Internet Association to Join Expected Net Neutrality Lawsuit
The Internet Association, a trade group representing companies such as Google parent Alphabet Inc and Facebook Inc, said on Friday...
US Employers Add Modest 148,000 Jobs; Unemployment 4.1 Pct.
U.S. employers added 148,000 jobs in December, a modest gain but still enough to suggest that the economy entered the...
Brits Call for ‘Latte Levy’ to Reduce Cup Waste
Britain should charge a 25-pence ($0.34) levy on disposable coffee cups to cut down waste and use the money to...
Tech Startups Hope to Impress at CES
The Consumer Electronics show opens this weekend in Las Vegas, Nevada. There are a host of new tech startups descending...
Apple to Issue Fix for iPhones, Macs at Risk From Chip Flaw
Apple Inc. will release a patch for the Safari web browser on its iPhones, iPads and Macs within days, it said Thursday,...
Investors Skittish, but Marijuana Growers, Sellers to Stay the Course
Marijuana-related stocks plummeted, cannabis boosters worried about the industry’s future and defiant growers and sellers vowed to keep operating after...
Intel Shares Fall as Investors Worry About Costs of Chip Flaw
Intel Corp shares fell nearly 2 percent Thursday as investors worried about the potential financial liability and reputational hit from...
Wall Street’s Love of Tax Cuts Drives Dow to 25,000 Mark
Wall Street sure loves the tax bill, even if polls show most Americans don’t. The Dow Jones industrial average surged...
Interior Department Wants to Open 90 Percent of US Continental Shelf to Drilling
The U.S. Department of the Interior has announced plans to open up 90 percent of America’s coastal waters to oil...
Chicken Waste Could Generate Power Plant Electricity
Coal-fired power plants release greenhouse gases into the air, causing pollution and contributing to climate change. But as much as...
Australia Plans Legal Cannabis Exports to a Lucrative World Market
Australia said Thursday it planned to become the fourth country in the world to legalize medicinal marijuana exports in a...
US Auto Sales Decline, Ending Record Streak
Auto sales in the United States fell by 2 percent in 2017, the first decline in seven years. Ford Motor...
Security Flaws Put Virtually All Phones, Computers at Risk, Researchers Say
Security researchers on Wednesday disclosed a set of security flaws that they said could let hackers steal sensitive information from nearly every modern...
Blackberry Surges on Deal With Baidu for Self-driving Cars
BlackBerry Ltd and Chinese internet search firm Baidu Inc on Wednesday signed a deal to jointly develop self-driving vehicle technology,...
One Difference Between 2009 vs 2018 Iran Protests? 48 Million Smartphones
In 2009, the world watched as Iranians marching in the streets turned to social media sites like Twitter and Facebook...
African Conservationists Praise China’s Ivory Ban
The sale of ivory just became illegal in mainland China, a move heralded by conservationists, who say the legal trade...
What’s Next in the Robotics Industry?
The robotics industry has made impressive advancements in 2017, and that’s expected to continue as robots are becoming more sophisticated,...
Spotify Hit With New Copyright Lawsuit in US
A music publisher is seeking at least $1.6 billion from Spotify for alleged copyright violations, the latest lawsuit to hit...
Brazil Closes Out 2017 with Record Trade Surplus
Brazil’s road to economic recovery has passed another milestone with official data showing Tuesday that the country finished 2017 with...
US Coal Mining Deaths Surge in 2017 After Hitting Record Low
Coal mining deaths surged in the U.S. in 2017, one year after they hit a record low. The nation’s coal...
China’s WeChat Denies Storing User Chats
Tencent Holdings’ WeChat, China’s most popular messenger app, on Tuesday denied storing users’ chat histories, after a top businessman was...
2017 Safest Year on Record for Commercial Passenger Air Travel
Airlines recorded zero accident deaths in commercial passenger jets last year, according to a Dutch consulting firm and an aviation...
