US Senate Votes to Advance Sweeping Semiconductor Industry Bill
The U.S. Senate voted 64-32 on Tuesday to advance legislation to dramatically boost U.S. semiconductor manufacturing in a bid to...
Semiconductor Bill Unites US Politicians From Left, Right — in Opposition
A bill to boost semiconductor production in the United States has managed to do nearly the unthinkable — unite the...
How China Became Ground Zero for the Auto Chip Shortage
From his small office in Singapore, Kelvin Pang is ready to wager a $23 million payday that the worst of...
US Congress Moves Toward $52 Billion in Subsidies for Semiconductor Firms
The Senate this week took a key step toward passing a bill meant to provide $52 billion in subsidies to...
Twitter Suffers Widespread Outage
Twitter appeared to be working again after a widespread outage earlier Thursday. The site Downdetector.com, which logs service outages, reported...
Governments Weigh Benefits, Climate Threat of Crypto Mining
Cryptocurrencies use an enormous amount of energy, and as the industry grows rapidly, so do concerns about its impact on...
Twitter Sues to Force Musk to Complete His $44B Acquisition
Twitter sued Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Tuesday to force him to complete the $44 billion acquisition of the social...
NASA to Release Images from Most Powerful Space Telescope
The U.S. space agency is set to release the full set of the first full-color images from the James Webb...
Frustrated by Gun Deaths, Entrepreneurs Turn to Technology
As the U.S. reels from a surge of recent mass shootings, some technologists are focusing on how to prevent casualties....
Looming Musk-Twitter Legal Battle Hammers Company Shares
Shares of Twitter slid more than 6% in the first day of trading after billionaire Elon Musk said that he...
Report: Uber Lobbied, Used ‘Stealth’ Tech to Block Scrutiny
As Uber aggressively pushed into markets around the world, the ride-sharing service lobbied political leaders to relax labor and taxi...
Millions of Canadians Lose Mobile, Internet Services
Millions of Canadians found out Friday what it is like to live without access to the internet and mobile phone...
Twitter Claims It Is Removing 1 Million Spam Accounts Daily
Twitter said Thursday it removes more than 1 million spam and bot accounts every day. The removals come as Tesla...
LogOn: Companion Robot Responds to User’s Emotional Cues, Health Needs
Many people struggle with feelings of loneliness and social isolation. For some, a robot companion might make a difference, and...
The Bitcoin Boom: Rural Texas Town Welcomes Bitcoin Mining
A rural town in central Texas is home to the largest bitcoin mining facility in North America, bringing jobs and...
How Elon Musk’s Starlink Is Helping Ukraine During War With Russia
Elon Musk’s deployment of thousands of Starlink satellite internet terminals to Ukraine has been a major help for the country in its...
Instagram Hides Some Posts That Mention Abortion
Instagram is blocking posts that mention abortion from public view, in some cases requiring its users to confirm their age...
Scientists’ Model Uses Google Search Data to Forecast COVID Hospitalizations
Future waves of COVID-19 might be predicted using internet search data, according to a study published in the journal Scientific...
Biden Offers Alternative to China Development Juggernaut at G7 Summit
This week, the Group of Seven leaders launched a $600 billion global infrastructure initiative they say will compete with China’s...
NASA Completes Historic Rocket Launch in Outback Australia
NASA, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, has successfully completed its first rocket launch from a commercial space facility outside...
Microsoft: Russian Cyber Spying Targets 42 Ukraine Allies
Coinciding with unrelenting cyberattacks against Ukraine, state-backed Russian hackers have engaged in “strategic espionage” against governments, think tanks, businesses and...
Elon Musk’s $44 Billion Twitter Deal Gets Board Endorsement
Twitter’s board has recommended unanimously that shareholders approve the proposed $44 billion sale of the company to billionaire and Tesla...
