Facebook grows in Oregon with data center, fiber-optic cable
SALEM, Ore. — Facebook is growing its footprint in Oregon, announcing Thursday that it will expand its data center in Prineville — already the...
Automated strike zone coming to minors but a while from MLB
NEW YORK — If a minor league player says an umpire is acting like a robot this year, he might be right.
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U.S. charges Swiss “hacktivist” for data theft and leaks
SEATTLE — The Justice Department has charged a Swiss hacker with computer intrusion and identity theft, just over a week after the hacker took...
US sends investigators to probe another Michigan Tesla crash
LANSING, Mich. — For the second time this week, the U.S. government’s road safety agency is sending a team to investigate a Tesla crash...
Scientist behind coronavirus shot says next target is cancer
BERLIN — The scientist who won the race to deliver the first widely used coronavirus vaccine says people can rest assured the shots are...
Australian police boss suggests app to prove sexual consent
CANBERRA, Australia — A senior Australian policeman suggested on Thursday a phone app be developed to document sexual consent in a bid to improve...
Tech firm to replace Chevrolet as Man United jersey sponsor
MANCHESTER, England — Manchester United's jerseys will be sponsored by a technology company providing remote-access computer software after the Premier League club announced Friday...
Yemeni rebel offensive threatens camps of those who fled war
CAIRO — Already displaced once in Yemen's grinding civil war, Mohammed Ali Saleh fled with his pregnant wife and their three children to central...
Manhattan courthouses adapt to COVID so trials can return
NEW YORK — The two big, busy federal courthouses in Manhattan took the adage that justice delayed is justice denied to heart when the...
China summons technology firms over voice software security
HONG KONG — Chinese authorities summoned 11 companies including Alibaba and Tencent for talks regarding the security of voice software, as Beijing steps up...
