WWII-era ammunition found at Tesla factory site near Berlin
BERLIN (AP) — Authorities in Germany say 85 kilograms (187 pounds) of World War II ammunition have been found on the site where Tesla plans...
UK lays out tough child data privacy rules
LONDON (AP) — Social media sites, games and other online services won’t be allowed to “nudge” British kids into revealing personal details or lowering their...
Netflix holds its own in the streaming wars – for now
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Netflix is holding its ground in the streaming wars, passing its first big test since Apple and Disney launched rival services....
GM’s Cruise heads down new road with new robotaxi concept
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — General Motors’ self-driving car company will attempt to deliver on its long-running promise to provide a more environmentally friendly ride-hailing service...
Judge orders Microsoft to release tax records in IRS dispute
SEATTLE (AP) — A federal judge says it’s likely that Microsoft was trying to avoid or evade paying U.S. taxes and is ordering the company...
US, France reach tax deal averting broader trade war
DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — France will delay its tax on the digital business of big tech firms like Google and Faceook in exchange for the...
UN experts: Jeff Bezos phone hack shows link to Saudi prince
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The phone of Amazon founder and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos was hacked after receiving a file sent from...
Official says Phoenix airport ride-hailing fee is illegal
PHOENIX (AP) — A new $4 fee on Uber and Lyft rides to and from the Phoenix airport is “very likely” unconstitutional, the state attorney...
Microsoft: ‘carbon-negative’ by 2030 even for supply chain
Microsoft is pledging to become 100% “carbon-negative” by 2030 by removing more carbon from the environment than it emits. CEO Satya Nadella said Thursday that...
Huawei CFO lawyers say her alleged crimes no crime in Canada
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Defense lawyers argue a senior executive of the Chinese tech giant Huawei should not be extradited to the U.S. because...
UK police use of facial recognition tests public’s tolerance
LONDON (AP) — When British police used facial recognition cameras to monitor crowds arriving for a soccer match in Wales, some fans protested by covering...
Abe says new unit will defend Japan from space tech threats
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s prime minister said Monday that his country will form a space defense unit to protect itself from potential threats as rivals...
Expert: Georgia election server showed signs of tampering
BOSTON (AP) — A computer security expert says he found that a forensic image of the election server central to a legal battle over the...
No astrovans for SpaceX, crews riding to rockets in Teslas
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronauts launched by SpaceX in coming months will ride to their rockets in high fashion. Instead of using a retro-style...
SpaceX launches, destroys rocket in astronaut escape test
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX completed the last big test of its crew capsule before launching astronauts in the next few months, mimicking an...
Facebook to add 1,000 UK jobs, including tech, content roles
LONDON (AP) — Facebook said Tuesday it plans to hire 1,000 more staff in Britain, mainly for its technology and harmful content teams. The U.S....
Google CEO calls for regulation of artificial intelligence
LONDON (AP) — Google’s chief executive called Monday for a balanced approach to regulating artificial intelligence, telling a European audience that the technology brings benefits...
Philippine volcano trembles more, spews lava half-mile high
TAGAYTAY, Philippines (AP) — A volcano near the Philippine capital spewed lava into the sky and trembled constantly Tuesday, possibly portending a bigger and more...
Volcano spews lava on Galapagos island
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — A volcano on an uninhabited island in the Galapagos has begun erupting, spilling lava down its sides toward the sea. Ecuador’s...
Rare video shows 5 mountain lions together in California
JACKSON, Calif. (AP) — Five California mountain lions were seen together on home surveillance video in a rare gathering of the notoriously solitary big cats....
Australian wildfire smoke stokes health fears in cities
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Fire alarms have been sounding in high-rise buildings across downtown Sydney and Melbourne as dense smoke from distant wildfires confuse electronic...
‘Amazing’: New embryo made of nearly extinct rhino species
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Researchers say they have successfully created another embryo of the nearly extinct northern white rhino in a global effort to keep the...
Young activists bid to join climate case at top German court
BERLIN (AP) — Young climate activists in Germany announced Wednesday that they are seeking to join a lawsuit before the country’s top court that aims...
Researchers tie massive Pacific seabird die-off to heat wave
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Common murres look like skinny penguins but fly like F-15 fighter jets. The North Pacific seabirds can quickly cover hundreds of...
Astronaut completes spacewalk without helmet camera, lights
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Spacewalking astronauts had to make do with fewer lights and camera views from one helmet Wednesday while performing critical battery...
