Google’s AI Assistant Aims to Transcend the Smart Speaker
When Google launched its now distinctive digital assistant in 2016, it was already in danger of being an also-ran. At...
WSJ: Google Set to Launch Privacy Tools to Limit Online Tracking
Alphabet’s Google is set to roll out a dashboard-like function in its Chrome browser to offer users more control in...
China Prepares for Trade Talks Despite Trump’s New Threat
China says its negotiators are preparing to travel to the United States for their next round of trade talks this...
Microsoft’s Offers Software Tools to Secure Elections
Microsoft announced an ambitious effort it says will make voting secure, verifiable and subject to reliable audits. Two of the...
EXPLAINER: Who Pays Trump’s Tariffs — China and Other Exporters or US Customers?
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he would raise tariffs to 25 percent from 10 percent on $200 billion...
Boeing Did Not Disclose 737 MAX Alert Issue to FAA for 13 Months
Boeing did not tell U.S. regulators for more than a year that it inadvertently made an alarm alerting pilots to...
Bernie Sanders Calls for Breaking Up Big Agriculture Monopolies
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders on Sunday proposed a sweeping agriculture and rural investment plan to break up big agriculture...
Trump: US to Impose Higher Tariffs on Chinese Exports
U.S. President Donald Trump, looking to pressure China to speed up talks on a new trade agreement, says that starting...
Ride a Roller Coaster with No Wheels, No Track
Virtual Reality had a fantastic year in 2016, with the release of several anticipated VR glasses, including the Oculus Rift...
Nanotechnology Lenses Help Focus the Lighting Industry
An innovative Czech company is changing the way we think of light, by capturing and transforming it in ways that...
Inflatable Robot the Future of Space and Home Robotics, Academics Say
Lightweight, cheap to make and easier to send into outer space. Academics in the U.S. are developing an inflatable robot...
European, US Authorities Bust Major Darknet Site
European and American investigators have broken up one of the world’s largest online criminal marketplaces for drugs, hacking tools and...
30 Nations Pitch Internet Security Rules Amid Huawei Concern
Cybersecurity officials from dozens of countries on Friday proposed a set of principles to ensure the safety of next generation...
US Adds Robust 263K Jobs; Unemployment at 49-Year Low
U.S. employers added a robust 263,000 jobs in April, suggesting that businesses have shrugged off earlier concerns that the economy...
Vietnam Develops Own Smartphones After Decades of Contract Work
Vietnam is used to being an order taker. Companies such as Nokia and Samsung Electronics use the Southeast Asian country’s...
SpaceX Admits Crew Capsule Destroyed in April Test
Nearly two weeks after a fiery explosion during a ground test of its new crew capsule, SpaceX confirmed Thursday that...
Facebook Bans Several Personalities for Hate Speech
The hugely popular social media site Facebook has banned Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and...
White House Downplays Trump Meeting With Tycoon
A White House meeting between the current U.S. president and a prominent businessman who is seeking to become president of Taiwan...
Beyond Meat Goes Public as Sales of Plant-based Meats Rise
The Nasdaq is adding fake meat to its diet. Beyond Meat, the purveyor of plant-based burgers and sausages, made its...
Trump’s Favored Sanctions Meet Resistance
President Donald Trump is increasingly reliant upon economic sanctions to achieve his foreign policy goals, despite a repeated emphasis that...
US Renews Warning to Allies on Huawei
Britain’s prime minister fired her defense minister Wednesday after finding ‘compelling evidence’ that he leaked information to journalists about a...
US, China Reportedly Near Deal to End Some Tariffs
The United States and China are nearing a trade deal that would roll back a portion of the $250 billion...
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