Cambodian Netizens Face New Risks as Government Tightens Online Controls
In Cambodia, one of Asia’s poorest countries, the rapid improvement in internet connectivity and availability of affordable smartphones has been...
Bots Battle for Ball, and Globe, in Robot Olympiad
The World Robot Olympiad, being held in Costa Rica this weekend, shows human athletes still have little to worry about:...
Venezuela’s Misery Could Worsen With Debt Default
Luber Faneitte has lung cancer but there’s no medicine to treat it. She cannot make ends meet. Crime is rampant...
Indian Wheat Makes History, Arriving in Afghanistan Via Iran
Afghanistan has received an inaugural consignment of wheat from India through an Iranian port, opening a new trade and transit...
Trump Leaves APEC, Arrives in Hanoi
U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Hanoi, Vietnam’s capital, Saturday evening for a state banquet, followed by a day of...
Happy ‘Singles Day’: Chinese Spend Billions in Annual Shopping Spree
Chinese consumers are spending billions of dollars shopping online for anything from diapers to diamonds on “Singles Day,” a day...
Grammar-Proofing Startup by Ukrainian Techies Helps Foreign Students
Some foreign students in U.S. schools find it challenging to submit grammatically correct, idiomatically accurate papers. So two former Ukrainian...
Drones Increasingly Used in Police Work
Aerial surveillance can be an indispensable part of police or security work. But small police forces certainly can’t afford planes...
UN to Host Talks on Use of ‘Killer Robots’
The United Nations is set to host talks on the use of autonomous weapons, but those hoping for a ban...
Critics: Britain Dragging Its Feet on Tax Haven Clampdown as Brexit Looms
From Britain’s Queen Elizabeth to Formula One racing champion Lewis Hamilton — the leak of more than 14 million documents...
Maine Blueberry Harvest Down as Industry Looks for Buyers
Maine’s wild blueberry crop fell sharply this summer to land below 100 million pounds (45.3 million kilograms) for the first...
Falling Cocoa Prices Hit African Farmers
The large drop in global cocoa prices has hurt African farmers, leading some to abandon their plantations. In Cameroon, however,...
Fighting an Ocean of Plastic With a Plucky Pump
The results of three recent separate studies are staggering, the oceans are filled with about 5 trillion bits and bobs...
From Grey to Green: Smokestack Cities Power to Bright Future
Bicycle highways, urban farms and local energy hubs — just some of the ways that yesterday’s smokestack cities are turning...
Frog-count App Aims for Deep Dive into Australia’s Population
An Australian museum has teamed up with computer giant International Business Machines to count the country’s native frog population, and...
Bloomberg Gives $50 Million to Aid Shift from Coal Worldwide
Former New York mayor and billionaire Michael Bloomberg is donating $50 million to help nations around the world shift from...
FBI Yet to Access Texas Shooter’s Phone
The FBI has yet to gain access to data on Devin Kelley’s phone four days after the former airman killed...
Video Games Could Be Next for Snapchat, China’s Tencent Says
Chinese gaming and social media company Tencent Holdings Ltd. on Thursday flagged video games and ad sales as areas where...
Philippine Outsourcing Industry Braces for Artificial Intelligence
The outsourcing industry in the Philippines, which has dethroned India as the country with the most call centers in the...
Congress, Silicon Valley Seek Common Ground on Social Media Interference
Executives from Google, Facebook and Twitter faced anger from lawmakers last week over their platforms’ roles in Russian interference into...
Mnuchin to Fill Fed Vacancies, Awaits Yellen’s Decision
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Wednesday that Janet Yellen has not said yet whether she plans to remain on the...
US Commerce Secretary to Sell Stake in Firm With Russian Ties
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross plans to completely divest from a shipping company that counts a Russian gas producer with ties...
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