Tap and Donate: Paris Church to Take Contactless Cards
The Catholic church is going digital in Paris. The city’s diocese will introduce a system allowing contactless card payments...
China’s Economy Posts First Annual Increase Since 2010
China’s economy surged in 2017, posting a 6.9 percent increase from the year before — its first annual increase in seven...
Underwater Robots Monitor Changes Under Antarctic Ice Sheet
While the calving of cliff-sized chunks of ice off the polar glaciers is a very visible effect of climate change,...
Dow Closes Above 26,000, Just 8 Sessions After Earlier Milestone
Wall Street roared upward Wednesday, with investor enthusiasm sending all three major stock indices to record finishes, and the Dow to...
Facebook Widens Probe Into Alleged Russian Meddling in Brexit
Facebook Inc said on Wednesday it would conduct a new, comprehensive search of its records for possible propaganda that Russian...
US Financial Crime Fighters Eye Overseas Virtual Currency Platforms
Financial crime fighters at the U.S. Treasury are “aggressively” pursuing virtual currency platforms that lack strong internal safeguards against money...
Apple to Build 2nd Campus, Hire 20,000 in $350B Pledge
Apple is planning to build another corporate campus and hire 20,000 workers during the next five years as part of...
Twitter May Notify Users Exposed to Russian Propaganda During 2016 Election
Twitter may notify users whether they were exposed to content generated by a suspected Russian propaganda service, a company executive...
Gourmet Chocolate Becomes Economic Lifeline in Venezuela
In a modest apartment near a Caracas slum, nutrition professor Nancy Silva and four aids spread rich, dark Venezuelan cocoa...
El Salvador Eyes Work Scheme with Qatar for Migrants Facing Exit from US
El Salvador is discussing a deal with Qatar under which Salvadoran migrants facing the loss of their right to stay...
Mexican Car Sales Slump Ahead of Election
Car dealerships in Mexico City have kicked off the new year offering “clearance sales” and free insurance as 2017 models...
21 States Sue to Keep Net Neutrality as Senate Democrats Reach 50 Votes
A group of 21 U.S. state attorneys general filed suit to challenge the Federal Communications Commission’s decision to do away...
French Startup Launches Hydrogen-powered Bicyles
A French start-up has become the first company to start factory production of hydrogen-powered bicycles for use in corporate or...
Lifelike Robots Made in Hong Kong Meant to Win Over Humans
David Hanson envisions a future in which robots powered by artificial intelligence evolve to become “super-intelligent genius machines” that might...
US Net Neutrality Move May Lead to Trade War with Chinese Internet Firms
A recent decision by the United States’ Federal Communications Commission to repeal net neutrality, which are rules designed to prevent...
New Tech Reads Sealed Ancient Documents Without Opening Them
Attempting to open sealed age-old books and documents without damaging them is difficult. Now scientists in Switzerland have perfected an...
Global Carmakers to Invest at Least $90B in Electric Vehicles
Ford’s plan to double its electrified vehicle spending is part of an investment tsunami in batteries and electric cars by...
Paper: IMF Concerned by Ukraine’s Anti-Corruption Draft Law
The International Monetary Fund has told the Ukrainian authorities that it does not support a draft law to create an...
Palestinians to Get 3G in West Bank, After Israel Lifts Ban
Palestinians in the West Bank are finally getting high-speed mobile data services, after a yearslong Israeli ban that cost their...
Uganda Considering Launching Its Own Social Media Platforms
[Uganda is mulling over the idea of creating its own social media platforms. But social media users and government critics...
Vietnam Seeks Upper Hand on Dissent with Rules On Foreign Internet Services
Vietnam is adding pressure on foreign internet firms to keep data on local users and be more accessible to the...
How Tech Affects Kids a Concern at Consumer Electronics Show
Kathryn Green and her husband prevented their young son from playing on screen devices until he was 2 years old....
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