Asia Industry Group Warns Privacy Law Changes May Force Tech Firms to Quit Hong Kong
An Asian industry group that includes Google, Facebook and Twitter has warned that tech companies could stop offering their services...
Holiday-Weekend Ransomware Attack Leaves Companies Scrambling
Businesses around the world rushed Saturday to contain a ransomware attack that has paralyzed their computer networks, a situation complicated...
‘Hams’ Head Outdoors for Remote Communication
Amateur or “ham” radio operators sometimes take their two-way radios to remote locations and talk to people around the world...
Ransomware Hits Hundreds of US Companies, Security Firm Says
A ransomware attack paralyzed the networks of at least 200 U.S. companies Friday, according to a cybersecurity researcher whose company...
Chinese Hackers Attacked Afghan Council Network, Cybersecurity Firm Says
As part of a cyberespionage operation targeting Central Asian countries, Chinese hackers recently sought to breach the computer networks of...
Microsoft Exec Says Targeting of Americans’ Records ‘Routine’
Federal law enforcement agencies secretly seek the data of Microsoft customers thousands of times a year, according to congressional testimony...
Start-Up Creates Robot to Help Kids Relax at Doctor’s Office
A robot called Robin is helping to ease kids’ anxiety in doctors’ offices and dental chairs. Deana Mitchell reports. …
Judge Dismisses Government Antitrust Lawsuits Against Facebook
A federal judge on Monday dismissed antitrust lawsuits brought against Facebook by the Federal Trade Commission and a coalition of...
US Lawmakers in Marathon Debate on Big Tech Regulation Bills
U.S. lawmakers debated into the night Wednesday over details of legislation aimed at curbing the power of Big Tech firms...
McAfee Antivirus Software Creator Found Dead in Spanish Prison
John McAfee, creator of the McAfee antivirus software, has been found dead in his cell in a jail near Barcelona,...
Cyberbullying Trial Tests French Tools to Fight Online Abuse
A landmark cyberbullying trial in Paris, involving thousands of threats against a teenager who savaged Islam in online posts, is...
STEM Jobs Lead List of Fastest-Growing Occupations
The number of STEM jobs — science, technology, engineering and mathematics — have sped past the number of non-STEM jobs by three times since 2000. And experts...
STEM Jobs Lead Fastest-Growing Occupations
The number of STEM jobs — science, technology, engineering and mathematics — have sped past the number of non-STEM jobs by three times since 2000. And experts...
Takeaways From Biden-Putin ‘Cyber Summit’
Cybersecurity experts have been poring over the transcripts from Wednesday’s news conferences in Geneva to determine whether the U.S.-Russia summit...
Facial Recognition Technology Plays Important Law Enforcement Role, but at What Cost?
Facial recognition technology is playing an increasingly important role in helping law enforcement with criminal investigations, police say. But civil...
Facial Recognition Technology Solves Crimes, but at What Cost?
Even as big tech companies such as Amazon limit their sale of facial recognition software to law enforcement, one company...
Finding a Face on the Internet: Police are Increasingly Using Facial Recognition Technology but at What Cost?
Facial recognition technology is playing an increasingly important role in helping law enforcement with criminal investigations, police say. But civil...
Biden’s New FTC Head Could Make Big Tech Sweat
U.S. President Joe Biden’s unexpected decision to name a staunch antitrust advocate to lead the Federal Trade Commission has thrilled...
Internet Outages Briefly Disrupt Access to Websites, Apps
A wave of brief internet outages hit the websites and apps of dozens of financial institutions, airlines and other companies...
NASA, ESA Astronauts Take Space Walk to Install Solar Panels on ISS
Astronauts from both the U.S. space agency, NASA, and the European Space Agency ((ESA)) left the International Space Station ((ISS))...
Biden, Putin Brace for Possible Fight Over Ransomware
As President Joe Biden prepares for his first meeting with Russia’s Vladimir Putin on Wednesday in Geneva, the White House...
MacKenzie Scott Donates $2.7 Billion to ‘Underfunded and Overlooked’ Causes
Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott announced Tuesday that she has donated $2.7 billion to communities “that have been historically underfunded and...
