Tag: Technology
AP FACT CHECK: Trump makes false claims about Arizona audit
PHOENIX — Former President Donald Trump issued three statements in two days falsely claiming that voting fraud and irregularities cost him Arizona's electoral votes....
Japan’s Olympic security balancing act: Few are satisfied
TOKYO — Struggling businesses forced to temporarily shut down around Olympics venues. Olympic visitors ordered to install invasive apps and allow GPS tracking. Minders...
China announces Didi cybersecurity investigation
BEIJING — The Chinese government on Friday announced a cybersecurity investigation of ride-hailing service Didi, stepping up scrutiny after earlier criticism of its handling...
Hubble Space Telescope fixed after month of no science
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The Hubble Space Telescope should be back in action soon, following a tricky, remote repair job by NASA.
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Lordstown Motors receives two subpoenas
LORDSTOWN, Ohio — Lordstown Motors, an Ohio company under scrutiny over the number of orders it claimed it had for the electric trucks that...
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though...
Witness: Commissioner used arson money to buy campaign signs
ATLANTA — Suspended Georgia Insurance Commissioner Jim Beck improperly took money from the private insurer he led and used it to buy campaign signs...
Toyota revs up its digital mapping subsidiary Woven Planet
TOKYO — Toyota plans to hire more people and invest heavily in its subsidiary Woven Planet to work on mobility technology so the Japanese...
$10 million rewards bolster White House anti-ransomware bid
BOSTON — The Biden administration will offer rewards up to $10 million for information leading to the identification of foreign state-sanctioned malicious activity against...
Surgeon general urges US fight against COVID misinformation
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy on Thursday called for a national effort to fight misinformation about COVID-19 and vaccines, urging tech companies, health care...