Twitter to pay $809.5 million to settle shareholder lawsuit
SAN FRANCISCO — Twitter said Monday it will pay $809.5 million to settle a consolidated class action lawsuit alleging that the company misled investors...
UN agency: Innovation continued even as coronavirus emerged
GENEVA — The U.N.'s intellectual property agency said Monday that innovation marched forward last year despite the impact of the coronavirus outbreak. Technology, pharmaceuticals...
Liz Weston: Don’t let Social Security steer you wrong
Few retirement decisions are as critical, or as easy to get wrong, as when and how to take your Social Security benefits. The rules...
Parents laud Chinese rules aimed at kids’ ‘unhealthy’ gaming
Li Zhanguo’s two children, aged eight and four, don't have their own smartphones, but like millions of other Chinese children, they are no strangers...
Aluminum wrap used to protect homes in California wildfires
RENO, Nev. — Martin Diky said he panicked as a huge wildfire started racing down a slope toward his wooden house near Lake Tahoe.
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Pentagon reverses itself, calls deadly Kabul strike an error
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon has retreated from its defense of a drone strike that killed multiple civilians in Afghanistan last month, announcing that a...
One stunning afternoon: Setbacks imperil Biden’s reset
WASHINGTON — It was an hour President Joe Biden would no doubt like to forget.
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Man sentenced to 12 years in $200 million phone-fraud scheme
SEATTLE — A Pakistan resident has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for a conspiracy to “unlock” phones from AT&T’s network, a scheme...
Prince William unveils finalists for environmental prize
LONDON — Prince William announced 15 inaugural finalists Friday for the Earthshot Prize, his ambitious global environmental award that aims to find new ideas...
British computing inventor Clive Sinclair dies at 81
LONDON — Clive Sinclair, the British inventor and entrepreneur who arguably did more than anyone else to inspire a whole generation of children into...