South Korean Economy Shrinks Unexpectedly in 1st Quarter
South Korea’s economy unexpectedly shrank in the first quarter, marking its worst performance since the global financial crisis, as government...
Facebook Beats Profit Estimates, Sets Aside $3B for Privacy Penalty
Facebook on Wednesday blew away Wall Street profit estimates in the first quarter as it kept a lid on the...
Microsoft Surges Toward Trillion-Dollar Value as Profits Rise
Microsoft said profits climbed in the past quarter on its cloud and business services as the U.S. technology giant saw...
Boeing Reports Lower Profits Amid 737 MAX Crisis
Boeing reported lower first-quarter profits Wednesday as the global grounding of its 737 MAX plane following two crashes hit results....
Technology Ethics Campaigners Offer Plan to Fight ‘Human Downgrading’
Technology firms should do more to connect people in positive ways and steer away from trends that have tended to...
Multisensory VR Allows Users to Step Into a Movie and Interact with Objects
Imagine stepping into a movie or virtual world and being able to interact with what’s there. That’s now possible through...
Apparel Sector a Reminder That Vietnam and China Must Get Along
Vietnam this week just celebrated the fact it has survived nearly a millennium of independence from China, which previously ruled...
New Zealand, France Plan Bid to Tackle Extremism on Social Media
In the wake of the Christchurch attack, New Zealand said on Wednesday that it would work with France in an...
Treasury’s Mnuchin Fails to Meet Deadline to Hand Over Trump Tax Returns
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Tuesday failed to meet a final congressional deadline for turning over President Donald Trump’s...
Trump Adviser Kudlow ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ on Trade Deal with China
A top White House economic adviser said on Tuesday the United States and China were making progress in trade negotiations...
US Charges 2 Chinese Engineers with Stealing Trade Secrets
The Justice Department on Tuesday announced indictments against two Chinese nationals accused of working together to steal trade secrets from...
Will Smith, NASA, Fortnite Among 2019 Webby Award Winners
Actor Will Smith, NASA, Fortnite and Disney are among the 2019 Webby Award winners for internet excellence. The International Academy...
EU Wary of Fake Online Accounts as Europe Elections Approach
The European Union is praising Facebook, Google and Twitter for tackling disinformation while urging the social media giants to do...
Crisis-hit Greeks Foot Steep Bills for Health and Education
Every month, when his respiratory medicine runs out, Dionysis Assimakopoulos heads to the most unlikely pharmacy in Athens. Amid derelict...
Samsung Delays Launch of Folding Galaxy Smartphone
Samsung said Monday it was delaying the launch of its folding smartphone after trouble with handsets sent to reviewers. Some...
Seeds of Discontent: Argentina’s Farmers Turn Cool on Their Man Macri
Argentine President Mauricio Macri rode to power in 2015 promising to bolster the farming sector and cut back taxes that...
Sri Lanka Shuts Down Social Media After Terror Attack
People in Sri Lanka are experiencing a second day without access to some of the most popular social media sites...
Melinda Gates Talks ‘Brash’ Microsoft Culture in New Book
Looking back at her time as an early Microsoft employee, Melinda Gates said the brash culture at the famously tough,...
Tesla Shows Off Self-Driving Technology to Investors
Tesla broadcast a web presentation on Monday to update investors about its self-driving strategy as Chief Executive Elon Musk tries...
Ford Unveils New Electric Fleet
Ford is showing off its new fleet of electric vehicles. Some of the standouts include a new hybrid plug-in and...
The Future of Farming: Robots Tend Crops and Bovines Go 5G
British agriculture is going high-tech. Farmers recently tested cutting-edge technology like robots that autonomously tend fields and wireless cattle that...
China’s Political System Helps Advance Its Artificial Intelligence
Recent technological advances demonstrated by China have started an intense debate on whether it is set to take a lead...
