Tech

US WeChat users sue Trump over order banning messaging app

Trump on Aug. 6 ordered sweeping but vague bans on transactions with the Chinese owners of WeChat and another popular consumer app, TikTok, saying they are a threat to U.S. national security, foreign policy and the economy.

As more colleges stay online, students demand tuition cuts

As more universities abandon plans to reopen and decide instead to keep classes online this fall, it's leading to conflict between students who say they deserve tuition discounts and college leaders who insist remote learning is worth the full cost.

Boeing testing hand-held UV wand to sanitize cockpits, cabins

Boeing Co said on Friday it is developing a hand-held wand that emits ultraviolet light to neutralize bacteria and viruses, part of a suite of methods to disinfect flight deck surfaces and controls, as well as surfaces throughout the cabin.

Feds charge ex-Uber security chief with covering up 2016 hacking

In an unprecedented case, a former chief security officer for Uber Technologies was criminally charged on Thursday with trying to cover up a 2016 hacking that exposed personal information of about 57 million of the ride-hailing company's customers and drivers.

JOANN Fabrics pivots e-commerce strategy to meet new customer demand

When JOANN Fabrics, the nation’s leading craft and fabric retailer, and its chain of around 865 stores saw a 300-400% increase in demand for mask-making supplies, the company revamped its e-commerce system to keep up with holiday volume orders and prepare for a potential new generation of shoppers. 

Negotiations to sell TikTok’s US assets to Microsoft in ‘top of the 7th inning’

In the race against the clock set by the Trump administration, a binding deal to buy the controversial but wildly popular Chinese-owned app TikTok will most likely be signed with a U.S. suitor by the mid-September deadline, but the actual close of the deal could come several months later due to President Trump’s shifting and extending key deadlines, FOX Business has learned.