Biden administration agrees to provide $6.4 billion to Samsung for making computer chips in Texas

Biden administration agrees to provide $6.4 billion to Samsung for making computer chips in Texas

[ad_1] WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has reached an agreement to provide up to $6.4 billion in direct funding for Samsung Electronics to develop a computer chip manufacturing and research cluster in Texas. The funding announced Monday by the Commerce Department is part of a total investment in the cluster that, with private money, is … Read more

House will try again on reauthorization of US spy program after Republican upheaval

House will try again on reauthorization of US spy program after Republican upheaval

[ad_1] WASHINGTON — House Republicans will try again Friday to advance a bill that would reauthorize a crucial national security surveillance program, a second attempt just days after a conservative revolt prevented similar legislation from reaching the floor. Speaker Mike Johnson is expected to bring forward a Plan B that would reform and extend a … Read more

Anonymous users are dominating right-wing discussions online. They also spread false information

Anonymous users are dominating right-wing discussions online. They also spread false information

[ad_1] NEW YORK — The reposts and expressions of shock from public figures followed quickly after a user on the social platform X who uses a pseudonym claimed that a government website had revealed “skyrocketing” rates of voters registering without a photo ID in three states this year — two of them crucial to the … Read more

As international travel grows, so does US use of technology. A look at how it's used at airports

As international travel grows, so does US use of technology. A look at how it's used at airports

[ad_1] WASHINGTON — The Belgian family of four was on their fourth trip to the United States. They had been dreading the long line at passport control when they entered the country but had heard about a new app they could use to ease their way and decided to give it a shot. Within minutes, … Read more

Scathing federal report rips Microsoft for shoddy security, insincerity in response to Chinese hack

Scathing federal report rips Microsoft for shoddy security, insincerity in response to Chinese hack

[ad_1] BOSTON — In a scathing indictment of Microsoft corporate security and transparency, a Biden administration-appointed review board issued a report Tuesday saying “a cascade of errors” by the tech giant let state-backed Chinese cyber operators break into email accounts of senior U.S. officials including Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo. The Cyber Safety Review Board, created … Read more

TikTok bill faces uncertain fate in the Senate as legislation to regulate tech industry has stalled

TikTok bill faces uncertain fate in the Senate as legislation to regulate tech industry has stalled

[ad_1] WASHINGTON — The young voices in the messages left for North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis were laughing, but the words were ominous. “OK, listen, if you ban TikTok I will find you and shoot you,” one said, giggling and talking over other young voices in the background. “I’ll shoot you and find you and … Read more