Posts by Newsmaker

Rights Groups Seek Help Keeping Messaging Apps ‘Disguised’

Rights Groups Seek Help Keeping Messaging Apps ‘Disguised’

Digital civil rights groups are writing to Congress next week to ask for help persuading internet giants Google and Amazon...

US Trade Delegation to Brief Trump After Talks in China

US Trade Delegation to Brief Trump After Talks in China

The U.S. and China ended the second day of high level talks Friday aimed at avoiding a possible trade war....

NASA Mission to Peer Into Mars’ Past

NASA Mission to Peer Into Mars’ Past

A powerful Atlas 5 rocket was poised for liftoff early Saturday from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, carrying to...

Can Landslides be Predicted?

Can Landslides be Predicted?

Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and heavy rains can cause large amounts of rock and soil to collapse under their own weight...

US Unemployment Rate 3.9 Percent, Lowest Since 2000

US Unemployment Rate 3.9 Percent, Lowest Since 2000

President Trump reveled in the 3.9 percent U.S. unemployment rate Friday, following the release of figures by the Bureau of...

Trump Demands China Slash Trade Surplus, Tariffs

Trump Demands China Slash Trade Surplus, Tariffs

The Trump administration has drawn a hard line in trade talks with China, demanding a $200 billion cut in the...

Nigerian, Chinese Central Banks Agree to Currency Swap

Nigerian, Chinese Central Banks Agree to Currency Swap

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Peoples Bank of China (PBoC) have agreed on a currency swap worth $2.5...

Tesla’s Musk Calls Wall Street Snub ‘Foolish’ but Defends His Behavior

Tesla’s Musk Calls Wall Street Snub ‘Foolish’ but Defends His Behavior

Tesla Inc Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk acknowledged on Friday that it was “foolish” of him to snub analysts on...

Google to Verify Identity of US Political Ad Buyers

Google to Verify Identity of US Political Ad Buyers

Google said Friday in a blog post that it would do a better job of verifying the identity of political...

US Adds Modest 164,000 Jobs; Unemployment Down

US Adds Modest 164,000 Jobs; Unemployment Down

U.S. employers stepped up hiring modestly in April, and the unemployment rate fell to 3.9 percent, evidence of the economy’s...

At Tribeca Film Festival, Digital, Physical Worlds Mix

At Tribeca Film Festival, Digital, Physical Worlds Mix

Bombs. Destruction. Chaos. This is what it’s like to be in Syria. It’s a part of the world many will...

Venezuela to Take Over Major Bank; 11 Execs Arrested

Venezuela to Take Over Major Bank; 11 Execs Arrested

Venezuela said on Thursday it would take over the country’s leading private bank, Banesco, for 90 days and announced the arrest of...

Venezuela to Take Over Major Bank; 11 Executives Arrested

Venezuela to Take Over Major Bank; 11 Executives Arrested

Venezuela said on Thursday it would take over the country’s leading private bank, Banesco, for 90 days and announced the arrest of...

Ex-Volkswagen Boss Indicted in Emissions Scandal

Ex-Volkswagen Boss Indicted in Emissions Scandal

A federal grand jury in Detroit has indicted former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn with conspiracy and wire fraud in the...

US Trade Deficit Narrows Sharply; Labor Market Tightening

US Trade Deficit Narrows Sharply; Labor Market Tightening

The U.S. trade deficit narrowed sharply in March as exports increased to a record high amid a surge in deliveries...

At Film Festival, Virtual Reality Films Merge the Digital and Physical

At Film Festival, Virtual Reality Films Merge the Digital and Physical

Virtual reality experiences are becoming more physical and more interactive. No longer just a “lean back” experience, the immersive technology...

Astronomers Given Detailed Map of 1.7 Billion Stars

Astronomers Given Detailed Map of 1.7 Billion Stars

The European Space Agency has released an updated catalogue of more than 1.7 billion stars in our galaxy, as well...

Trump to Meet with Carmakers on Trade, Pollution

Trump to Meet with Carmakers on Trade, Pollution

President Trump plans to meet next week with leaders from U.S. and foreign carmakers on trade and changes to emission...

IMF Censures Venezuela    

IMF Censures Venezuela    

The International Monetary Fund censured Venezuela on Wednesday for failing to hand over essential economic data to the fund. “The...

Data Firm at Center of Facebook Privacy Scandal Will Close

Data Firm at Center of Facebook Privacy Scandal Will Close

The data firm at the center of Facebook’s privacy scandal is declaring bankruptcy and shutting down. In a statement, Cambridge...

Facebook Taps Advisers for Audits on Bias and Civil Rights

Facebook Taps Advisers for Audits on Bias and Civil Rights

Facebook has enlisted two outside advisers to examine how it treats underrepresented communities and whether it has a liberal bias....

ESA’s Mars Rover Undergoes Testing

ESA’s Mars Rover Undergoes Testing

If everything goes according to the plan, the European Space Agency, ESA, will launch its first robotic exploration vehicle to...