U.S. security officials on Wednesday ordered government agencies to get rid of products and services from Kaspersky Lab, a Moscow-based cybersecurity firm. Department of Homeland Security Acting Secretary Elaine Duke…
more ...iPhone X Shipping Delay May Dampen Apple’s Holiday Quarter
Apple Inc’s highly anticipated iPhone X features a slew of innovations but delayed availability could hurt holiday-quarter sales. The much-hyped event on Tuesday unveiled three new phones, an advanced watch…
more ...Self-Driving Boats: The Next Tech Transportation Race
Self-driving cars may not hit the road in earnest for many years – but autonomous boats could be just around the pier. Spurred in part by the car industry’s race…
more ...Bill Gates: Strides in Global Health at Risk if Rich Nations Pull Back
The world is making enormous strides in areas such as child mortality, HIV and extreme poverty, but if the U.S. and other countries pull back funding, that progress could slow,…
more ...With Ginseng Festival, Wisconsin Growers Aim to Cultivate Broader Taste for Root
In this upper Midwestern state known for dairy, beer and Harley-Davidson motorcycles, ginseng growers want to make sure that the bitter root also gets its due. So they’ve organized the…
more ...Under EU Attack, Top Palm Oil Producers Rethink Trade Strategy
Facing a backlash in Europe over palm oil’s environmental toll, the world’s top producers are scrambling to find new markets and even striking unusual barter deals, such as exchanging Sukhoi…
more ...Microsoft, Disney Among Companies Calculating Carbon Footprints
Microsoft, Walt Disney Co. and General Motors are among hundreds of companies calculating how much they spend on carbon emissions to show investors they are concerned about global warming, a…
more ...Children Learn to Program Toy Robots
In this computerized age, some kids have the opportunity to play with robots. The Scottish company Robotical has developed an inexpensive toy robot that children can program to walk, dance and…
more ...Apple’s New iPhone X Not For Everyone
After months of anticipation – Apple unveiled its newest products Tuesday at its new Cupertino California Headquarters. Despite significant upgrades to its line of consumer products, the most hotly anticipated…
more ...From Refugee Camp to Runway, Hijab-wearing Model Breaks Barriers
Roughly one year ago, Denise Wallace, executive co-director of the Miss Minnesota USA pageant, received a phone call from 19-year-old Halima Aden asking if she could compete in the contest…
more ...Violent Street Protests Break Out in Haiti Over Tax Hikes
Protesters in Haiti damaged commercial buildings in the capital city and set cars on fire Tuesday, angered by government tax hikes that come at a time when foreign aid is…
more ...US Updates Self-driving Car Guidelines
The Trump administration is updating safety guidelines for self-driving cars in an attempt to clear barriers for automakers and tech companies who want to get test vehicles on the road.…
more ...US Family Incomes Up, Poverty Down
In the United States, family incomes are up, the poverty rate is down, and the number of people covered by health insurance has improved. Experts at the Census Bureau published…
more ...Wisconsin Set to Approve $3 Billion for Foxconn
The Wisconsin Senate was poised to approve nearly $3 billion in cash payments for Taiwan-based Foxconn Technology Group on Tuesday, an unprecedented incentive package for the electronics company to locate…
more ...Apple to Release Re-designed iPhone on 10-year Anniversary
Apple on Tuesday will unveil the new model of its popular iPhone, 10 years after then-CEO Steve Jobs showed the world the iPhone for the first time. Leaks of the…
more ...Apple Introduces Major Upgrades to Trademark iPhone
Apple released the latest in smartphone technology Tuesday — the $1,000 iPhone X (the X stands for the number 10, not the letter X) — a gadget Apple calls the…
more ...Survivors, Relatives, Volunteers Connect Online for Irma Aid
Worried relatives, generous volunteers, frantic neighbors, even medical providers are turning to social media now that Hurricane Irma wiped out electricity and cell service to communities across Florida, cutting off…
more ...In Persian Gulf, Computer Hacking Now a Cross-Border Fear
State-sponsored hacks have become an increasing worry among countries across the Persian Gulf. They include suspected Iranian cyberattacks on Saudi Arabia to leaked emails causing consternation among nominally allied Arab…
more ...US to Unveil Streamlined Autonomous Vehicle Guidelines
U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao will unveil on Tuesday streamlined safety guidelines for automakers that want to deploy self-driving vehicles, a person briefed on the matter said Monday, as members…
more ...Venezuelan President Wraps Up Algeria Trip With Talks on Oil
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said at the end of a two-day visit to Algeria Monday that his country and the North African nation were working to achieve “equitable” oil prices.…
more ...Global Witness: Zimbabwe Officials, Military Secretly Exploit Diamond Sector
International watchdog group Global Witness says powerful political elites and security forces have controlled and secretly exploited Zimbabwe’s diamond sector for a decade. Zimbabwe’s dreaded Central Intelligence Organization and the…
more ...Apple May Test Bounds of iPhone Love with $1,000 Model
Apple is expected to sell its fanciest iPhone yet for $1,000, crossing into a new financial frontier that will test how much consumers are willing to pay for a device…
more ...Hurricane Irma Threatens Florida’s Bustling Tourism Industry
Hurricane Irma’s path of destruction up Florida’s Gulf Coast on Sunday threatens to disrupt a thriving state tourism industry worth more than $100 billion annually just months ahead of the…
more ...Post-Brexit Customs Checks Could Cost Traders $5B a Year
The introduction of post-Brexit customs checks could cost traders more than 4 billion pounds ($5.28 billion) a year, according to a think tank report released on Monday. The British government…
more ...Brazil Businessman Turns Himself into Police in Graft Probe
The former chairman of the world’s largest meatpacker, whose testimony implicated Brazil’s president in corruption, turned himself in to police Sunday after the country’s Supreme Court ordered his arrest. …
more ...Apple to Unveil New iPhone
It’s been only 10 years since Apple’s late co-founder Steve Jobs presented the first iPhone. Since then, the competition with other companies has evolved into a giant battle of smartphones,…
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