Tag: Technology
Tape that: Dutch inventor of audio cassette dies at age 94
<p>THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Lou Ottens, the Dutch inventor of the cassette tape, the medium of choice for millions of bedroom mix tapes, has...
Okahoma prep game broadcaster denounced for racist comments
OKLAHOMA CITY — An announcer for a live stream of an Oklahoma girls high school basketball game cursed and called one team by a...
‘It’s exhausting.’ A year of distance learning wears thin
<p>AMERICUS, Ga. — At first, many schools announced it would last only a couple weeks. A year later, the unplanned experiment with distance learning...
Black Lives Matter backs Amazon union push in Alabama
NEW YORK — Organizers trying to form the first union at an Amazon warehouse are getting support from another big name: Black Lives Matter....
German IT safety chief: act on Exchange hack or go offline
<p>BERLIN — The head of Germany's cybersecurity agency warned IT system administrators Friday to swiftly patch known holes in Microsoft Exchange servers or take...
Digital artwork auctions for $69 million amid online craze
<p>LONDON — Christie's says it has auctioned off a digital collage by an artist named Beeple for nearly $70 million, in an unprecedented sale...
Honda of America plans to sell 2 fully electric SUVs in 2024
DETROIT — Honda has plans to sell two all-electric SUVs in the U.S. for the 2024 model year, and it soon will offer hybrid...
Uber, Lyft team up on database to expose abusive drivers
<p>SAN RAMON, Calif. — Uber and Lyft have teamed up to create a database of drivers ousted from their ride-hailing services for complaints about...
As climate fight shifts to oil, Biden faces a formidable foe
<p>CASPER, Wyo. — President Joe Biden’s bid to tackle climate change is running straight through the heart of the U.S. oil and gas industry...
Pakistani court bans China’s TikTok over profanity claims
<p>ISLAMABAD — Pakistan's media regulatory agency on Thursday again blocked the Chinese video service TikTok after two lawyers approached a court in the northwest...