Factbox-Hottest spots in U.S. as heat wave blankets Southwest
More than 100 million Americans are facing a prolonged spell of sweltering weather into next week, with the
2023-07-15 05:20
Biden forgives $39 billion in US student debt using program tweak
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden's administration will cancel $39 billion in student debt for more than 804,000 borrowers, the
2023-07-15 05:19
Microsoft says Chinese hackers used code flaw to steal emails from US agencies
By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Microsoft said on Friday that Chinese hackers misappropriated one of its digital keys and used
2023-07-15 03:54
FTC faces uphill battle in Microsoft/Activision appeal
By Mike Scarcella WASHINGTON The U.S. Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) bid to temporarily block Microsoft's $69 billion purchase
2023-07-14 22:27
Microsoft gets more time from UK to plead case to buy video game maker Activision
British antitrust regulators have extended their deadline to issue a final order blocking Microsoft’s $69 billion plan to buy video game maker Activision Blizzard
2023-07-14 20:54
FTC investigating ChatGPT creator OpenAI over consumer protection issues
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has launched an investigation into ChatGPT creator OpenAI and whether the artificial intelligence company violated consumer protection laws by scraping public data and publishing false information through its chatbot
2023-07-14 14:48
India’s space agency is set to launch an unmanned mission to the moon’s south pole
An Indian spacecraft is set to blaze its way to the far side of the moon in a follow-up mission to a failed effort nearly four years ago to land a rover softly on the lunar surface
2023-07-14 13:55
US court refuses FTC request to pause Microsoft deal for Activision
WASHINGTON A U.S. federal court rejected the Federal Trade Commission's request that it order Microsoft to temporarily hold
2023-07-14 08:20
The FTC reportedly opens an investigation of ChatGPT creator OpenAI over consumer protection issues
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has launched an investigation into ChatGPT creator OpenAI and whether the artificial intelligence company violated consumer protection laws by scraping public data and publishing false information through its chatbot, according to reports in the Washington Post and the New York Times
2023-07-14 08:18
Biden admin believes hack gave China insights into US thinking ahead of Blinken's crucial Beijing visit
The Biden administration believes that a Chinese hacking operation which breached US government email systems, including the State Department, gave the Chinese government insights about US thinking heading into Secretary of State Antony Blinken's trip to Beijing in June, according to two US officials.
2023-07-14 05:16
Chinese hackers breached US Commerce chief's emails; Blinken warns Chinese counterpart
By David Shepardson and Christopher Bing WASHINGTON U.S. Commerce Department Secretary Gina Raimondo was among a group of
2023-07-14 04:21
Microsoft under fire after hacks of US State and Commerce departments
By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON In late June, one of cybersecurity expert Steven Adair's clients got an alert from
2023-07-14 03:45