Posts by Newsmaker

Bezos: Amazon Will Take Risks, Learn From Failures

Bezos: Amazon Will Take Risks, Learn From Failures

Amazon challenged its retail rivals to raise their wages and improve benefits, saying the competition will help everyone. CEO and...

US Consumer Prices Rise Solidly, But Underlying Trend Tame

US Consumer Prices Rise Solidly, But Underlying Trend Tame

U.S. consumer prices increased by the most in 14 months in March, but the underlying inflation trend remained benign amid...

Facebook Cracks Down on Groups Spreading Harmful Information

Facebook Cracks Down on Groups Spreading Harmful Information

Facebook says it is rolling out a wide range of updates aimed at combatting the spread of false and harmful...

Mexico Slams US Border Slowdown as ‘Very Bad Idea’

Mexico Slams US Border Slowdown as ‘Very Bad Idea’

Mexico’s foreign minister on Wednesday criticized hold-ups in the flow of goods and people at the U.S-Mexico border, and said...

US Praises German 5G Standards as Huawei Battle Simmers

US Praises German 5G Standards as Huawei Battle Simmers

The top U.S. diplomat for cybersecurity policy has praised Germany’s draft security standards for next generation mobile networks, which he...

‘The Stakes Are Too High’: Christian Faithful Take up Climate Protest

‘The Stakes Are Too High’: Christian Faithful Take up Climate Protest

Cloaked in black and carrying white buckets filled with artificial blood, the group filed in silence to the entrance of...

Fishermen Turn to Maps as India’s Coasts Cleared for Tourism, Industry

Fishermen Turn to Maps as India’s Coasts Cleared for Tourism, Industry

After generations of trawling the same waters, the fishermen on the coast of Tamil Nadu in southeastern India know where...

White Supremacist Content Challenges Social Media Companies

White Supremacist Content Challenges Social Media Companies

The live-streamed video of the Christchurch, New Zealand, mosque shooting last month highlighted the continuing struggle by social media companies...

Green Machines? Flying Taxis Could Slash Emissions for Long Journeys

Green Machines? Flying Taxis Could Slash Emissions for Long Journeys

Futuristic electric flying taxis like those seen in the movie “Blade Runner” could offer a more sustainable – and much...

Facebook Tweaks Tools for Remembering Dead Friends

Facebook Tweaks Tools for Remembering Dead Friends

Facebook says it will use artificial intelligence to help find profiles of people who have died so their friends and...

US Agents Smash Billion-Dollar Health Care Fraud Scheme

US Agents Smash Billion-Dollar Health Care Fraud Scheme

U.S. federal agents have smashed a worldwide medical care scheme that defrauded U.S. taxpayers of more than $1 billion. The...

Virgin Galactic’s 1st Test Passenger Gets Commercial Astronaut Wings

Virgin Galactic’s 1st Test Passenger Gets Commercial Astronaut Wings

Virgin Galactic’s first test passenger received her commercial astronaut wings from the U.S. aviation regulator on Tuesday after flying on...

China, EU Agree to Strengthen Trade Relationship

China, EU Agree to Strengthen Trade Relationship

China and the European Union agreed Tuesday to strengthen their trade relationship, pledging to work toward making it easier for...

IMF Forecast: Global Growth Will Weaken This Year to 3.3%

IMF Forecast: Global Growth Will Weaken This Year to 3.3%

The International Monetary Fund is downgrading its outlook for growth in the United States, Europe, Japan and the overall global...

Trump: US to Put Tariffs on $11B in EU Goods

Trump: US to Put Tariffs on $11B in EU Goods

President Donald Trump says the United States will impose new tariffs on more than $11 billion worth of exports from...

US ‘Not Satisfied Yet’ in China Trade Talks, White House Official Says

US ‘Not Satisfied Yet’ in China Trade Talks, White House Official Says

U.S. officials are “not satisfied yet” about all the issues standing in the way of a deal to end the...

Big Tech Feels the Heat as US Moves to Protect Consumer Data

Big Tech Feels the Heat as US Moves to Protect Consumer Data

Momentum is gaining in Washington for a privacy law that could sharply rein in the ability of the largest technology...

Commissioner: SEC Steps on Tesla ‘Reasonable’ to Prevent Problems 

Commissioner: SEC Steps on Tesla ‘Reasonable’ to Prevent Problems 

The U.S. securities watchdog’s request that a federal judge hold Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk in contempt over the billionaire...

Russia Signals OPEC and Allies Could Raise Oil Output From June

Russia Signals OPEC and Allies Could Raise Oil Output From June

One of the key Russian officials to foster a supply pact with OPEC, Kirill Dmitriev, signaled on Monday that Russia...

Pinterest Sets Conservative Pricing After Lyft Drop

Pinterest Sets Conservative Pricing After Lyft Drop

Pinterest, among the gaggle of tech companies hoping to go public this year, set a conservative price range Monday for...

EU Says AI Must Be Accountable, Sets Ethical Guidelines

EU Says AI Must Be Accountable, Sets Ethical Guidelines

Companies working with artificial intelligence need to install accountability mechanisms to prevent its being misused, the European Commission said on...

Adventurous Dutchman and His Electric Car Complete Historic 3-Year Journey

Adventurous Dutchman and His Electric Car Complete Historic 3-Year Journey

Three years ago, a Dutchman climbed into his electric car and set out on a journey. Sunday, a motorcade of...