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Satellite Images Could Identify Slave Labor in India

Satellite Images Could Identify Slave Labor in India

Researchers in England are hoping to help root out modern-day slavery in northern India by using detailed satellite imagery to...

Google Street View Cars Map Methane Leaks

Google Street View Cars Map Methane Leaks

Finding underground gas leaks is now as easy as finding a McDonalds, thanks to a combination of Google Street View...

WannaCry Hero Arrested in US After Hacking Conference

WannaCry Hero Arrested in US After Hacking Conference

U.S. security agents have arrested the British hacker known for discovering a “kill switch” that nullified a widespread ransomware attack...

Facebook to Step Up Fact-Checking in Fight Against Fake News

Facebook to Step Up Fact-Checking in Fight Against Fake News

Facebook is to send more potential hoax articles to third-party fact checkers and show their findings below the original post,...

HBO: Email System Likely Not Affected in Monday Hack Attack

HBO: Email System Likely Not Affected in Monday Hack Attack

In an email to HBO staff Wednesday, CEO Richard Plepler said the company’s email system likely was not affected in...

More Women Starting Businesses in US

More Women Starting Businesses in US

Women in the United States are starting bushiness at one and a half times the rate of their male peers....

Trump May Boost Pressure on China Over Trade, North Korea

Trump May Boost Pressure on China Over Trade, North Korea

U.S. President Donald Trump may soon attempt to increase pressure on China to change its trade practices and do more...

Avon CEO McCoy to Leave Company

Avon CEO McCoy to Leave Company

Avon’s CEO will leave the company in March as the struggling beauty products maker continues a turnaround campaign.   Sheri...

3-D View of Cells Could Mean New Ways to Fight Disease

3-D View of Cells Could Mean New Ways to Fight Disease

What turns a cell into a brain cell, or a muscle cell, or a cancer cell for that matter? It...

In Hotels, China Filling Gaps in ‘Great Firewall’

In Hotels, China Filling Gaps in ‘Great Firewall’

In China, the plush international hotel lobby has been one of the few places to find gaps in the “Great...

Dow Jones Closes Above 22,000 — a 6th-straight Record High

Dow Jones Closes Above 22,000 — a 6th-straight Record High

The Dow Jones Industrial Average set a sixth-straight record Wednesday, closing above 22,000 for the first time, but experts point...

New Website Aims to Track Russian-backed Propaganda on Twitter

New Website Aims to Track Russian-backed Propaganda on Twitter

A website launched on Wednesday seeks to track Russian-supported propaganda and disinformation on Twitter, part of a growing non-governmental effort...

No More Freebies? India Plans Crackdown on Marketing by Drugmakers

No More Freebies? India Plans Crackdown on Marketing by Drugmakers

India, one of the world’s largest markets for pharmaceuticals, is drawing up its first set of marketing rules for drugmakers,...

US Congress’ Next Big Battle: Tax Reform

US Congress’ Next Big Battle: Tax Reform

As the U.S. stock market hit a new all-time high Wednesday, key U.S. lawmakers staked out core positions for a...

Amazon, in Sign of Growth, Holds Job Fair for US Warehouses

Amazon, in Sign of Growth, Holds Job Fair for US Warehouses

Amazon is holding a giant job fair Wednesday and plans to make thousands of job offers on the spot at...

Digital Nomads Work Remotely from Anywhere

Digital Nomads Work Remotely from Anywhere

Digital technology is changing how people live and work. There are now so-called “digital nomads” who move from city to...

Egypt Reserves Reach Record High of Over $36 Billion

Egypt Reserves Reach Record High of Over $36 Billion

Egypt’s foreign reserves reached over $36 billion in July, a record high, which the prime minister described as “good news”...

European Oil Majors Seek to Harness US Offshore Wind

European Oil Majors Seek to Harness US Offshore Wind

Some European oil majors have made inroads into the emerging U.S. offshore wind energy market, aiming to leverage their experience...

International Sting Hits Dark Web’s Promise of Anonymity

International Sting Hits Dark Web’s Promise of Anonymity

They are known as the “dark Web” — encrypted corners of the internet that promise anonymity to customers who want...

Apple’s Next Big Leap Might Be Into Augmented Reality

Apple’s Next Big Leap Might Be Into Augmented Reality

Apple’s iPhone may be ready for its next big act — as a springboard into “augmented reality,” a technology that...

US Company Holds ‘Party’ to Microchip Workers

US Company Holds ‘Party’ to Microchip Workers

Dozens of employees at a Wisconsin technology business were implanted with microchips Tuesday at the company’s headquarters. Three Square Market,...

Qatar Files WTO Complaint Against Trade Boycott

Qatar Files WTO Complaint Against Trade Boycott

Qatar filed a wide-ranging legal complaint at the World Trade Organization on Monday to challenge a trade boycott by Saudi...