Technology

Zoom’s boom continues in 1Q, raising post-pandemic hopes

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SAN RAMON, Calif. — Zoom is still booming, raising prospects that the video-conferencing service will be able to sustain its momentum, even as the...

Can virtual reality help seniors? Study hopes to find out

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POMPANO BEACH, Fla. — Terry Colli and three other residents of the John Knox Village senior community got a trip via computer to the...

London school fights COVID fallout with laptops, bean bags

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LONDON — Nik Geraj’s voice fills with pain as he talks about how he struggled to help his daughter study during the coronavirus lockdowns...

JBS cyberattack disrupts Australian meat production

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CANBERRA, Australia — Thousands of Australian meat workers had no work for a second day on Tuesday after a cyberattack crippled the world’s largest...

Facebook aims to prove VR’s popularity more than virtual

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NEW YORK — Virtual reality — computer generated 3D environments that can range from startlingly realistic to abstract wonderlands — has been on the...

Gov’t use of Chinese drones in limbo as Congress weighs ban

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More than a year after the U.S. Interior Department grounded hundreds of Chinese-made drones it was using to track wildfires and monitor dams, volcanoes...

Automotive chip maker says it’s nearly recovered from blaze

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DETROIT — A fire-damaged Japanese factory that supplies many of the auto industry's computer chips is producing about 88% of what it was making...

Study suggests more loopholes in Chicago’s sanctuary law

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CHICAGO — A study released Tuesday suggests lingering loopholes allow Chicago police to share information with federal immigration authorities, despite activists’ hard-fought victory to...

In post-pandemic Europe, migrants will face digital fortress

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PEPLO, Greece — As the world begins to travel again, Europe is sending migrants a loud message: Stay away! ...

China launches cargo rocket with supplies for space station

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BEIJING — An automated cargo rocket carrying supplies for China’s new space station blasted off Saturday from an island in the South China Sea. ...