020. The body of the senior Iranian military commander killed in a U.S. drone strike in Iraq last week has arrived in his home town of Kerman in southeast Iran for burial, the official IRNA news agency said on Tuesday. State TV broadcast live im