New ‘Smart Home’ Tech Lets You Talk to Your Smoke Detector

New ‘Smart Home’ Tech Lets You Talk to Your Smoke Detector

Gadgets that can make homes smarter are becoming more affordable for consumers. At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas,...

Protests Erupt Again in Tunisia, Cradle of 2011 Arab Spring

Protests Erupt Again in Tunisia, Cradle of 2011 Arab Spring

Protesters took to the streets in towns and cities across Tunisia for a fourth day Friday, as anger grows over...

No Pedal to Metal in GM’s Planned Self-driving Cruise AV Car

No Pedal to Metal in GM’s Planned Self-driving Cruise AV Car

General Motors Co is seeking U.S. government approval for a fully autonomous car — one without a steering wheel, brake...

Jeff Bezos Contributes $33M to ‘Dreamers’ Scholarship Program

Jeff Bezos Contributes $33M to ‘Dreamers’ Scholarship Program

Scholarship program TheDream.US said on Friday it had received a $33 million donation from Amazon.com Inc Chief Executive Jeff Bezos...

Cybersecurity Firm: US Senate in Russian Hackers’ Crosshairs

Cybersecurity Firm: US Senate in Russian Hackers’ Crosshairs

The same Russian government-aligned hackers who penetrated the Democratic Party have spent the past few months laying the groundwork for...

Social Robots May Soon Become the Newest Member of the Family

Social Robots May Soon Become the Newest Member of the Family

The robot revolution has arrived at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week. Among those on display are...

Transit Shutdown in Greece as Unions Strike for Right to Strike

Transit Shutdown in Greece as Unions Strike for Right to Strike

The Athens subway came to a standstill Friday as Greeks protested new reforms that parliament is set to approve Jan....

As Sanctions Bite, China Trade With North Korea Plummets

As Sanctions Bite, China Trade With North Korea Plummets

China’s trade with North Korea plunged 50 percent in December as U.N. sanctions imposed over Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile development...

Fiat Chrysler to Invest $1 Billion in Michigan Plant, Add 2,500 Jobs

Fiat Chrysler to Invest $1 Billion in Michigan Plant, Add 2,500 Jobs

Fiat Chrysler Automobile said on Thursday it will shift production of Ram heavy-duty pickup trucks from Mexico to Michigan in...

Trump’s EPA Aims to Replace Obama-era Climate, Water Regulations in 2018

Trump’s EPA Aims to Replace Obama-era Climate, Water Regulations in 2018

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will replace Obama-era carbon and clean water regulations and open up a national debate on...

Walmart Hikes Minimum Wage, Announces Layoffs on Same Day

Walmart Hikes Minimum Wage, Announces Layoffs on Same Day

Walmart will raise entry-level wages for U.S. hourly employees to $11 an hour in February as it benefits from last...

Second Airbag Inflator Death Prompts Ford to Warn Some Pickup Owners

Second Airbag Inflator Death Prompts Ford to Warn Some Pickup Owners

Ford Motor Co said Thursday that it had confirmed a second death in an older pickup truck caused by a defective airbag...

CTA: Countries With Entrepreneur-friendly Policies Boost Innovation, Economies

CTA: Countries With Entrepreneur-friendly Policies Boost Innovation, Economies

More than 60 countries are represented at CES, the giant consumer electronics show taking place this week in Las Vegas,...

Amazon Looks to Build on 1st Season of NFL Streaming

Amazon Looks to Build on 1st Season of NFL Streaming

Amazon had a mostly successful debut into live streaming of major sports events with increased audience and an improved viewing...

Female-led Startups Look to Cryptocurrency for Funding

Female-led Startups Look to Cryptocurrency for Funding

Female startup founders have a notoriously harder time securing funding than men. But new methods of financing could help close...

South Korea Moves to Ban Cryptocurrency Trading

South Korea Moves to Ban Cryptocurrency Trading

The South Korean government Thursday said it plans to ban cryptocurrency trading, sending bitcoin prices plummeting and throwing the virtual...

Maine’s Senators Back Restoring Net Neutrality

Maine’s Senators Back Restoring Net Neutrality

Maine’s U.S. senators say they are getting behind an effort to restore net neutrality rules. Republican Sen. Susan Collins and...

Power Outage Hits Giant Tech Show in Las Vegas

Power Outage Hits Giant Tech Show in Las Vegas

What happens to all those internet-connected refrigerators, robots and other devices when the power goes out? Thousands of people attending...

Companion Robot Aims to Fight Isolation Among Elderly

Companion Robot Aims to Fight Isolation Among Elderly

People around the world are living longer, and how they grow old is changing. The World Health Organization finds the...

Trump Administration Bars Oil Drilling Off Florida

Trump Administration Bars Oil Drilling Off Florida

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has caved in to pressure from the governor and is banning oil and gas drilling off...

Poverty for Syrian Refugees in Lebanon Could Push Children to Marry and Work

Poverty for Syrian Refugees in Lebanon Could Push Children to Marry and Work

Nearly seven years into Syria’s civil war, Syrian refugees in neighboring Lebanon are becoming poorer, leaving children at risk of...

Sudan Currency Continues Descent on Black Market Amid Unrest

Sudan Currency Continues Descent on Black Market Amid Unrest

Sudan’s pound currency weakened to 30.5 pounds to the U.S. dollar on Tuesday from about 29.5 pounds a day earlier,...