Technology/Science
Logistics Giants Hedge Their Bets in Uncertain U.S. Self-Driving Truck Race
Self-driving truck companies in the U.S. have a golden opportunity in the form of a nationwide driver shortage, but their robot drivers still are not ready, and neither are their biggest potential ...
Climate Change Could Cost U.S. Budget $2 Trillion a Year by End of the Century
Flood, fire and drought fueled by climate change could take a massive bite out of the U.S. federal budget per year by the end of the century, the White House said in its first ever such assessment on ...
FBI Says Russian Hackers Scanning U.S. Energy Systems and Pose ‘Current’ Threat
Russian hackers have been scanning the systems of energy companies and other critical infrastructure in the United States, and state-sponsored hacking by Russia presents a "current" threat to ...
California Watchdog Group Report Calls for Privacy Protections From Connected Cars
A new report from a consumer group calls out what it says are privacy problems posed for consumers from connected cars, and it points to new rules to be developed in California as a potential model ...
Auditors Urge EU Agencies to Ramp Up Cybersecurity Measures
EU institutions must do more to protect themselves from cyber attacks as their interconnected networks put them at greater risk, the European Court of Auditors (ECA) said on Tuesday, the latest ...
Russian Agents Charged with Targeting U.S. Nuclear Plant, Saudi Oil Refinery
Officials in the U.S. and UK on Thursday accused the Russian government of running a years-long campaign to hack into critical infrastructure, including an American nuclear plant and a Saudi oil ...
British Police Arrest 7 Suspected Members of Lapsus$ Hacking Group
Police in Britain have arrested seven people following a series of hacks by the Lapsus$ hacking group which targeted major firms including Okta Inc. and Microsoft Corp., City of London Police said on ...
Teen Suspected by Cyber Researchers of Being Lapsus$ Mastermind
Cybersecurity researchers investigating a string of hacks against technology companies, including Microsoft Corp. and Nvidia Corp., have traced the attacks to a 16-year-old living at his mother's ...