Pioneering hacker Kevin Mitnick, FBI-wanted felon turned security guru, dead at 59
Kevin Mitnick, whose pioneering antics tricking employees in the 1980s and 1990s into helping him steal software and services from big phone and tech companies made him the most celebrated U.S. hacker, has died at age 59
2023-07-21 02:51
Biden administration asks employers to give more help to workers who lose Medicaid
The Biden administration is asking employers to give workers who lose Medicaid coverage more time to land health insurance through their jobs
2023-07-21 02:47
House aims to ease air travel delays with more money for air traffic controllers
The House has overwhelmingly passed a bill that would give the Federal Aviation Administration more money to hire air traffic controllers
2023-07-21 02:27
Google says it's developing tools to help journalists create headlines, stories
Google says it is in the early stages of developing tools that use artificial intelligence to help journalists write stories and headlines
2023-07-21 02:23
Stock Optimism Among Retail Crowd Surges Before Rally Stalls
Just before US stocks faltered on Thursday, the level of optimism among retail traders soared to the highest
2023-07-21 02:22
Fed Debuts New Payments Network to Speed Up US Money Movement
The Federal Reserve debuted a new payments system designed to speed up the movement of money among banks
2023-07-21 02:16
Rutgers, Stony Brook Among Colleges Warning of Data Exposure From MOVEit Hack
The ongoing cyberattack exploiting MOVEit file-transfer software has taken a toll on US colleges and universities. At least
2023-07-21 01:53
US labor market still tight; housing market slump persists
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week,
2023-07-21 01:30
US imposes new sanctions aimed at choking off Russia's access to battlefield supplies and revenue
The U.S. has imposed sanctions on roughly 120 firms and people in an effort to choke off Moscow’s access to products, money and financial channels that support its continued invasion of Ukraine
2023-07-21 01:25
Solar panels on water canals seem like a no-brainer. So why aren't they widespread?
The idea of putting solar panels on top of the world's thousands of miles of irrigation canals has long seemed like a good one
2023-07-21 01:21
OpenAI Backs Idea of Requiring Licenses for Advanced AI Systems
An internal policy memo drafted by OpenAI shows the company supports the idea of requiring government licenses from
2023-07-21 01:17
We can't air-condition our way out of America's heat crisis
Extreme heat in the summer has become America's brutal new reality. But local, state and federal aid programs and infrastructure to help people cool down haven't kept up with the country's record-shattering temperatures.
2023-07-21 00:57