Science & Technology

Alibaba records first quarterly operating loss since IPO

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HONG KONG — Alibaba had its first quarterly operating loss since it went public in 2014 after Beijing slapped a record $2.8 billion fine...

Apple holds edge in app store trial despite nagging issues

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SAN RAMON, Calif. — Apple seems to be prevailing in an antitrust trial examining whether its mobile app store illegally skims profits from smaller...

Back to square one? Trump decision still weighs on Facebook

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Suppose you were Mark Zuckerberg, recently ordered by an advisory board to decide how long former President Donald Trump should stay banned from Facebook....

EXPLAINER: What’s next for pipelines after Colonial hack

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WASHINGTON — The nation’s largest fuel pipeline is flowing again after the company that runs it it was hit by a gang of hackers....

New Ford models can get over-the-internet software updates

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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...

Scientists urge restoration of federal gray wolf protections

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TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — A group of scientists urged the Biden administration Thursday to restore legal protections for gray wolves, saying their removal earlier...

WWII secretary to Wernher von Braun dies in Alabama

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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The World War II secretary to German rocket pioneer Wernher von Braun has died in Alabama, where she spent much of...

Gary rebuilding city servers following ransomware attack

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GARY, Ind. — A cybersecurity company is helping the city of Gary rebuild its servers after hackers recently targeted several of them in a...

Tesla to stop accepting Bitcoin for car payments

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Electric car maker Tesla will stop accepting Bitcoin as a payment, CEO Elon Musk tweeted on Wednesday, citing environmental concerns. ...

EPA revokes Trump-era policy that loosened clean-air rules

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WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency is revoking a Trump-era rule that overhauled how the agency evaluates air pollutants, a move the Biden administration...