Technology

Facebook is rebuffing efforts by U.S. Attorney General William Barr to give authorities a way to read encrypted messages. The heads of Facebook-owned WhatsApp and Messenger services told Barr and his U.K. and Australian counterparts that Facebook is moving forward with plans to enable end-to-end encryption on all of its messaging services. End-to-end encryption locks […]

Legislation was introduced on Tuesday that would hold tech companies more responsible for an explosion in online child sexual abuse material and give law enforcement agencies more opportunity to gather evidence of crimes. The bill, proposed by a bipartisan group of lawmakers in the House and Senate, would require companies to retain information about illegal

A new report says rising temperatures and shrinking snow and ice cover in the Arctic are endangering habitats, fisheries and local cultures By CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer December 10, 2019, 7:02 PM 3 min read Rising temperatures and shrinking snow and ice cover in the Arctic are endangering habitats, fisheries and local cultures, according

They have their work cut out for them. Tech companies spend tens of millions of dollars on lobbying every year. And antitrust issues hinge on dense questions of law and economics that don’t fit on bumper stickers. “It’s not just about trends and corporate accountability,” said Maria Torres-Springer, the vice president for United States programs

Federal officials have announced plans to raise $100 million to fund projects to restore seven significant coral reef sites in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary December 10, 2019, 8:31 PM 2 min read Federal officials have announced plans to raise $100 million to fund projects to restore seven significant coral reef sites in the

MUMBAI, India — India is poised to pass its first major data protection law, placing new restrictions on how corporations can collect and use information from the country’s 1.3 billion people. The legislation, which is set to be introduced in Parliament this week after more than a year of discussion, builds on Europe’s recently enacted

Tired of San Francisco streets being used as a testing ground for the latest delivery technology and transportation apps, city leaders are considering requiring businesses to get permits before trying out new high-tech ideas in public. Supporters of the legislation, which the Board of Supervisors will take up Tuesday, say it would be the first

SAN FRANCISCO — The SoftBank Vision Fund has sold its stake in Wag, the troubled dog-walking start-up, back to the company at a loss, according to two people briefed on the deal, in a further sign of turmoil for the Japanese investment powerhouse that has bet big and lost big on the technologies of the

They also gained attention for “boomer memes” — low-quality, scrappily produced ads that reiterate simple messages by pasting them onto images from popular shows like “Game of Thrones.” Their approach is to find ways to attract attention to their clients, whether candidates or parties, by pushing emotional buttons that elicit a response online. “We’re talking

Deloitte estimates that the number of EVs sold worldwide per year will increase more than tenfold between 2018 and 2030. Already, nearly half the cars sold in Norway are EVs. That’s because many of the misconceptions fostered, in part, by early models with limited range and other drawbacks are rapidly being demolished by next-generation EVs.