Disney to Buy Fox Film, TV Businesses for $52 Billion
Walt Disney Co on Thursday agreed to buy film, TV and international assets from Rupert Murdoch’s Twenty-First Century Fox Inc...
Brexit Talks Due to Get Green Light to Move on to Trade
The European Union’s leaders are due to say Friday that the Brexit talks with Britain can move on to the...
As ‘Net Neutrality’ Vote Nears, Some Brace for Long Fight
As the federal government prepares to unravel sweeping net-neutrality rules that guaranteed equal access to the internet, advocates of the...
Blockchain — The New Must-Know Word
There is a new word in the English language that all internet users should learn, because it may define the...
Microsoft Updates Bing Search to Highlight Reputable Results
Microsoft on Wednesday rolled out new features on its Bing search engine powered by artificial intelligence, including one that summarizes...
Sweet Victory: French Candymakers Win China Legal War
Revenge is sweet for the makers of France’s traditional “calisson” candies, who have won a months-long legal battle with a...
Tanzania Orders Tighter Controls on Currency, Bank Crackdown as Growth Slows
Tanzanian president John Magufuli ordered the central bank on Wednesday to tighten controls on the movement of hard currency and...
Growing Levels of E-Waste Bad for Environment, Health and Economy
A new report finds growing levels of E-waste pose significant risks to the environment and human health and result in...
EmTech at MIT: Where Technology’s Future First Appears
Every year hundreds of the most famous names in high tech gather on the campus of the Massachusetts Institute of...
Italian Laser Device Detects Potentially Dangerous Food Fraud
‘Food Fraud’ costs the food and beverage industry an estimated $30 billion every year. Food fraud is the deliberate substitution...
US, EU, Japan Slam Market Distortion in Swipe at China
The United States, European Union and Japan vowed Tuesday to work together to fight market-distorting trade practices and policies that...
Filipino Houses From Debris, Californian Fruit Pickers’ Homes Win Major Award
A project in the Philippines that used debris to rebuild typhoon-ravaged houses and Californian homes providing year-round housing for migrant...
Trump Signs into Law US Government Ban on Kaspersky Lab Software
President Donald Trump signed into law on Tuesday legislation that bans the use of Kaspersky Lab within the U.S. government,...
Smaller Farms Can Cope Better With Climate Change in India, Say Analysts
India’s small farmers are better equipped than large landowners to deal with climate change, but need more support to find...
US Retailer Aims to Give Tech Experience to Immigrant Teens
A major U.S. electronic retailer says it wants to help immigrant and underprivileged teens gain the technology skills they’ll need...
Facebook to Book Advertising Revenue Locally Amid Political Pressure
Social media giant Facebook said on Tuesday it would start booking advertising revenue locally instead of re-routing it via its...
Waiting for Congress, Mnuchin Makes 2nd Emergency Debt Move
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Monday he is making a second emergency move to keep the government from going above...
US High Court Turns Away Dispute Over Gay Worker Protections
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear an appeal by a Georgia security guard who said she was...
EU-Mercosur Talks Hit Snags, Announcement Could Be Delayed
Free-trade talks between the European Union and South American trade bloc Mercosur still face hurdles over beef and ethanol, and...
Silicon Valley Job Fair Caters to New Immigrants, Refugees
Khaled Turkmani fled Syria and traveled through five countries before he ended up in San Francisco. He immediately began to...
Fusion Reactor Under Construction in France Halfway Complete
The International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor, ITER, now under construction in southern France, is often called the most complicated scientific instrument...
A Silicon Valley Job Fair Caters to New Immigrants and Refugees
More than a million college-educated immigrants in the U.S. are in low skilled jobs, according to estimates. But they have...
