Tag: Computing and information technology
Apple holds edge in app store trial despite nagging issues
SAN RAMON, Calif. — Apple seems to be prevailing in an antitrust trial examining whether its mobile app store illegally skims profits from smaller...
EXPLAINER: What’s next for pipelines after Colonial hack
WASHINGTON — The nation’s largest fuel pipeline is flowing again after the company that runs it it was hit by a gang of hackers....
Cloud technology aids NFL in schedule making
The process of building the NFL schedule used to be a painstaking one with executives such as Val Pinchbeck spending months slotting the games...
Alibaba records first quarterly operating loss since IPO
HONG KONG — Alibaba had its first quarterly operating loss since it went public in 2014 after Beijing slapped a record $2.8 billion fine...
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...
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...
Emergency program to give people $50 off internet bill
Americans can begin applying for $50 off their monthly internet bill on Wednesday as part of an emergency government program to keep people connected...
As chip shortage goes on, cars are scarce and prices are up
DETROIT — For the next few months, Charlie Gilchrist figures his 11 car dealerships in the Dallas-Fort Worth area will sell just about every...
Biden signs order to beef up federal cyber defenses
RICHMOND, Va. — President Joe Biden signed an executive order Wednesday meant to strengthen U.S. cybersecurity defenses in response to a series of headline-grabbing...
Ransomware gang threatens release of DC police records
RICHMOND, Va. — A Russian-speaking ransomware syndicate that stole data from the Washington, D.C., police department says negotiations over payment have broken down and...