SpaceX launches tiny critters, solar panels to space station
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX launched thousands of tiny sea creatures to the International Space Station on Thursday, along with a toothpaste-fighting plaque experiment...
EU plans digital ID wallet for bloc’s post-pandemic life
LONDON — The European Union unveiled plans Thursday for a digital ID wallet that residents could use to access services across the 27-nation bloc,...
Aide: Nicaraguan opposition figure held incommunicado
MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Nicaraguan police are holding opposition figure Cristiana Chamorro incommunicado at her home, and have taken away her laptops and cellphones, an...
Ex-UK education czar decries “half-hearted” schools effort
LONDON — Britain risks failing hundreds of thousands of young people with its “half-hearted” effort to bolster schools after the COVID-19 pandemic, according to...
$1B in grants to go for broadband on tribal lands
The Biden administration is making available $1 billion in federal grants to expand the availability of high-speed internet on tribal lands.
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Tech calms down, but still strong as the world goes digital
Technology company stocks are in rest mode this year, but what may seem like weakness as the economy recovers is really just dormancy.
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Walmart aims to empower workers with own devices, new app
New York —
Walmart is coming out with a new...
Woman recovers wallet lost 46 years ago in California
VENTURA, Calif. — A woman from Ventura was reunited with a wallet she lost 46 years ago after an employee working on remodeling Southern...
GM raises forecast, says chip shortage not as bad as feared
DETROIT — General Motors says efforts to manage the global computer chip shortage have worked better than expected, so it's financial results will improve...
California urges EPA to let state set car-emissions standard
WASHINGTON — Officials from California, New York and other states urged the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday to allow California to set its own...