Technology

The Intelligence Committee’s Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility, better known as SCIF, is supposed to be one of the last secure enclaves on Capitol Hill. By taking cellphones in, the Republicans might have inadvertently taken foreign adversaries in with them, breaking longstanding rules set by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. It is difficult […]

Climate activist Greta Thunberg has a tiny new namesake. London’s Natural History Museum said Friday that a minute species of beetle is being named “Nelloptodes gretae” in honor of the 16-year-old Swede. Michael Darby, a scientific associate at the museum who found the insect in its collection of millions of animal specimens, chose the name

SAN FRANCISCO — Pentagon officials have been holding private discussions with tech industry executives to wrestle with a key question: how to ensure future supplies of the advanced computer chips needed to retain America’s military edge. The talks, some of which predate the Trump administration, recently took on an increased urgency, according to people who

Japanese technology giant SoftBank has committed billions of dollars to bailing out office-space sharing startup WeWork in a daring vote of confidence from its intrepid founder Masayoshi Son. WeWork’s woes are substantial enough that some analysts say they could derail the investment ambitions of SoftBank’s mammoth Vision Fund. But, as one of the most innovative

SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook and the publishing industry have long been frenemies: Occasionally they teamed up, but mostly they competed. Now the two sides have formed an uneasy truce. Facebook on Friday unveiled Facebook News, its latest foray into digital publishing. The product is a new section of the social network’s mobile app that is

France’s finance minister says pledges to replenish an international fund meant to help poor nations tackle climate change will reach nearly 10 billion euros ($11 billion). Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, speaking at a conference in Paris set to replenish the Green Climate Fund, said “it’s a great success.” He added “this is a European

Google is paying more attention to the small words in your searches. Want to figure out how to park on a hill with no curb? Google now takes that “no” into account, and shows top results that include parking instructions without curbs. Interested in Google? Add Google as an interest to stay up to date

Women’s charities are concerned by new research that shows a rise in the use of so-called ‘stalkerware’. The surveillance software allows someone complete access to a victim’s phone showing private messages, GPS location and even giving someone the ability to see and hear through cameras and microphones. The technology is openly sold online as ‘parental

SEATTLE — Amazon is back in the business of buying growth. The company has been investing heavily to keep its giant core businesses growing at the expense of profits. For its retail business, that means spending to ship items to customers in just one day, an expensive proposition that the company said had already kicked

Bugs in Twitter‘s advertising technology dragged on revenue, overshadowing a surprisingly strong quarter of user growth. The issue caught Wall Street off guard Thursday and shares plunged 19%, among the company’s largest single-day losses since going public six years ago. The San Francisco company said it’s addressing those issues, but that they will likely weigh