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Wall Street Closes Higher as China Tariff Fears Ease

Wall Street Closes Higher as China Tariff Fears Ease

Wall Street’s three major indexes staged a comeback to close around 1 percent higher Wednesday as investors turned their focus to earnings...

Facebook: Cambridge Analytica May Have Had Data on 87M People

Facebook: Cambridge Analytica May Have Had Data on 87M People

Facebook Inc said on Wednesday that the personal information of up to 87 million users may have been improperly shared...

Female Shooter Targets YouTube Headquarters

Female Shooter Targets YouTube Headquarters

Police say a woman shooter entered YouTube headquarters in California Tuesday and wounded at least three people before dying of...

Ex-Ford Employee Awarded Nearly $17 Million in Discrimination Lawsuit

Ex-Ford Employee Awarded Nearly $17 Million in Discrimination Lawsuit

A jury has awarded nearly $17 million to a former Ford engineer who sued the automaker for discrimination because he...

YouTube Shooter Told Family She ‘Hated’ the Company

YouTube Shooter Told Family She ‘Hated’ the Company

A woman who believed she was being suppressed by YouTube and told her family members she “hated” the company opened...

Facebook CEO to Testify Before Congressional Committee

Facebook CEO to Testify Before Congressional Committee

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will testify before a congressional committee about the privacy scandal that has rocked the social media...

Closure of Top Philippine Resort Island Would Shake up Business to Cut Pollution

Closure of Top Philippine Resort Island Would Shake up Business to Cut Pollution

The possible closure of a major coastal tourism magnet in the Philippines for environmental cleanup will hurt business, but for...

Tech CEOs Call for Gun Control Following YouTube Shooting

Tech CEOs Call for Gun Control Following YouTube Shooting

Several Silicon Valley leaders called for increased gun control on Tuesday afternoon after a woman at the headquarters of YouTube...

Coffee Conquers Conflict for Business-savvy Farmers in the Philippines

Coffee Conquers Conflict for Business-savvy Farmers in the Philippines

Five years ago, Filipina farmer Marivic Dubria would buy Nescafe sachets to serve visitors because she was embarrassed by the...

Amazon Shares Finish Higher Despite Trump’s New Threat on Shipping Rates

Amazon Shares Finish Higher Despite Trump’s New Threat on Shipping Rates

The largest American business lobby group came to the defense of Amazon.com on Tuesday after a multi-day Twitter attack by...

Zuckerberg: Facebook Deleted Posts Linked to Russian ‘Troll Factory’ 

Zuckerberg: Facebook Deleted Posts Linked to Russian ‘Troll Factory’ 

Facebook, expanding its response to people using the platform improperly, said Tuesday that it had deleted hundreds of Russian accounts and...

US Unveils Tariffs on $50 Billion Worth of Chinese Imports

US Unveils Tariffs on $50 Billion Worth of Chinese Imports

The Trump administration on Tuesday escalated its aggressive actions on trade by proposing 25 percent tariffs on $50 billion in...

Experts: In Self-Driving Cars, Human Drivers and Standards Come Up Short

Experts: In Self-Driving Cars, Human Drivers and Standards Come Up Short

Autonomous cars should be required to meet standards on their ability to detect potential hazards, and better ways are needed...

As US China Trade Frictions Heat up, Optimism for Negotiations Dims

As US China Trade Frictions Heat up, Optimism for Negotiations Dims

As trade frictions heat up between China and the United States, the two countries are talking tough and giving assurances...

Asian Markets Move Lower After US Stock Plunge

Asian Markets Move Lower After US Stock Plunge

Stock markets in Asia and Europe saw declines Tuesday, but did not suffer losses as steep as those Monday in...

US vs. China: a ‘Slap-Fight,’ Not a Trade War — So Far

US vs. China: a ‘Slap-Fight,’ Not a Trade War — So Far

First, the United States imposed a tax on Chinese steel and aluminum. Then, China counterpunched Monday with tariffs on a...

Facebook Faces Calls to Further Protect User Privacy

Facebook Faces Calls to Further Protect User Privacy

Facebook is a company in a hurry.   Since the world learned about the latest customer data controversy at Facebook,...

Amazon Shares Fall 4 Percent as Trump Renews Attack

Amazon Shares Fall 4 Percent as Trump Renews Attack

Shares of Amazon.com Inc fell 4 percent on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump again attacked the online retailer over...

Tech Startups Add Automation, Drones to Aid Construction Industry

Tech Startups Add Automation, Drones to Aid Construction Industry

Having robots to do the dirty, tedious parts of the job is a dream come true in the construction business....

Exhibit Highlights Inclusive Design for People with Disabilities

Exhibit Highlights Inclusive Design for People with Disabilities

More than 1 billion people around the world have some sort of disability. Rong Shi of VOA’s Mandarin service toured...

Facebook Faces Calls for Change

Facebook Faces Calls for Change

The fallout continues for Facebook over how it handles user data and privacy. U.S. and European lawmakers are calling for...

AP Analysis: Blacks Largely Missing From High-Salary Positions

AP Analysis: Blacks Largely Missing From High-Salary Positions

Jonathan Garland’s fascination with architecture started early: He spent much of his childhood designing Lego houses and gazing at Boston...