Wolfgang Huste, like other German residents, knew that a flood was imminent. He says that he was not told how terrible it would be by anyone.Ahrweiler's 66-year old antiquarian bookseller said that the loudspeaker announcements at 8 p.m. on the...
The Justice Department will tighten its principles around obtaining records from members of Congress, Attorney General Merrick Garland stated, amid revelations the department under former President Donald Trump had covertly captured records from Democrats and members of the media."Consistent...
Amazon's audiobook service Audible, and apps for smartphones for reading the holy books in Islam and Christianity have been removed from the Apple Store in China. This is the latest example of China's stricter rules regarding internet companies.Friday's announcement...
Regulators ordered Tencent to end exclusive music copyright owners' contracts. This was in addition to increasing enforcement of anti-monopoly rules as Beijing tightens its grip on the booming internet industries.According to the State Administration for Market Regulation, Tencent now...
Federal regulators intensified their antitrust attacks on Facebook. A revised complaint was filed Thursday by federal regulators. They claim that Facebook used a laser-focused strategy in order to "buy or burrow" competitors to suppress competition.The Federal Trade Commission made...
Microsoft explained that Nobelium, a Russian-based hacking group, launched the phishing campaign by gaining entry to a marketing account of this U.S. Agency for International Development.The Russian-based group behind the SolarWinds hack has launched a fresh campaign that appears...
In real-time, the tech takes into account hundreds of variablesWalmart, a big-box retailer, is using artificial intelligence (AI), to help customers and personal shoppers. It also helps with the still-increasing online grocery demand in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.Srini...
Census Bureau statisticians and experts from outside are trying to solve a mystery.According to agency documents, residents did not answer a variety of questions about their sex, race and Hispanic heritage, family relationships, age, or a count of how...
Nearly two years ago, Briceburg lost its only connection to the electric grid after a wildfire ravaged the area.Instead of rebuilding wires and poles on increasingly dry hillsides that could increase the risk of equipment setting off catastrophic fires,...
Jennifer Sherlock met a few men through dating apps early in the coronavirus epidemic. She said that the dates were "weird" because they were unmasked, distant, and out in nature.Sherlock found it reckless that a date kept their identities secret...