Zoom’s boom continues in 1Q, raising post-pandemic hopes
SAN RAMON, Calif. — Zoom is still booming, raising prospects that the video-conferencing service will be able to sustain its momentum, even as the...
China reports human case of H10N3 bird flu, a possible first
BEIJING — A man in eastern China has contracted what might be the world’s first human case of the H10N3 strain of bird flu,...
Can virtual reality help seniors? Study hopes to find out
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. — Terry Colli and three other residents of the John Knox Village senior community got a trip via computer to the...
JBS cyberattack disrupts Australian meat production
CANBERRA, Australia — Thousands of Australian meat workers had no work for a second day on Tuesday after a cyberattack crippled the world’s largest...
Facebook aims to prove VR’s popularity more than virtual
NEW YORK — Virtual reality — computer generated 3D environments that can range from startlingly realistic to abstract wonderlands — has been on the...
Boulders in place to protect lakefront at Indiana Dunes Park
PORTAGE, Ind. — The National Park Service says the Portage Lakefront at Indiana Dunes National Park has reopened after a project to install boulders...
Gov’t use of Chinese drones in limbo as Congress weighs ban
More than a year after the U.S. Interior Department grounded hundreds of Chinese-made drones it was using to track wildfires and monitor dams, volcanoes...
Sparkling beaches: Cyprus has cleanest waters in EU
NICOSIA, Cyprus — Tourism in Cyprus got a shot in the arm Tuesday after Europe’s environmental watchdog ranked the country first among the European...
In Brazil’s Amazon, rivers rise to record levels
MANAUS, Brazil — Rivers around the biggest city in Brazil's Amazon rainforest have swelled to levels unseen in over a century of record-keeping, according...
Study suggests more loopholes in Chicago’s sanctuary law
CHICAGO — A study released Tuesday suggests lingering loopholes allow Chicago police to share information with federal immigration authorities, despite activists’ hard-fought victory to...