The Federal Communications Commission formally released a draft of its plan to kill net-neutrality rules, which equalized access to the internet and prevented broadband providers from favoring their own apps…
more ...Fall of China’s Former Internet Censor Highlights Frustrations Over Controls
The former face of China’s “Great Firewall,” Lu Wei, has become the first “tiger” to come under the Communist Party’s corruption investigation since President Xi Jinping began his second term…
more ...Retailers Look to Woo Shoppers from Rivals as Amazon Grows
Toys and TVs at J.C. Penney, Barbies at Best Buy, kitchen appliances like wine refrigerators at B.J.’s. As the holiday shopping season officially kicks off Thursday, shoppers may find some…
more ...Hopes, Fears in $10 Billion Wisconsin Foxconn Deal
When Gonzalo Perez bought the Castlewood Restaurant last December, it was one of the few outposts among the nearby corn and soybean fields hungry farmers could depend as a place…
more ...Coffee-Based Fuel to Power London Buses
A startup is making fuel from waste coffee grounds to power some of London’s buses. VOA’s Steve Baragona reports. …
more ...Facebook to Let Users See Whether They ‘Liked’ Russian Accounts
Facebook Inc. said Wednesday that it would build a web page to allow users to see which Russian propaganda accounts they have liked or followed, after U.S. lawmakers demanded that…
more ...Hopes, Fears in $10 Billion Deal to Bring Taiwanese Manufacturer to Wisconsin
The $10 billion-dollar deal to bring a Taiwanese-based electronics manufacturer to Wisconsin is raising questions from critics despite the promise that the investment could provide tens of thousands of new…
more ...US Retailers Look to Profitable Black Friday Weekend
The U.S. holiday shopping season shifts into high gear this week after the Thanksgiving Day Holiday on Thursday. Black Friday, as it’s called, has become an important day for retailers because…
more ...Soup Restaurant Teams With Family Farm to Serve Farm-to-table Freshness
Pumpkins, squash, beets and collard greens are just a few of the more than 50 different crops that Garner’s Produce in Virginia grows and sells at farmers markets about two…
more ...Nigeria Oil Spills Double Risk of Infant Mortality, Research Shows
Babies are much more likely to die in their first few weeks of life if their mothers live close to the site of an oil spill, according to new research.…
more ...Uber Reveals Cover-up of Hack Affecting 57M Riders, Drivers
Uber is coming clean about its cover-up of a year-old hacking attack that stole personal information about more than 57 million of the beleaguered ride-hailing service’s customers and drivers. So…
more ...Kenyan Fashion Designers Struggle to Grow Business
The fashion and textile industry could generate nearly half a million jobs in sub-Saharan Africa over the next decade. That’s according to the African Development Bank, which launched its “Fashionomics”…
more ...Iraq, GE Sign $400 Million Deal for Power Infrastructure
Iraq and General Electric have signed a deal to develop Iraq’s power infrastructure, which would help bring much-needed electricity to areas facing significant shortages across the country. GE says in…
more ...‘Souper-Hero’ Serves Seasonal Soup with Help from Family Farm
Each year in America, when summer ends and fall begins, it’s a safe bet you’ll find pumpkins and sweet potatoes flavoring everything from coffee to pie. It’s seasonal food that…
more ...Robotic Fingers Get a Feel for the Real World
You can reach into your pocket and tell whether you’ve grabbed coins or keys, and now researchers in California have developed a robot with a similar level of tactile sensitivity.…
more ...Uber CEO Says Company Failed to Disclose Massive Breach in 2016
Uber Technologies Inc failed to disclose a massive breach last year that exposed the data of some 57 million users of the ride-sharing service, the company’s new chief executive officer…
more ...Venezuela Arrests Top Citgo Executives
Venezuelan authorities arrested the acting president of Citgo, the U.S. subsidiary of state-owned Petroleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA), along with five other senior executives Tuesday for alleged corruption. Attorney General…
more ...US Charges Iranian National With Hacking HBO Computer Systems
U.S. prosecutors charged an Iranian with hacking into computer systems of the cable TV channel HBO earlier this year, stealing information about the hit program “Game of Thrones” and attempting…
more ...FCC Chairman Sets Out to Repeal ‘Net Neutrality’ Rules
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai on Tuesday followed through on his pledge to repeal 2015 regulations designed to ensure that internet service providers treat all online content and apps…
more ...Defense Minister – Denmark to Ramp up Cybersecurity Efforts
Denmark intends to invest to boost efforts to prevent cyber attacks in a strategy to be presented early next year, its defense minister said on Tuesday. “We are going to…
more ...Virtual Reality As a Mental Health Tool
It is a simple, but startling, statistic: one in four people around the world will have a mental or neurological disorder at some point in their lives. But dealing with…
more ...US Sues to Stop AT&T’s Takeover of Time Warner
The U.S. Justice Department is suing to stop AT&T’s multi-billion dollar bid to take over another communications giant, Time Warner, calling it illegal and likening it to extortion. “The $108…
more ...A School of Robot Fish Is Testing the Water in Venice
Lily pads, fish and mussels of the electronic variety are being deployed in and around the canals of Venice. It’s part of a project designed to monitor the water quality…
more ...Online Abuse Silences Women and Girls, Fuels Violence, Survey Shows
Pervasive online abuse and harassment pressure women and girls into censoring themselves on social media and fuel gender-based discrimination and violence, rights groups said on Monday. About one in four…
more ...White House: Opioid Crisis Cost US Economy $504 Billion in 2015
Opioid drug abuse, which has ravaged parts of the United States in recent years, cost the economy as much as $504 billion in 2015, White House economists said in a…
more ...With Little Movement, NAFTA Talks Said to Run Risk of Stalemate
Talks to update the North American Free Trade Agreement appeared to be in danger of grinding toward a stalemate amid complaints of U.S. negotiators’ inflexibility, people familiar with the process…
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