Chicken Waste Could Generate Power Plant Electricity
Coal-fired power plants release greenhouse gases into the air, causing pollution and contributing to climate change. But as much as...
Australia Plans Legal Cannabis Exports to a Lucrative World Market
Australia said Thursday it planned to become the fourth country in the world to legalize medicinal marijuana exports in a...
US Auto Sales Decline, Ending Record Streak
Auto sales in the United States fell by 2 percent in 2017, the first decline in seven years. Ford Motor...
Security Flaws Put Virtually All Phones, Computers at Risk, Researchers Say
Security researchers on Wednesday disclosed a set of security flaws that they said could let hackers steal sensitive information from nearly every modern...
Blackberry Surges on Deal With Baidu for Self-driving Cars
BlackBerry Ltd and Chinese internet search firm Baidu Inc on Wednesday signed a deal to jointly develop self-driving vehicle technology,...
One Difference Between 2009 vs 2018 Iran Protests? 48 Million Smartphones
In 2009, the world watched as Iranians marching in the streets turned to social media sites like Twitter and Facebook...
African Conservationists Praise China’s Ivory Ban
The sale of ivory just became illegal in mainland China, a move heralded by conservationists, who say the legal trade...
What’s Next in the Robotics Industry?
The robotics industry has made impressive advancements in 2017, and that’s expected to continue as robots are becoming more sophisticated,...
Spotify Hit With New Copyright Lawsuit in US
A music publisher is seeking at least $1.6 billion from Spotify for alleged copyright violations, the latest lawsuit to hit...
Brazil Closes Out 2017 with Record Trade Surplus
Brazil’s road to economic recovery has passed another milestone with official data showing Tuesday that the country finished 2017 with...
US Coal Mining Deaths Surge in 2017 After Hitting Record Low
Coal mining deaths surged in the U.S. in 2017, one year after they hit a record low. The nation’s coal...
China’s WeChat Denies Storing User Chats
Tencent Holdings’ WeChat, China’s most popular messenger app, on Tuesday denied storing users’ chat histories, after a top businessman was...
2017 Safest Year on Record for Commercial Passenger Air Travel
Airlines recorded zero accident deaths in commercial passenger jets last year, according to a Dutch consulting firm and an aviation...
Minister: UK May Use Taxes to Get Tech Giants to Do More to Fight Extremism
Britain may impose new taxes on tech giants like Google and Facebook unless they do more to combat online extremism...
California Begins Recreational Marijuana Sales
More than two decades after California became the first U.S. state to legalize medical marijuana use, on January first it...
China’s 2017 Movie Ticket Sales Rise 13.5 Percent
China’s total domestic movie ticket sales rose 13.5 percent in 2017 to 55.9 billion yuan ($8.6 billion), a state news...
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