A 60-foot chunk of the Ocean Cleanup device in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch has broken off.
Author: Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY
Hoax bomb threat cyber extortion emails similar to sex video threats
A wave of hoax bomb threats that swept the United States on Thursday were a variant on a relatively new cyber extortion scheme.
Were your Amazon packages stolen? Porch pirates run rampant this holiday season
Package theft is a growing problem as more Americans buy goods online and have them delivered to their homes. And the solutions aren’t that great.
Tips for how to buy on Amazon: What to look for, step-by-step
A step-by-step guide to avoiding pitfalls when ordering from Amazon.
Ocean Cleanup fail? System deployed to Great Pacific Garbage Patch not holding plastic
It turns out clearing out millions of tons of plastic from the world’s oceans is harder than it looks.
These are the top companies offering genealogical DNA testing to learn about your family
There are several companies that offer genealogical testing in the United States.
Looking for your roots? For Asians, blacks and Latinos, DNA tests don’t tell whole story
Genealogical DNA testing kits work better for whites, might not tell full story for blacks, Latinos and Asians
USA TODAY’s list of the biggest data breaches and hacks of all time
Data breaches have become a fact of digital life. Here’s USA TODAY’s list of the largest reported breaches.
Amazon HQ2 timeline: The winners are New York City and Arlington, Virginia
In 2017, Amazon.com announced it was seeking a second North American headquarters that would employ up to50,000, setting off a race among big cities.
Amazon’s two new headquarters: What you need to know
Amazon will place its new headquarters in not one, but two cities – New York City and the Washington, D.C., suburb of Arlington, Virginia.