Technology

John McAfee, software pioneer turned fugitive, dead at 75

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John McAfee, the outlandish security software pioneer who tried to live life as a hedonistic outsider while running from a host of legal troubles,...

Teamsters aims to step up efforts to unionize Amazon workers

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NEW YORK — The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, a union that represents 1.4 million delivery workers, is setting its sights on Amazon. ...

Amazon announces plans to build solar farm in Mississippi

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JACKSON, Miss. — Amazon has announced plans to build a solar farm in Mississippi and in at least 10 other states, including Arkansas and...

From Biden to Congress, Big Tech is under mounting pressure

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WASHINGTON — Without speaking a word or scratching a pen across paper, President Joe Biden drove up the pressure on Big Tech companies already...

Iran likely had failed rocket launch, preparing for another

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran likely conducted a failed launch of a satellite-carrying rocket in recent days and now appears to be preparing...

Can pandemic recovery plan end Italy’s years of stagnation?

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MILAN — The COVID-19 pandemic hit Italy especially hard, killing more than 127,000 people and sending the European Union's third-largest economy into a devastating...

Rembrandt’s huge ‘Night Watch’ gets bigger thanks to AI

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AMSTERDAM — One of Rembrandt van Rijn's biggest paintings just got a bit bigger. ...

CureVac founder withdraws candidacy for supervisory board

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German biotech company CureVac said Wednesday that its founder has withdrawn his candidacy for the supervisory board for health reasons. ...

GameStop raises almost $1.13B in latest stock offering

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GameStop raised more than $1 billion in its latest stock sale, capitalizing on a newly arrived and fervent army of online investors. ...

How Big Tech created a data ‘treasure trove’ for police

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. — When U.S. law enforcement officials need to cast a wide net for information, they’re increasingly turning to the vast digital ponds...