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.SpaceX’s first private flight has streaked into orbit with two contest winners, a health care worker and their rich sponsor. It was the first time a spacecraft circled Earth with an all-amateur crew and no professional astronauts. SpaceX’s recycled rocket soared Wednesday night from the same Kennedy Space Center pad used by the company’s three pre...

Apple has released a critical software patch to fix a security vulnerability that could allow hackers to directly infect iPhones and other Apple devices without any involvement of the owner. Here’s how to update your Apple devices

Apple released a critical software patch to fix a security vulnerability that researchers said could allow hackers to directly infect iPhones and other Apple devices without any user action.

The issue affects certain iPhone models equipped with optical image stabilization and closed-loop autofocus technology

An Israeli defense contractor has unveiled a remote-controlled armed robot it says can patrol battle zones, track infiltrators and open fire

Officials in some urban areas are raising concerns about a federal rule limiting how federal coronavirus relief money can be spent on high-speed internet

Apple will no longer be allowed to prohibit developers from providing links that direct users away from Apple in-app purchasing, of which the company takes up to 30% in commission fees

Some schools contacted about the leaks appeared unaware of the problem. And even after schools are able to resume operations following an attack, parents have little recourse when their children’s information is leaked.

Facebook on Thursday unveiled its long-awaited collaboration with Luxottica: Ray-Ban Stories smart glasses. 

The price hikes are effective Oct. 8.

The pandemic didn’t just threaten Americans’ health when it slammed the U.S. in 2020 — it may also have posed a long-term threat to many of their jobs.

Texas schools are rapidly scaling up the use of technology that monitors email, web history, and social media posts of potentially millions of students, often without their knowledge or consent, a Dallas Morning News investigation has found.

Apple has recently eased some longstanding restrictions that helped make its App Store into a big moneymaker for the company

Eight states will roll out a feature allowing users to add driver’s license and state IDs to Apple Wallet for iPhone and Apple Watch.

A SpaceX shipment of ants, avocados and a human-sized robotic arm is on its way to the International Space Station.

A Tesla using its partially automated driving system slammed into a Florida Highway Patrol cruiser Saturday on an interstate near downtown Orlando and narrowly missed its driver, who had pulled over to assist a disabled vehicle. Earlier this month, the U.S. government opened a formal investigation into Tesla’s Autopilot driving system after a...

Apple has agreed to let developers of iPhone apps email their users about cheaper ways to pay for digital subscriptions and media by circumventing a commission system that generates billions of dollars annually for the iPhone maker.

Blue Origin launched artwork painted on a capsule and a moon-landing navigation experiment into space Thursday, a month after sending founder Jeff Bezos on the company’s first passenger flight.

Have you seen the drone video of the Dallas Cowboys training facility, The Star, in Frisco? See how it was done here.

Some of the country’s leading technology companies have committed to investing billions of dollars to strengthen cybersecurity defenses and to train skilled workers

Flying robots from Earth will play an increasingly important part in the exploration of our solar system

Hiring managers can often focus on certain groups that they want to hire from, and this can lead to biases rearing their heads.

“We’re also good at sensors and batteries and we’ll probably have a prototype next year that looks like this,” Musk said. 

Facebook is trying to pull in workplace users with a new virtual-reality app called Horizon Workrooms.

Persephone is not your ordinary robot. Billed as the world’s first robot used as a tour guide inside a cave, Persephone has been welcoming visitors to the Alistrati cave in northern Greece since mid-July.

A 2011 study commissioned by ShotSpotter found that dumpsters, trucks, motorcycles, helicopters, fireworks, construction, trash pick-up and church bells have all triggered false positive alerts, mistaking these sounds for gunshots.

YouTube has suspended U.S. Sen. Rand Paul for seven days after the Kentucky Republican posted a misleading video suggesting face masks don’t prevent infection by COVID-19.

Google says it will make things safer online for young people.

Facebook has removed hundreds of accounts linked to a disinformation network operating out of Russia that sought to smear COVID-19 vaccines made by Pfizer and AstraZeneca.

Apple is reportedly planning a video Portrait mode with several new photo and video updates on the new iPhone, Bloomberg reported Tuesday.

Facebook already asks for your thoughts. Now it wants your prayers. The social media giant has rolled out a new prayer request feature, a tool embraced by some religious leaders as a cutting-edge way to engage the faithful online.

