Microsoft: SolarWinds hackers target 150 orgs with phishing
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...
Acorns’ stock to take root after investing app OKs merger
NEW YORK — Acorns Grow, whose app encourages people to save and invest with subscriptions for as little as $1 per month, plans to...
Best Buy raises 2021 comparable store sales expectations
NEW YORK — Three months after saying that comparable store sales may actually fall in 2021, Best Buy on Thursday released a much more...
Census Bureau’s use of ‘synthetic data’ worries researchers
ORLANDO, Fla. — First came the “noise” — small errors the U.S. Census Bureau decided to introduce into the 2020 census data to protect...
Navigation error sends NASA’s Mars helicopter on wild ride
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A navigation timing error sent NASA's little Mars helicopter on a wild, lurching ride, its first major problem since it...
Genetically modified salmon head to US dinner plates
INDIANAPOLIS — The inaugural harvest of genetically modified salmon began this week after the pandemic delayed the sale of the first such altered animal...
Florida sued over law to ban social media content blocking
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Two groups representing online companies sued Florida on Thursday over a new law that seeks to punish large social media businesses...
Granholm sells stock in electric bus maker that Biden touted
WASHINGTON — Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm has sold her ownership interest in an electric bus maker that President Joe Biden touted during a “virtual...
Safety ratings yanked after Tesla pulls radar from 2 models
DETROIT — Two key groups that offer automobile safety ratings have yanked their top endorsements of some Tesla vehicles because the company has stopped...
US pipelines ordered to increase cyber defenses after hack
WASHINGTON — U.S. pipeline operators will be required for the first time to conduct a cybersecurity assessment under a Biden administration directive in response...