The rise of Asian fast fashion retailer Shein already has Amazon on alert, but its plans of selling proprietary supply-chain technology and services to companies around the world has attracted attention from another corner: U.S. cybersecurity firms and national security experts who warn of the potential for a company with close ties to China spying on the supply chain as it seeks to grow its global logistics footprint.
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Job scams surged 118% in 2023, aided by AI. Here’s how to stop them.
Employment scams surged last year, as criminals leveraged artificial intelligence to steal money and personal information from unsuspecting job seekers, experts said.
Hurricane Beryl makes landfall on the Gulf Coast of Texas as a Category 1 storm
Hurricane Beryl makes landfall on Texas as Category 1 storm
Paramount, Skydance merger deal ends Redstone era
Skydance Media and Paramount Global agreed to merge, the companies announced late Sunday evening, opening a new chapter for one of Hollywood’s oldest studios.
Boeing to plead guilty to criminal fraud charge stemming from 737 Max crashes
Boeing will plead guilty to a criminal fraud charge tied to fatal 737 Max crashes, the Justice Department said Sunday, months after U.S. prosecutors said the aerospace giant violated a 2021 settlement that shielded it from prosecution.
France’s far-right firewall holds, but with signs of cracks
Besting all expectations, France’s leftist coalition pulled off an upset victory over the populist National Rally that quelled, for now, fears of a far-right takeover in a nation with a long history of keeping the far right out of government and at society’s fringes.
Too much solar? How California found itself with an unexpected energy challenge
As California works towards its ambitious clean energy vision, an almost counterintuitive challenge has emerged: The state is, at times, generating more solar than it can handle.
Extreme heat is changing where and when we vacation
As the climate crisis pushes temperatures higher, some popular destinations are extending their peak seasons and cooler locales are seeing summer demand surge.
Amtrak service between New York and Boston resumes after suspension
All Amtrak services between New York Penn Station and Boston South Station resumed Saturday night after they were suspended earlier in the day because of power issues.
Air travel is getting worse, passengers tell the government in their complaints
Air travel got more miserable last year, if the number of consumer complaints filed with the U.S. government is any measure.