Bike Sharing Business Brings Competition from China
Silicon Valley has long inspired Chinese business and tech ventures. But now that a Chinese dockless bike share company has...
Self-repairing Glass Could End Cracked Cellphones
There is an entire industry of add-ons that are designed to keep your cellphone screen from cracking. And yet broken...
US Holiday Travel Numbers Up
Americans are traveling in record numbers this season, according to the American Automobile Association’s (AAA) annual estimate, which forecasts more...
Bitcoin’s Roller-coaster Ride May Get Wilder
What’s a bitcoin worth? Lately nobody knows for sure, but after a wild ride Friday, it’s worth a good deal...
Rocket’s Arc Across California Sky Stops Traffic
A reused SpaceX rocket carried 10 satellites into orbit from California on Friday, leaving behind a trail of mystery and...
Researchers Date Parts of Jesus’ Tomb to Time of Constantine
Over the next month, Christians of all kinds will celebrate the birth of Jesus. The world has been wondering about...
Hard-line Islamist Group in Indonesia to Boycott Facebook
Indonesia’s foremost hard-line Islamist group, the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI), has announced a Christmas Day boycott of Facebook and the...
Toshiba Unveils Device for Fukushima Nuclear Reactor Probe
Toshiba Corp.’s energy systems unit on Friday unveiled a long telescopic pipe carrying a pan-tilt camera designed to gather crucial...
Bitcoin Plunges Below $12,000, Heads for Worst Week Since 2013
Bitcoin plunged by a quarter to below $12,000 on Friday as investors dumped the cryptocurrency in manic trading after its...
UN Security Council to Vote Friday on Additional North Korea Sanctions
The U.N. Security Council is expected to vote Friday on another round of targeted sanctions aimed at further restricting North...
Papa John’s Founder Out as CEO, Weeks After NFL Comments
Papa John’s founder John Schnatter will step down as CEO next month, about two months after he publicly criticized the...
Russia’s Globex Bank Says Hackers Targeted Its SWIFT Computers
Hackers tried to steal 55 million rubles ($940,000) from Russian state bank Globex using the SWIFT international payments messaging system,...
Apple Acknowledges Taking Action to Slow Down Older iPhones
Apple, the American multi-national technology company, has acknowledged it has taken action that slows the performance of its older iPhones....
A Shoe James Bond Would Be Proud Of
For every person who just loves James Bond, it’s the perfect gift. A very nice, stylish pair of shoes, that...
EU Court Rules Uber Should be Regulated Like Taxi Service
The European Court of Justice ruled Wednesday that ride-hailing company Uber should be regulated like a taxi service instead of...
Displaced by Mining, Peru Villagers Spurn Shiny New Town
This remote town in Peru’s southern Andes was supposed to serve as a model for how companies can help communities...
US Sees Foreign Reliance on ‘Critical’ Minerals as Security Concern
The United States needs to encourage domestic production of a handful of minerals critical for the technology and defense industries,...
Greek Lawmakers Approve 2018 Budget Featuring More Austerity
Greece’s parliament on Tuesday approved the 2018 state budget, which includes further austerity measures beyond the official end of the...
Facebook to Notify Users When Photos of Them Are Uploaded
Facebook Inc said on Tuesday it would begin using facial recognition technology to tell people on the social network when...
US Single-Family Housing Starts, Permits Hit 10-year high
U.S. single-family homebuilding and permits surged to more than 10-year highs in November, in a hopeful sign for a housing...
US House Set to Vote on Republican Tax Bill
The U.S. House of Representatives will vote Tuesday on a Republican $1.5 trillion tax bill that will provide tax relief...
Meet CryptoKitties, Digital Kittens on the Blockchain
CryptoKitties, an online game and marketplace featuring virtual kittens, has become an entry point for curious outsiders looking to dabble...
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