Tokyo-based Cryptocurrency Exchange Hacked, $530 Million Lost
Coincheck, a major cryptocurrency trading exchange in Tokyo, has been hacked into and has lost about $534 million worth of...
Analysts Skeptical of China’s Boast on Industrial Performance
The Chinese government recently claimed that 98 major state-run industries have turned in the best industrial and financial performance in...
A Cheap Test for Potable Water
According to the World Health Organization, 2.1 billion people do not have access to safe drinking water. Many of them...
Despite Sanctions, N. Korea Reportedly Exported Coal to S. Korea, Japan via Russia
North Korea shipped coal to Russia last year which was then delivered to South Korea and Japan in a likely...
Nutella Riots Spread Across France
Grocery shopping went a little nuts in France when a supermarket chain deeply discounted jars of Nutella. Aficionados of the...
Melinda Gates Launches Initiative to Reduce Poverty With New Technology
Melinda Gates has launched a high-level international commission to spark new thinking on how developing countries can best harness new...
At Davos Forum, Trump Threatens to Cut Aid to Palestinians
U.S. President Donald Trump has questioned whether peace talks between the Israelis and Palestinians will ever resume. Trump made the...
A Girl, a Stranger, and a Quest for Justice in China
The young woman, new to the grind of Chinese factory life, knew the man who called himself Kalen only by...
Saving Lives by Taking the Guesswork Out of Snake Bites
An estimated 5 million people around the world are bitten by venomous snakes each year, and more than 100,000 victims...
North Korea Missile Threat Revives Talk of ‘Star Wars’
Scientists and NASA officials who spearheaded development of a space-based missile defense system in the 1980s are urging its revival...
Mnuchin ‘Not Concerned’ About Short-term Value of Dollar
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says the U.S is “not concerned” about the value of the dollar in the short-term....
Davos Elite Brace for Trump’s ‘America First’ Agenda
Donald Trump arrived at the World Economic Forum in the Swiss mountain resort of Davos on Thursday, the first serving...
Chinese Company Convicted of Stealing Trade Secrets From US Firm
A federal jury in Wisconsin on Wednesday convicted a Chinese wind turbine company of stealing trade secrets, which nearly destroyed...
Internet Access Booming in Least Developed Countries
The International Telecommunication Union reports hundreds of millions of people in the world’s poorest countries now have access to the...
Silicon Valley Moms Ease Child-care Shortage With Technology
The high cost of living makes finding affordable child care a challenge in Silicon Valley. Three moms have founded the...
Touching Objects in Virtual Reality Is Now Possible
Virtual reality allows the user to enter a different world through sight and sound. Several researchers and companies are adding...
Trump Administration Prepares Flurry of Trade Moves
The Trump administration is set to announce a raft of trade decisions over the next months, ranging from curbs on...
Europe’s Recovery Rolls On — And So Does European Central Bank Stimulus
Europe’s economy is on a roll — raising the question of exactly when the European Central Bank will end its...
Winners, Losers of Trump’s Solar Panel Tariff
President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed into law a steep tariff on imported solar panels, a move billed as a...
NAFTA Negotiators Open Key Round of Talks; Trump Cites Progress
U.S., Canadian and Mexican officials opened a key round of negotiations to modernize NAFTA on Tuesday as President Donald Trump,...
Trump Move to Tax Some Imports Creates Its Own Risks for US
President Donald Trump’s move Tuesday to tax imported solar cells and washing machines is meant to make good on his...
Senate Confirms Powell as Next US Fed Chair
The Senate on Tuesday approved President Donald Trump’s selection of Jerome Powell to be the next chairman of the Federal...
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