Elias, the new language teacher at a Finnish primary school, has endless patience for repetition, never makes a pupil feel embarrassed for asking a question, and can even do the…
more ...US Tech Derails Global Stock Market Rally
U.S. stocks sank in late trading on Tuesday, with faltering technology shares reversing a global stock rally that had swept through Asia and Europe. Trading sessions in Asia and Europe…
more ...Watchdog: FBI Could Have Tried Harder to Hack iPhone
FBI officials could have tried harder to unlock an iPhone as part of a terrorism investigation before launching an extraordinary court fight with Apple Inc. in an effort to force…
more ...China at a Quandary With US Tech Firms Amid Trade Dispute
While China and the United States seem to be negotiating in an effort to avert a trade war, Washington is unlikely to relent in its determination to stop advanced technology…
more ...Expert Says Brexit Campaign Used Data Mined From Facebook
The computer expert who sparked a global debate over electronic privacy said Tuesday that the official campaign backing Britain’s exit from the European Union had access to data that was…
more ...Saudi Crown Prince: OPEC, Russia Consider Long-Term Oil Pact
OPEC and Russia are working on a long-term deal to cooperate on oil supply curbs that could extend controls over world oil supplies by major exporters for many years to…
more ...Affordable Chip Pinpoints Methane Leaks
One of today’s most affordable sources of fossil-based energy is natural gas, which consists primarily of methane. Found in remote, deep underground reservoirs, the gas must be transported through long…
more ...Uber Sells Southeast Asia Business to Grab After Costly Battle
Uber Technologies has agreed to sell its Southeast Asian business to bigger regional rival Grab, the ride-hailing firms said on Monday, marking the U.S. company’s second retreat from an Asian…
more ...White House Probing Huge Loans to Kushner’s Family Firm
White House officials are looking into whether $500 million in loans that went to Trump administration senior adviser Jared Kushner’s family real estate company may have spurred ethics or criminal…
more ...What Facebook’s Privacy Policy Allows May Surprise You
To get an idea of the data Facebook collects about you, just ask for it. You’ll get a file with every photo and comment you’ve posted, all the ads you’ve…
more ...Cisco Systems Gives $50M to Combat California Homelessness
Internet gear maker Cisco Systems Inc. announced Monday that it will donate $50 million over five years to address the growing problem of homelessness in California’s Santa Clara County and…
more ...With New Plan, Macron Wants France to Win AI ‘Arms Race’
French President Emmanuel Macron has set his sights on artificial intelligence as the next technological frontier France cannot afford to miss, and will launch a major “offensive” this week, officials…
more ...Federal Trade Commission Confirms Facebook Probe
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said Monday it is investigating the privacy controls of social media giant Facebook in the aftermath of reports that the personal data of tens of…
more ...Row Over Data Mining Firm Cambridge Analytica Reverberates in India
The controversy over the British-based data mining company, Cambridge Analytica, which faces allegations of using the personal data of millions of Facebook followers to influence the U.S. election, is reverberating…
more ...Trade War Fears Affect Asian Shares
World markets edged higher but remained jittery Monday, a result of a feared trade war between two economic powerhouses — the U.S. and China, following U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement last…
more ...US Gunmaker Remington Files for Bankruptcy
U.S. firearms and ammunition manufacturer Remington has filed for bankruptcy protection in order to reorganize its operations and put in place a debt reduction deal with its creditors. The company…
more ...Unlocking Secrets of Extinct Canine-Looking Tiger
The exotic Tasmanian tiger once roamed Australia and New Guinea. It looked like a cross between a tiger and a dog, and is believed to have become extinct in the…
more ...Facebook Questioned About Pulling Android Call, Text Data
On the same day Facebook bought ads in U.S. and British newspapers to apologize for the Cambridge Analytica scandal, the social media site faced new questions about collecting phone numbers…
more ...China Warns Trade War Will Set off a ‘Greater Conflict’
A senior Chinese official is warning that a trade war would hurt all sides and set off a “greater conflict.” “A trade war serves the interests of none. It will…
more ...Facebook’s Zuckerberg Apologizes for ‘Breach of Trust’ in Disclosure of Users’ Data
Facebook co-founder and chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg apologized Sunday in full-page ads in nine major British and U.S. newspapers for the massive “breach of trust” at the social media…
more ...Scientists Track Chinese Space Station as It Falls to Earth
Scientists are monitoring a defunct Chinese space station that is expected to fall to Earth around the end of the month, the largest manmade object to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere in…
more ...Pride, Loneliness in the Deep North: Russians Who Refuse to Abandon Arctic City
In Russia’s far north, the city of Vorkuta is slowly being reclaimed by the Arctic tundra. Its population has plummeted as the local coal mines have closed, and the very…
more ...A New Dating Service Uses Your DNA to Find Love
There always seems to be another dating app popping up with promises of helping find romance — just answer this, just swipe that — but one new online dating service…
more ...Swelling Tourism Numbers Come at a Cost in Indonesia
Tourist numbers in Indonesia swelled last year on the back of overseas advertising and infrastructure development. President Joko Widodo has said he wants to “create 10 tourist destinations like the…
more ...Young Syrian Refugee Invents Life-Saving Life-Jacket
Necessity, they say, is the mother of invention. Even more so, when the invention is something a loved one needs. That was the case for a young Syrian woman who…
more ...What Do Palm Trees and Wind Turbines Have in Common?
Increasingly popular wind turbines are getting bigger and making more power, but there is a limit to their size. At some point they become too big, too difficult to transport…
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