Lisa Eadicicco - Tech Editor
Lisa Eadicicco
Tech Editor
Lisa Eadicicco is the tech editor for CNN Business, overseeing coverage of everything from artificial intelligence to new devices and platforms, along with the companies and executives behind them.
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23andMe’s DNA data is going up for sale. Here’s why companies might want it
Mar 30, 2025
23andMe, a standard-bearer for the at-home health movement, announced on March 23 that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy to facilitate a sale, prompting many of its 15 million customers to wonder: What happens to my genetic data now?
Elon Musk says he sold X to his AI company
Mar 28, 2025
Elon Musk on Friday evening announced he has sold his social media company, X, to xAI, his artificial intelligence company, in a deal that values X at $33 billion, much less than he paid for it in 2022 but a significant rebound from its moribund valuation just a few months ago.
Apple needs a new reason to get you to buy a new iPhone. It may have one
Mar 28, 2025
Apple’s most profitable product could finally be getting a much-needed change.
What is Signal? The private chat app is only private if you use it right
Mar 25, 2025
If you hadn’t heard of Signal before Monday, chances are you have now.
The world’s most valuable tech company has a problem it can’t easily solve
Mar 19, 2025
When Apple unveiled its revamped Siri last June, the company called it “the start of a new era” for the 13-year-old digital helper. It demonstrated how the virtual assistant would be able to cross-reference a user’s emails, texts and real-time flight data to answer complex questions, such as “When is my mom’s flight landing?” followed by “What’s our lunch plan?”
AI is getting better at thinking like a person. Nvidia says its upgraded platform makes it even better
Mar 18, 2025
Nvidia on Tuesday announced an upgraded artificial intelligence platform, Blackwell Ultra, which it says will help apps reason and act on a user’s behalf – two capabilities that would take AI beyond chatbots further into real life.
Trump is already trying to put his stamp on AI
Feb 28, 2025
In one of his first actions as president, Donald Trump revoked a sweeping executive order from the Biden era that sought to implement safeguards on artificial intelligence. It was a sign that Trump wants to put his own stamp on how the United States should adopt and develop the fast-moving, critical technology – and perhaps an indication that AI would be a big theme in Trump’s second term.
Amazon has a ‘slew of AI devices’ coming, hardware chief says
Feb 27, 2025
Amazon debuted a more sophisticated version of Alexa on Wednesday that’s more conversational and can handle tasks on your behalf. But in a surprising departure from its usual playbook, the company didn’t announce new Echo devices to go with its revamped digital helper.
Amazon’s Alexa is getting a major upgrade for the AI chatbot era
Feb 26, 2025
Alexa+, Amazon’s revamped version of Alexa was unveiled Wednesday, bringing the popular voice assistant into the artificial intelligence era.
UK users are losing a key Apple security feature, raising questions about the future of privacy
Feb 25, 2025
Apple users in the United Kingdom will no longer have access to a key data security feature for iCloud storage: Advanced Data Protection. It’s a relatively small change, but privacy experts worry it could have ripple effects for data privacy around the world.
Apple needs the iPhone 16e to be a hit. Here’s why it has a chance
Feb 23, 2025
Apple’s iPhone 16e debut was surprising for two reasons: First, the company shifted away from the “SE” branding after nearly a decade. Then it priced the budget phone higher than expected at $599 – a notable jump from the $429 iPhone SE.
Buying a new phone? Why you shouldn’t panic about tariff price hikes
Feb 21, 2025
First, the bad news: Your next smartphone might be more expensive because of President Donald Trump’s recently imposed 10% tariff on Chinese imports.
The real reason behind the DeepSeek hype, according to AI experts
Feb 21, 2025
DeepSeek turned the tech world on its head last month – and for good reason, according to AI experts, who say we’re likely only seeing the beginning of the Chinese tech startup’s influence on the AI field.
Meta keeps trying to invent the future. It hasn’t worked yet
Feb 21, 2025
Facebook kickstarted the modern social media age in the early 2000s. But its parent company Meta’s ambitions to expand over the last decade haven’t been nearly as impactful, highlighting the challenges that loom over the tech giant as it reportedly prepares for its next big thing: humanoid robots.
Apple launches the iPhone 16e, a cheaper new version of the iPhone 16
Feb 21, 2025
Apple on Wednesday announced a cheaper new version of the iPhone 16 called the iPhone 16e, signaling a renewed push into the budget smartphone market for the tech giant. It’s also the first iPhone with a cellular modem designed by Apple, and the cheapest iPhone Apple currently sells that supports Apple Intelligence.
About
Lisa Eadicicco is the tech editor for CNN Business, overseeing coverage of everything from artificial intelligence to new devices and platforms, along with the companies and executives behind them.
Prior to joining CNN, Lisa was a senior editor and video host at CNET covering Apple and Samsung. Before that, she worked as a senior tech correspondent at Business Insider and was a technology writer at Time Magazine. She won an Eddie Award in 2023 for her reporting on the use of virtual reality in therapy, and her work was cited in a House antitrust investigation into Big Tech in 2020.
Lisa holds a degree in journalism from Purchase College and grew up in New York.
