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FILE - A woman looks at her phone as she passes an Olympic logo inside the main media center for the 2022 Winter Olympics, Jan. 18, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
At Olympics, cybersecurity worries linger in background

By Kelvin Chan Feb. 20, 2022 10:13 PM EST

A man uses his phone to film a screen outside a mall showing a live broadcast of the fireworks explode over the iconic Bird's Nest Stadium during the closing ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics, in Beijing, Sunday, Feb. 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
BEIJING SNAPSHOT: As Olympics ebb, smartphone synchronicity

By Ted Anthony Feb. 20, 2022 09:08 AM EST

A woman looks at her phone as she passes an Olympic logo inside the main media center for the Beijing Winter Olympics Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Report: Chinese Olympic app has serious security flaws

By Alan Suderman Jan. 18, 2022 02:18 PM EST

From left to right and foreground, Spanish prime minister Pedro Sanchez, Spain's King Felipe VI and Catalan regional president Pere Aragones visit the Mobile World Congress 2021 venue in Barcelona, Spain, Monday, June, 28, 2021. The Mobile World Congress takes places in Barcelona from June 28 to July 1. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Pandemic-era Mobile World Congress tech fair kicks off

Hernán Muñoz And Kelvin Chan Jun. 28, 2021 06:21 AM EDT

Patrons dine at City Winery Thursday, June 24, 2021, in New York. Customers wanting to wine, dine and unwind to live music at the City Winery's flagship restaurant in New York must show proof of a COVID-19 vaccination to get in. But that's not required at most other dining establishments in the city. And it's not necessary at other City Winery sites around the U.S. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
States hesitant to adopt digital COVID vaccine verification

By David A. Lieb Jun. 26, 2021 11:34 AM EDT

FILE - In this May 16, 2012, file photo, the Facebook logo is displayed on an iPad in Philadelphia. The 2020 pandemic lockdowns could have been virtual reality’s chance to offer an escape for the homebound. The success of Facebook's latest VR gear could show whether the industry has finally cracked the code. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
Missing the moment: Virtual reality's breakout still elusive

By Mae Anderson Jun. 01, 2021 08:10 AM EDT

Faith, left, with some of her fellow pupils Julia, Nana, Yaw, Alexandra, Leandra, and Amariah, right play on a rope swing at the Holy Family Catholic Primary School during a break, in Greenwich, London, Wednesday, May 19, 2021. Holy Family, like schools across Britain, is racing to offset the disruption caused by COVID-19, which has hit kids from low-income and ethnic minority families hardest. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
London school fights COVID fallout with laptops, bean bags

By Danica Kirka Jun. 01, 2021 02:23 AM EDT

This image shows a screen grab of the NHS test and trace app, now featuring a vaccine status feature for travel, in London, Friday, May 21, 2021. Keen to avoid losing another summer of holiday revenue to the coronavirus pandemic, the European Union, some Asian governments and the airline industry are scrambling to develop so-called COVID-19 vaccine passports to help kickstart international travel. (AP Photo)
EXPLAINER: How vaccine passports for global travel will work

By Kelvin Chan May. 26, 2021 06:23 AM EDT

This artist rendering shows Apple CEO Tim Cook on the witness stand during a trial in San Ramon, Calif., on Friday, May 21, 2021. Cook described the company's ironclad control over its mobile app store as a way to keep things simple for customers while protecting them against security threats and privacy intrusions during Friday testimony denying allegations he has been running an illegal monopoly. The rare courtroom appearance by one of the world's best-known executives came during the closing phase of a three-week trial revolving an antitrust case brought by Epic Games, maker of the popular video game Fortnite. (Vicki Behringer via AP)
Apple CEO faces tough questions about app store competition

By Michael Liedtke May. 21, 2021 05:31 PM EDT

Sam Richardson arrives at "The Big Screen is Back" media event, including 10 studios convening to showcase a sampling of their summer movie releases, on Wednesday, May 19, 2021, at AMC Century City 15 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
Schwarzenegger, Abrams make pitch for movie theater return

By Jonathan Landrum Jr. May. 19, 2021 09:04 PM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 18, 2021 file photo, the Stellantis logo is seen on a building of the historic Mirafiori headquarters in Turin, Italy, the day of the company's stock market debut. On Wednesday, May 5, 2021 the Stellantis automotive company, created out of the merger of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and PSA Peugeot, reported a 14% increase in first-quarter revenues, despite a drop in production due to the semiconductor shortage. (Marco Alpozzi/LaPresse via AP, file)
Stellantis CFO: Chip shortage impact remains 'controlled'

