The White House plans to convene a meeting on Thursday on the future of artificial intelligence in U.S. industry with major companies including Facebook, Amazon.com, Google parent Alphabet and Oracle…
more ...US China to Meet for Round 2, But Big Differences Remain
Trade negotiations between China and the United States continue early next week in Washington D.C., but analysts say after the first round, the differences between the two sides are huge.…
more ...Technology Revolution Can Help or Harm Societies
As artificial intelligence is used in an increasingly connected world, experts say inherent risks need to be addressed now as societies become more and more dependent on the technology for…
more ...Google to Showcase AI Advances at Its Big Conference
Google is likely to again put artificial intelligence in the spotlight at its annual developers conference Thursday. The company’s digital concierge, known only as the Google Assistant, could gain…
more ...Countries Race Towards Technological Dominance Knowing Benefits and Risks
With technology developing at an exponential rate, experts say the world is experiencing a fourth industrial revolution – one that will be driven by artificial intelligence and machines that can…
more ...Trump Proposing Billions in Spending Cuts to Congress
The Trump administration is unveiling a multibillion-dollar roster of proposed spending cuts but is leaving this year’s $1.3 trillion catchall spending bill alone. The cuts wouldn’t have much impact,…
more ...Australia to Release Budget with Looming Election in Mind
Australia’s government is expected to release annual spending plans on Tuesday with a focus on winning votes at elections due within a year. Cheaper craft beer plus personal tax cuts…
more ...ConocoPhillips Moves to Take Key Venezuelan Oil Operations
U.S. oil giant ConocoPhillips is pressing for control of Venezuela’s key offshore operations in the Caribbean, seeking to recoup $2 billion from a decade-old dispute with the nation struggling to…
more ...Afghan Girl Coders Design Games to Fight Opium and Inequality
Think Super Mario Bros., but with an Afghan twist. This is how Afghanistan’s first generation of female coders explain their abilities as game-makers after uploading more than 20 games on…
more ...Anti-Semites Use Twitter as ‘Megaphone to Harass Jews,’ says Rights Group
Anti-Semites are using Twitter as a “megaphone to harass and intimidate Jews,” the pro-Jewish civil rights group Anti-Defamation League says. In a new report Monday, the ADL says Twitter users…
more ...US-China Tensions Climb Over ‘Orwellian Nonsense’ on Airlines
As the United States considers ramping up trade tariffs and other actions in response to China’s economic policies, tensions in another area heated up in recent days: How airlines should…
more ...Microsoft Launches $25M Program to Use AI for Disabilities
Microsoft is launching a $25 million initiative to use artificial intelligence to build better technology for people with disabilities. CEO Satya Nadella announced the new “AI for Accessibility” effort as…
more ...Nestle Takes Over Sales of Starbucks in Grocery Aisles
Nestle is paying more than $7 billion to handle global retail sales of Starbucks’s coffee and tea outside of its coffee shops. The deal comes with a huge price tag…
more ...‘Game-Changer’ Mobile App Aims to End Bangladesh Child Marriage
A new phone app could be a “game-changer” in the fight against child marriage in Bangladesh, where more than half of all girls are married before they are 18, children’s…
more ...Belgian Monks Get Back to Brewing After 200-Year Break
A small band of Belgian monks are planning to start producing their own beer again, more than 200 years after invading French troops stopped all brewing at the abbey. The…
more ...Afghanistan’s Poverty Rate Rises as Economy Suffers
Afghanistan’s poverty rate has worsened sharply over the past five years as the economy has stalled and the Taliban insurgency has spread, with more than half the population living on…
more ...Air France’s Stock Sinks as Government Warns on Its Future
Air France’s share price dived Monday after its CEO quit and the French government warned that the country’s flagship carrier might collapse. A new strike Monday over wage demands, meanwhile,…
more ...Art Robots to Help Painters’ Creativity
A new invention is a result of a joint effort by artists and scientists. Computerized art robots can memorize artist’s strokes and effects and reproduce them as needed. They can…
more ...From Horse Carts to Hyperloop: Revolution of the American Railroad
The first railroad appeared in the United States back in 1828. Located entirely in the state of Maryland, it was only 25 kilometers long. Today, American trains look very different…
more ...‘Cook It, Save It, Share It’ Campaign Fights Food Waste
An innovative consumer awareness campaign will be launched this summer in several cities in the United States. The campaign is aimed at preventing the waste of food that costs the…
more ...Rights Groups Seek Help Keeping Messaging Apps ‘Disguised’
Digital civil rights groups are writing to Congress next week to ask for help persuading internet giants Google and Amazon to reverse decisions they made that will make it harder…
more ...US Trade Delegation to Brief Trump After Talks in China
The U.S. and China ended the second day of high level talks Friday aimed at avoiding a possible trade war. The U.S. delegation, headed by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, will…
more ...NASA Mission to Peer Into Mars’ Past
A powerful Atlas 5 rocket was poised for liftoff early Saturday from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, carrying to Mars the first robotic NASA lander designed entirely for exploring…
more ...Can Landslides be Predicted?
Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and heavy rains can cause large amounts of rock and soil to collapse under their own weight and tumble down a slope. These landslides can crush everything…
more ...US Unemployment Rate 3.9 Percent, Lowest Since 2000
President Trump reveled in the 3.9 percent U.S. unemployment rate Friday, following the release of figures by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. But some say that these numbers don’t tell…
more ...Trump Demands China Slash Trade Surplus, Tariffs
The Trump administration has drawn a hard line in trade talks with China, demanding a $200 billion cut in the Chinese trade surplus with the United States, sharply lower tariffs…
more ...
