GENEVA -- Human rights experts working with the United Nations on Thursday called on countries to pause the sale and transfer of spyware and other surveillance technology until they set rules governin ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The good news is that scientists have a better handle on asteroid Bennu’s whereabouts for the next 200 years. The bad news is that the space rock has a slightly greater chance ...

BRASILIA, Brazil -- President Jair Bolsonaro suffered a major defeat in Congress when Brazilian lawmakers didn't adopt his proposal to require printed receipts from some electronic ballot boxes.Bolson ...

PORTLAND, Ore. -- People in the Pacific Northwest braced for another major, multiday heat wave starting Wednesday, just over a month after record-shattering hot weather killed hundreds of the region's ...

The Senate's $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure plan includes a $65 billion investment in broadband that the White House says will “deliver reliable, affordable, high-speed internet to every househ ...

This story is part of a group of stories called Uncovering and explaining how our digital world is changing — and changing us. Apple, the company that proudly touted its user privacy bona fides in its ...