A 6-year-old Virginia boy who shot and wounded his first-grade teacher constantly cursed at staff and teachers, chased students around and tried to whip them with his belt and once choked another teacher ‘until she couldn’t breathe,’ according to a leg…
House Committee Leaders Seek DoE Documents About Russian Hack That Targeted Livermore
Congressional leaders asked the Department of Energy to turn over by Feb. 16 its communications with three national labs reportedly targeted in January by Russian hackers. The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California, one of the two U.S. nu…
All the Places Suspected Chinese Spy Balloons May Have Been Spotted
There are reports of other possible balloons over Canada, Colombia, Taiwan, and Japan.
WATCH: Victims treated in Syrian hospital following deadly earthquake
At least 3,500 people have died in quakes felt in Syria and Turkey.
Pinterest shares slip on fourth-quarter revenue miss and weak forecast
Pinterest reported revenue for the fourth quarter that missed analysts’ estimates
Pinterest reports Q4 revenue up 4% YoY to $877M, vs. $886.3M est., $17M net income, and global MAUs up 4% YoY to 450M; stock drops 10%+ on a weak Q1 forecast (Jonathan Vanian/CNBC)
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Pinterest reports Q4 revenue up 4% YoY to $877M, vs. $886.3M est., $17M net income, and global MAUs up 4% YoY to 450M; stock drops 10%+ on a weak Q1 forecast — – Pinterest said it expects sales in the first q…
Balloons for spying, countering drones and psychological warfare, Chinese military writings reveal
China’s People’s Liberation Army plans to use high-altitude balloons to counter long-range U.S. drones and for psychological warfare operations in addition to intelligence-gathering, a review of Chinese military and technical writings reveals.
Celebrities and scientists mourn mountain lion P-22 at sold-out memorial
City’s most famous feline was euthanized last year after being hit by vehicle, but his legacy lives on with a highway wildlife crossingOn a sunny Saturday in Los Angeles, a packed outdoor crowd of 6,000 people at the Greek Theater cried, sang and swaye…
US pledges post-earthquake aid, but no contact with Syria’s Assad
State Department says Turkey can count on US for ‘anything’ it needs in aftermath of devastating earthquakes.
DARPA Program Explores Possibility of Scaling Up Quantum Computers
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) Underexplored Systems for Utility-Scale Quantum Computing (US2QC) program is exploring the costs and benefits of accelerating the development and scaling up of quantum computers to head off …