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Microsoft: SolarWinds hackers target 150 orgs with phishing

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BOSTON — The state-backed Russian cyber spies behind the SolarWinds hacking campaign launched a targeted spear-phishing assault on U.S. and foreign government agencies and...

US, Britain seek new WHO look into COVID origins in China

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GENEVA — The United States and Britain are stepping up calls for the World Health Organization to take a deeper look into the possible...

Navigation error sends NASA’s Mars helicopter on wild ride

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A navigation timing error sent NASA's little Mars helicopter on a wild, lurching ride, its first major problem since it...

European privacy groups challenge facial scan firm Clearview

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LONDON — Privacy campaign groups filed legal complaints Thursday with European regulators against Clearview AI, alleging the facial recognition technology it provides to law...

Genetically modified salmon head to US dinner plates

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INDIANAPOLIS — The inaugural harvest of genetically modified salmon began this week after the pandemic delayed the sale of the first such altered animal...

Ghosn testifies to French investigators in Renault probe

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BEIRUT — For hours, French investigators on Thursday questioned fugitive former auto magnate Carlos Ghosn in the Lebanese capital as a witness in a...

Florida sued over law to ban social media content blocking

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Two groups representing online companies sued Florida on Thursday over a new law that seeks to punish large social media businesses...

Germany, Norway flip switch on $2.4B undersea energy link

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BERLIN — Germany and Norway inaugurated a new undersea cable Thursday that directly links the two countries' electricity networks, a project that has been...

Biden administration defends Trump-era Alaska oil decision

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JUNEAU, Alaska — U.S. government attorneys are defending a decision made during the Trump administration to approve a major oil project on Alaska’s North...

Fun, foul-mouthed reunion for Turner, Douglas on ‘Kominsky’

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LOS ANGELES — Nearly four decades ago, “Romancing the Stone” introduced audiences to the crackling chemistry between Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner. ...