Kenya court orders suspension of mass layoff of Facebook moderators

Meta said it intends to appeal the ruling. A Kenyan court on Friday ordered the suspension of the mass sacking of scores of content moderators by a subcontractor for Facebook’s…

At its 787 Dreamliner factory, Boeing prepares for takeoff

A Boeing 787 Dreamliner is seen on the assembly line in North Charleston, South Carolina. As airlines seek to fulfill customers’ growing post-pandemic appetites for long-haul travel, Boeing is aiming…

Viasat boosts satellite Internet footprint globally with completion of Inmarsat acquisition

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Viasat, based in Carlsbad, California, has completed its $6.1 billion acquisition of London-based Inmarsat on Wednesday —accelerating the company’s bid to become a global supplier of…

Hong Kong treads fine line on regulating retail crypto trade

Retail investors in Hong Kong may soon be able to buy popular cryptocurrencies like bitcoin at government-licensed exchanges. Retail investors in Hong Kong may soon be able to buy popular…

China’s first homegrown passenger jet makes maiden commercial flight

China’s first domestically produced passenger jet made its maiden commercial flight on Sunday. China’s first domestically produced passenger jet made its maiden commercial flight on Sunday, a milestone event in…

Delays at UK airports after e-gate failure

Credit: CC0 Public Domain UK airports were chaotic on Saturday after glitches in the passport e-gate system held up people arriving in the country for hours. It comes at a…

EU official says Twitter abandons bloc’s voluntary pact against disinformation

The Twitter logo is seen on the awning of the building that houses the Twitter office in New York, Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022. Twitter has dropped out of a voluntary…

Musk’s Neuralink says cleared for human test of brain implants

Elon Musk startup Neuralink is working on connecting human brains directly to computers. Elon Musk’s start-up Neuralink on Thursday said it has approval from US regulators to test its brain…

Long-duration energy storage: The time is now

Long-duration energy storage is a likely candidate to help states meet aggressive decarbonization goals. Credit: Stephanie King / Pacific Northwest National Laboratory How can U.S. states with aggressive decarbonization goals…

Climate scientists flee Twitter as hostility surges

Scientists rely on social media to communicate about climate and other areas. Scientists suffering insults and mass-spam are abandoning Twitter for alternative social networks as hostile climate-change denialism surges on…