FOX First At Ten Technology News

My Fox Spokane Biz

Jennifer Lopez to open cellphone stores

Jennifer Lopez to open cellphone stores
By PETER SVENSSONAP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) - "Jenny from the Block" wants the block to buy Verizon phones from her. Singer and actress Jennifer Lopez on Wednesday announced she's opening a chain of 15 cellphone stores and a website under the Viva Movil brand. The aim is to sell Verizon

Facebook posts: Suit filed over vet's detention

Facebook posts: Suit filed over vet's detention
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A civil liberties group has filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of an ex-Marine, claiming his rights were violated when he was detained in a psychiatric facility after posting anti-government messages on Facebook. The Rutherford Institute's attorneys filed suit Wednesday

Facebook posts: Suit filed over vet's detention

Facebook posts: Suit filed over vet's detention
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A civil liberties group filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday on behalf of an ex-Marine who was detained in a psychiatric facility after posting anti-government messages on Facebook, using the case to criticize a program that looks for veterans who may have become extremists.

Doctors save Ohio boy by 'printing' an airway tube

Doctors save Ohio boy by 'printing' an airway tube
By MARILYNN MARCHIONEAP Chief Medical Writer In a medical first, doctors used plastic particles and a 3-D laser printer to create an airway splint to save the life of a baby boy who used to stop breathing nearly every day. It's the latest advance from the booming field of regenerative medicine

Jennifer Lopez to open cellphone stores

Jennifer Lopez to open cellphone stores
By PETER SVENSSONAP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) - "Jenny from the Block" wants the block to buy Verizon phones from her. Singer and actress Jennifer Lopez says she's opening a chain of cellphone stores and a website under the Viva Movil brand. The aim is to sell Verizon phones and services

Tesla uses stock, note sale to repay government

Tesla uses stock, note sale to repay government
By TOM KRISHERAP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) - Tesla Motors, which makes a highly acclaimed $70,000 electric car, has paid off a startup loan from the U.S. government nine years early. The Palo Alto, Calif., company said it wired in a $451.8 million payment to the government on Wednesday. The money,

HP's 2Q offers hope even as revenue slump deepens

HP's 2Q offers hope even as revenue slump deepens
By MICHAEL LIEDTKEAP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Hewlett-Packard is still scrambling to meet the growing demand for more versatile and less expensive mobile devices as a slump in its personal computer sales deepens, but the company's cost-cutting measures and focus on more profitable

Twitter adds security measure to logins

Twitter adds security measure to logins
NEW YORK (AP) - Twitter is adding an extra security measure to users' accounts in an effort to prevent unauthorized logins. Twitter said in a blog post Wednesday that users will be able to enroll in a login verification program. For those who sign up, Twitter will send a six-digit code using a

Pizza on Mars: NASA funds development of 3D printer that can knock out pizza

Pizza on Mars: NASA funds development of 3D printer that can knock out pizza
By Trevor MoggProvided by If you'd told someone in 1922 that in 50 years time a guy in a space suit would be dancing across the surface of the moon singing, "I was strolling on the moon one day, in the merry merry month of December May," that person would more than likely have suggested you

Fox show brings messy workplaces to television

Fox show brings messy workplaces to television
By DAVID BAUDERAP Television Writer NEW YORK (AP) - This time "you're fired" is more than a Donald Trump catchphrase. Fox is turning the firing of real people from real jobs into prime-time entertainment starting this week. The network on Thursday will begin airing "Does Someone Have to Go?" a

Most Popular Stories

Fiat Industrial aims to shift tax home to Britain

Fiat Industrial aims to shift tax home to Britain
By COLLEEN BARRYAP Business Writer MILAN (AP) - Fiat Industrial disputed as "absolutely false" reports Wednesday that Italy would lose 500 million euros ($646 million) in tax revenues if it moves its tax base to Britain after it completes a merger with its U.S.-based subsidiary CNH Global NV. But

Stocks fall on news Fed weighed cutting stimulus

Stocks fall on news Fed weighed cutting stimulus
NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks are closing lower on news that several Federal Reserve policymakers favored cutting back on stimulus programs as early as June if the economy continues to improve. The release of minutes of the Fed's April 30-May 1 meeting reversed a surge earlier in the day. The Dow

Palestinians have little faith in Kerry effort

Palestinians have little faith in Kerry effort
By MOHAMMED DARAGHMEHAssociated Press RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) - Palestinians believe the U.S. effort to restart peace talks is doomed, and they're preparing instead to resume their campaign of seeking membership in key international organizations as soon as next month, officials told The