Ford’s plan to double its electrified vehicle spending is part of an investment tsunami in batteries and electric cars by global automakers that now totals $90 billion and is still…
more ...Intel Underfoot: Floor Sensors Rise as Retail Data Source
The next phase in data collection is right under your feet. Online clicks give retailers valuable insight into consumer behavior, but what can they learn from footsteps? It’s a question…
more ...Paper: IMF Concerned by Ukraine’s Anti-Corruption Draft Law
The International Monetary Fund has told the Ukrainian authorities that it does not support a draft law to create an anti-corruption court because the bill does not guarantee its independence,…
more ...Palestinians to Get 3G in West Bank, After Israel Lifts Ban
Palestinians in the West Bank are finally getting high-speed mobile data services, after a yearslong Israeli ban that cost their fragile economy hundreds of millions of dollars, impeded tech start-ups…
more ...Uganda Considering Launching Its Own Social Media Platforms
[Uganda is mulling over the idea of creating its own social media platforms. But social media users and government critics see this as a potential effort to control free expression.…
more ...Vietnam Seeks Upper Hand on Dissent with Rules On Foreign Internet Services
Vietnam is adding pressure on foreign internet firms to keep data on local users and be more accessible to the country’s authorities as the country tightens control over online dissent.…
more ...Computer Modeling May Become Faster
Scientists build computer models in order to understand how complex systems, such as traffic, weather or cancer progression work. These simulations of real-world situations usually require dozens of scientists working…
more ...How Tech Affects Kids a Concern at Consumer Electronics Show
Kathryn Green and her husband prevented their young son from playing on screen devices until he was 2 years old. Then they handed him a Square Panda, a screen that…
more ...Tech’s Effects on Kids a Concern at Consumer Electronics Show
Even at CES, the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, there is ambivalence about the ways technology affects children. VOA’s Michelle Quinn talked to people about the benefits and costs…
more ...Energy Agency Sees Oil Price Decline, But Analyst Predicts a Boom
Crude oil prices reached a 30-month high this week. But the government agency that analyzes and disseminates energy information says the rally may have run its course. The Energy Information…
more ...Wahlberg Donates $1.5 Million After Pay Gap Outcry
Following an outcry over a significant disparity in pay between co-stars, Mark Wahlberg agreed Saturday to donate the $1.5 million he earned for reshoots for All the Money in the…
more ...Protests in Tunisia Spur Government to Pledge Aid to Poor
Tunisia plans to increase aid for poor families by $70.3 million, after nearly a week of protests over austerity measures, an official said Saturday. “This will concern about 250,000 families,”…
more ...Report: Traffic Fatalities Hold Back Developing Economies
Deadly traffic accidents are more than just individual tragedies. They’re a drag on economic growth in developing countries, according to a new World Bank report. The study is among the…
more ...Awash in Corn, Soybeans, US Farmers Focus on Trade Deals
For Illinois farmer Garry Niemeyer, it’s a slow time of year, spent indoors fixing equipment, not outdoors tending his fields, which now lie empty. All of his corn and soybeans…
more ...Awash in Corn, Soybeans, U.S. Farmers Focus on Trade Deals
The United States Department of Agriculture reports record harvests of corn and soybeans in the United States in 2017, with stocks overflowing at elevators and storage bins across the country.…
more ...New ‘Smart Home’ Tech Lets You Talk to Your Smoke Detector
Gadgets that can make homes smarter are becoming more affordable for consumers. At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, even simple devices were getting sophisticated new brains. VOA’s George…
more ...Protests Erupt Again in Tunisia, Cradle of 2011 Arab Spring
Protesters took to the streets in towns and cities across Tunisia for a fourth day Friday, as anger grows over price hikes introduced by the government. Demonstrations in 2011 in…
more ...No Pedal to Metal in GM’s Planned Self-driving Cruise AV Car
General Motors Co is seeking U.S. government approval for a fully autonomous car — one without a steering wheel, brake pedal or accelerator pedal — to enter the automaker’s first…
more ...Jeff Bezos Contributes $33M to ‘Dreamers’ Scholarship Program
Scholarship program TheDream.US said on Friday it had received a $33 million donation from Amazon.com Inc Chief Executive Jeff Bezos and his wife MacKenzie Bezos to fund 1,000 college scholarships.…
more ...Cybersecurity Firm: US Senate in Russian Hackers’ Crosshairs
The same Russian government-aligned hackers who penetrated the Democratic Party have spent the past few months laying the groundwork for an espionage campaign against the U.S. Senate, a cybersecurity firm…
more ...Social Robots May Soon Become the Newest Member of the Family
The robot revolution has arrived at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week. Many tech companies are developing robots that act as social companions who can be a…
more ...Transit Shutdown in Greece as Unions Strike for Right to Strike
The Athens subway came to a standstill Friday as Greeks protested new reforms that parliament is set to approve Jan. 15 in return for bailout funds, including restrictions on the…
more ...As Sanctions Bite, China Trade With North Korea Plummets
China’s trade with North Korea plunged 50 percent in December as U.N. sanctions imposed over Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile development tightened, the government reported Friday. China accounts for nearly…
more ...Fiat Chrysler to Invest $1 Billion in Michigan Plant, Add 2,500 Jobs
Fiat Chrysler Automobile said on Thursday it will shift production of Ram heavy-duty pickup trucks from Mexico to Michigan in 2020, a move that lowers the risk to the automaker’s…
more ...Facebook Says Its Putting Friends, Family First
Facebook on Thursday announced a major update that will put friends and family above pages or celebrities in a user’s news feed — and likely result in people spending less…
more ...Saudis Open Car Showroom Just for Women
Women flocked to Le Mall in Jeddah on Thursday to check out the kingdom’s first car exhibition aimed at women, a few months after Saudi Arabia granted them the right…
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