Technology

Ransomware attack before holiday leaves companies scrambling
Businesses around the world rushed Saturday to contain a ransomware attack that has paralyzed their computer networks, a situation complicated in the U.S. by offices lightly staffed at the start of the Fourth of July holiday weekend.
Pinterest bans all weight loss ads
Pinterest will now ban all ads containing weight loss language or imagery, adding to the platform's growing roster of prohibited content.
UFO report: No sign of aliens, but 143 mystery objects defy explanation
A U.S. government report on UFOs, released Friday, said it found no evidence of aliens, but acknowledged 143 reports of "unidentified aerial phenomena" since 2004 that could not be explained.
Cybercrime is on the rise. What can we do to protect ourselves?
In just the last couple of months, cybercriminals have hacked several U.S. companies using different types of ransomware, paralyzing a petroleum pipeline, compromising a meat manufacturer, delaying ferry operations between Massachusetts’ mainland and Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket, and even targeting K-12 schools. Wednesday, host Kerri Miller talked to two cybersecurity experts about cyber threats, the risks of corporate hacking, what can be done to prevent them and what can be done to protect those who are most vulnerable.
New device taps brain signals to help stroke patients regain hand function
After a stroke, people often lose dexterity in one hand. Now, the Food and Drug Administration has authorized a device that can restore function by encouraging the brain to rewire.
Apple iPhones can soon hold your ID. Privacy experts are on edge
Privacy experts worry the convenient feature will open the door to surveillance, data tracking, and Apple possibly turning interactions involving state-issued IDs into a new revenue stream.