In an Olympic Games closed off to fans, athletes have used TikTok to provide a glimpse at life in the Olympic Village. From dining hall reviews to videos testing out the infamous cardboard beds to videos from training in the arenas, many athletes have gone viral on the popular social media app throughout the Games, connecting fans directly to ...

Want to find your inner Matt Damon and spend a year pretending you are isolated on Mars? NASA has a job for you.

Apple is planning to scan U.S. iPhones for images of child sexual abuse, drawing applause from child protection groups but raising concern among some security researchers that the system could be misused by governments looking to surveil their citizens

Facebook has shut down the personal accounts of a pair of New York University researchers and shuttered their investigation into misinformation spread through political ads on the social network.

Residents of Lazio, which includes Rome, won’t be able to book new appointments for several days, the region’s president, Nicola Zingaretti, posted Monday on Facebook.

If you’re homeless and looking for temporary shelter in Hawaii’s capital, expect a visit from a robotic police dog that will scan your eye to make sure you don’t have a fever.

At a time of widespread digital insecurity it turns out that the oldest and simplest computer fix there is — turning a device off then back on again — can thwart hackers from stealing information from smartphones.

In a major step against climate change, President Joe Biden is proposing a return to aggressive Obama-era vehicle mileage standards over five years

A DeSoto man and his mother are on a mission to help 20,000 esports enthusiasts by 2025.

The findings are based on about 35 marsquakes registered by a French seismometer on NASA’s InSight stationary lander, which arrived at Mars in 2018.

A Delaware judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by conservative political commentator Candace Owens against USA Today and another media organization over fact-checking coronavirus posts she made on Facebook

A widespread disruption caused severe outages for some of the world’s biggest websites on Thursday afternoon – and it was all caused by a software update gone horribly wrong. DownDetector.com showed a sharp and simultaneous spike in outage reports for prominent travel, retail, financial and gaming websites globally. In most cases, the s...

Superficially, Netflix is adding video games because they’re fun — but dig deeper, and gaming is all about data and intellectual property extension.

A hangar at Northwest Regional Airport was packed with dozens of women pilots Tuesday morning, watching one of their own make history. At 82 years old, Wally Funk of Grapevine is now the oldest person to travel to space.

Jeff Bezos blasted into space Tuesday on his rocket company’s first flight with people on board, becoming the second billionaire in just over a week to ride his own spacecraft.

In the tweets, posted Sunday and Monday, Greene made unsubstantiated claims about COVID-19 and the vaccination effort.

An investigation by a global media consortium alleges that military-grade malware from Israel-based NSO Group is being used to spy on journalists, human rights activists and political dissidents

When Blue Origin launches people into space for the first time, founder Jeff Bezos will be on board.

Google has separated with its VP of developer relations for Google Cloud after a contentious all-hands meeting where employees voiced concern about manifesto.

An 18-year-old is about to become the youngest person in space, rocketing away with an aviation pioneer who will become the oldest at age 82.

Facebook is asking that the new head of the Federal Trade Commission step away from decisions on whether to continue the agency’s antitrust case against the social network giant.

The warehouse club has used digital approaches to stand out from competitors and act as a tech incubator for parent company Walmart.

A group of North Texans closely watched the launch of Virgin Galatic’s expedition to the edge of space Sunday.

In the runup to electric car maker Tesla Inc.’s 2016 acquisition of SolarCity, Elon Musk called the combination a “no brainer,” a one-stop shop for electric cars and the solar panels to recharge them.

Virgin Galactic is about to become the first rocket company to launch the boss to space.

A new requirement by the FCC on the big telephone companies is aiming to cut down on robocalls.

A group of high school students at Bullis School in Potomac, Maryland, recently won two international awards for inventing and designing a device enabling people in wheelchairs to push a baby stroller.

President Joe Biden says damage to U.S. businesses in the biggest ransomware attack on record appears to be minimal but information is still incomplete.

Nintendo announced a new Switch game console with a brighter and more colorful OLED screen, more storage and a new kickstand design.

