Posts by Newsmaker

Corporate Tax Goal in Doubt as Trump Kicks Off Push on Reform

Corporate Tax Goal in Doubt as Trump Kicks Off Push on Reform

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Tuesday cast doubt on President Donald Trump’s goal of cutting the corporate tax rate...

US Updates Self-driving Car Guidelines

US Updates Self-driving Car Guidelines

The Trump administration is updating safety guidelines for self-driving cars in an attempt to clear barriers for automakers and tech...

Apple Introduces Major Upgrades to Trademark iPhone

Apple Introduces Major Upgrades to Trademark iPhone

Apple released the latest in smartphone technology Tuesday — the $1,000 iPhone X (the X stands for the number 10,...

Survivors, Relatives, Volunteers Connect Online for Irma Aid

Survivors, Relatives, Volunteers Connect Online for Irma Aid

Worried relatives, generous volunteers, frantic neighbors, even medical providers are turning to social media now that Hurricane Irma wiped out...

Macron’s Big Test: France-Wide Protests Over Labor Overhaul

Macron’s Big Test: France-Wide Protests Over Labor Overhaul

Eiffel Tower employees planned a walkout, angry carnival workers snarled traffic around Paris’ Arc de Triomphe, and Paris police girded...

While Stock Market Soars, US Farmers Struggle

While Stock Market Soars, US Farmers Struggle

While U.S. stock indexes continue to see record breaking gains and U.S. employment numbers are encouraging, American farmers continue to...

US to Unveil Streamlined Autonomous Vehicle Guidelines

US to Unveil Streamlined Autonomous Vehicle Guidelines

U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao will unveil on Tuesday streamlined safety guidelines for automakers that want to deploy self-driving vehicles,...

Apple May Test Bounds of iPhone Love with $1,000 Model

Apple May Test Bounds of iPhone Love with $1,000 Model

Apple is expected to sell its fanciest iPhone yet for $1,000, crossing into a new financial frontier that will test...

Brazil Businessman Turns Himself into Police in Graft Probe

Brazil Businessman Turns Himself into Police in Graft Probe

The former chairman of the world’s largest meatpacker, whose testimony implicated Brazil’s president in corruption, turned himself in to police...

Apple to Unveil New iPhone

Apple to Unveil New iPhone

It’s been only 10 years since Apple’s late co-founder Steve Jobs presented the first iPhone. Since then, the competition with...

DACA Repeal Could Cost US Businesses, Economy Billions

DACA Repeal Could Cost US Businesses, Economy Billions

The White House’s decision this week to repeal the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), carries enormous repercussions for the...

DACA Repeal to Cost U.S. Businesses, Economy Billions

DACA Repeal to Cost U.S. Businesses, Economy Billions

The White House’s decision to repeal DACA, or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, carries enormous repercussions for the nearly 800,000...

Digital Photographs Can Steal Fingerprints

Digital Photographs Can Steal Fingerprints

We know that fingerprints can be lifted off various surfaces. But now technology is available to steal fingerprints from a...

Hurricanes Harvey and Irma Could Shave Up to 1 Percent From US GDP in 3rd Quarter

Hurricanes Harvey and Irma Could Shave Up to 1 Percent From US GDP in 3rd Quarter

Two back-to-back storms will have a significant impact on U.S. growth and productivity, according to economists tracking the impact of...

Equifax Faces Lawsuits, Investigations After Major Data Breach

Equifax Faces Lawsuits, Investigations After Major Data Breach

The U.S. credit monitoring company Equifax is facing a storm of criticism, lawsuits and investigations after a data breach that...

Apple Embarks on Emmy Quest With Big Bet on Video Streaming

Apple Embarks on Emmy Quest With Big Bet on Video Streaming

Television is one of the few screens that has Apple hasn’t conquered, but that may soon change. The world’s richest...

Rwanda’s Largest Solar Field Also Empowers Orphans

Rwanda’s Largest Solar Field Also Empowers Orphans

In Rwanda, less than 15 percent of the population has access to electricity. In rural areas, it can be as...

World’s First Biodegradable Car Designed

World’s First Biodegradable Car Designed

There are smart cars, hybrid cars, electric cars, and now a biodegradable car. A group of technology students has built...

Equifax: Cyberattack Could Affect 143M Americans

Equifax: Cyberattack Could Affect 143M Americans

About 143 million Americans could be affected by a cyberattack on the credit monitoring company Equifax. The Atlanta-based company said...

BMW Gears Up to Mass Produce Electric Cars by 2020

BMW Gears Up to Mass Produce Electric Cars by 2020

Germany’s BMW is gearing up to mass produce electric cars by 2020 and will to have 12 different models by...

Poll: Two-thirds of Americans Get Their News from Social Media

Poll: Two-thirds of Americans Get Their News from Social Media

A full 67 percent of Americans now report receiving at least a portion of their news from social media, according...

Dry Jordan Launches Project to Grow Crops From Seawater

Dry Jordan Launches Project to Grow Crops From Seawater

Water-poor Jordan on Thursday launched a project using seawater to produce crops with clean energy.   Jordan’s King Abdullah II...