Posts by Newsmaker

US to Impose Stricter Screening for Electronics Larger than Cellphones

US to Impose Stricter Screening for Electronics Larger than Cellphones

The U.S. Transportation Security Administration is boosting security measures by requiring any carry-on electronics larger than a cellphone to be...

Hacker Summit Puts New Focus on Preventing Brazen Attacks

Hacker Summit Puts New Focus on Preventing Brazen Attacks

Against a backdrop of cyberattacks that have grown into full-fledged sabotage, Facebook chief security officer Alex Stamos is bringing a...

Twitter No Longer at ‘Death’s Door’ as Earnings Report Approaches

Twitter No Longer at ‘Death’s Door’ as Earnings Report Approaches

Twitter Inc heads toward its quarterly earnings report on Thursday with a stock that has risen more than 40 percent...

US Treads Water on Cyber Policy as Destructive Attacks Mount

US Treads Water on Cyber Policy as Destructive Attacks Mount

The Trump administration’s refusal to publicly accuse Russia and others in a wave of politically motivated hacking attacks is creating...

Origami Robot Can be Folded into a Variety of Shapes

Origami Robot Can be Folded into a Variety of Shapes

Origami – the ancient Japanese art of paper folding – can create cranes whose wings flap and frogs that jump....

Wisconsin Retail Tech Company Offers to Microchip its Staff

Wisconsin Retail Tech Company Offers to Microchip its Staff

A Wisconsin company is offering to microchip its employees, enabling them to open doors, log onto their computers and purchase...

China Escalates Efforts to Shut Down Unauthorized VPNs

China Escalates Efforts to Shut Down Unauthorized VPNs

In spite of an earlier denial, the Chinese government has tightened its grip on the Internet, stepping up efforts against...

Records: EPA Chief Jets Away for Weekends on Taxpayer’s Dime

Records: EPA Chief Jets Away for Weekends on Taxpayer’s Dime

Records show the head of the Environmental Protection Agency spent weekends in his home state during his first three months...

Analysts: US Could Impose Steel Tariffs After Weak Trade Talks

Analysts: US Could Impose Steel Tariffs After Weak Trade Talks

Following a lack of agreement at the U.S. China Comprehensive Economic Dialogue in Washington last week, analysts say they expect...

Young African Entrepreneur Develops Rival to YouTube

Young African Entrepreneur Develops Rival to YouTube

A Ghanaian teenager wanted to develop a video search engine that could challenge the dominance of YouTube. As Faith Lapidus...

Brazil Plans Federal Workers’ Buyout to Cut Deficit

Brazil Plans Federal Workers’ Buyout to Cut Deficit

Brazil’s cash-strapped government is drawing up a voluntary redundancy plan for federal civil servants aimed at reducing its bloated payroll...

Republicans in US House Push for Congressional Budget Office Cuts

Republicans in US House Push for Congressional Budget Office Cuts

Conservative Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives are seeking to add an amendment this week to spending legislation that...

IMF Warms to Eurozone Economy Amid Lower Political Risks

IMF Warms to Eurozone Economy Amid Lower Political Risks

The International Monetary Fund is more optimistic about the economy of the 19-country eurozone after a run of elections saw...

Kenyan Girls to Fly to Google Headquarters After Inventing App to End FGM

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’

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

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

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 

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

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

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

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

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...