Amazon Eyes Chilean Skies as It Seeks to Datamine Stars
Amazon.com is in talks with Chile to house and mine massive amounts of data generated by the country’s giant telescopes,...
Alaska Village Experiences Boom in Polar Bear Tourism
A tiny Alaska Native village has experienced a boom in tourism in recent years as polar bears spend more time...
Cars Now Cruising Down the Monthly Subscription Highway
If you already subscribe to digital services like Netflix to binge on TV shows and Spotify to groove to an...
US Factory Activity Hits 14-Year High; Supply Constraints Rising
U.S. manufacturing activity accelerated to more than a 14-year high in August, boosted by a surge in new orders, but increasing...
Twitter CEO Says Company Isn’t Biased, Wants Healthy Debate
Twitter’s CEO says the company is not biased against Republicans or Democrats and is working on ways to ensure that...
Russia Warns Google Against Election Meddling
Russia on Tuesday said it has officially warned US internet giant Google against meddling in next Sunday’s local elections by...
Turkish Inflation Soars, Fueling Fears of Economic Crisis
Turkey saw the inflation rate rise to nearly 18 percent in August, a 15-year high fueled by a collapse in...
NASA Offers Challenge with $750,000 Reward to Further Mars Goal
The U.S. space agency NASA is offering a public challenge, with a lofty $750,000 reward, to anyone who can find...
Yemen to Give Civil Servants Raises; Protests Rage Against Economy
Yemen’s government says it is giving civil servants and pensioners pay raises, after protests against the country’s woeful economy nearly...
Trump’s Pollution Rules Rollback to Hit Coal Country Hard
It’s coal people like miner Steve Knotts, 62, who make West Virginia Trump Country. So it was no surprise that...
Group: US, Russia Block Consensus at ‘Killer Robots’ Meeting
A key opponent of high-tech, automated weapons known as “killer robots” is blaming countries like the U.S. and Russia for...
Cybersecurity Becoming Major Concern for Vietnamese Businesses
At one of An Nguyen’s old jobs in Hanoi, she had a daily ritual: When she wanted to log in...
Hope, Caution as Kim Jong Un Shifts to North Korea’s Economy
Tanned and wearing a swimsuit, So Myong Il walks to the barbecue pit and throws on some clams. He...
Facebook Adds Alaska’s Inupiaq as Language Option
Britt’Nee Brower grew up in a largely Inupiat Eskimo town in Alaska’s far north, but English was the only language...
IOM: Returning Nigerian Migrants Benefit from Business Training Skills
The International Organization for Migration reports more than 270 Nigerian migrants who recently returned from Libya have completed a skills...
Bankers Seek Consolation Prizes After Shelved Aramco IPO
Investment banks which lost out on big payouts for the work on the shelved listing of oil giant Aramco are...
Time May Be Running Out for Millions of Clocks
President Donald Trump’s administration wants to shut down U.S. government radio stations that announce official time, a service in operation...
Internship Aims to Create More Diversity in Hollywood Behind the Scenes
The film industry organization that presents the Academy Awards is also developing young talent through a program called Academy Gold...
California Lawmakers Vote for Net Neutrality
California lawmakers have voted to make net neutrality state law, becoming the latest of several states to approve such measures....
Activists: Proposed Myanmar Highway ‘Ecological, Social Disaster’
Community and conservation groups in Myanmar have branded a planned highway linking a port project to Thailand an “ecological and...
US to Proceed With Mexico Trade Pact, Keep Talking to Canada
U.S. President Donald Trump notified Congress on Friday of his intent to sign a trade agreement with Mexico after talks with Canada...
Coca-Cola Hopes for Caffeine Hit as It Buys Costa Coffee Chain
Coca-Cola is hoping for a caffeine-fueled boost with the acquisition of British coffee chain Costa. Costa is Britain’s biggest coffee...
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