Topic: Technology

As the gradual easing of lockdowns and social restrictions opens the possibility of a welcome return to pre-pandemic habits, there is growing support for the idea of a four-day work week.

Google opened its first permanent brick and mortar retail store in New York City on Thursday, offering hardware sales, repair and workshops.

Instagram launched global advertising Thursday on its short-form video TikTok competitor Reels.

For the second time in about a week, a mass Internet outage on Thursday disrupted a number of businesses around the world, including financial institutions and airlines.

Amazon will bring its cashierless "Just Walk Out" checkout technology to a full-size grocery store for the first time on Thursday.

SpaceX launched the latest updated satellite for the U.S. Global Positioning System on Thursday afternoon from Florida -- the first time a national security mission has launched on a previously-flown rocket booster.

Mobile health apps can help consumers track important health data, but users need to "be informed on the associated privacy risks before installation," the authors of a BMJ study said.

Boeing will attempt a second uncrewed test flight of the company's Starliner space capsule on July 30, the company and NASA said Wednesday.

Authorities in Ukraine said Wednesday they have arrested several members of a notorious hacking group that's targeted a number of U.S. institutions with ransomware attacks.

General Motors announced Wednesday a plan to spend $35 billion over the next five years to develop electric and automated vehicle technologies.