NASA Chief: US Will Always Have Astronauts in Orbit

NASA Chief: US Will Always Have Astronauts in Orbit

Major changes could be ahead for the International Space Station but there will always be an American astronaut in orbit,...

Emirates Seeks to Lead the Way to Windowless Planes

Emirates Seeks to Lead the Way to Windowless Planes

Passenger jets of the future will be safer, lighter, faster, more fuel-efficient and … windowless. So predicts Emirates Airlines chief...

Trump ‘Will Be Sticking to His Guns’ at G-7 Summit, Adviser Says

Trump ‘Will Be Sticking to His Guns’ at G-7 Summit, Adviser Says

U.S. President Donald Trump “will be sticking to his guns” at the upcoming Group of Seven summit despite criticism of...

Cambridge Analytica Boss Admits Getting Facebook Data From Researcher

Cambridge Analytica Boss Admits Getting Facebook Data From Researcher

The former head of Cambridge Analytica admitted on Wednesday his firm had received data from the researcher at the center...

India’s Central Bank Raises Key Lending Rate to 6.25 Percent

India’s Central Bank Raises Key Lending Rate to 6.25 Percent

India’s central bank raised its benchmark lending rate Wednesday to tamp down rising inflation following an increase in oil prices....

As Internet of Things Lacks World Market Leader, Focus Turns to Startups

As Internet of Things Lacks World Market Leader, Focus Turns to Startups

A surge in participation by startup companies this week, at a highlight of Asia’s biggest annual tech event, shows an...

France, Germany, UK Seek Exemption From US Iran Sanctions

France, Germany, UK Seek Exemption From US Iran Sanctions

 Britain, France and Germany have joined forces to urge the United States to exempt European companies from any sanctions the...

Facebook Acknowledges Data-Sharing Pact with Chinese Companies

Facebook Acknowledges Data-Sharing Pact with Chinese Companies

Facebook has admitted that it had a data sharing agreement with four Chinese technology companies, including one considered a national...

Security Breach at MyHeritage Website Leaks Details of 92 Million Users

Security Breach at MyHeritage Website Leaks Details of 92 Million Users

A security breach at family networking and genealogy website MyHeritage leaked the data of over 92 million users, the company...

New Apple Software Helps Limit Smartphone Use

New Apple Software Helps Limit Smartphone Use

For Apple users worried about how much time they and their children spend posting photos and videos to their devices,...

Aiming at Trump Strongholds, Mexico Hits Back With Trade Tariffs

Aiming at Trump Strongholds, Mexico Hits Back With Trade Tariffs

Mexico put tariffs on American products ranging from steel to pork and bourbon on Tuesday, retaliating against import duties on...

Trump Wants Separate Trade Talks With Canada, Mexico

Trump Wants Separate Trade Talks With Canada, Mexico

U.S. President Donald Trump is “seriously contemplating” trying to reach separate trade deals with Canada and Mexico instead of reshaping...

Uphill Battle with Plastic Trash in Oceans

Uphill Battle with Plastic Trash in Oceans

India is the global host of the 2018 World Environment Day. Highlighting its theme “Beat Plastic Pollution,” environmentalists will urge...

Starbucks Executive Chairman Howard Schultz Steps Down

Starbucks Executive Chairman Howard Schultz Steps Down

Starbucks Corp, the world’s biggest coffee chain, said on Monday Executive Chairman Howard Schultz is stepping down, effective June 26....

Microsoft Confirms It is Acquiring GitHub for $7.5 Billion

Microsoft Confirms It is Acquiring GitHub for $7.5 Billion

Microsoft on Monday said it will buy software development platform GitHub, in a deal worth $7.5 billion which will blend...

Facebook Under Scrutiny Over Data Sharing After NYT Report

Facebook Under Scrutiny Over Data Sharing After NYT Report

Facebook is pushing back against a media report saying that it provided extensive information about its users and their friends...

Bayer to Ditch Monsanto Name After Mega-Merger

Bayer to Ditch Monsanto Name After Mega-Merger

German chemicals and pharmaceuticals giant Bayer will discard the name Monsanto when it takes over the controversial US seeds and...

Big Investors Urge G7 to Step Up Climate Action, Shift From Coal

Big Investors Urge G7 to Step Up Climate Action, Shift From Coal

Institutional investors with $26 trillion in assets under management called on Group of Seven leaders on Monday to phase out...

3 Astronauts Return Safely From Space Station

3 Astronauts Return Safely From Space Station

Three astronauts from the International Space Station have safely returned to Earth after completing a five-month mission.  American Scott Tingle,...

Advances in Exoskeleton Technology Could Help Some Walk Again

Advances in Exoskeleton Technology Could Help Some Walk Again

An accident, a stroke, or a disease can leave someone paralyzed and unable to walk. That happens to more than...

Developing an Intuitive Exoskeleton

Developing an Intuitive Exoskeleton

Every year more than 15 million people worldwide suffer injuries and illnesses that leave them unable to walk according to...

Papua New Guinea Considers Facebook Ban

Papua New Guinea Considers Facebook Ban

The government Papua New Guinea is considering blocking Facebook while it investigates how to best to regulate the social networking...