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Hyperloop Technology Takes One Small Step Forward

Hyperloop Technology Takes One Small Step Forward

Engineers at Hyperloop recently took a significant step toward proving their new vacuum-tube-based transportation system may in fact be the...

Trump Declares ‘Hard Part Now is Done’ to Bring Jobs Back to America

Trump Declares ‘Hard Part Now is Done’ to Bring Jobs Back to America

President Donald Trump inspected products brought to the White House on Monday from all 50 U.S. states to launch his...

Netflix Still Piling Up Viewers — and Big Programming Bills

Netflix Still Piling Up Viewers — and Big Programming Bills

Netflix is pulling in new viewers and award nominations in droves, but the online video service still faces a long-term...

Two Iranians Charged in US for Hacking, Selling Weapons Software

Two Iranians Charged in US for Hacking, Selling Weapons Software

Two Iranian nationals have been charged in the United States in an alleged scheme to steal and resell software to...

Afghan Girls Robotics Team Competes after Visa Obstacles

Afghan Girls Robotics Team Competes after Visa Obstacles

Their team shirts didn’t say “Afghanistan” and their name badges were handwritten, not typed, suggesting the last-minute nature of their...

EU Agrees to Allow in More Ukraine Exports for 3 Years

EU Agrees to Allow in More Ukraine Exports for 3 Years

EU foreign ministers approved on Monday measures to allow Ukraine to export more industrial and agricultural products free of tariffs...

VR Learning the Wave of the Future

VR Learning the Wave of the Future

Thanks to Hollywood special effects, it’s possible to create a world of superheroes or galaxies far, far away. But that...

India’s Low-paid Garment Workers Seek $7.6M Compensation

India’s Low-paid Garment Workers Seek $7.6M Compensation

On a sweltering summer morning in the southern Indian city of Chennai, a dozen garment workers crowd into a small...

With Engines Whirring, Electric Car Racing Comes to Brooklyn

With Engines Whirring, Electric Car Racing Comes to Brooklyn

The roar of the engine was replaced by a furious whirring as the future of motorsports came to Brooklyn. Formula...

Internet Outage in Violence-Plagued Somalia Is Extra Headache for Businesses

Internet Outage in Violence-Plagued Somalia Is Extra Headache for Businesses

A severed marine cable has left Somalia without internet for weeks, triggering losses for businesses, residents said, and adding a...

After 100 Days, US-China Trade Talks Have Far to Go

After 100 Days, US-China Trade Talks Have Far to Go

Bilateral talks aimed at reducing the U.S. trade deficit with China have yielded some initial deals, but U.S. firms say...

Buzz Aldrin Sets Nation’s Sights on Mars by 2040

Buzz Aldrin Sets Nation’s Sights on Mars by 2040

Forty-eight years after he landed on the moon, Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin on Saturday rolled out a red carpet...

Telegram to Form Team to Fight Terror-related Content

Telegram to Form Team to Fight Terror-related Content

The encrypted messaging app Telegram is forming a team of moderators who are familiar with Indonesian culture and language so...

Farmers Find Healthy Soils Make for Healthy Profits

Farmers Find Healthy Soils Make for Healthy Profits

Take care of your soil, and your soil will take care of you. That’s the message agriculture experts have for...

Women in Silicon Valley Take on Harassment

Women in Silicon Valley Take on Harassment

Sweat rolled down the faces of women dressed in super hero costumes at the recent noon SoulCycle class in San...

At First Denied Visas, Afghan Girls Robotics Team Arrives in US

At First Denied Visas, Afghan Girls Robotics Team Arrives in US

Afghanistan’s all-girl robotics team has arrived in the U.S. for a competition after President Donald Trump personally intervened to allow...

Crowdsourcing App Helps Blind Find Their Bus Stop

Crowdsourcing App Helps Blind Find Their Bus Stop

Imagine being lost and unable to find the nearest bus stop. Now imagine looking for that same bus stop as...

Uber, Lyft Bankrupting Cab Drivers and Their Lenders

Uber, Lyft Bankrupting Cab Drivers and Their Lenders

Ride-hailing apps such as Uber and Lyft have been so disruptive to New York City’s taxi industry, they are causing...

White House: Budget Deficit to Spike to $702B

White House: Budget Deficit to Spike to $702B

The White House said Friday that worsening tax revenues would cause the budget deficit to jump to $702 billion this...

US Lawmaker Calls for Hearing on Amazon’s Whole Foods Deal

US Lawmaker Calls for Hearing on Amazon’s Whole Foods Deal

The top Democrat on the U.S. House of Representatives’ antitrust subcommittee has voiced concerns about Amazon.com Inc.’s $13.7 billion plan...

Should Police Be Allowed to Shame Suspects on Facebook?

Should Police Be Allowed to Shame Suspects on Facebook?

A driver mows down six mailboxes, slurs her words and tells police she has a lizard in her bra. Throw...

Germany Checking Daimler Cars Amid Diesel Emissions Probe

Germany Checking Daimler Cars Amid Diesel Emissions Probe

The German Transport Ministry says the country’s motor transport authority will examine cars made by Daimler amid an investigation into...