The Trump administration on Tuesday escalated its aggressive actions on trade by proposing 25 percent tariffs on $50 billion in Chinese imports to protest Beijing’s alleged theft of American technology.…
more ...Experts: In Self-Driving Cars, Human Drivers and Standards Come Up Short
Autonomous cars should be required to meet standards on their ability to detect potential hazards, and better ways are needed to keep their human drivers ready to assume control, U.S.…
more ...Gay Dating App Grindr to Stop Sharing HIV Status
The gay dating app Grindr will stop sharing its users’ HIV status with analytics companies. Chief security officer Bryce Case told BuzzFeed News on Monday that the company had decided…
more ...New Gene Editing Tools May Speed Creation of Bigger Harvests
Feeding the world depends on bountiful harvests, even in the face of changing pests and climate. Scientists are bringing a new tool to the effort, a bacterial gene editing system…
more ...Too Late to Plant Green Seed Among World’s Forgotten Palm Oil Farmers?
When palm oil farmer Isnin Kasno eventually retires, his three children will turn their backs on the family’s small plantation in Malaysia’s southern state of Johor. Like many aging oil…
more ...Tiger Economy Roaring as Golf’s Masters Approaches
Tiger Woods is back in Green Jacket contention and from country club bars to boardrooms, the former world No. 1 is once again the tide lifting all boats in the…
more ...US Factory Activity Slows, Manufacturers Worry About Tariffs
U.S. factory activity slowed in March amid shortages of skilled workers and rising capacity constraints, but growth in the manufacturing sector remains underpinned by strong domestic and global economies. The…
more ...US Stock Indexes Plunge
U.S. stocks plunged again Monday after President Donald Trump unleashed a new verbal attack on giant online retailer Amazon and China fired its shot at U.S. imports in a developing…
more ...EPA Rejects Fuel Efficiency Standards for Automobiles
The Trump administration on Monday rejected an Obama-era plan to make automobiles more fuel efficient, opening up a long process to weaken current standards and putting California and the federal…
more ...Facebook Faces Calls to Further Protect User Privacy
Facebook is a company in a hurry. Since the world learned about the latest customer data controversy at Facebook, the social media network has unleashed a swarm of changes.…
more ...Amazon Shares Fall 4 Percent as Trump Renews Attack
Shares of Amazon.com Inc fell 4 percent on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump again attacked the online retailer over the pricing of its deliveries through the United States Postal…
more ...NTSB ‘Unhappy’ Over Tesla Crash Statement
The National Transportation Safety Board is “unhappy” about Tesla’s decision to release information in a fatal crash investigation involving its Autopilot system. A vehicle using the semi-autonomous system crashed into…
more ...Promises, Promises: Facebook’s History with Privacy
“We’ve made a bunch of mistakes.” “Everyone needs complete control over who they share with at all times.” “Not one day goes by when I don’t think about what it…
more ...Coral Farms Revive the Reefs
Coral reefs cover less than one percent of the world’s ocean beds, yet they are home to a quarter of all marine life on the planet. But they are facing…
more ...Tech Startups Add Automation, Drones to Aid Construction Industry
Having robots to do the dirty, tedious parts of the job is a dream come true in the construction business. Automation technology developers say robotics are transforming the industry, making…
more ...Exhibit Highlights Inclusive Design for People with Disabilities
More than 1 billion people around the world have some sort of disability. Rong Shi of VOA’s Mandarin service toured an exhibit in New York that showcases the latest gadgets…
more ...Facebook Faces Calls for Change
The fallout continues for Facebook over how it handles user data and privacy. U.S. and European lawmakers are calling for Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to testify, and regulators have opened…
more ...With Paper, Phones, Atlanta Struggles to Recover From Cyberattack
Atlanta’s top officials holed up in their offices on Saturday as they worked to restore critical systems knocked out by a nine-day-old cyberattack that plunged the Southeastern U.S. metropolis into technological chaos and…
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