Kenyan Girls to Fly to Google Headquarters After Inventing App to End FGM
Animated chatter spills out from a corner of tech giant Google’s Nairobi offices as five Kenyan schoolgirls discuss their upcoming...
Computer Vision Technology Teaches Drones to ‘See’
The popularity of drones keeps growing, both for personal and commercial use. Instead of humans controlling them, researchers are working...
Divided UK, Inconclusive Election Could Put Brakes on Brexit
Lucy Harris thinks Britain’s decision to leave the European Union is a dream come true. Nick Hopkinson thinks it’s a...
Microsatellite Will Monitor Vegetation Changes Every Two Days
A new eye in the sky will soon help scientists monitor environmental changes with frequent, high-resolution pictures of dozens of...
Madrid Asks Antitrust Watchdog to Look at Uber
Authorities in Madrid asked Spain’s anti-trust watchdog on Saturday to investigate whether Uber’s new low-cost airport transfer service constitutes unfair...
India Cracks Down on Cigarette Ads, Giveaways
The state government in India’s capital told Philip Morris International Inc and other tobacco companies Saturday to remove all advertisements...
Afghan Chief Executive Welcomes Home All-girl Robotics Team
Afghanistan’s all-girl robotics team returned Saturday to Kabul after its successful trip to Washington for the FIRST Global Robotics Challenge,...
Australian Death May Be 18th Linked to Takata Air Bags
An Australian man who died in a Sydney car crash may be the 18th death linked to faulty Takata air...
New Satellite Network to Provide High-definition Colored Videos of Earth
A network of satellites that can take high-resolution photos and colored videos of earth is planned. The images could be...
Despite Trump’s Intervention, Job Security Still Elusive for Indiana Carrier Employees
The Carrier manufacturing facility in Indianapolis, Indiana, owned by United Technologies Company, was in the limelight during the 2016 presidential...
Trump to Sign Order Authorizing Review of Manufacturing Sector
President Donald Trump was expected to sign an executive order Friday authorizing a comprehensive review of the U.S. manufacturing sector...
Trump Properties Seek Foreign Workers for Winter Season
Businesses owned by U.S. President Donald Trump have filed requests for visas with the Department of Labor to hire dozens...
Russian Parliament Bans Use of Proxy Internet Services, VPNs
Russia’s parliament passed a bill to outlaw the use of virtual private networks, or VPNs, and other Internet proxy services,...
Slowdown in Energy Investment Could Come Back to Hurt Oil Producers
An international energy watchdog warns that the decline in global investment in the oil sector could lead to energy shortages...
Secret Catalyst Turns Simple Acid into Hydrogen Fuel
In some parts of the world, the race is on to find the next generation of clean fuel. In the...
Peru Government Fires Special Attorney on Odebrecht Graft Probe
The government of Peru’s President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski said on Thursday that it was firing its special counsel in a...
Alexa, Turn Up My Kenmore AC; Sears Cuts Deal with Amazon
Sears will begin selling its appliances on Amazon.com, including smart appliances that can be synced with Amazon’s voice assistant, Alexa....
Musk Says He Gets OK to Start Work on New York-Washington ‘Hyperloop’
Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk on Thursday said he had received “verbal” approval to start building a high-speed underground transport system...
China Unveils Plan to Become a World Leader in AI by 2025
China unveiled a national artificial intelligence (AI) development plan on Thursday, laying out its ambitions to build world-leading technology amid...
CEOs at Major US Firms Earn 271 Times as Much as Employees
A study by the Economic Policy Institute says the chief executive officers of America’s largest firms were paid an average...
Indian Builders Pledge ‘Green’ Homes in Race to Meet Climate Goals
India’s top builders have pledged to make at least a fifth of their new housing developments sustainable by 2022, as...
In China, Ford Cars Pass ‘Golden Noses’ Test Before Sale
While Western drivers like the “new car smell” of a vehicle fresh off the production line, Chinese would rather their...
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