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A Swipe is Not Enough: Tinder Tests Extra Control for Women

A Swipe is Not Enough: Tinder Tests Extra Control for Women

The Indian edition of dating app Tinder is testing a new feature which gives women an additional level of scrutiny...

Spotify, Deezer, Others Call for Stronger EU Action Against US Rivals

Spotify, Deezer, Others Call for Stronger EU Action Against US Rivals

Music streaming services Spotify and Deezer joined European business and industry bodies in calling on EU regulators to take tougher...

European Union Sets Up Payment System with Iran to Maintain Trade

European Union Sets Up Payment System with Iran to Maintain Trade

The five remaining parties to the Iran nuclear deal have agreed to establish a special payment system to allow companies...

Instagram Co-founders Resign from Social Media Company

Instagram Co-founders Resign from Social Media Company

The co-founders of Instagram are resigning their positions with the social media company.   Chief Executive Kevin Systrom said in...

AP Explains: The US Push to Boost ‘Quantum Computing’

AP Explains: The US Push to Boost ‘Quantum Computing’

A race by U.S. tech companies to build a new generation of powerful “quantum computers” could get a $1.3 billion...

Facebook Hires New India Head in Midst of Fake News Controversy

Facebook Hires New India Head in Midst of Fake News Controversy

Facebook has hired Ajit Mohan of the Indian streaming service Hotstar to run its India division, in the midst of...

Talking Gloves and Tactile Windows Provide Help for the Disabled

Talking Gloves and Tactile Windows Provide Help for the Disabled

New technologies are helping people who are disabled with physical, cognitive, vision and hearing problems. Some promising new tools include...

Malawi Moves to Improve its Struggling Tourism Industry

Malawi Moves to Improve its Struggling Tourism Industry

Malawi continues to struggle to develop its tourism industry, despite having several attractions, including national parks, game reserves and mountains....

International Organizations Join Tech Powerhouses to Fight Famine

International Organizations Join Tech Powerhouses to Fight Famine

The United Nations, the World Bank and the International Committee of the Red Cross are partnering with technology powerhouses to...

Pompeo: US Would Win Trade War with China

Pompeo: US Would Win Trade War with China

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo vows the United States will be victorious in any trade war with China, a day...

Comcast Outbids Fox With $40B Offer for Sky

Comcast Outbids Fox With $40B Offer for Sky

Comcast beat Rupert Murdoch’s Twenty-First Century Fox in the battle for Sky after offering 30.6 billion pounds ($40 billion) for the British...

UK PM’s Team Make Plans for Snap Election

UK PM’s Team Make Plans for Snap Election

British Prime Minister Theresa May’s aides have begun contingency planning for a snap election in November to save both Brexit and...

US-China Tensions Rise as Beijing Summons US Ambassador

US-China Tensions Rise as Beijing Summons US Ambassador

Tensions between China and the United States escalated Saturday as China’s Foreign Ministry summoned U.S. Ambassador to China Terry Branstad...

Rising Oil Prices Haven’t Hurt US Economy

Rising Oil Prices Haven’t Hurt US Economy

America’s rediscovered prowess in oil production is shaking up old notions about the impact of higher crude prices on the...

China Cancels Trade Talks with US After New Tariffs

China Cancels Trade Talks with US After New Tariffs

China has canceled trade talks with the United States following Washington’s imposition of new tariffs on Chinese goods. The Wall...

Technology Enhances Food Delivery Experiences

Technology Enhances Food Delivery Experiences

Self-driving technology is making online shopping a more convenient, more cost-effective experience. One new startup in San Jose, California, is...

Facebook to Drop On-site Support for Political Campaigns

Facebook to Drop On-site Support for Political Campaigns

Facebook Inc. said Thursday that it would no longer dispatch employees to the offices of political campaigns to offer support ahead of elections,...

NAFTA Deal Not Yet in Sight, Canada Stands Firm on Auto Tariffs

NAFTA Deal Not Yet in Sight, Canada Stands Firm on Auto Tariffs

Canada and the United States showed scant sign on Thursday of closing a deal to revamp NAFTA, and Canadian officials...

Analysts: Poor Economy, Unemployment Lure Tunisians to Extremism

Analysts: Poor Economy, Unemployment Lure Tunisians to Extremism

Seven years after the Arab Spring, little has been done to address youth unemployment in Tunisia, a key factor in extremist...

EU Getting ‘Impatient’ with Facebook Over Consumer Data Use

EU Getting ‘Impatient’ with Facebook Over Consumer Data Use

The European Union’s consumer protection chief said Thursday she’s growing impatient with Facebook’s efforts to improve transparency with users about...

Scrounge for Workers Sees US Jobless Claims Hit 48-Year Low

Scrounge for Workers Sees US Jobless Claims Hit 48-Year Low

New U.S. claims for jobless benefits fell for the third week in a row, hitting their lowest level in nearly...

For My Birthday, Please Give: Facebook Feature Raises Cash for Causes

For My Birthday, Please Give: Facebook Feature Raises Cash for Causes

When Behnoush Babzani turned 35, she threw a party. She also used her birthday to ask friends to donate to...