Amazon Launches Shopping Social Network Spark for iOS
Amazon.com has launched a social feature called Spark that allows members to showcase and purchase products on its platforms, the...
Asia’s Richest Man Comes Under Pressure in China
Asia’s richest man, Wang Jianlin, suddenly finds himself cornered. The giant Dalian Wanda Group, which he heads, is facing a...
Teen Robot Builders from 157 Countries Compete
Robots from around the world clashed in Washington, DC (this week, July 17-18). It’s part of a global competition bringing...
Uber-style App ‘Careem’ Goes Off Beaten Track in Palestinian West Bank
Careem, a Middle Eastern rival to Uber, has become the first ride-hailing firm to operate in the Israeli-occupied West Bank....
Silicon Valley Reacts to Trump Decision to Delay International Entrepreneur Rule
President Trump’s decision to delay a new program for immigrant entrepreneurs to come to the U.S. has drawn criticism from...
House Budget Blueprint Key to Success of Trump Tax Agenda
Despite opposition from Republican moderates and conservatives, House leaders are pressing ahead with a budget plan whose success is critical...
Story of Afghan Girls’ Team Just One of Many at Robotics Event
An international robotics competition in Washington was in its final day Tuesday, with teams of teenagers from more than 150...
Mexico Economy Minister Queries US Talk on Cutting NAFTA Trade Deficits
Mexico’s economy minister on Tuesday expressed concern that the United States was insisting on reducing trade deficits in objectives it...
Afghan All-girls Robotics Team Impressed by ‘Friendly’ US
It took an intervention from U.S. President Donald Trump and other officials to allow the girls of the Afghan robotics...
Silicon Valley Mostly Quiet in Internet Surveillance Debate in Congress
Facebook, Alphabet’s Google, Apple and other major technology firms are largely absent from a debate over the renewal of a...
Poll: Americans Want US Goods, But Not Willing to Pay More
Americans say they love U.S.-made goods. They are less enthusiastic, however, about paying a premium for them. At the AMES...
Trump Touts ‘Made in America Week’
The Trump Administration has launched “Made In America Week” to highlight the importance of U.S. manufacturing and tout its policies...
Hyperloop Technology Takes One Small Step Forward
Engineers at Hyperloop recently took a significant step toward proving their new vacuum-tube-based transportation system may in fact be the...
Trump Declares ‘Hard Part Now is Done’ to Bring Jobs Back to America
President Donald Trump inspected products brought to the White House on Monday from all 50 U.S. states to launch his...
Netflix Still Piling Up Viewers — and Big Programming Bills
Netflix is pulling in new viewers and award nominations in droves, but the online video service still faces a long-term...
Two Iranians Charged in US for Hacking, Selling Weapons Software
Two Iranian nationals have been charged in the United States in an alleged scheme to steal and resell software to...
Afghan Girls Robotics Team Competes after Visa Obstacles
Their team shirts didn’t say “Afghanistan” and their name badges were handwritten, not typed, suggesting the last-minute nature of their...
EU Agrees to Allow in More Ukraine Exports for 3 Years
EU foreign ministers approved on Monday measures to allow Ukraine to export more industrial and agricultural products free of tariffs...
VR Learning the Wave of the Future
Thanks to Hollywood special effects, it’s possible to create a world of superheroes or galaxies far, far away. But that...
India’s Low-paid Garment Workers Seek $7.6M Compensation
On a sweltering summer morning in the southern Indian city of Chennai, a dozen garment workers crowd into a small...
With Engines Whirring, Electric Car Racing Comes to Brooklyn
The roar of the engine was replaced by a furious whirring as the future of motorsports came to Brooklyn. Formula...
Internet Outage in Violence-Plagued Somalia Is Extra Headache for Businesses
A severed marine cable has left Somalia without internet for weeks, triggering losses for businesses, residents said, and adding a...
