Technology

Japan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft has departed from a distant asteroid, starting its yearlong journey home after successfully completing its mission to bring back soil samples and data that could provide clues to the origins of the solar system November 13, 2019, 6:41 AM 1 min read Japan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft has departed from a distant asteroid, starting […]

A Berlin zoo says a giant panda whose twin cubs have captured international attention has undergone a CT scan after veterinarians discovered one of his kidneys was smaller than the other November 12, 2019, 2:08 PM 1 min read A Berlin zoo says a giant panda whose twin cubs have captured international attention has undergone

The FBI has begun a corruption investigation into how Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration came to issue permits for construction on a multibillion-dollar pipeline project to carry highly volatile natural gas liquids across Pennsylvania, The Associated Press has learned. FBI agents have interviewed current or former state employees in recent weeks about the Mariner East project

Billionaire philanthropists Joan and Sandy Weill are donating $106 million to launch a research initiative at three West Coast universities aimed at finding treatments for brain disorders November 12, 2019, 10:41 PM 3 min read Billionaire philanthropists Joan and Sandy Weill announced Tuesday they are donating $106 million to launch a research initiative at three

LOS ANGELES — To augment its new streaming service, Disney reached into the far, far recesses of its movie library. “Sammy, the Way-Out Seal” (1962), a TV movie about two boys and their groovy aquatic pet, was available on Day 1. So were “The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes” (1969), a comedy starring an 18-year-old Kurt

A double lung transplant recipient who severely damaged those internal organs by vaping has been identified as a Michigan teenager By COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press November 12, 2019, 11:18 PM 5 min read A Michigan teenager was the recipient of what could be the first double lung transplant on a person whose lungs were severely

Richard Plepler was an Emmy magnet when he was in charge of HBO, with a knack for betting on shows that pleased critics and added subscribers. Now he is in the final stages of talks to produce television shows and documentaries for the new Apple TV Plus streaming service, according to two people with knowledge

The most distant world ever explored 4 billion miles away finally has an official name: Arrokoth By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer November 12, 2019, 9:13 PM 1 min read The most distant world ever explored 4 billion miles away finally has an official name: Arrokoth. NASA said Tuesday that means “sky” in the language

“We think it’s time to simply tell the world that even now Intel hasn’t fixed the problem,” said Herbert Bos, a colleague of Mr. Giuffrida and Mr. Razavi at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. The initial vulnerabilities were discovered in part by the university’s VUSec group, which includes Mr. Giuffrida, Mr. Bos, and Mr. Razavi as well

Zimbabwe says 200 elephants have now died amid drought; mass relocation of animals planned By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press November 12, 2019, 2:12 PM 2 min read More than 200 elephants have died amid a severe drought, Zimbabwe’s parks agency said on Tuesday, and a mass relocation of animals is planned to ease congestion. Zimbabwe