Posts by Newsmaker

Study: Online Attacks on Jews Ramp Up Before Election Day

Study: Online Attacks on Jews Ramp Up Before Election Day

Far-right extremists have ramped up an intimidating wave of anti-Semitic harassment against Jewish journalists, political candidates and others ahead of...

Facebook Removes Iran-Linked Accounts Spreading False Info

Facebook Removes Iran-Linked Accounts Spreading False Info

Facebook says it has removed 82 pages, accounts and groups linked to Iran from its service and from Instagram for...

US Stocks Plunge, Then Recover Some Ground Friday

US Stocks Plunge, Then Recover Some Ground Friday

U.S. stock market indexes fell sharply in Friday’s early trading, but saw losses ease later in the day.  At one...

US Economy Grew at Strong 3.5 Percent Rate in 3rd Quarter

US Economy Grew at Strong 3.5 Percent Rate in 3rd Quarter

The U.S. economy grew at a robust annual rate of 3.5 percent in the July-September quarter as the strongest burst...

WTO Member Group Vows to Reform Rules on Subsidies, Dispute Settlement

WTO Member Group Vows to Reform Rules on Subsidies, Dispute Settlement

Top trade officials from 12 countries and the European Union on Thursday vowed to reform World Trade Organization rules in...

US Stocks Rebound Strongly

US Stocks Rebound Strongly

Major U.S. stock indexes made strong gains in Thursday’s trading after some upbeat profit reports by major companies.  The Nasdaq composite...

UK Fines Facebook Over Data Privacy Scandal, EU Seeks Audit

UK Fines Facebook Over Data Privacy Scandal, EU Seeks Audit

British regulators slapped Facebook on Thursday with a fine of 500,000 pounds ($644,000) — the maximum possible — for failing...

Google Abandons Berlin Campus Plan After Locals Protest

Google Abandons Berlin Campus Plan After Locals Protest

Google is abandoning plans to establish a campus for tech startups in Berlin after protests from residents worried about gentrification....

Tech Companies Lead Another Steep Sell-Off in US Stocks

Tech Companies Lead Another Steep Sell-Off in US Stocks

Another torrent of selling gripped Wall Street on Wednesday, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeting more than 600 points...

Google Abandons Planned Berlin Office Hub

Google Abandons Planned Berlin Office Hub

Campaigners in a bohemian district of Berlin celebrated Wednesday after Internet giant Google abandoned strongly-opposed plans to open a large...

Saudi Crown Prince Expects Economic Growth of 2.5 Percent in 2018

Saudi Crown Prince Expects Economic Growth of 2.5 Percent in 2018

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said on Wednesday the kingdom will continue with reforms and spending on infrastructure, predicting...

Facebook Unveils Systems for Catching Child Nudity, ‘Grooming’ of Children

Facebook Unveils Systems for Catching Child Nudity, ‘Grooming’ of Children

Facebook Inc said on Wednesday that company moderators during the last quarter removed 8.7 million user images of child nudity...

Rust Belt’s Got Talent, But No Money

Rust Belt’s Got Talent, But No Money

Julius Wakam worked in auto manufacturing for 11 years before being laid off in 2008. Today, the married father of...

Hi-tech Cameras Spy Fugitive Emissions

Hi-tech Cameras Spy Fugitive Emissions

The technology used in space missions can be expensive but it has some practical benefits here on Earth. Case in...

US Lawmaker Vows to Work Toward New Trump Tax Cut

US Lawmaker Vows to Work Toward New Trump Tax Cut

The top Republican lawmaker on tax policy in the U.S. House of Representatives said Tuesday that he was working with the White...

US Tech Companies Reconsider Saudi Investment

US Tech Companies Reconsider Saudi Investment

The controversy over the death of Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi has shined a harsh light on the growing financial...

Low-tech Tools Can Fight Land Corruption, Experts Say

Low-tech Tools Can Fight Land Corruption, Experts Say

Technological solutions to prevent land corruption require resources, but they do not have to be expensive, land rights experts said Tuesday. Satellite imagery,...

Syria’s Food Production Hits 29-Year Low

Syria’s Food Production Hits 29-Year Low

A report by the Food and Agriculture Organization and World Food Program finds extreme weather conditions in Syria have caused...

First Sign Language Starbucks Opens in Washington DC

First Sign Language Starbucks Opens in Washington DC

Coffee drinkers in the nation’s capital can now order that tall pumpkin spice iced skim latte in sign language. Starbucks...

Apple Offers a Range of iPhones, From $450 to $1,100

Apple Offers a Range of iPhones, From $450 to $1,100

Apple’s new iPhone XR has most of the features found in the top-of-the-line iPhone XS Max, but not its $1,100...

Twitter Removes Accounts Linked to Alex Jones, Infowars

Twitter Removes Accounts Linked to Alex Jones, Infowars

Twitter has removed some accounts thought to be used to circumvent a ban on conspiracy-monger Alex Jones and Infowars, the...

An Avatar Is Going to Help Police Guard European Borders

An Avatar Is Going to Help Police Guard European Borders

A new artificial intelligence program could make land borders across Europe more secure. When a pilot program begins next month,...