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Smartphone Technology Helps Mental Health Patients

Smartphone Technology Helps Mental Health Patients

About 1 percent of the world’s population lives with the mental condition called bipolar disorder, characterized by swings between elevated...

Trump, White House Defend Action on China Trade

Trump, White House Defend Action on China Trade

The Trump administration says China is responsible for a trade war with the United States because of its long-term unfair...

Amid Trade Spats, Trump to Push US as ‘Partner of Choice’ for Latin America

Amid Trade Spats, Trump to Push US as ‘Partner of Choice’ for Latin America

President Donald Trump will make the case that the United States – and not China – should be the trade...

High-Tech Treadmill Uses Virtual Reality to Encourage Cardiovascular Fitness

High-Tech Treadmill Uses Virtual Reality to Encourage Cardiovascular Fitness

Virtual reality, or VR, is finding more applications as the technology matures. It is no longer only used for gaming...

Opioid Addiction Costs Employers $2.6B a Year for Care

Opioid Addiction Costs Employers $2.6B a Year for Care

A new report shows large employers spent $2.6 billion to treat opioid addiction and overdoses in 2016, an eightfold increase...

Chinese Viewpoints on US-China Trade Dispute

Chinese Viewpoints on US-China Trade Dispute

The trade dispute rumbling between China and the U.S. has raised the possibility consumers in Beijing may end up paying...

Australia Begins Privacy Investigation into Facebook

Australia Begins Privacy Investigation into Facebook

Australia’s Privacy Commissioner said on Thursday she had opened a formal investigation into social media giant Facebook Inc after the...

Wall Street Closes Higher as China Tariff Fears Ease

Wall Street Closes Higher as China Tariff Fears Ease

Wall Street’s three major indexes staged a comeback to close around 1 percent higher Wednesday as investors turned their focus to earnings...

Facebook: Cambridge Analytica May Have Had Data on 87M People

Facebook: Cambridge Analytica May Have Had Data on 87M People

Facebook Inc said on Wednesday that the personal information of up to 87 million users may have been improperly shared...

Female Shooter Targets YouTube Headquarters

Female Shooter Targets YouTube Headquarters

Police say a woman shooter entered YouTube headquarters in California Tuesday and wounded at least three people before dying of...

Ex-Ford Employee Awarded Nearly $17 Million in Discrimination Lawsuit

Ex-Ford Employee Awarded Nearly $17 Million in Discrimination Lawsuit

A jury has awarded nearly $17 million to a former Ford engineer who sued the automaker for discrimination because he...

YouTube Shooter Told Family She ‘Hated’ the Company

YouTube Shooter Told Family She ‘Hated’ the Company

A woman who believed she was being suppressed by YouTube and told her family members she “hated” the company opened...

Facebook CEO to Testify Before Congressional Committee

Facebook CEO to Testify Before Congressional Committee

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will testify before a congressional committee about the privacy scandal that has rocked the social media...

Closure of Top Philippine Resort Island Would Shake up Business to Cut Pollution

Closure of Top Philippine Resort Island Would Shake up Business to Cut Pollution

The possible closure of a major coastal tourism magnet in the Philippines for environmental cleanup will hurt business, but for...

Tech CEOs Call for Gun Control Following YouTube Shooting

Tech CEOs Call for Gun Control Following YouTube Shooting

Several Silicon Valley leaders called for increased gun control on Tuesday afternoon after a woman at the headquarters of YouTube...

Coffee Conquers Conflict for Business-savvy Farmers in the Philippines

Coffee Conquers Conflict for Business-savvy Farmers in the Philippines

Five years ago, Filipina farmer Marivic Dubria would buy Nescafe sachets to serve visitors because she was embarrassed by the...

Amazon Shares Finish Higher Despite Trump’s New Threat on Shipping Rates

Amazon Shares Finish Higher Despite Trump’s New Threat on Shipping Rates

The largest American business lobby group came to the defense of Amazon.com on Tuesday after a multi-day Twitter attack by...

Zuckerberg: Facebook Deleted Posts Linked to Russian ‘Troll Factory’ 

Zuckerberg: Facebook Deleted Posts Linked to Russian ‘Troll Factory’ 

Facebook, expanding its response to people using the platform improperly, said Tuesday that it had deleted hundreds of Russian accounts and...

US Unveils Tariffs on $50 Billion Worth of Chinese Imports

US Unveils Tariffs on $50 Billion Worth of Chinese Imports

The Trump administration on Tuesday escalated its aggressive actions on trade by proposing 25 percent tariffs on $50 billion in...

Experts: In Self-Driving Cars, Human Drivers and Standards Come Up Short

Experts: In Self-Driving Cars, Human Drivers and Standards Come Up Short

Autonomous cars should be required to meet standards on their ability to detect potential hazards, and better ways are needed...

As US China Trade Frictions Heat up, Optimism for Negotiations Dims

As US China Trade Frictions Heat up, Optimism for Negotiations Dims

As trade frictions heat up between China and the United States, the two countries are talking tough and giving assurances...

Asian Markets Move Lower After US Stock Plunge

Asian Markets Move Lower After US Stock Plunge

Stock markets in Asia and Europe saw declines Tuesday, but did not suffer losses as steep as those Monday in...