Afghanistan Blocks Social Media Services
Authorities in Afghanistan are temporarily blocking WhatsApp and Telegram social media services in the country, citing security concerns, officials confirmed...
Researchers Working for the End of the Internal Combustion Automobile
Hybrid cars are slowly working their way into car markets, and there are waiting lists for Elon Musk’s new all-electric...
Trump Names Jerome Powell New Fed Chief
President Donald Trump is making his mark on the US Federal Reserve, naming former investment manager and central bank governor...
Venezuela Looks to Restructure Debt, but Default Looms
Venezuela on Thursday announced plans to restructure its burgeoning foreign debt, a move that may lead to a default by...
Officials Disagree on Puerto Rico Power Restoration Timeline
Officials in the U.S. and Puerto Rico gave differing views Thursday on when power will be fully restored to the...
Twitter Employee, on Last Day, Deactivates Trump Account
U.S. President Donald Trump’s @realdonaldtrump Twitter account was deactivated by a Twitter Inc employee whose last day at the company...
Twitter Employee, on Their Last Day, Deactivates Trump Account
U.S. President Donald Trump’s @realdonaldtrump Twitter account was deactivated by a Twitter Inc employee whose last day at the company...
Mexico City Updates 911 App to Push Quake Alerts to Phones
Mexico City has updated its 911 emergency app to send earthquake alerts to residents’ smartphones following last month’s magnitude 7.1...
Facebook Pressured to Notify People Who Saw Russian Posts
Facebook received several tongue-lashings during U.S. congressional hearings this week, but the world’s largest social network also got an assignment:...
Google, AutoNation Partner on Self-driving Car Program
Google is partnering with AutoNation, the country’s largest auto dealership chain, in its push to build a self-driving car. AutoNation...
Russia Hackers Had Targets Worldwide, Beyond US Election
The hackers who upended the U.S. presidential election had ambitions well beyond Hillary Clinton’s campaign, targeting the emails of Ukrainian...
Social Media Companies Face Tough Congressional Questions on Russian Election Interference
Facebook, Twitter and Google executives testified in public before Senate and House investigations into Russian election interference for the first...
On Climate Change, It’s Trump vs Markets
Though the Trump administration has taken steps to undo regulations aimed at cutting greenhouse gas emissions, experts say economic forces...
Malaysia Investigating Reported Leak of 46 Million Mobile Users Data
Malaysia is investigating an alleged attempt to sell the data of more than 46 million mobile phone subscribers online after...
New Fingerprint Technology Solves Mysteries, Brings Closure to Families of Deceased
Modern forensics have come a long way with the use of DNA evidence and fingerprint databases. But it’s not always...
US Trade Panel Recommends Varying Solar Panel Import Restrictions
Members of the U.S. International Trade Commission on Tuesday made three different recommendations for restricting solar cell and panel imports...
California Wildfire Insurance Claims Top $3.3B
Property damage claims from a series of deadly October wildfires now exceed $3.3 billion, California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones said...
US Social Media Giants Pledge to Combat Foreign Disinformation
Attorneys for Twitter, Facebook and Google on Tuesday told U.S. lawmakers that Russian entities used their platforms to sow discord...
Britain Accelerates Brexit Plans; Talks Also to Speed Up
Britain is accelerating preparations for “all eventualities” when it leaves the European Union, but both sides are hopeful an agreement...
You Can Stymie the iPhone X Face ID – but it Takes Some Work
Apple is offering a nifty way to unlock its new iPhone X — just stare at it. Face ID, Apple’s...
Vietnam Tech Startups Seek Next Phase
There’s a short but not-so-simple question facing Vietnam’s technology startup fans: Now, what? The communist country was not immune to...
Elon Musk Tweets Photo of Los Angeles-area Transport Tunnel
Billionaire Elon Musk has released a photograph of a tunnel he’s building under a Los Angeles suburb to test a...