The single biggest global ransomware attack yet continues to bite as more details emerge on how a Russia-linked gang breached the company whose software was exploited

The cyber insurance industry, once a profitable niche, is now in the crosshairs of ransomware criminals

Cybersecurity teams are working feverishly to stem the impact of the single biggest global ransomware attack on record

The relationship between law enforcement and Big Tech has drawn scrutiny recently after the revelation that federal prosecutors obtained phone records belonging to journalists and members of Congress

British designer Thomas Heatherwick tells CNBC that IM Motors is planning to build around 1 million Airo vehicles.

A prominent security robot company has cited little public evidence or specific, detailed examples of crimes that have been thwarted by its machines.

The selfie NASA’s Perseverance rover took on the surface of Mars on April 6 was actually 62 images stitched together by JPL scientists to look like one. The process involved over a dozen people and took about a week to code.

Millions of videos are typically made when Megan Thee Stallion drops a new song, but because of the strike, it appears her latest track, “Thot S—“, is lagging far behind

John McAfee, the creator of McAfee antivirus software, was found dead in his jail cell near Barcelona Wednesday, hours after a Spanish court approved his extradition to the United States to face tax charges punishable by decades in prison, authorities said.

While podcasts and live audio have been outlets for racism and misinformation, Facebook says its rules on abuse will apply

Spacewalking astronauts have installed a powerful new solar panel outside the International Space Station

As ransomware attacks surge, the FBI is doubling down on its guidance to affected businesses: Don’t pay the cybercriminals

For the first time, a federal agency has released a comprehensive online map clearly depicting what experts have long warned: Many parts of America — largely in poor, rural and tribal areas — lack quality and affordable broadband internet access. The National Telecommunications and Information Administration, part of the Department of Com...

The store is Google’s first permanent retail location and shows that it aspires to create a place where consumers can come and buy its gadgets.

Software security company McAfee said it exposed a vulnerability in the Peloton Bike+ that allowed attackers to install malware through a USB port and potentially spy on riders.

School’s out and if you’re looking for a way to get your kids to put down the games and stay on top of their chores –there’s an app for that.

JBS was hacked in May by REvil, one of a number of Russian-speaking hacker gangs, leading to meat plants across the U.S. and Australia shutting down for at least a day.

Officials say the White House has dropped Trump-era executive orders that attempted to ban the popular apps TikTok and WeChat and will conduct its own review aimed at identifying national security risks with software applications tied to China

U.S. cloud computing services provider Fastly said it was experiencing a technical issue.

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his brother will join the first human spaceflight from his private launch company Blue Origin next month, the billionaire said Monday in an Instagram post.

Foreign keyboard criminals with scant fear of repercussions have paralyzed U.S. schools and hospitals, leaked highly sensitive police files, triggered fuel shortages and, most recently, threatened global food supply chains

Facebook plans to end a contentious policy championed by CEO Mark Zuckerberg that exempted politicians from certain moderation rules on its site, according to reports from the tech site The Verge, the New York Times and the Washington Post.

Last year alone in the U.S., ransomware gangs hit more than 100 federal, state and municipal agencies, upwards of 500 health care centers, 1,680 educational institutions and untold thousands of businesses, according to the cybersecurity firm Emsisoft.

Electric cars, meet your competition: fully autonomous electric boats

Arlington residents could see faster internet connections by 2028 or earlier, due to an agreement with SiFi Networks to build a citywide fiber-optic network.

Two key groups that offer automobile safety ratings have yanked their top endorsements from some Tesla vehicles because the company has stopped using radar on its safety systems.

Beginning Wednesday, Instagram users will be able to hide the numbers that show how many people liked their posts and photos. Users will also be able to hide the number of “likes” on other users’ posts. The feature will be available on Facebook in the coming weeks.

The “Charlie Bit My Finger” video, which shows Charlie, a baby, biting the finger of his older brother Harry, who cries out the titular phrase, appears to have since been taken down from YouTube as of Monday morning.

The White House is pushing a new reason to swipe right: Dating apps are starting to offer vaccination badges and “super swipes” for people who’ve gotten their coronavirus shots

Twitter on Thursday reopened its verification application process to the public for the first time since putting it on pause in November 2017.

The first-ever Google store is in the Chelsea neighborhood, located in the building has Google’s NYC offices.

The recent cyberattack against Colonial Pipeline has brought renewed attention to the growing threat that ransomware attacks and other cybercrimes pose to businesses big and small.

A Tesla vehicle on “autopilot” crashed into a parked Washington state deputy’s patrol vehicle Saturday, NBC News reports.