Activists sue federal agency over voting system guidelines
The first new federal technology standards for voting equipment in 15 years should be scrapped because language that would have banned the devices from...
Germany launches ‘space command’ to protect infrastructure
BERLIN — The German military on Tuesday launched a “space command” tasked with overseeing satellites, watching for dangerous space junk and analyzing other countries'...
China tightens control over cybersecurity in data crackdown
BEIJING — Tech experts in China who find a weakness in computer security would be required to tell the government and couldn’t sell that...
Firm hacked to spread ransomware had previous security flaws
For 21 years, the software company Kaseya labored in relative obscurity — at least until cybercriminals exploited it in early July for a massive...
Electrify America to double EV charging stations by 2025
SILVER SPRING, Md. — Electrify America, an electric vehicle charging network funded with money paid by Volkswagen as punishment for its emissions cheating scandal,...
FCC gives state prisons tech options to quash cellphones
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Federal regulators are giving state prisons across the country more technological options to combat contraband cellphones, which prison officials have long...
Notable sedition, treason cases in American history
CHICAGO — After Donald Trump supporters stormed Capitol Hill on Jan. 6 in a bid to halt the certification of Joe Biden’s election, many...
Cuba’s internet cutoff: The go-to tactic for global despots
Cubans facing the country’s worst economic crisis in decades took to the streets over the weekend. In turn, authorities blocked social media sites in...
Liz Weston: Who gets the keys to your digital estate?
You may not own cryptocurrency or nonfungible tokens. You may not have a big Instagram following or run an online business. But if you...
EU puts on hold digital levy plans in face of US criticism
BRUSSELS — The European Union has put on hold work on plans for a digital levy for the moment to concentrate on finalizing the...