How to help your smartphone survive a heat wave

Just like humans, most smartphones function best within a certain temperature range. 7:15 a.m.

More than 500 Mass. auto dealerships affected by nationwide software hack

Dealers who use CDK software are being forced to rely on physical paperwork for tasks including vehicle registration, complicating the car-buying process for customers across the country. 3:34 p.m.

Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky denies it’s a hazard after the US Commerce Dept bans its software

The Moscow-based company said in a statement that the Commerce Department's decision would not affect its ability to sell and promote its cyber security products and training in the US. 4:43 a.m.

Car dealers across US are crippled by a second cyberattack

On what otherwise would have been a busy US holiday for business, dealers reliant on CDK Global were unable to use its systems to complete transactions, access customer records, schedule appointments, or handle car-repair orders. 5:59 p.m.

A running list of layoffs in the Boston-area tech sector

Dozens of companies have reduced their workforces, ranging from the regional offices of the tech giants to startups that have only been in a business a few years. 1:19 p.m.

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A statewide 911 crash? That’s not supposed to happen.

Massachusetts uses a 911 system that's based on the same technologies that power the internet. That may have been be part of the problem in Tuesday's statewide outage. 6:47 p.m.

Best Buy trains 30,000 for Microsoft AI laptops launch

Best Buy says that this is its biggest training effort in a decade in both scope and number of employees. 6:32 p.m.