Technology

TikTok has released the TikTok 100, a year-in-review list that names the top videos, genres, creators and memes that shaped the fastest-growing platform of the past year. The list highlights popular TikToks in topic areas like beauty and style, sports, pets and dance trends. The most viral videos on the app included a science experiment […]

Celebrity environmentalist Greta Thunberg is urging media to pay more attention to other young climate activists December 9, 2019, 12:39 PM 1 min read Celebrity environmentalist Greta Thunberg is urging media to pay more attention to other young climate activists. The 16-year-old Swede has drawn huge crowds with her appearances at protests and conferences over the

Will Netflix dominate with ‘The Irishman’ and ‘Marriage Story’? LOS ANGELES — It is Netflix’s world. Hollywood just lives in it. When nominations for the 77th Golden Globes are announced Monday morning, Netflix is expected to dominate the film categories to a jaw-dropping degree. The streaming giant has only been a competitor on the film

An unmanned Russian ship carrying tons of supplies has successfully docked with the International Space Station December 9, 2019, 10:59 AM 1 min read An unmanned Russian ship carrying tons of supplies successfully docked Monday with the International Space Station. The Progress MS-13 cargo ship had lifted off on Friday atop a Soyuz rocket from

Microsoft’s shareholders have voted to defeat two proposals by activist investors calling for the company to add a rank-and-file employee on its board of directors and report on gender disparities in company salaries December 4, 2019, 5:50 PM 1 min read Microsoft’s shareholders have defeated two proposals by activist investors calling for the company to

A high-drama telecom deal is heading to court. T-Mobile, in its attempt to buy Sprint for $26.5 billion, has already notched approvals from key federal regulators. Now it must convince a federal judge that the 14 state attorneys general suing to stop the deal are wrong. A trial starts Monday in U.S. District Court in

There are about a dozen industries at the frontier of innovation. They include software and pharmaceuticals, semiconductors and data processing. Most of their workers have science or tech degrees. They invest heavily in research and development. While they account for only 3 percent of all jobs, they account for 6 percent of the country’s economic

SpaceX has delayed its delivery to the International Space Station because of dangerous wind gusts By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer December 4, 2019, 6:02 PM 1 min read SpaceX has delayed its delivery to the International Space Station because of dangerous wind gusts. The Falcon 9 rocket came less than an hour from launching

NASA’s sun-skimming spacecraft is surprising scientists with its unprecedented close views of our star By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer December 4, 2019, 10:29 PM 3 min read NASA’s sun-skimming spacecraft, the Parker Solar Probe, is surprising scientists with its unprecedented close views of our star. Scientists released the first results from the mission Wednesday.

Huawei asking U.S. court to throw out rule that bars use of government money to buy its equipment on security grounds By SAM McNEIL Associated Press December 5, 2019, 5:50 AM 3 min read Chinese tech giant Huawei is asking a U.S. federal court to throw out a rule that bars rural phone carriers from