Some medical experts are warning that technology addiction is a growing problem as people’s daily lives increasingly revolve around their devices. Companies and governments are working to alleviate the problem.…
more ...Tech Companies Struggle With How to Curtail Offensive Speech
Tech companies like Google’s YouTube, Facebook and Twitter have long been global platforms for free expression but are increasingly facing calls to respond to offensive and abusive comments on their…
more ...Economic Fears Grip Turkey
Turkey’s currency this month has suffered heavy falls triggered by U.S.-Turkish tensions over the ongoing detention of an American pastor. Washington’s threat to impose new economic sanctions sparked another steep…
more ...Tesla Stock Drops; Musk Under Fire
Tesla shares dropped nearly 9 percent in value Friday, amid reports of CEO and co-founder Elon Musk meeting with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Musk wrote on Twitter…
more ...Stocks Jump as Hopes Rise for Progress on China Trade Talks
Stocks rose late in the day Friday as investors welcomed signs of progress in resolving the trade dispute between the U.S. and China. The Wall Street Journal reported that the…
more ...Benjamin Smith New CEO of Air France-KLM; Unions Concerned
Unions at Air France-KLM voiced concern after the company appointed Benjamin Smith as the new CEO with the support of the French state. The company said Thursday that Smith, who…
more ...Trump Asks SEC to Review Practicality of Quarterly Corporate Reports
President Donald Trump says he’s asking federal regulators to look into the effectiveness of the quarterly financial reports that publicly traded companies are required to file. In a tweet early…
more ...Asian Currencies Slip on Trade Fears as Authorities Try to Avert Crisis
Many of Asia’s currencies are losing value against the U.S. dollar this year as China and the United States fight over trade, but analysts say policymakers are handling the dip…
more ...Indonesia Pins Great Economic Hopes on Asian Games
Indonesia has spent more than $3 billion on preparations for the Asian Games, with the government projecting that it will produce immediate and long-term benefits for the country. While investments…
more ...Google Workers Protest China Plan Secrecy
Google is planning a return to China. But the project is shrouded in secrecy, and employees are demanding transparency. According to a report by The New York Times on Thursday,…
more ...As Egypt’s Housing Crisis Intensifies, Dangers Mount
Egypt’s decades-long housing crisis continues to worsen, with activists and authorities alike expressing concern about a continuing explosion of illegal, unsafe construction that is one of the consequences. Photojournalist Hamada…
more ...Can Twitter Change Its ‘Core’ and Remain Twitter?
After long resisting change, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey wants to revamp the “core” of the service to fight rampant abuse and misinformation. But it’s not clear if changing that essence…
more ...Little Leaguers Connect With Translate, Fortnite, Facebook
Outfielder Rolando Rodriguez from Panama heard a reporter’s question, but he doesn’t speak English. So Georgia shortstop Tai Peete helped him out, pecking the words into Google Translate to ask…
more ...More US States Deploy Technology to Track Election Hacking Attempts
A majority of U.S. states has adopted technology that allows the federal government to see inside state computer systems managing voter data or voting devices in order to root out…
more ...US Charges 22 Chinese Importers with Smuggling Counterfeit Goods into US
A federal court in New York has charged 22 Chinese importers with smuggling nearly half-a-billion dollars in counterfeit goods into the United States from China. The fake products include such…
more ...Russia Calls Latest US Sanctions on Companies in Russia, China, and Singapore ‘Useless’
Russia says the latest U.S. sanctions imposed on Russian, Chinese, and Singaporean companies are “destructive” and “useless.” The U.S. penalized the three companies Wednesday, accusing them of helping North…
more ...In US Dispute, A Few Turks Destroy iPhones in Online Posts
A small number of Turks are responding to their president’s call to boycott American electronic goods by posting videos in which they smash iPhones with bats, hammers and other blunt…
more ...White House: US ‘Crushing It’ on Economic Growth
The United States economy, the world’s largest, is “crushing it,” White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow declared Thursday. “This is the hottest business economic environment in the world today,” Kudlow…
more ...US Treasury Secretary Hints at More Sanctions for Turkey
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says the United States is ready to impose more sanctions on Turkey if detained American pastor Andrew Brunson is not released from house arrest. Mnuchin…
more ...Experts: Cyberattacks Growing Increasingly Sophisticated
The rise of information sharing in the digital age has made it easier to disseminate knowledge, but it also brings with it heightened risks: from hackers stealing our information, to…
more ...Mexico Unsure If It Will Finish NAFTA Talks with US in Aug.
Mexico’s economy minister on Wednesday said that Mexico and the United States may not meet an August goal to finish bilateral talks to revamp the NAFTA trade deal, which is…
more ...Five ‘Crazy Rich Asian’ Ways to Splash Your Cash in Singapore
Singapore is the setting for new Hollywood movie ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ – an adaptation of a best-selling novel that explores the insatiable consumerism of new money and old-world opulence in…
more ...In Chinese Port City, Japan’s Toyota Lays Foundation to Ramp Up Sales
Toyota is likely to make 120,000 more cars a year in the Chinese port city of Tianjin as part of a medium-term strategy that’s gathering pace as China-Japan ties improve,…
more ...Home Shopping Networks Refine Their Pitch to Stay Alive
HSN, once known as the Home Shopping Network, is getting an image makeover. A U.S. television network where shoppers can buy everything from electronics to kitchen gadgets, HSN is overhauling…
more ...Foundation: Brazil’s Samarco to Pay $512.5M to Disaster Victims
Brazil’s Samarco Mineração SA expects to pay up to 2 billion reais ($512.5 million) this year to 19,000 families affected by the 2015 mining disaster in the state of Minas Gerais,…
more ...VOA Interview: Kara Swisher
Greta Van Susteren talks to technology journalist Kara Swisher about cybersecurity and privacy. …
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