Business

Economy and business news. Business is the practice of making one’s living or making money by producing or buying and selling products (such as goods and services). It is also “any activity or enterprise entered into for profit”

Microsoft Says It ‘Listens’ to Conversations Only With Permission

Microsoft Says It ‘Listens’ to Conversations Only With Permission

Microsoft said Wednesday its contractors listen to conversations to hone voice translation features offered by Skype and its digital assistant...

Turkey, US Progress on Joint ‘Safe Zone’ in Northern Syria

Turkey, US Progress on Joint ‘Safe Zone’ in Northern Syria

FILE – In this Wednesday, June 26, 2019 file photo, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar, center left, arrives to NATO...

Body of Missing UK Astrophysicist Found on Greek Island

Body of Missing UK Astrophysicist Found on Greek Island

Greek search crews have found the body of a British scientist who went missing while on holiday on the Aegean...

‘Extinction Rebellion’ Dubbed Cult, But Supporters Say Radical Change Needed

‘Extinction Rebellion’ Dubbed Cult, But Supporters Say Radical Change Needed

They are seen as the shock troops of a burgeoning direct-action environmental movement. Earlier this year, members of Extinction Rebellion...

In Georgia, the Wounds of War Still Fester

In Georgia, the Wounds of War Still Fester

The Russian occupation of the Georgian territories of Abkhazia and South Ossetia in 2008 created a dividing line in Georgian...

Russia’s Military Drone Makes Successful Maiden Flight

Russia’s Military Drone Makes Successful Maiden Flight

The Russian military says a heavy drone it’s developing has made a successful maiden flight.The Defense Ministry on Wednesday released...

UK Food Industry Looks To Avoid Shortages in No-Deal Brexit

UK Food Industry Looks To Avoid Shortages in No-Deal Brexit

The U.K. food industry is asking the government to set aside competition rules so companies can coordinate supply decisions to...

Zelenskiy Says Called Putin After 4 Ukrainian Soldiers Killed in East

Zelenskiy Says Called Putin After 4 Ukrainian Soldiers Killed in East

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says he has spoken with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, after four Ukrainian soldiers were killed...

Jumping Like a Lemur, Flying Like a Dragonfly – Robots That Mimic Animal Movements May Be On Their Way

Jumping Like a Lemur, Flying Like a Dragonfly – Robots That Mimic Animal Movements May Be On Their Way

In a laboratory in California, engineers are working on pushing the boundaries of how robots move, imitating the ways some...

NBA, Twitch Announce Deal for Digital Rights to USA Basketball

NBA, Twitch Announce Deal for Digital Rights to USA Basketball

The National Basketball Association on Tuesday said that Amazon.com’s Twitch would be its exclusive digital partner for streaming USA Basketball...

Ukraine Calls for More Peace Talks After 4 Die in Eastern Donbass

Ukraine Calls for More Peace Talks After 4 Die in Eastern Donbass

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged the leaders of Russia, Germany and France to resume talks on a peaceful solution to...

PM: Croatia President Will Run for Second Term

PM: Croatia President Will Run for Second Term

Croatia President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarevic will run for a second five-year term on behalf of her ruling party, Prime Minister Andrej...

China Plans to Use New Tech Like AI To ‘Win Wars’ Amid US Concerns

China Plans to Use New Tech Like AI To ‘Win Wars’ Amid US Concerns

China’s military says it is focused on harnessing new technologies to “fight and win wars” in the future and is...

Can Turkey Be a Trusted NATO Partner?

Can Turkey Be a Trusted NATO Partner?

Can Turkey be reeled back in as a trusted NATO partner? A growing chorus of policy-makers and foreign-policy analysts fear...

Bitcoin as a Safe Haven? More a Speculative Bet, Market Players Say

Bitcoin as a Safe Haven? More a Speculative Bet, Market Players Say

Bitcoin’s recent gains as stocks plummeted on U.S.-China trade tensions reflect not so much its safe-haven credentials but its potential...

UN Rights Chief Condemns Mass Shootings in US

UN Rights Chief Condemns Mass Shootings in US

The United Nations High Commissioner for human Rights, Michele Bachelet, has condemned the two mass shootings that claimed the lives...

Norway Worried by Russian Sea, Air Maneuvers

Norway Worried by Russian Sea, Air Maneuvers

Russia has told Norway its navy and air force will hold exercises near the Nordic nation’s Arctic waters later this...

EU Open to Brexit Talks But Refuses to Modify Divorce Deal

EU Open to Brexit Talks But Refuses to Modify Divorce Deal

The European Union says its door remains open should British Prime Minister Boris Johnson want to discuss his country’s departure...

Hajj Trip May Help Christchurch Mosque Victims Heal

Hajj Trip May Help Christchurch Mosque Victims Heal

The scars from the nine bullets the gunman fired into Temel Atacocugu run down his left side like knotty rope....

After Mass Shootings, Tech Industry Shuns 8chan

After Mass Shootings, Tech Industry Shuns 8chan

First, it lost its internet security provider. Then, another company cut off its new internet host. In less than 24 hours, 8chan,...

Video Games Not Contributors to Violence, Studies Show

Video Games Not Contributors to Violence, Studies Show

Emily Seymour contributed to this report. Many young people reacting to the most recent mass shootings in the U.S. are rejecting...

AP Explains: What Is the Online Forum 8chan?

AP Explains: What Is the Online Forum 8chan?

An anonymous online forum called 8chan has drawn attention in the wake of mass shootings in Texas and Ohio because...