Senate Panel Moves Forward With Bill Targeting Big Tech
Legislation that would bar technology companies from favoring their own products in a way that undermines competitiveness moved forward Thursday...
US Air Travel Safety Questions Linger Amid 5G Rollout
An unresolved disagreement between U.S. wireless communications carriers and commercial airlines over the rollout of new 5G networks continues to...
Explainer: How Sweeping EU Rules Would Curb Tech Companies
Online companies would have to ramp up efforts to keep harmful content off their platforms and take other steps to...
Security Scanners Across Europe Tied to China Government, Military
At some of the world’s most sensitive spots, authorities have installed security screening devices made by a single Chinese company...
Felony Charges Are a First in Fatal Crash Involving Autopilot
California prosecutors have filed two counts of vehicular manslaughter against the driver of a Tesla on Autopilot who ran a...
US Telecom Carriers to Limit 5G Rollout Near Airports
Major U.S. telecommunications companies Verizon and AT&T agreed Tuesday to delay their deployment of new 5G mobile services around key...
US Airlines, Telecom Carriers Feuding Over Rollout of 5G Technology
Major U.S. air carriers are warning that the country’s “commerce will grind to a halt” if Verizon and AT&T go...
Microsoft Discloses Malware Attack on Ukraine Government Networks
Microsoft said late Saturday that dozens of computer systems at an unspecified number of Ukrainian government agencies have been infected...
CES-2022 Showcases the Latest Tech Innovations
This year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, was smaller this year because of COVID, but, as usual, the...
China Seen Backing ‘Digital Authoritarianism’ in Latin America
Chinese technology and expertise is making it possible for Venezuela and Cuba to exercise suffocating control over digital communications in...
EU Condemns Cyberattack on Ukraine, NATO Pledges ‘Enhanced Cyber Cooperation’
European Union officials have condemned Friday’s cyberattack on Ukraine that shut down government and emergency services websites and pledged to...
SpaceX Rocket Lifts Off with South African Satellites on Board
A SpaceX rocket launch Thursday carried three small South African-made satellites that will help with policing South African waters against illegal fishing operations. Produced at the Cape Peninsula University...
Hong Kong COVID-19 Tracking App Spurs Opposition
A new Hong Kong mandate that restaurants and other establishments require use of an app aimed at recording people’s locations...
World Economic Forum Warns Cyber Risks Add to Climate Threat
Cyberthreats and the growing space race are emerging risks to the global economy, adding to existing challenges posed by climate...
US Cyber Officials Bracing for ‘Log4j’ Vulnerability Fallout
U.S. cybersecurity officials are still sounding an alarm about the so-called Log4j software vulnerability more than a month after it...
Indian Muslim Women ‘Auction’ App Shows Tech Weaponized for Abuse
Six months ago, pilot Hana Khan saw her picture on an app that appeared to be auctioning scores of Muslim...
Biden Touts Deal Delaying 5G Rollout by AT&T, Verizon
President Joe Biden touted an agreement Tuesday between wireless carriers and U.S. regulators to allow the deployment of 5G wireless...
Wildlife Rangers Use AI to Predict Poachers’ Next Moves
Rangers protecting threatened wildlife in Cambodia are using artificial intelligence to predict poachers’ next moves. Matt Dibble reports. …
World’s Largest Consumer Electronics Show Goes Hybrid
It’s a chaotic time for the Consumer Electronics Show 2022, the world’s largest technology event. Last-minute COVID-19-related cancellations have wreaked...
Twitter Bans US Lawmaker’s Personal Account for COVID-19 Misinformation
Twitter on Sunday banned the personal account of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene for multiple violations of its COVID-19 misinformation policy,...
Solar Power Projects See the Light on Former Appalachian Coal Land
Looking west from Hazel Mountain, Brad Kreps can see forested hills stretching to the Tennessee border and beyond, but it...
US Seeks New 5G Delay to Study Interference with Planes
U.S. authorities have asked telecom operators AT&T and Verizon to delay for up to two weeks their already postponed rollout...