1st malaria vaccine tried out in babies in 3 African nations
TOMALI, Malawi (AP) — A pinch in the leg, a squeal and a trickle of tears. One baby after another in Malawi is getting the...
Fever chart: Earth had its hottest decade on record in 2010s
WASHINGTON (AP) — The decade that just ended was by far the hottest ever measured on Earth, capped off by the second-warmest year on record,...
Trump adviser warns China exporting tech authoritarianism
LONDON (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump’s technology adviser warned Thursday about China exporting authoritarianism globally in parallel with its rise as a tech power....
Report on Uber crash questions testing of self-driving cars
DETROIT (AP) — Documents released this week by a federal agency raise questions about whether a self-driving Uber SUV that ran down a pedestrian last...
Airbnb to verify all 7 million properties to improve trust
Airbnb says it will spend the next year verifying that all 7 million of its listings are accurate and that the homes and rooms being...
US has new plan for notifying Americans of election meddling
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Friday released a new framework for notifying victims and the public of cyberattacks during the 2020 presidential election....
California discloses Facebook probe, sues for documents
California’s attorney general disclosed an ongoing probe into Facebook’s privacy practices Wednesday, as it sued the company over its repeated refusal to turn over documents...
Board of Google parent investigating sexual misconduct cases
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — In response to shareholder lawsuits, the board at Google parent Alphabet is investigating claims of sexual misconduct made against executives and...
Google digitizes artworks in Puerto Rico for 1st time
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The 1953 painting by Rafael Tufiño Figueroa features his mother with a red scarf on her head, a determined...
Saudi recruitment of Twitter workers reflects insider risks
Allegations that two former Twitter employees spied on users for the Saudi government have spotlighted the threat posed by insiders who exploit their access to...
Got a weird text? A telecom vendor says it’s to blame
If you woke up to a weird text that seemed totally out of place, you aren’t alone. A mysterious wave of missives swept America’s phones...
Facebook is deleting the name of the potential whistleblower
Facebook says it is deleting the name of the person who has been identified in conservative circles as the whistleblower who triggered a congressional impeachment...
Top antitrust enforcer warns Big Tech over data collection
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts (AP) — The Justice Department’s top antitrust official warned Big Tech companies Friday that the government could pursue them for anticompetitive behavior related...
Airbnb bans ‘party houses’ after California shooting kills 5
ORINDA, Calif. (AP) — Airbnb’s CEO said the company was taking actions against unauthorized parties in the wake of a deadly shooting at a Halloween...
APNewsBreak: Airbnb agrees to provide host records to Hawaii
HONOLULU (AP) — Airbnb Inc. has agreed to provide Hawaii with records of many of its island hosts as the state tries to track down...
Merkel: 1 million car charging points in Germany by 2030
BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Sunday she wants to drastically increase the number of charging stations for electric cars in Germany to...
Airbnb CEO says company is banning “party houses”
Airbnb Inc. says it’s banning “party houses” in the wake of a deadly shooting at an Airbnb rental in California. In a series of tweets...
Google employees call for corporate climate change action
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google employees are demanding the company issue a climate plan that commits it to zero emissions by 2030. An online petition...
From toast of town to toxic: Facebook CEO on outs with Dems
WASHINGTON (AP) — Mark Zuckerberg’s social network in Washington is shrinking. Bipartisan hostility against Facebook has been building for months, fueled by a series of...
Apple commits $2.5B to combat California housing crisis
Apple on Monday said it will put up $2.5 billion toward easing California’s housing crisis. The sum from Apple eclipses pledges by fellow Silicon Valley...
3 ancient shipwrecks discovered off Aegean island of Kasos
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s Culture Ministry says three shipwrecks from ancient and mediaeval times and large sections of their cargoes have been discovered off...
Study: Alien grasses are making more frequent US wildfires
WASHINGTON (AP) — For much of the United States, invasive grass species are making wildfires more frequent, especially in fire-prone California, a new study finds....
Time ticks away at wild bison genetic diversity
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Evidence is mounting that wild North American bison are gradually shedding their genetic diversity across many of the isolated herds...
Trump administration eases Obama-era rules on coal pollution
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration accelerated the pace of its environmental rollbacks for the country’s coal-fired power plants Monday, proposing to weaken two Obama-era...
Boeing crew capsule completes major flight test in desert
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Boeing’s capsule for astronauts underwent its first major flight test Monday, shooting a mile into the air then parachuting back...