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23andMe Inc. said Tuesday that it experienced website delays, after a wave of customers sought to delete their genetic data before it can be sold through a planned bankruptcy auction.

A company spokesperson said the site “experienced some issues and delays due to increased traffic” on Monday, in response to Bloomberg News questions about ...Read more

To say the new Soundcore Rave 3S AI party speaker is the life of your party is an understatement. Just as advertised, it keeps the energy high and the music loud.

The powerful Bluetooth speaker has what seems like endless features, but first and foremost is the booming, bass-heavy sound. Producing the 200 watts of sound are three full-range 2...Read more

Ubisoft has a lot riding on “Assassin’s Creed Shadows” as the company faces an uncertain future after several flops and misfires. The first-person competitive shooter “XDefiant” and the open-world sailing adventure “Skull and Bones” failed to take off while “Star Wars Outlaws” didn’t sell as well as predicted.

The ...Read more

"Assassin’s Creed Shadows" is a tale of two … everything, really: two main characters, two overlapping narratives and two distinct feelings as you slink and slash your way across nearly 40 hours in late 16th-century Japan. One of those feelings is elation; when Shadows shines, it’s blinding. The other, the one you’ll be feeling far ...Read more

I can’t tell you how many of my friends and relatives have sent their saliva off to 23andMe to have their DNA analyzed for genealogy purposes. I was always curious about my genealogy, but hesitant to pay some company to test and then keep my DNA.

It turns out I was right.

On March 23, 23andMe filed for bankruptcy. What was once a $6 ...Read more

DENVER — Every so often, wild bison from one of Utah’s herds cross the invisible state border and wander into northwest Colorado — unknowingly putting their lives in danger.

When the bison cross over, they lose the protections Utah gives the species as a big-game animal. In Colorado, there are no repercussions for killing wild bison.

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Senior government officials mistakenly invited the editor in chief of the Atlantic to a group chat on the messaging app Signal, where the focus of conversation was U.S. airstrikes against rebel groups in Yemen. The app’s use by high-ranking national security officials has raised the question: Just how secure is Signal anyway?

On March 11, ...Read more

As flood threats rise, wetlands across South Carolina could play an important role in fending off high water before it soaks homes, businesses, roads and other property that people depend on.

But wetlands that control flooding and shelter wildlife are in substantial jeopardy as a result of a 2023 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that limited federal ...Read more

The messaging app Signal that Trump administration officials used to discuss an attack on Yemen’s Houthi rebels was created by a one-time anarchist to help activists, journalists and others communicate beyond the prying eyes of government intelligence agencies — not to plan government military operations.

Launched by American cryptographer...Read more

The slow race of getting NASA’s Space Launch System rocket pieced together for next year’s Artemis II moon mission jumped a big hurdle over the weekend.

The 212-foot-tall core stage was placed Sunday alongside two solid rocket boosters at Kennedy Space Center’s Vehicle Assembly Building — meaning the rocket that provides the oomph for ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Mexican governor Alfonso Durazo Montaño met with Gov. Gavin Newsom in Sacramento last week to advance a new climate partnership between California and the Mexican state of Sonora.

Newsom and Durazo Montaño signed on March 17 a new partnership advancing cross-border action for cleaner air and clean energy.

The four-year...Read more

SpaceX sent up a classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office from the Space Coast on Monday afternoon.

A Falcon 9 rocket on the NROL-69 mission lifted off at 1:48 p.m. Eastern time from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40.

The first-stage booster flew for the second time and made a recovery landing at ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Sea lions and other ocean mammals in Southern California are falling victim to a poisoning event that a local expert calls the worst in recent memory. It is stranding the mammals along the coast as warnings are issued to beachgoers of the threat posed by animals that are transformed by their illness.

A surfer reported an attack...Read more

America’s public lands, from its majestic national parks to its vast national forests, are at the heart of the country’s identity.

They cover more than a quarter of the nation and large parts of the West. Some are crisscrossed by hiking trails and used by hunters and fishermen. Ranchers graze cattle on others. In many areas, the ...Read more

SpaceX is set to send up a classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office from the Space Coast that could bring sonic booms across Central Florida on Monday.

A Falcon 9 rocket on the NROL-69 mission is targeting a 1:48 p.m. liftoff from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40, with a backup possible Tuesday at ...Read more

With the drama around the first human spaceflight of the year behind it, SpaceX is back to the business of sending private customers to space.

The Fram2 mission headed by a Chinese-born cryptocurrency entrepreneur and three of his friends is targeting Monday, March 31, for liftoff from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Pad 39-A.

It would be the ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Styrofoam coffee cups, plates, clamshell takeout containers and other food service items made with expanded polystyrene plastic can still be found in restaurants and on store shelves, despite a ban that went into effect on Jan. 1.

A Smart and Final in Redwood City was brimming with foam plates, bowls and cups for sale on ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Motorists love it for its rugged cliffs and stunning coastal vistas, but this Southern California highway is also a critical evacuation route for thousands of Palos Verdes Peninsula residents — not to mention a key artery for commuters and emergency vehicles.

Yet maintaining scenic Palos Verdes Drive South has become an ...Read more

Fast food customers might find themselves talking to an artificial intelligence voice the next time they order tacos or pizza at a drive-through.

Yum Brands Inc., the parent company of Irvine-based Taco Bell and other popular fast food chains such as Pizza Hut, KFC and Habit Burger & Grill, has teamed up with tech juggernaut Nvidia to advance ...Read more

NASA websites have dropped references to landing the first woman on the moon as part of the goals for its Artemis program.

As of Friday, updated pages for the program no longer feature the statement: “NASA will land the first woman, first person of color, and first international partner astronaut on the moon using innovative technologies to ...Read more