Tag: Technology
Gas crunch from cyberattack intensifies in nation’s capital
Gas shortages at the pumps are spreading from the South to the Mid-Atlantic states, where Virginia and the District of Columbia have become some...
US joins global push against violent extremism online
PARIS — Tech giants and governments around the world — including the U.S. for the first time — are gathering virtually Friday and Saturday...
Home cooks find antidote to blandness on TikTok videos
From sourdough to feta pasta, much of the last year at home has been food-focused. And one driver of these delectable fads is the...
Passing on your password? Streaming services are past it
NEW YORK — Many of us were taught to share as kids. Now streaming services ranging from Netflix to Amazon to Disney+ want us...
Blinken heads to Iceland meeting with Russia on his mind
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Antony Blinken is headed to Europe and North Atlantic islands next week to put the Biden administration’s stamp on...
Facebook loses court fight over halting EU-US data transfers
LONDON — Facebook lost a legal battle Friday with Ireland's data privacy watchdog over a European Union privacy decision that could result in the...
Officials: Tesla in fatal California crash was on Autopilot
LOS ANGELES — A Tesla involved in a fatal crash on a Southern California freeway last week was operating on Autopilot at the time,...
New Ford models can get over-the-internet software updates
DEARBORN, Mich. — Ford says it is starting to send out over-the-internet software updates to some of its newer models as it moves to...
WWII secretary to Wernher von Braun dies in Alabama
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The World War II secretary to German rocket pioneer Wernher von Braun has died in Alabama, where she spent much of...
Gary rebuilding city servers following ransomware attack
GARY, Ind. — A cybersecurity company is helping the city of Gary rebuild its servers after hackers recently targeted several of them in a...