Posts by Newsmaker

Despite Health Risks, Undocumented Immigrants Clean Up Houston

Despite Health Risks, Undocumented Immigrants Clean Up Houston

It’s been more than two months since Hurricane Harvey destroyed or damaged tens of thousands of homes across Houston and...

Tesla Adds Big Trucks to Its Electrifying Ambitions

Tesla Adds Big Trucks to Its Electrifying Ambitions

After more than a decade of making cars and SUVs — and, more recently, solar panels — Tesla Inc. wants...

FCC Upgrade: Better Picture, Less Privacy — And You’ll Need a New TV

FCC Upgrade: Better Picture, Less Privacy — And You’ll Need a New TV

U.S. regulators on Thursday approved the use of new technology that will improve picture quality on mobile phones, tablets and...

Experts Question Role of Data Mining Firms in Kenya’s Annulled Election

Experts Question Role of Data Mining Firms in Kenya’s Annulled Election

Kenya’s annulled 2017 presidential election was among Africa’s most expensive.  President Uhuru Kenyatta and main challenger Raila Odinga spent tens of...

IBM Urged to Avoid Developing Tech for ‘Extreme Vetting’

IBM Urged to Avoid Developing Tech for ‘Extreme Vetting’

A coalition of rights groups launched an online petition on Thursday urging IBM Corp to declare that it will not...

Trump Pushing House Republicans to Adopt Tax Overhaul

Trump Pushing House Republicans to Adopt Tax Overhaul

U.S. President Donald Trump is pushing Thursday for adoption of a wide-ranging overhaul of the country’s complex tax laws as...

House Republicans Await Audience With Trump on Tax  Overhaul

House Republicans Await Audience With Trump on Tax Overhaul

Republicans are muscling their massive tax bill through the House, with President Donald Trump urging them on to a critically...

Analysts: Resolving Farm Issue Could Help Zimbabwe’s Battered Economy

Analysts: Resolving Farm Issue Could Help Zimbabwe’s Battered Economy

Zimbabwe’s economy has been hammered by political unrest, soaring inflation, a shortage of foreign cash, a trade deficit and many...

The Ultimate in Luxury Air Travel

The Ultimate in Luxury Air Travel

If you’re wealthy and you want to buy an airplane, no matter how big, you want to go to the...

Africa’s Renewable Energy Set to Soar by 2022

Africa’s Renewable Energy Set to Soar by 2022

Strong demand is set to give a huge boost to renewable energy growth in sub-Saharan Africa over the next five...

IMF: Angola in ‘Mild Recovery,’ But Macroeconomic Challenges Remain

IMF: Angola in ‘Mild Recovery,’ But Macroeconomic Challenges Remain

The Angolan economy is set to grow 1.1 percent this year as sub-Saharan Africa’s third-largest economy enjoys a mild recovery,...

Electric Trucks Emerging But Still Have a Long Haul

Electric Trucks Emerging But Still Have a Long Haul

Electric trucks are having a moment in the spotlight, but they won’t replace diesel-powered trucks in big numbers until they...

Vietnam’s Largest IT Company Touts Free Trade for Growth

Vietnam’s Largest IT Company Touts Free Trade for Growth

Eleven countries meeting at the APEC summit in Da Nang agreed Saturday to seek a trans-pacific free trade agreement, despite...

Report: Crack Down on Internet Freedoms Continues to Undermine Democracy

Report: Crack Down on Internet Freedoms Continues to Undermine Democracy

U.S. intelligence agencies say that Russia meddled in the 2016 presidential election in part through online propaganda. But a new...

To Improve Trust in Its Elections, Somaliland Goes High-tech

To Improve Trust in Its Elections, Somaliland Goes High-tech

Last week, Somalilanders went to the polls in a historic presidential election. Officials employed advanced iris-scanning technology to identify voters...

Mexico to Respond to Tough US Proposals at Fifth NAFTA Round

Mexico to Respond to Tough US Proposals at Fifth NAFTA Round

Mexico will respond to U.S. demands for changes in content rules for autos and an automatic expiration clause in the...

Global Insurance Partnership Beefed Up to Protect Poor from Climate Risks

Global Insurance Partnership Beefed Up to Protect Poor from Climate Risks

Germany on Tuesday pledged $125 million to boost the work of an international insurance partnership that aims to cover 400...

Urban Farming Technologies Crop Up in Homes, Restaurants

Urban Farming Technologies Crop Up in Homes, Restaurants

How do you obtain the freshest, locally grown produce in a big city? For an increasing number of urbanites, the...

Study: Internet Freedom Worsens in Pakistan

Study: Internet Freedom Worsens in Pakistan

A new independent study places Pakistan among the top four countries, including Brazil, Mexico and Syria, where people have been...

Countries Crack Down on Speech Online, Says Report

Countries Crack Down on Speech Online, Says Report

Around the world, Internet freedom is deteriorating, with some governments taking down their mobile Internet service, restricting live video streaming...

Silicon Valley Blasts US Senate Proposal to Tax Startup Options

Silicon Valley Blasts US Senate Proposal to Tax Startup Options

A proposal by the U.S. Senate to change the way shares in startup companies are taxed incited panic and dread...

Shrinking GE Rattles Investors, Shares Hit 5-year Low

Shrinking GE Rattles Investors, Shares Hit 5-year Low

General Electric’s new Chief Executive John Flannery on Monday outlined steps that will turn the biggest U.S. industrial conglomerate into...