Science & Technology

Spacewalking astronauts boosting station’s solar power

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Astronauts ventured out on a spacewalk Wednesday to outfit the International Space Station with powerful, new solar panels to handle...

McIlroy on board with ban on green reading books

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SAN DIEGO — Count Rory McIlroy in when it comes to banning the books players use to help them read greens — even though...

GM to spend more on electric vehicles, add 2 battery plants

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DETROIT — General Motors will raise its spending on electric and autonomous vehicles and add two U.S. battery factories as it gambles that consumers...

Security flaw found in 2G mobile data encryption standard

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BERLIN — Cybersecurity researchers in Europe say they have discovered a flaw in an encryption algorithm used by cellphones that may have allowed attackers...

Ukraine uncovers ring behind $500 million hacking operation

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MOSCOW — Ukrainian police say they have uncovered a ring of computer hackers responsible for cyberattacks that targeted universities in the United States and...

US pledges funding to help Egypt move to solar power

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CAIRO — The United States is planning to increase funding to Egypt to help it convert to solar energy and move away from fossil...

Computer trouble hits Hubble Space Telescope, science halted

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The Hubble Space Telescope has been hit with computer trouble, with all astronomical viewing halted, NASA said Wednesday. ...

Ex-CIA worker seeks to represent himself at espionage trial

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NEW YORK — A former CIA software engineer accused of leaking secrets to WikiLeaks notified a judge Tuesday that he wants to represent himself...

Behind in quantum compute race, Germany gets boost from IBM

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BERLIN — IBM on Tuesday unveiled one of Europe's most powerful quantum computers in Germany, boosting the country's efforts to stay in the race...

Biden elevates energetic critic of Big Tech as top regulator

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WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Tuesday installed an energetic critic of Big Tech as a top federal regulator at a time when the...