German IT safety chief: act on Exchange hack or go offline

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BERLIN — The head of Germany's cybersecurity agency warned IT system administrators Friday to swiftly patch known holes in Microsoft Exchange servers or take...

Woman arrested in San Francisco assault on Uber driver

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SAN FRANCISCO — A woman was arrested Thursday on suspicion of pepper-spraying an Uber driver in San Francisco who was coughed at and insulted...

Netflix tests out a possible password-sharing crackdown

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NEW YORK — Netflix is testing a way to crack down on password sharing. ...

Minneapolis bowling alley drone video takes off online

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MINNEAPOLIS — A video taken by a camera-equipped drone buzzing through the nooks and crannies of a historic Minneapolis bowling alley has attracted hundreds...

Newspaper: China to soon try 2 Canadians on spying charges

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BEIJING — A Communist Party newspaper says China will soon begin trials for two Canadians, who were arrested two years ago in apparent retaliation...

Hunt for vaccine slots often leads through scheduling maze

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The road to a COVID-19 shot often leads through a maze of scheduling systems: Some vaccine seekers spend days or weeks...

Defying rules, anti-vaccine accounts thrive on social media

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With vaccination against COVID-19 in full swing, social platforms like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter say they’ve stepped up their fight against misinformation that aims...

EXPLAINER: What’s this craze for ‘NFTs’ all about, anyway?

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LONDON — A digital art piece, tweaked using cryptocurrency technology to make it one-of-a-kind, sold at auction this week for nearly $70 million. That...

Japan Post, Rakuten tie-up in digital delivery, cashless pay

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TOKYO — Japan’s postal system is investing 150 billion yen ($1.4 billion) in an 8% stake in the e-commerce venture Rakuten to strengthen a...

Okahoma prep game broadcaster denounced for racist comments

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OKLAHOMA CITY — An announcer for a live stream of an Oklahoma girls high school basketball game cursed and called one team by a...