Posts by Newsmaker

Trump Vows Action to Ease Job Loss at Chinese Tech Giant

Trump Vows Action to Ease Job Loss at Chinese Tech Giant

President Donald Trump says he is looking for a way to let a Chinese technology firm “get back into business...

Management Training in India Aims to Empower Professional Women

Management Training in India Aims to Empower Professional Women

There’s a push to level the playing field for women in India, where women account for 42 percent of university...

NASA to Send Tiny Helicopter to Mars 

NASA to Send Tiny Helicopter to Mars 

NASA is planning to send a tiny autonomous helicopter to Mars on its next rover mission to the red planet....

How Close Is Electric Aviation?

How Close Is Electric Aviation?

Electric-powered ground transport is slowly but steadily taking over from one based on fossil fuels. Electric cars, buses, bikes, scooters,...

Facebook Checks Its Bias

Facebook Checks Its Bias

When Facebook recently said it would allow outside reviewers inside its platform to look for signs of racial or political...

Latest Round of NAFTA Talks Ends Without Breakthrough

Latest Round of NAFTA Talks Ends Without Breakthrough

Senior officials from the United States, Canada and Mexico ended the latest round of talks on the North American Free...

UK’s May, Trump Agree Talks Needed Over Iranian Sanctions

UK’s May, Trump Agree Talks Needed Over Iranian Sanctions

British Prime Minister Theresa May and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed in a phone call Friday that talks were needed to...

Minister: Mexico Refuses to Be Rushed Into Poor NAFTA Deal

Minister: Mexico Refuses to Be Rushed Into Poor NAFTA Deal

Mexico will not be rushed into revamping the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) just to get a deal, Economy...

Rolls-Royce Unveils SUV with $325K Price Tag

Rolls-Royce Unveils SUV with $325K Price Tag

Motorists with the money can now explore off-road in luxury or just make a statement dropping the kids off at...

World Bank: Kenyan Refugee Camp ‘Open for Business’

World Bank: Kenyan Refugee Camp ‘Open for Business’

Burden or business opportunity? A new U.N.-backed study of refugees from the World Bank’s International Financial Corporation argues for the...

Smartphone Apps Help You Monitor Your Health

Smartphone Apps Help You Monitor Your Health

Advanced sensor technology can monitor a wide range of applications, from water quality to air pollution to energy use. Faith...

Official: Trump Administration Will Allow AI to ‘Freely Develop’ in US

Official: Trump Administration Will Allow AI to ‘Freely Develop’ in US

The Trump administration will not stand in the way of the development of artificial intelligence in the United States, a...

Mexico Says Time Running Out for Quick NAFTA Deal; Canada Upbeat

Mexico Says Time Running Out for Quick NAFTA Deal; Canada Upbeat

Mexico on Thursday indicated time was running out to see whether NAFTA nations could agree a new deal in the...

Italian Researchers Develop Lighter, Cheaper Robotic Hand

Italian Researchers Develop Lighter, Cheaper Robotic Hand

Italian researchers on Thursday unveiled a new robotic hand they say allows users to grip objects more naturally and featuring...

A New Silicon Valley is Sprouting in Middle America

A New Silicon Valley is Sprouting in Middle America

Kavitha Kamalbabu needed a break. She had raised her two children and the youngest was now in kindergarten. It was...

Virginia Woman Breaks Glass Ceiling with Wood

Virginia Woman Breaks Glass Ceiling with Wood

Virginia Wallen is a wife, a mother of three, and a woodworker. She achieved what she has never imagined she...

Syrian Refugees Showcase Innovation Ideas

Syrian Refugees Showcase Innovation Ideas

No matter where they live, young people are capable of coming up with fresh ideas about how to improve life...

Energy Stocks Jump on Wall Street After US Quits Iran Deal

Energy Stocks Jump on Wall Street After US Quits Iran Deal

Wall Street surged on Wednesday as surging oil prices boosted energy stocks following U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision the previous day to...

Google Suspends Advertising Related to Irish Abortion Referendum

Google Suspends Advertising Related to Irish Abortion Referendum

Google is suspending all advertising connected to Ireland’s abortion referendum as part of moves to protect “election integrity,” the company...

Hedge Fund Founder Charged with Mismarking Securities

Hedge Fund Founder Charged with Mismarking Securities

 A New York hedge fund founder was arrested Wednesday on charges that he exaggerated his company’s performance by over $200...

OPEC Source: Saudi Arabia Will Not Act Alone to Fill Any Iran Oil Shortfall

OPEC Source: Saudi Arabia Will Not Act Alone to Fill Any Iran Oil Shortfall

Saudi Arabia is monitoring the impact of the U.S. withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal on oil supplies and is...

New Shoppers Can Try Alexa in Amazon Model ‘Smart’ Homes

New Shoppers Can Try Alexa in Amazon Model ‘Smart’ Homes

Amazon.com Inc on Wednesday said it has set up model “smart” homes across the United States for shoppers to experience...