Science & Technology

Zoom’s boom continues in 1Q, raising post-pandemic hopes

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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CHICAGO — A study released Tuesday suggests lingering loopholes allow Chicago police to share information with federal immigration authorities, despite activists’ hard-fought victory to...