China Trash Ban Creates Crisis for Recyclers
Just less than $6 billion worth of U.S. waste was sent to China last year to be converted into packaging...
North Korea Uses US Tech for ‘Destructive Cyber Operations’
North Korea’s senior leadership has been exploiting loopholes in international sanctions to obtain the U.S. technology that Pyongyang uses to...
Fog Catchers Conjure Water Out of Moroccan Mist
Growing up on Mount Boutmezguida in southwest Morocco on the edge of the Sahara desert, Khadija Ghouate never imagined that...
Ukraine Approves Anti-Corruption Court, Fires Finance Minister
Ukraine’s parliament has voted to establish an anti-corruption court in an effort to meet the criteria to receive $17.5 billion...
Facebook Says Privacy-setting Bug Affected as Many as 14M
Facebook said a software bug led some users to post publicly by default regardless of their previous settings. The bug...
Trump’s Solar Tariff Costs US Companies Billions
President Donald Trump’s tariff on imported solar panels has led U.S. renewable energy companies to cancel or freeze investments of...
Blockchain Advances Could Revolutionize Daily Life
As the internet continues to revolutionize communications, the next world-changing technology may already be here. Blockchain, a way of recording...
NASA Chief: US Will Always Have Astronauts in Orbit
Major changes could be ahead for the International Space Station but there will always be an American astronaut in orbit,...
Emirates Seeks to Lead the Way to Windowless Planes
Passenger jets of the future will be safer, lighter, faster, more fuel-efficient and … windowless. So predicts Emirates Airlines chief...
Trump ‘Will Be Sticking to His Guns’ at G-7 Summit, Adviser Says
U.S. President Donald Trump “will be sticking to his guns” at the upcoming Group of Seven summit despite criticism of...
Cambridge Analytica Boss Admits Getting Facebook Data From Researcher
The former head of Cambridge Analytica admitted on Wednesday his firm had received data from the researcher at the center...
India’s Central Bank Raises Key Lending Rate to 6.25 Percent
India’s central bank raised its benchmark lending rate Wednesday to tamp down rising inflation following an increase in oil prices....
As Internet of Things Lacks World Market Leader, Focus Turns to Startups
A surge in participation by startup companies this week, at a highlight of Asia’s biggest annual tech event, shows an...
France, Germany, UK Seek Exemption From US Iran Sanctions
Britain, France and Germany have joined forces to urge the United States to exempt European companies from any sanctions the...
Facebook Acknowledges Data-Sharing Pact with Chinese Companies
Facebook has admitted that it had a data sharing agreement with four Chinese technology companies, including one considered a national...
Security Breach at MyHeritage Website Leaks Details of 92 Million Users
A security breach at family networking and genealogy website MyHeritage leaked the data of over 92 million users, the company...
New Apple Software Helps Limit Smartphone Use
For Apple users worried about how much time they and their children spend posting photos and videos to their devices,...
Aiming at Trump Strongholds, Mexico Hits Back With Trade Tariffs
Mexico put tariffs on American products ranging from steel to pork and bourbon on Tuesday, retaliating against import duties on...
Trump Wants Separate Trade Talks With Canada, Mexico
U.S. President Donald Trump is “seriously contemplating” trying to reach separate trade deals with Canada and Mexico instead of reshaping...
Uphill Battle with Plastic Trash in Oceans
India is the global host of the 2018 World Environment Day. Highlighting its theme “Beat Plastic Pollution,” environmentalists will urge...
Starbucks Executive Chairman Howard Schultz Steps Down
Starbucks Corp, the world’s biggest coffee chain, said on Monday Executive Chairman Howard Schultz is stepping down, effective June 26....
Microsoft Confirms It is Acquiring GitHub for $7.5 Billion
Microsoft on Monday said it will buy software development platform GitHub, in a deal worth $7.5 billion which will blend...
