U.S. News
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By MARTHA MENDOZA Associated Press Some cybersecurity experts say it is unlikely North Korea was behind the cyberattack that crippled Sony Pictures’ computers and possibly leaked unreleased movies online. Speculation has been rampant that the…
December 03, 2014 -
By BRANDON BAILEY AP Technology Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Legendary Apple CEO Steve Jobs had seven words for a subordinate when he learned that a rival company was about to introduce a program that…
December 03, 2014 -
By RODRIQUE NGOWI Associated Press CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — It’s a robot unlike any other: inspired by the world’s fastest land animal, controlled by video game technology and packing nifty sensors — including one used…
December 02, 2014 -
By BRANDON BAILEY AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — After nearly a decade in legal wrangling, a billion-dollar class-action lawsuit over Apple’s iPod music players heads to trial on Tuesday in a California federal…
December 02, 2014 -
By JUSTIN PRITCHARD Associated Press Traveling by plane, train or automobile can be a headache. Mixing in Thanksgiving can make it a throbbing migraine. Technology provides some pain relief in the form of apps to…
November 28, 2014 -
By JUSTIN PRITCHARD Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Against the team of hackers, the poor car stood no chance. Meticulously overwhelming its computer networks, the hackers showed that — given time — they would…
November 26, 2014 -
SUE MANNING Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Pet owners looking to launch the next Internet sensation or just longing for a new view of their dog’s dashing and digging won’t have to shop for…
November 20, 2014 -
MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The largest solar power plant of its type in the world — once promoted as a turning point in green energy — isn’t producing as much…
November 19, 2014 -
DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Pay phones on New York City streets would become a thing of the past under a plan announced Monday that would replace them with stand-alone devices offering…
November 19, 2014 -
JOHN ROGERS LOS ANGELES (AP) — With his infant son clinging to life, Chris Picco picked up a guitar and sang softly to the boy, urging him to “mend those broken wings and learn to…
November 15, 2014 -
JACK GILLUM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — AT&T Mobility, the nation’s second-largest cellular provider, said Friday it’s no longer attaching hidden Internet tracking codes to data transmitted from its users’ smartphones. The practice made it…
November 15, 2014 -
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The director of the Pittsburgh Veterans Affairs Healthcare System has been fired. The move comes a month after officials determined that she had committed “conduct unbecoming a senior executive,” along with wasteful…
November 13, 2014 -
NEW YORK (AP) — Google is launching a campaign to help fight Ebola by contributing $2 for every dollar people donate to a slew of nonprofits such as Save the Children and the Doctors Without…
November 11, 2014 -
BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — So, what exactly is 4Chan? 4chan’s roots date back to a pre-Facebook age of the Internet, where anonymity ruled and rules were few to come by.…
November 10, 2014 -
MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Can Old Faithful compete with Netflix? The prospect of streaming wireless service deep inside Yellowstone National Park is re-igniting the debate over whether there should be any…
November 05, 2014