The F.B.I., working with other countries, disrupted a Russian hacking operation that infiltrated more than 1,000 home and small-business internet routers in the United States and around the world, the Justice Department announced on Thursday. Russian intelligence, collaborating with cybercriminals, created a botnet, or a network of private computers infected with malicious software, to spy…
Isaiah StewartPhoto: AP Detroit Pistons center Isaiah Stewart was arrested for assault Wednesday after punching Phoenix Suns center Drew Eubanks well before the game actually tipped off. Phoenix police gave Stewart a citation and then released him. Stewart had already been ruled out of the game with a sprained ankle. Eubanks went on to play,…
I’m facing a bit of a predicament: This summer one of my best friends is leaving the U.S. Navy and embarking on a world tour as a civilian. My hope is to join him, along with some other friends from college, on the Spanish leg. More specifically, a trip to San Sebastián in Basque Country….
The national body that certifies lactation consultants is investigating whether a consultant in Boise, Idaho, has been inappropriately pushing an unproven procedure on new mothers struggling to breastfeed, according to a letter reviewed by The New York Times. The lactation consultant, Melanie Henstrom, was featured in an investigation by The Times that examined the explosion…
After years of holding out from the big money of LIV Golf, Tiger Woods said he isn’t opposed to the Saudi government’s Public Investment Fund being an investor in the PGA Tour. Is Tiger Woods the biggest loser in the PGA-LIV Golf merger? | Agree to Disagree Woods was asked about the PIF during a…
CooperSurgical, a major medical supply company, is facing a wave of lawsuits from patients who claim that one of its products destroyed embryos created with in vitro fertilization. Fertility clinics across the world used the product, a nutrient-rich liquid that helps fertilized eggs develop into embryos. This week federal regulators made public that the company…
A Chinese influence campaign that has tried for years to boost Beijing’s interests is now using artificial intelligence and a network of social media accounts to amplify American discontent and division ahead of the U.S. presidential election, according to a new report. The campaign, known as Spamouflage, hopes to breed disenchantment among voters by maligning…
If you think the Oakland A’s have a lot of nerve in asking for taxpayers to fund their new stadium on the Las Vegas strip to the tune of $380 million in public funding, wait until you hear what the Royals are doing in Kansas City. Why LeBron on the Warriors is a bad idea…
The texts start rolling in around the last week of January. “I hope the girls are getting their prescribed four sumos a day.” “Two sumos down before 1 p.m.” “And now I’m eating a sumo!!!” My friends and I approach peak sumo orange season with thunderous enthusiasm, and for good reason: The arrival of the…
In April, a New York start-up called Runway AI unveiled technology that let people generate videos, like a cow at a birthday party or a dog chatting on a smartphone, simply by typing a sentence into a box on a computer screen. The four-second videos were blurry, choppy, distorted and disturbing. But they were a…
