Major changes could be ahead for the International Space Station but there will always be an American astronaut in orbit, NASA’s new boss said Wednesday. The space agency is talking…
more ...Emirates Seeks to Lead the Way to Windowless Planes
Passenger jets of the future will be safer, lighter, faster, more fuel-efficient and … windowless. So predicts Emirates Airlines chief Tim Clark. The Dubai-based airline has already introduced virtual windows…
more ...Cambridge Analytica Boss Admits Getting Facebook Data From Researcher
The former head of Cambridge Analytica admitted on Wednesday his firm had received data from the researcher at the center of a scandal over Facebook users’ personal details, contradicting previous…
more ...India’s Central Bank Raises Key Lending Rate to 6.25 Percent
India’s central bank raised its benchmark lending rate Wednesday to tamp down rising inflation following an increase in oil prices. The increase of one-quarter percentage point to 6.25 percent is…
more ...As Internet of Things Lacks World Market Leader, Focus Turns to Startups
A surge in participation by startup companies this week, at a highlight of Asia’s biggest annual tech event, shows an increased reliance on young entrepreneurs to come with the IT…
more ...France, Germany, UK Seek Exemption From US Iran Sanctions
Britain, France and Germany have joined forces to urge the United States to exempt European companies from any sanctions the U.S. will slap on Iran after pulling out of an…
more ...Facebook Acknowledges Data-Sharing Pact with Chinese Companies
Facebook has admitted that it had a data sharing agreement with four Chinese technology companies, including one considered a national security threat by the U.S. intelligence community, raising new concerns…
more ...Google Leading Computer Training in Vietnam
In and around the Mekong Delta, school children will spend this summer moving rainbow-colored blocks and cartoon animals around a screen to get an early taste of computers in a…
more ...N. Korea Denuclearization Could Cost $20 Billion
Arms control experts estimate that the dismantlement of North Korea’s nuclear program could take a decade to complete, and cost $20 billion, if a nuclear agreement is reached between U.S.…
more ...Security Breach at MyHeritage Website Leaks Details of 92 Million Users
A security breach at family networking and genealogy website MyHeritage leaked the data of over 92 million users, the company said in a blog posted on Monday. The breach took…
more ...New Apple Software Helps Limit Smartphone Use
For Apple users worried about how much time they and their children spend posting photos and videos to their devices, help is on the way. Apple has announced new controls…
more ...Aiming at Trump Strongholds, Mexico Hits Back With Trade Tariffs
Mexico put tariffs on American products ranging from steel to pork and bourbon on Tuesday, retaliating against import duties on metals imposed by President Donald Trump and taking aim at…
more ...Trump Wants Separate Trade Talks With Canada, Mexico
U.S. President Donald Trump is “seriously contemplating” trying to reach separate trade deals with Canada and Mexico instead of reshaping the more than two-decade-old North American Free Trade Agreement with…
more ...Uphill Battle with Plastic Trash in Oceans
India is the global host of the 2018 World Environment Day. Highlighting its theme “Beat Plastic Pollution,” environmentalists will urge everyone, from those in government, industry as well as ordinary…
more ...Starbucks Executive Chairman Howard Schultz Steps Down
Starbucks Corp, the world’s biggest coffee chain, said on Monday Executive Chairman Howard Schultz is stepping down, effective June 26. Schultz, who has been with Starbucks for nearly four decades,…
more ...Microsoft Confirms It is Acquiring GitHub for $7.5 Billion
Microsoft on Monday said it will buy software development platform GitHub, in a deal worth $7.5 billion which will blend two opposite corporate cultures. The tech giant, based in Washington…
more ...Facebook Under Scrutiny Over Data Sharing After NYT Report
Facebook is pushing back against a media report saying that it provided extensive information about its users and their friends to third parties like phone makers. The New York…
more ...Bayer to Ditch Monsanto Name After Mega-Merger
German chemicals and pharmaceuticals giant Bayer will discard the name Monsanto when it takes over the controversial US seeds and pesticides producer this week, it said Monday. But Bayer executives…
more ...Big Investors Urge G7 to Step Up Climate Action, Shift From Coal
Institutional investors with $26 trillion in assets under management called on Group of Seven leaders on Monday to phase out the use of coal in power generation to help limit…
more ...3 Astronauts Return Safely From Space Station
Three astronauts from the International Space Station have safely returned to Earth after completing a five-month mission. American Scott Tingle, Russian Anton Shkaplerov and Japan’s Norishige Kanai touched down at…
more ...Advances in Exoskeleton Technology Could Help Some Walk Again
An accident, a stroke, or a disease can leave someone paralyzed and unable to walk. That happens to more than 15 million people around the world each year. But new…
more ...Developing an Intuitive Exoskeleton
Every year more than 15 million people worldwide suffer injuries and illnesses that leave them unable to walk according to the World Health Organization. But new technological advances and physical…
more ...Papua New Guinea Considers Facebook Ban
The government Papua New Guinea is considering blocking Facebook while it investigates how to best to regulate the social networking site. Critics say the move would be authoritarian. Authorities in…
more ...Report: UK Food, Fuel, Medicine Short Under ‘No Deal’ Brexit
British civil servants have warned of shortages of food, fuel and medicines within weeks if the U.K. leaves the European Union without a trade deal, a newspaper reported Sunday. The…
more ...China Warns US Tariffs Will Undo Existing Deals
China is warning the United States any trade and business agreements between the two countries will be void if President Donald Trump carries out his threats to impose tariff hikes…
more ...Britain Won’t Sign Trade Deal with US That Is Not in Its Interests
Britain will not sign a trade agreement with the United States that is not in the country’s best interests, Trade Minister Liam Fox said Saturday after European Union officials filed…
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