Catherine Thorbecke - Writer, CNN Business
Catherine Thorbecke
Writer, CNN Business
Catherine Thorbecke is a writer for CNN Business covering the wide-ranging impacts of technology and innovation on our society and culture.
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Now you can speak to ChatGPT — and it will talk back
Sep 25, 2023
You can now speak aloud to ChatGPT and hear the artificial intelligence-powered chatbot talk back.
YouTube unveils a slew of new AI-powered tools for creators
Sep 21, 2023
YouTube on Thursday unveiled a slew of new artificial intelligence-powered tools to help creators produce videos and reach a wider audience on the platform, as companies race to incorporate buzzy generative AI technology directly into their core products.
Black creators built TikTok. But Black employees say they experienced ‘toxicity and racism’
Sep 21, 2023
Nnete Matima said she was attracted to work at TikTok because of how the social media platform was “really built upon Black culture” and the work of Black creators.
Square CEO Alyssa Henry is stepping down, and Jack Dorsey will take over for now
Sep 18, 2023
Alyssa Henry, the CEO of Square – a unit of Jack Dorsey’s fintech company, Block – will leave her post at the company next month.
iOS 17 release: See what’s new in iPhone features
Sep 18, 2023
iPhone users: Today’s the day to update to Apple’s latest operating system, iOS17, and unlock a slew of new features that promise to make the iPhone experience more personal and intuitive.
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Apple unveils new iPhone lineup
Sep 12, 2023
Apple announced Tuesday its next-generation iPhone 15 lineup, featuring an expanded “Dynamic Island” — home to alerts, notifications and other controls, in place of the notch. Follow here for live updates.
Tesla shares jump after Morgan Stanley predicts Dojo supercomputer could add $500 billion in market value
Sep 12, 2023
Tesla’s Dojo supercomputer could fuel a $500 billion jump in the electric vehicle maker’s market value, analysts at Morgan Stanley said in a note Monday.
Meta’s Threads is temporarily blocking searches about Covid-19
Sep 11, 2023
Threads, the much-hyped social media app from Facebook-parent Meta, is taking heat for blocking searches for “coronavirus,” “Covid,” and other pandemic-related queries.
AI tools make things up a lot, and that’s a huge problem
Aug 29, 2023
Artificial intelligence-powered tools like ChatGPT have mesmerized us with their ability to produce authoritative, human-sounding responses to seemingly any prompt. But as more people turn to this buzzy technology for things like homework help, workplace research, or health inquiries, one of its biggest pitfalls is becoming increasingly apparent: AI models sometimes just make things up.
Amazon launches message-based virtual clinic for allergies, acne and hair loss
Aug 29, 2023
Amazon on Tuesday launched a virtual clinic to treat common health conditions, including allergies, acne and hair loss, in the latest move by the e-commerce giant to expand its reach into the health care industry.
OpenAI launches a version of ChatGPT for businesses
Aug 29, 2023
OpenAI is releasing a version of its buzzy ChatGPT tool specifically for businesses, the company announced Monday, as an AI arms race continues to ramp up throughout corporate America.
Justin Trudeau blasts Facebook for blocking news as Canada’s wildfires rage
Aug 21, 2023
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau blasted Facebook for “putting corporate profits ahead of people’s safety” as the social media platform continues to block news content while wildfires rage in Canada’s Northwest Territories and British Columbia.
Fears of predatory land grabs mount in the ashes of Maui, opening old wounds
Aug 17, 2023
The threat of predatory outsiders swooping in to buy up property under the ashes of Maui is sparking outrage and opening old wounds for locals.
Tourists lost their summer vacations. Maui’s locals lost everything
Aug 16, 2023
The agony wrought by the deadliest US wildfire in a century is only beginning in Lahaina, Hawaii, where the inferno virtually wiped the town off the map.
‘It gave us some way to fight back’: New tools aim to protect art and images from AI’s grasp
Aug 12, 2023
For months, Eveline Fröhlich, a visual artist based in Stuttgart, Germany, has been feeling “helpless” as she watched the rise of new artificial intelligence tools that threaten to put human artists out of work.
About
Catherine Thorbecke is a writer for CNN Business covering the wide-ranging impacts of technology and innovation on our society and culture.
Thorbecke joined CNN after more than six years at ABC News, where she held various roles and most-recently helmed the network’s digital coverage of business and technology news. She also worked at ABC’s flagship morning show “Good Morning America” and was part of the team that was awarded back-to-back Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Morning Program in 2016 and 2017. Outside of business and technology, she has also covered issues impacting the Asian American community and is a member of the Asian American Journalists Association.
Thorbecke is a graduate of New York University and currently based in New York City. She grew up between Tokyo, Japan, and Hawaii.