Retailers Look to Woo Shoppers from Rivals as Amazon Grows
Toys and TVs at J.C. Penney, Barbies at Best Buy, kitchen appliances like wine refrigerators at B.J.’s. As the holiday...
Hopes, Fears in $10 Billion Wisconsin Foxconn Deal
When Gonzalo Perez bought the Castlewood Restaurant last December, it was one of the few outposts among the nearby corn...
Coffee-Based Fuel to Power London Buses
A startup is making fuel from waste coffee grounds to power some of London’s buses. VOA’s Steve Baragona reports. …
Facebook to Let Users See Whether They ‘Liked’ Russian Accounts
Facebook Inc. said Wednesday that it would build a web page to allow users to see which Russian propaganda accounts...
Hopes, Fears in $10 Billion Deal to Bring Taiwanese Manufacturer to Wisconsin
The $10 billion-dollar deal to bring a Taiwanese-based electronics manufacturer to Wisconsin is raising questions from critics despite the promise...
Nigeria Oil Spills Double Risk of Infant Mortality, Research Shows
Babies are much more likely to die in their first few weeks of life if their mothers live close to...
Uber Reveals Cover-up of Hack Affecting 57M Riders, Drivers
Uber is coming clean about its cover-up of a year-old hacking attack that stole personal information about more than 57...
Kenyan Fashion Designers Struggle to Grow Business
The fashion and textile industry could generate nearly half a million jobs in sub-Saharan Africa over the next decade. That’s...
Iraq, GE Sign $400 Million Deal for Power Infrastructure
Iraq and General Electric have signed a deal to develop Iraq’s power infrastructure, which would help bring much-needed electricity to...
Robotic Fingers Get a Feel for the Real World
You can reach into your pocket and tell whether you’ve grabbed coins or keys, and now researchers in California have...
Uber CEO Says Company Failed to Disclose Massive Breach in 2016
Uber Technologies Inc failed to disclose a massive breach last year that exposed the data of some 57 million users...
Venezuela Arrests Top Citgo Executives
Venezuelan authorities arrested the acting president of Citgo, the U.S. subsidiary of state-owned Petroleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA), along with...
US Charges Iranian National With Hacking HBO Computer Systems
U.S. prosecutors charged an Iranian with hacking into computer systems of the cable TV channel HBO earlier this year, stealing...
FCC Chairman Sets Out to Repeal ‘Net Neutrality’ Rules
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai on Tuesday followed through on his pledge to repeal 2015 regulations designed to ensure...
Defense Minister – Denmark to Ramp up Cybersecurity Efforts
Denmark intends to invest to boost efforts to prevent cyber attacks in a strategy to be presented early next year,...
US Sues to Stop AT&T’s Takeover of Time Warner
The U.S. Justice Department is suing to stop AT&T’s multi-billion dollar bid to take over another communications giant, Time Warner,...
A School of Robot Fish Is Testing the Water in Venice
Lily pads, fish and mussels of the electronic variety are being deployed in and around the canals of Venice. It’s...
Online Abuse Silences Women and Girls, Fuels Violence, Survey Shows
Pervasive online abuse and harassment pressure women and girls into censoring themselves on social media and fuel gender-based discrimination and...
White House: Opioid Crisis Cost US Economy $504 Billion in 2015
Opioid drug abuse, which has ravaged parts of the United States in recent years, cost the economy as much as...
With Little Movement, NAFTA Talks Said to Run Risk of Stalemate
Talks to update the North American Free Trade Agreement appeared to be in danger of grinding toward a stalemate amid...
Britain to Submit ‘Brexit Bill’ Proposal Before December EU Meeting
Britain will submit its proposals on how to settle its financial obligations to the European Union before an EU Council...
European Cities Battle Fiercely for Top Agencies Leaving UK
Brexit is still well over year away but two European cities on Monday will already be celebrating Britain’s departure from...
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