Zoom Video Communications Inc. reversed course Wednesday, announcing it would offer end-to-end encryption to all of its users, not just those on its premium tier. The videoconferencing company, which boomed to prominence early in the coronavirus shutdown, said in a blog post Wednesday that all users, including those on its free/basic tier, will soon receive […]
Renault Verona, right, and other area residents clean up the site Sunday, June 14, 2020 where protestors on Saturday set fire to the Atlanta Wendy’s where Rayshard Brooks, a 27-year-old Black man, was shot and killed by Atlanta police Friday evening during a struggle in a Wendy’s drive-thru line. (Steve Schaefer/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP) Associated […]
WASHINGTON — President Trump is hurting the electoral chances of Republican politicians in the fall elections, and likely even his own, by making false claims that voting by mail is not secure, a Republican former governor and top homeland security official said. “You’ve got Republican incumbents and challengers who are going to be using [mail-in […]
WASHINGTON — Even as Vice President Mike Pence wrote in a Wall Street Journal op-ed published Tuesday that coronavirus cases in the U.S. “have stabilized,” a document produced that same day by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and circulated to the other government agencies warns that infections in the U.S. have increased more […]
A US Air Force F-22 intercepting a Russian Tu-95 bomber NORAD photo US fighter aircraft have been called out to intercept eight Russian bomber aircraft in the past week, according to information from North American Aerospace Defense Command. A total of four intercepts have taken place, with two occurring last Wednesday and another two happening […]
The U.K. government has approved the use of dexamethasone — the first coronavirus drug that scientists says has been shown to save lives — and it costs just £5 ($6) per patient. A trial led by Oxford University found that the low-dose steroid treatment dexamethasone cut the risk of death by a third for patients […]
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Apple Inc. is facing fresh complaints about the 30% cut it takes from App Store purchases, as European regulators launch two antitrust investigations into the tech giant. Axios reported late Tuesday that Match Group Inc. MTCH, +4.39% , parent company of Tinder, OK Cupid and other popular dating services, criticized Apple AAPL, +2.65% for squeezing […]
National protests after George Floyd’s videotaped killing in police custody are spotlighting disparities between the experiences of black Americans and white Americans that go beyond their treatment by law enforcement. Black people, who are twice as likely to be hospitalized for COVID-19, face especially unstable housing and job prospects. Black business owners can face an […]
When Delaware International Speedway, a raceway in Delmar, Del., reopened to spectators earlier this month, attendees were forewarned that they had to wear face masks. “As a part of the agreement for opening with the State of Delaware those social distancing measures are still in place as well as, masks must be worn by all […]