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• Here's how Earth looked to astronauts aboard the SpaceX capsule -The view from space is just out of this world.
  
  
• Amazon spends another $500 million on bonuses. Some of its workers are still going on strike -Amazon is spending another $500 million on bonuses for employees as it comes under pressure from a global campaign targeting its business practices and a strike in one of its biggest European markets.
  
  
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• TikTok owner gets another week to sell its US business -TikTok's deadline to finalize a US buyer has been extended for the second time in less than a month.
  
  
• Slack stock spikes on reports of Salesforce deal -Slack shares shot up as much as 28% Wednesday, despite being halted twice for volatility, following a report that Salesforce has been in talks to acquire the workplace messaging app. Salesforce shares were down more than 4% on the news.
  
  
• France orders Big Tech to pay digital tax despite threat of US tariffs -France will require big tech companies to pay its digital services tax, a move that is likely to trigger retaliation by President Donald Trump and pitch the incoming US administration into another trade fight.
  
  
• The gadgets and tech that got us through 2020 -Smartphones, laptops and gaming consoles remain at the top of holiday wish lists, but this year we at CNN Business are reflecting on the tech, services and apps that truly made a big impact on our everyday lives.
  
  
• India bans more Chinese apps as tensions remain high -India has banned dozens more Chinese apps, drawing a rebuke from Beijing and further straining already tense relations between the world's most populous countries.
  
  
• Amazon wins legal fight against eBay over alleged seller poaching -Amazon secured a major legal victory in its fight with rival eBay over seller poaching, with an arbitration panel ruling in its favor earlier this month, according to court filings by the company on Tuesday.
  
  
• Everyone you know uses Zoom. That wasn't the plan -When Eric Yuan founded Zoom, he set out to create a 'frictionless' video conferencing app to be used by businesses. But then a global pandemic turned Zoom into a household name.
  
  
• Apple's global security chief and two members of Sheriff's office indicted for alleged bribery -Apple's global head of security and two members of the Santa Clara County Sheriff's office have been indicted by a grand jury for allegedly requesting and offering bribes for concealed weapons licenses.
  
  
• Now Snapchat has a TikTok copycat, too -For years, social media platforms have blatantly copied some of Snapchat's most creative features. Instagram and parent company Facebook ripped off Stories -- posts that disappear after 24 hours -- which Snapchat created in 2013. Others followed suit with their own versions, including YouTube, Pinterest, LinkedIn and just last week, Twitter.
  
  
• Alibaba CEO strikes conciliatory tone on China's plans for tougher tech regulation -Alibaba CEO Daniel Zhang has described plans by Chinese regulators to tighten restrictions on internet companies as "timely and necessary."
  
  
• Face recognition isn't just for humans ? it's learning to identify bears and cows, too -It's hard for the average person to tell Dani, Lenore, and Bella apart: They all sport fashionably fuzzy brown coats and enjoy a lot of the same activities, like playing in icy-cold water and, occasionally, ripping apart a freshly caught fish.
  
  
• Twitter says it will give @POTUS account to Biden on Inauguration Day -Twitter said Friday it will hand control of the @POTUS account to the new Biden administration on Inauguration Day.
  
  
• The Legend of Zelda prequel is here -The Legend of Zelda franchise is getting a prequel.
  
  
• New Uber report shows it slipped on Black representation after layoffs -When Uber let go of thousands of workers as part of pandemic-related layoffs earlier this year, it led to a decline in overall Black representation within its workforce, the company said in its annual diversity report on Friday.
  
  
• Hyperloop wants to change the world. Not everyone's convinced -Hyperloops burst onto the scene in 2013. Elon Musk detailed a new type of train service in a low-pressure tube that would reach speeds up to 760 mph. The train would float on a cushion of air and be powered down the tracks by magnets.
  
  
• Massive tween gaming platform Roblox files for IPO -Popular tween gaming platform Roblox filed to go public on Thursday. The company declined an interview, citing a quiet period.
  
  
• Model Y reliability woes put Tesla near bottom of Consumer Reports rating -Consumer Reports gave the Tesla Model Y SUV a "not recommended" rating because of significant reliability problems, dragging the brand to near the bottom of the magazine's industry-wide reliability ranking.