Tech Under Scrutiny in Russian Investigation
The tech industry pitches itself as a force for good, connecting the world and helping information flow freely. But Silicon...
Mercedes-Benz to Invest $1 Billion in US Electric Car Plant
German carmaker Mercedes-Benz has announced plans to invest $1 billion to start making electric vehicles at its manufacturing plant in...
Next Round of NAFTA Talks Take on Thornier Issues
The United States will present new proposals and begin to weigh into thornier issues of the North American Free Trade...
Rohingya Crisis Dents Myanmar Hopes of Western Investment Boom
When officials from Myanmar’s commercial capital Yangon toured six European countries in June, they were hoping to drum up investment...
Iraqis Track Abandoned Homes With Digital Tools
In camps across northern Iraq, people forced from their homes by Islamic State militants are using their phones to track...
Facebook to Release Russia Ads, Beef Up Election ‘Integrity’
Facebook is slowly acknowledging the outsized — if unintended 0151— role it played in the 2016 U.S. presidential elections. ...
Review: iTunes Video Upgrade Makes New Apple TV Worth It
It might seem odd to review the new Apple TV streaming device — one specifically designed to display super-sharp video...
Standard & Poor’s Cuts China Credit Rating, Citing Debt
The Standard & Poor’s rating agency cut China’s credit rating Thursday due to its rising debts, highlighting challenges faced by...
Global Leaders See Globalization as Challenged, Not Failing
On the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Wednesday, business and political leaders around the...
Passive Polygraph Takes Lie Detection into 21st Century
A ‘passive polygraph,’ developed by SilvertLogic Labs in Seattle, Washington, is a high-tech version of the lie-detector test. Faith Lapidus...
Google Bets Big on Hardware With HTC Buy
Google is biting off a big piece of device manufacturer HTC for $1.1 billion to expand its efforts to build...
Nevada Lab: Quake-resistant Bridge Design Tests Well
Scientists at a Nevada earthquake lab Wednesday tested new bridge designs with connectors they say are innovative and created to...
Review: Apple Watch Goes Solo, But Don’t Dump Your Phone Yet
A chief gripe with Apple Watch is that it requires you to keep an iPhone with you for most tasks....
Security Firm Links Iranian Hackers to Malware Attacks
A private U.S.-based security firm is linking an Iranian government-sponsored hacking group to cyber-attacks targeted at organizations across the world....
Epidemic at Work?: Businesses Forced to Deal With Drug Abuse
After a troubled youth himself, Phillip Cohen made it a practice to hire people at his woodworking business who have...
Alexa, What Do You See? Amazon Said to Be Working on Glasses
Amazon is attempting to develop glasses that pair with Alexa and would allow users to access the voice-activated assistant outside...
China Announces Trade Secrets Crackdown to Assure Investors
China has announced a crackdown on violations of patents and trade secrets in an effort to mollify foreign companies ahead...
Moody’s: Egypt Economy Still Recovering From 2011 Uprising
Egypt’s economy has started to improve but has yet to recover from the country’s 2011 uprising and the years of...
Mobile App Aims to Help End Child Marriage in India’s Bihar
A mobile phone app is the latest tool for campaigners seeking to end child marriage in India’s Bihar state, where...
Twitter Reports Progress on Weeding Out Users Advocating Violence
Twitter said that its internal controls were allowing it to weed out accounts being used for “promotion of terrorism” earlier...
Review: Glitzy iPhone X Aside, iPhone 8 is Fine for Most
The difference between Apple’s new iPhone models is a bit like flying first class compared with coach. We envy first...
US Current Account Deficit Hits $123.1 Billion
The deficit in the broadest measure of U.S. trade rose to the highest level in more than eight years this...
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