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The blackouts that shut down most of Texas for much of this week could be coming to other parts of the country in the future. The power outages…

Facebook’s decision to block people from sharing news in Australia has been rebuked by lawmakers around the world, raising the specter of a…

What is Facebook without news? People and publishers in Australia are now finding out. Facebook has barred Australians from finding or sharing news…

Millions of American jobs have been lost due to the pandemic – and a lot of those positions likely aren’t coming back. People are losing…

Facebook allegedly gave its advertisers “inflated and misleading” metrics on how many people their ads could reach for years, according…

One of the largest consulting companies in the world is making a major commitment — to moms. Accenture will hire 150 mothers for positions at…

Another 861,000 workers filed for unemployment benefits for the first time last week, according to seasonally adjusted data released Thursday from…

Facebook and Google are taking vastly different approaches to an escalating battle in Australia that could reset the relationship between tech and…

Fire and emergency services. Domestic violence charities. State health agencies. Facebook’s sudden and dramatic decision to block people from…

When the news broke last October that Donald Trump had been diagnosed with Covid-19, legendary conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh immediately…

The winter storms and Arctic deep freeze that have blanketed the West, Midwest and South are still threatening lives and spreading misery,…

McLaren unveiled the Artura on Tuesday, a new hybrid supercar that is, relatively speaking, much more affordable than the British company’s…

The Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City has been demolished, ending a nearly 40-year run at the New Jersey shore. Trump Plaza opened in…

Amazon announced three new Alexa-enabled products on Wednesday: a smart sticky note printer, nutrition scale and cuckoo clock. But there’s a…

Early in the pandemic, Jane Cox Childress brought her teenage son warm cookies at his desk during a remote learning session. She received a text…

Even mighty Texas, the energy powerhouse of America, is feeling the wrath of Mother Nature. A deep freeze this week in the Lone Star state, which…