Online Portal for US-Africa Trade Bypasses Obstacles
A US entrepreneur is taking advantage of a demand for American goods in Africa — creating an online portal for...
Scientists Breeding Climate Change Resistant Coral
Coral reefs support nearly a quarter of all marine species, but because of climate change, half of the world’s reefs...
Entrepreneurs Flock to Las Vegas for Giant Consumer Electronics Show
Packed inside an SUV and heading to Las Vegas, employees of CaptureProof, a San Francisco startup, are part of a...
New Tech Gadgets Are Following the Sound of Your Voice
What’s the hottest thing in the world of technology these days? Your voice. Some of the most popular gadgets over...
Chemical Sniffer Machine Detects Bombs and Illegal Drugs
Dogs are often used in airports to sniff out explosives or illegal drugs. But a high-tech machine has been developed...
Eritrea Closes Hundreds of Businesses for Bypassing Banks
Eritrea has temporarily shut down nearly 450 private businesses, the latest in a series of moves that has sent shockwaves...
Iran’s Working Class on Front Lines of Protests
The Iranian town of Doroud should be a prosperous place — nestled in a valley at the junction of two...
Social Media’s Impact on Children Rising
Researchers in Europe and the U.S. say the use of social media among preteens and teenagers is on the rise,...
Tech Companies Gear up for CES, the Massive Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas
Nearly 4,000 companies and 170,000 people will descend on Las Vegas next week for CES, the massive consumer electronics show....
US Economy Ends Year with Modest Job Gains
The U.S. economy ended 2017 by adding 148,000 new jobs in December. Despite the modest gain, hiring was strong enough...
Twitter Says Accounts of World Leaders Have Special Status
Social media giant Twitter has reiterated its stance that accounts belonging to world leaders have special status, pushing back against...
Businesses Delay Patch, Fear Fix Will Be Worse Than Chip Flaw
Chances that a fix to a major microchip security flaw may slow down or crash some computer systems are leading...
Bluefin Tuna Brings $320,000 at Japanese Market
An 892-pound (405-kilogram) bluefin tuna has sold for 36.5 million yen ($320,000) in what may really be Tsukiji market’s last...
Internet Association to Join Expected Net Neutrality Lawsuit
The Internet Association, a trade group representing companies such as Google parent Alphabet Inc and Facebook Inc, said on Friday...
US Employers Add Modest 148,000 Jobs; Unemployment 4.1 Pct.
U.S. employers added 148,000 jobs in December, a modest gain but still enough to suggest that the economy entered the...
Brits Call for ‘Latte Levy’ to Reduce Cup Waste
Britain should charge a 25-pence ($0.34) levy on disposable coffee cups to cut down waste and use the money to...
Tech Startups Hope to Impress at CES
The Consumer Electronics show opens this weekend in Las Vegas, Nevada. There are a host of new tech startups descending...
Apple to Issue Fix for iPhones, Macs at Risk From Chip Flaw
Apple Inc. will release a patch for the Safari web browser on its iPhones, iPads and Macs within days, it said Thursday,...
Investors Skittish, but Marijuana Growers, Sellers to Stay the Course
Marijuana-related stocks plummeted, cannabis boosters worried about the industry’s future and defiant growers and sellers vowed to keep operating after...
Intel Shares Fall as Investors Worry About Costs of Chip Flaw
Intel Corp shares fell nearly 2 percent Thursday as investors worried about the potential financial liability and reputational hit from...
Wall Street’s Love of Tax Cuts Drives Dow to 25,000 Mark
Wall Street sure loves the tax bill, even if polls show most Americans don’t. The Dow Jones industrial average surged...
Interior Department Wants to Open 90 Percent of US Continental Shelf to Drilling
The U.S. Department of the Interior has announced plans to open up 90 percent of America’s coastal waters to oil...
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