Pentagon cancels $10B cloud-computing contract with Microsoft

The Pentagon said Tuesday it is canceling a cloud-computing contract with Microsoft that could eventually have been worth $10 billion and will instead pursue a deal with both Microsoft and Amazon.

Flying car with BMW engine completes 1st inter-city test flight

A prototype flying car completed its first inter-city flight this week. It takes less than 3 minutes to transform from a vehicle into an aircraft.

John McAfee, antivirus software creator, found dead in Spanish prison

McAfee antivirus software creator John McAfee has been found dead in Spanish prison hours after the court approved his extradition to the U.S.

iAsia Brown on a mission to help veterans, LGBTQ+ community navigate the tech industry
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She served in the Air Force and the Marines. She's an artist and a techie. In fact, she calls herself the coolest nerd you will ever meet! But there is nothing nerdy about iAsia Brown?s mission to help our vets and folks in the LGBTQ+ community.

DoorDash app temporarily crashes, drivers stuck with orders

DoorDash company leaders said they're having difficulties with their app Saturday after frustration mounted on social media.

Major internet outage brings down Amazon, Reddit, Twitch and more

Several major websites like Reddit and Twitch went down Tuesday after an outage at the widely-used cloud service company Fastly.

G-7 leaders agree to make tech giants pay fair taxes

The world’s richest countries have signed a landmark agreement committing them to confronting corporate tax avoidance and making sure giant tech companies pay their fair share.

Walmart, AT&T offer affordable internet to those impacted by COVID-19

Walmart and AT&T teamed up to offer affordable internet to those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic through the FCC’s Emergency Broadband Benefit Program.

JBS, world’s largest meat producer, moves to reopen ‘vast majority’ of plants after cyberattack

The world’s largest meat processing company said late Tuesday that it had made “significant progress” in dealing with the cyberattack and expected the “vast majority” of its plants to be operating on Wednesday.

Ransomware attack on world's largest meat company disrupts global production

A weekend ransomware attack on the world’s largest meat company is disrupting production around the world just weeks after a similar incident shut down a U.S. oil pipeline.

Congresswoman's Twitter war leads to death threats
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Rep. Norma Torres says revealed to the Los Angeles Times earlier in the week that she now sleeps with a gun by her bed.

Latest Russian hack attempt largely fended off by US agencies, White House says

The White House says it believes U.S. government agencies largely fended off the latest cyberespionage onslaught blamed on Russia intelligence operatives, saying the spear-phishing campaign should not further damage relations with Moscow ahead of next month’s planned presidential summit.

Facebook ends ban on posts claiming COVID-19 is man-made

Facebook will no longer ban posts suggesting COVID-19 was man-made amid mounting calls to further investigate the pandemic’s origins, marking a reversal for the social media giant.