Technology

In this photo provided by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, investigators hold a photo of Stacey Lyn Chahorski, a Michigan woman who was found dead in Georgia in 1988.

Genealogy DNA is used to identify a murder victim from 1988 — and her killer

5:01am September 08, 2022

by Joe Hernandez

Investigators in Georgia say Henry Fredrick Wise killed Michigan woman Stacey Lyn Chahorski 33 years ago. They used technology to create a genealogical profile of the killer to solve the cold case.

Alberto Carvalho, the superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District, comments on a cyberattack on the LAUSD information systems at a news conference on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022.

A cyberattack hits the Los Angeles School District, raising alarm across the country

3:15pm September 07, 2022

by The Associated Press

The ransomware attack on the country's second-largest school district sounded alarms across the country, from urgent talks with the White House and the National Security Council.

This is Britain's new prime minister, Liz Truss, who goes by @trussliz on Twitter. It isn't Liz Trussell, aka @LizTruss, but Trussell will play along if you mistake her for the other one.

World News

Stop tweeting @liztruss your congratulatory messages. That's not Britain's new PM

11:01am September 06, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

Many constituents and politicians have reached out to Britain's new prime minister on Twitter — or so they thought. Many actually tagged the account of Liz Trussell, who's been having fun with it.

Encore: Fed up with poor broadband access, he started his own internet provider

4:23pm September 05, 2022

by Emma Bowman

A Michigan man aims to bring high-speed internet to a rural community. It's a place where broadband is a lifeline for many, but neighbors are often stuck with slow dial-up connections.

The insurance firm Axa said it regretted that its crash test of a Tesla, in which the front half of the car burst into blames, caused confusion, and the company admitted that electric vehicles don't catch fire any more often than combustion-engine automob

World News

A Tesla burst into flames during a crash test. The organizer admitted it was staged

5:01am September 02, 2022

by Joe Hernandez

The insurance firm Axa said it regretted that its crash test caused confusion and admitted that electric vehicles don't catch fire any more often than combustion-engine automobiles.

Workers line up to vote on unionization at Amazon's warehouse in Staten Island on March 25.

National

Amazon loses key step in its attempt to reverse its workers' historic union vote

7:40pm September 01, 2022

by Alina Selyukh

A federal labor official is recommending a dismissal of Amazon's objections after a lengthy hearing on the company's appeal against the historic union win at a warehouse in New York's Staten Island.

Data centers have become integral to a global economy that's powered by digital information. However, many of the facilities depend on water to keep from overheating. That is further straining water resources in places like California, where Lake Oroville

Data centers, backbone of the digital economy, face water scarcity and climate risk

6:07am August 30, 2022

by Michael Copley

About 20% of data centers in the United States already rely on watersheds that are under moderate to high stress from drought and other factors. However, few companies are talking about the issue.

Boston Children's Hospital said it had received "threats of violence toward our clinicians and staff" after false claims were made online that the hospital provides genital surgeries to minors.

Children's hospitals are the latest target of anti-LGBTQ harassment

10:47pm August 26, 2022

by Shannon Bond

The harassment campaigns are organized online, raising questions about what role social media platforms should play in preventing abuse.

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Holly Herndon performs at TED2022: A New Era in April, 2022 in Vancouver, Canada.

Music & Culture

Holly Herndon: How AI can transform your voice

8:27am August 26, 2022

Artist Holly Herndon created an AI clone of her voice that can sing in any languages and in any tone. In her music, Holly shows how AI can enhance the power and artistry of the voice.

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In what's believed to be the first case of its kind, a student argued that his university violated his Fourth Amendment rights when it asked him for a webcam recording of his testing space.

Education

Scanning students' rooms during remote tests is unconstitutional, judge rules

7:17pm August 25, 2022

by Emma Bowman

In what's believed to be the first case of its kind, a student argued that Cleveland State University violated his Fourth Amendment rights when he complied with a webcam recording of his exam space.