Technology

Biden signs order to beef up federal cyber defenses

President Joe Biden signed an executive order Wednesday meant to strengthen U.S. cybersecurity defenses in response to a series of headline-grabbing hacking incidents that highlight how vulnerable the country’s public and private sectors are to high-tech spies and criminals operating from half a world away.

Gas tops $3 amid Colonial Pipeline chaos

The increase comes as over 1,000 fuel stations across the East Coast have reported gasoline outages following Friday's cyberattack on the Colonial Pipeline.