Black teen kicked out of skating rink after facial recognition camera misidentified her

Staffers barred her entry saying she was banned after her face was scanned - saying Lamya was involved in a brawl at the skating rink back in March. But there was one problem. "I was so confused because I've never been there," said Lamya.

Pentagon cancels $10B cloud-computing contract with Microsoft

The Pentagon said Tuesday it is canceling a cloud-computing contract with Microsoft that could eventually have been worth $10 billion and will instead pursue a deal with both Microsoft and Amazon.

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos officially steps down as CEO

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has officially stepped down as CEO of the company he started out of his Seattle garage in 1995.

Kaseya ransomware attack impacting companies around the world

Cybersecurity teams worked feverishly Sunday to stem the impact of the single biggest global ransomware attack on record.

Ransomware attack hits companies ahead of holiday

It's not yet known how many organizations have been hit by demands that they pay a ransom in order to get their systems working again.

Flying car with BMW engine completes 1st inter-city test flight

A prototype flying car completed its first inter-city flight this week. It takes less than 3 minutes to transform from a vehicle into an aircraft.

White House drops Trump-era orders trying to ban TikTok, WeChat

The White House dropped Trump-era orders trying to ban TikTok and WeChat and will conduct its own review aimed at identifying national security risks.

TikTok enlists top creators in anti-bullying campaign

TikTok launched a campaign against bullying by enlisting some of its top animation creators to make videos about creating and spreading kindness online.

Major internet outage brings down Amazon, Reddit, Twitch and more

Several major websites like Reddit and Twitch went down Tuesday after an outage at the widely-used cloud service company Fastly.

Apple kicks off developer conference with no major product announcements

Apple kicked off its second annual all-virtual developer conference with a keynote that outlined new updates to its software for iPhones and other devices. The presentation highlighted more privacy options for paid iCloud accounts and a “Find My” service that helps find errant AirPods, but included no major product announcements.

G-7 leaders agree to make tech giants pay fair taxes

The world’s richest countries have signed a landmark agreement committing them to confronting corporate tax avoidance and making sure giant tech companies pay their fair share.

Students at Benilde-St. Margaret’s build robot for virtual Robo Cup

Students at Benilde-St. Margaret's High School are building a competition robot from afar and their teacher says they'll be better engineers eventually because of it.

SpaceX completes launch for resupply mission to space station

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to carry a Dragon spacecraft on its second cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station.

Twitter launches 1st subscription service with 'Undo Tweet' button

Twitter is launching its first subscription service in Canada and Australia for those willing to pay a monthly fee for exclusive features.

Latest Russian hack attempt largely fended off by US agencies, White House says

The White House says it believes U.S. government agencies largely fended off the latest cyberespionage onslaught blamed on Russia intelligence operatives, saying the spear-phishing campaign should not further damage relations with Moscow ahead of next month’s planned presidential summit.