By Colleen Barry May. 05, 2021 03:21 AM EDT

This image provided by VIZ Media, shows the book cover of "Ask Iwata". Nintendo's late president Satoru Iwata oversaw the video-game maker's global growth, helping make Super Mario and Pokemon household names. “Ask Iwata" was published after his death from cancer in 2015 at 55 and an English translation of the book is being published this month by VIZ Media. (VIZ Media © HOBONICHI via AP)
Late president's book outlines vision for Japan's Nintendo

By Yuri Kageyama Apr. 12, 2021 08:16 PM EDT

President Joe Biden participates virtually in the CEO Summit on Semiconductor and Supply Chain Resilience in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Monday, April 12, 2021, in Washington. Seated with Biden are Daleep Singh, Deputy National Security Adviser and Deputy Director of the National Economic Council, clockwise from bottom left, National Economic Council Director Brian Deese, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Biden tells execs US needs to invest, lead in computer chips

By Tom Krisher And Alexandra Jaffe Apr. 12, 2021 02:56 PM EDT

In this aerial photo, mid-sized pickup trucks and full-size vans are seen in a parking lot outside a General Motors assembly plant where they are produced Wednesday, March 24, 2021, in Wentzville, Mo. As the U.S. economy awakens from its pandemic-induced slumber, a vital cog is in short supply: the computer chips that power our cars and other vehicles, and a vast number of other items we take for granted. Ford, GM and Stellantis have started building vehicles without some computers, putting them in storage with plans to retrofit them later. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
EXPLAINER: Starving for more chips in a tech-hungry world

By Michael Liedtke And Tom Krisher Apr. 08, 2021 09:18 PM EDT

FILE - In this undated photo, provided by NY Governor's Press Office on Saturday March 27, 2021, is the new "Excelsior Pass" app, a digital pass that people can download to show proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test. Vaccine passports being developed to verify COVID-19 immunization status and allow inoculated people to more freely travel, shop and dine have become the latest flash point in America’s perpetual political wars, with Republicans portraying them as a heavy-handed intrusion into personal freedom and private health choices. (NY Governor's Press Office via AP, File)
Vaccine passports are latest flash point in COVID politics

By Mark Scolforo Apr. 03, 2021 10:21 AM EDT

In this aerial photo, mid-sized pickup trucks and full-size vans are seen in a parking lot outside a General Motors assembly plant where they are produced Wednesday, March 24, 2021, in Wentzville, Mo. As the U.S. economy awakens from its pandemic-induced slumber, a vital cog is in short supply: the computer chips that power our cars and other vehicles, and a vast number of other items we take for granted. Ford, GM and Stellantis have started building vehicles without some computers, putting them in storage with plans to retrofit them later.(AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
EXPLAINER: Starving for more chips in a tech-hungry world

By Michael Liedtke And Tom Krisher Apr. 01, 2021 02:43 PM EDT

Independent repair shop owner Curtis Jones works on an Epson printer at The Technology Center in Sparks, Nev., Tuesday, March 30, 2021. Jones is among a group of independent repair shop owners who say tech companies have made it increasingly difficult to access parts and schematics needed to fix devices. He wants the state Legislature to pass a "Right to Repair" bill that would require manufacturers provide independent repair shops the information needed to fix devices. (AP Photo/Samuel Metz)
Big tech, Nevada repair shops clash over 'right to repair'

By Sam Metz Mar. 30, 2021 11:53 AM EDT

Big tech and independent shops clash over 'right to repair'

By Sam Metz Mar. 29, 2021 05:09 PM EDT
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Trade groups representing big tech companies clashed with independent repair shop owners in Monday committee hearing in the Nevada...

Editorial Roundup: Georgia

By The Associated Press Feb. 17, 2021 08:24 AM EST
Recent editorials from Georgia newspapers: ___ Feb. 16 The Valdosta Daily Times on distracted...

The icon for the social media app Clubhouse is seen on a smartphone screen in Beijing, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. Clubhouse, an invitation-only audio chat app launched less than a year ago, has caught the attention of tech industry bigshots like Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, not to mention the Chinese government, which has already blocked it in the country. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
EXPLAINER: What is Clubhouse, the buzzy new audio chat app?

By Barbara Ortutay And Michael Liedtke Feb. 10, 2021 06:00 AM EST