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A Year After Equifax Breach, No Enforcement Actions

A new report by congressional investigators details how hackers broke into Equifax last year in a breach that exposed the financial information of more than 145 million Americans.

Judge Rules Qualcomm Violated Antitrust Law In Chip Market

A federal judge has ruled that Qualcomm unlawfully squeezed out cellphone chip rivals and charged excessive royalties to manufacturers such as Apple in a decision that undercuts a key part of its business.

Postal Service Tests Mail Shipments On Self-Driving Trucks

A self-driving truck company has partnered with the U.S. Postal Service to test autonomous technology on the long-haul route between Phoenix and Dallas.

‘Godzilla' Is Back And Doing Just Fine

It’s been a bit since moviegoers had the chance to catch up with Godzilla, five years in fact, which in cinematic franchise time feels like at least a few decades.

macOS Mojave: A Giant Leap For MAC

macOS Mojave: A Giant Leap For MAC

Salesforce Buying Tableau As Businesses Embrace Data

Salesforce, a maker of customer-management software, is buying Tableau Software in an all-stock deal valued at $15.7 billion.

WWDC 2019 Part 2: Mac Innovation And A First For The iPad

THE LEGENDARY TABLET FINALLY GETS ITS OWN OPERATING SYSTEM

Stranger In The Kitchen: Walmart To Deliver Inside Homes

How much do you trust a stranger with your fridge?

Is Elon Musk Closing Troublesome Twitter Account Or Teasing?

Tesla CEO Elon Musk abruptly revealed that he is closing the popular Twitter account that has repeatedly landed him in legal trouble, but then proceeded to keep it open long after announcing he had deleted it.

US CEO Hands Oxford University $189 Million For AI Studies

An American billionaire has given Oxford University 150 million pounds ($188.6 million) for a new institute that will study the ethical implications of artificial intelligence and computing technologies.

Twice Burned: Winklevii Overshadowed By Zuckerberg Yet Again

Can a Libra and two Geminis get along? How about Facebook and the Winklevoss twins?

Libra: Facebook Plans Its Own Currency For 2 Billion-Plus Users

Facebook already rules daily communication for more than 2 billion people around the world.

'Hunger Games' Prequel Novel Coming In 2020

A decade after seemingly wrapping up “The Hunger Games,” Suzanne Collins is bringing readers back to Panem.

Russia Demands Tinder Give User Data To Secret Services

Russia is requiring dating app Tinder to hand over data on its users — including messages — to the national intelligence agencies, part of the country’s widening crackdown on internet freedoms.

WWDC 2019: Upgrades Across Devices Announced On Dy One

So, with just one day done at WWDC 2019 at the time of writing, we’ve already been inundated with a host of exciting updates to the software we love.

Technology Expected To Help Drivers In Arizona Dust Storms

With Arizona’s monsoon season quickly approaching, state transportation planners intend to begin installing a new long-range dust-detection system on Interstate 10.

Georgia City Drives Electric Cars To Global Sustainability

A Georgia city is trying to reduce its contribution to global warming by outfitting city workers with electric cars.

50 Years Later, The Moon Is Still Great For Business

Fifty years after humans first visited, businesses are still trying to make a buck off the moon.

Facebook To Help French Police Identify Hate Speech Suspects

Facebook is agreeing to help French police identify hate speech suspects, in what the French government is celebrating as a global first.

Robot System Puts Long-Distance Students Inside Classrooms

A southeast Nebraska community college is using robots to put long-distance students inside the classrooms.

Laurene Jobs & Leonardo Dicaprio Helps Create New Environmental Alliance

Leonardo DiCaprio is joining with billionaire investors and philanthropists Laurene Powell Jobs and Brian Sheth to create a new nonprofit environmental powerhouse charged with tackling climate change and the loss of biodiversity.

Germany Fines Facebook $2.3 Million Under Hate Speech Law

German authorities said that they have imposed a 2 million-euro ($2.3 million) fine on Facebook under a law designed to combat hate speech.

Louisiana Sheriff's Office Starts Passing Out Smart Devices

A Louisiana sheriff’s office has started giving deputies a new handheld mobile policing device intended to ease many of their day-to-day duties and streamline technology tools such as surveillance videos and GPS data.

Sec Seeks Contempt Charges Against Tesla CEO Elon Musk

Stock market regulators are asking a federal court to hold Tesla CEO Elon Musk in contempt for violating an agreement requiring him to have his tweets about key company information reviewed for potentially misleading claims.

AT&T's Time Warner Takeover Has Already Reshaped Media World

A federal appeals court upheld AT&T’s $81 billion takeover of Time Warner, approving one of the biggest media deals on record in the face of opposition from the Trump administration.

Google Seeks Tax Breaks For $600M Data Center In Minnesota

Google’s plan to build a $600 million wind powered data center in central Minnesota could hinge on the tech giant’s request for officials to waive 20 years’ worth of future taxes.

Teen Video App Musical.Ly Agrees To FTC Fine

The operator of a video-sharing app popular with teenagers is agreeing to pay $5.7 million to settle federal allegations it illegally collected personal information from children.

Death Of British Youtuber Raises Fears Over E-Scooter Safety

The death of a British YouTuber in an Electric Scooter accident has raised concerns about the safety of the increasingly popular vehicles.

‘Game Of Thrones' Reigns With Record 32 Emmy Nominations

HBO’s “Game of Thrones” slashed its way to a record-setting 32 Emmy nominations for its eighth and final season, leading HBO back to dominance over Netflix, the streaming service that bumped it last year from atop the increasingly crowded television heap.

Apple Says It's Fixing Bug In Walkie Talkie App

Apple says it’s fixing a security flaw affecting the Walkie Talkie app on Apple Watch.