Google’s driverless car drivers ride a career less traveled
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE Fresh out of college, Brian Torcellini dreamed about getting a job writing about surfing. Instead, he wound up in a dusty, dimly lit garage near Google’s Silicon…
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At least 44 dead as huge warehouse blasts hit Chinese port
By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN Huge, fiery blasts at a warehouse for hazardous chemicals killed at least 44 people and turned nearby buildings into skeletal shells in the Chinese port of Tianjin,…
Will latest inflammatory comments tarnish Trump’s brand?
By MAE ANDERSON Is Donald Trump’s business empire as Teflon-coated as his hair appears to be? Trump has found himself on the receiving end of the catchphrase he made famous…
Europol to battle Islamic State social media propaganda
By MIKE CORDER A new unit at the European Union’s Europol police agency will start fighting Islamic State group propaganda and recruiters in cyberspace next month in a crackdown on…
Anti-Muslim film back up on YouTube after court ruling
By SUDHIN THANAWALA and BRIAN MELLEY An anti-Muslim film that sparked violence in the Middle East and death threats to actors is back up on YouTube after a federal appeals…
Google, Facebook update contrasting plans to connect world
By JOSEPH WILSON Sci-fi solutions or making friends one at a time? Google and Facebook are taking different routes to expanding Internet use and access among the unconnected in developing…
TV networks make unequal progress toward on-screen diversity
By DAVID BAUDER, LYNN ELBER and FRAZIER MOORE Kenya Barris, creator of ABC’s “black-ish,” was motivated to write the comedy about an African-American family’s efforts to honor its heritage in…
New privacy concerns over government’s health care website
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and JACK GILLUM A little-known side to the government’s health insurance website is prompting renewed concerns about privacy, just as the White House is calling for stronger…