Chinese online retailer Temu faces European Union investigation into rogue traders and illegal goods
LONDON — Chinese online retailer Temu is facing a European Union investigation over suspicions it’s failing to prevent the sale of illegal products, the 27-nation bloc’s executive arm said on…
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Ping! Harris and Trump are blowing up your phones with political texts in campaign’s last days
WASHINGTON — For the millions of Americans on the radar of the Kamala Harris and Donald Trump campaigns and those of their allies, the apocalypse is only a text message…
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New York semiconductor site picked for $825 million in funding
ALBANY, N.Y. — A semiconductor research facility in upstate New York was selected as one of three national technology centers and will receive up to $825 million in funding as…
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Takeaways from AP story on Ukrainian schools built underground to guard against bombs and radiation
ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine — Most of the Russian weapons that hit the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia kill in an instant: the drones, the ballistic missiles, the glide bombs, the artillery shells….
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Report says crowd-sourced fact checks on X fail to address flood of US election misinformation
SAN FRANCISCO — X’s crowd-sourced fact-checking program, called Community Notes, isn’t addressing the flood of U.S. election misinformation on Elon Musk’s social media platform, according to a report published Wednesday…
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Iran lifts its ban on imports of new iPhone models in place since last year
TEHRAN, Iran — Iranians will soon be able to get their hands on iPhones 14, 15 and 16 after authorities lifted a ban on new smartphone models by the U.S….
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What to know about Europe’s tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles
FRANKFURT, Germany — The European Union has finalized its sharply higher customs duties on electric vehicles imported from China. EVs are the latest flash point in a broader trade dispute…
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Colorado accidently put voting system passwords online, but officials say election is secure
DENVER — Voting system passwords were mistakenly put on the Colorado Secretary of State’s public-facing website before being spotted and taken down, but the lapse did not pose an immediate…
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Elon Musk wins court victory in a dispute over a 2018 post during a labor dispute
NEW ORLEANS — A federal agency was wrong to order that Tesla CEO Elon Musk delete a 2018 social media post that union leaders saw as a threat to employee…
Read more Philadelphia didn’t violate rights of cops fired over offensive Facebook posts, court rules
PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia police department did not violate the First Amendment rights of several officers who were fired or suspended for racist and violent social media posts, a federal…
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