Australia’s Central Bank Chief Slams US Tariffs
The head of Australia’s central bank is upbeat about domestic economic growth despite a disappointing end to last year, but...
UK Researchers Building 3D Visualizations of Classic Children’s Books
Classic children’s books are getting a 21st century upgrade, as British researchers have begun testing a project that would bring...
Drought-hit Kenyans Find Gold in Tea Trees – But for How Long?
At Sweet Waters, a village in central Kenya, Veronicah Nyambura stands under the hot sun between two fields. One is...
EU Tax Haven Blacklist Set to Shrink Further
European Union states are set to remove Bahrain, the Marshall Islands and Saint Lucia from a list of tax havens...
Facebook, Twitter Urged to Do More to Police Hate on Sites
Tech giants Facebook, Twitter and Google are taking steps to police terrorists and hate groups on their sites, but more...
Porsche Says Flying Cab Technology Could Be Ready Within Decade
Porsche is studying flying passenger vehicles but expects it could take up to a decade to finalize technology before they...
Trump Says He’s Committed to New ‘Fair’ Trade Pact With Canada, Mexico
The White House says that President Donald Trump, in a phone call with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, has emphasized...
BMW CEO: Car Tariffs Would Hurt US Jobs
Tariffs on car imports in the United States, if implemented, would hurt jobs in the world’s second-largest car market, the...
Smart Shoes Provide the Right Beat for Health and Safety
Shoes that promote health and safety were featured last week at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Faith Lapidus reports....
Preventing Unauthorized Use of Face Recognition
Every day, billions of photos uploaded to the Internet contain faces. Experts say sophisticated algorithms can collect these images, compare...
Kenyan Coffee Risks Losing Significance as Production Struggles
Kenyan coffee has an international reputation for good quality. But Kenya’s coffee industry is struggling as production levels have dropped...
Washington Becomes First State to Approve Net-neutrality Rules
Washington became the first state Monday to set up its own net-neutrality requirements after U.S. regulators repealed Obama-era rules that...
Judge, Police Help Oust Trump Hotels from Panama Property
Workers pried President Donald Trump’s name from signs outside his family company’s luxury hotel in Panama on Monday, as Trump’s...
US Senate Poised to Ease Dodd-Frank Rules for Most Banks
Ten years after a financial crisis rocked the nation’s economy, the Senate is poised to pass legislation that would roll...
To Engage Customers, Smart Mirrors Take Cues from Social Media
Call it the Snapchat effect. Some high-tech mirrors out there are borrowing from the social media giant, which offers face...
AI Has a Dirty Little Secret: It’s Powered by People
There’s a dirty little secret about artificial intelligence: It’s powered by an army of real people. From makeup artists in...
Applications for Facial Recognition Increase as Technology Matures
From a shopping center and an airport to a concert venue or even your own phone, these are all places...
Washington Braces for Possible Trump-Induced Trade War
Washington is bracing for the start of a possible trade war between the United States and its closest allies and...
China Doesn’t Want Trade War, but Says It Will Respond if Necessary
China has added its voice to a growing chorus of concern about the rising threat of a trade war and...
EU Aims to Tax Internet Giants at ‘Two to Six Percent’: France
The EU will soon unveil a plan for taxing major internet companies like Amazon and Facebook by imposing a levy...
Students Build Program That Sniffs Out Twitter ‘Bots’
For months, university students Ash Bhat and Rohan Phadte had been tracking about 1,500 political propaganda accounts on Twitter that...
Students Create Program to Identify Fake Twitter Accounts
Social media users like to have friends and followers on various platforms. But how many accounts are real and how...
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