A key opponent of high-tech, automated weapons known as “killer robots” is blaming countries like the U.S. and Russia for blocking consensus at a U.N.-backed conference, where most countries wanted…
more ...Cybersecurity Becoming Major Concern for Vietnamese Businesses
At one of An Nguyen’s old jobs in Hanoi, she had a daily ritual: When she wanted to log in to the computer, she had to answer a cybersecurity question…
more ...Hope, Caution as Kim Jong Un Shifts to North Korea’s Economy
Tanned and wearing a swimsuit, So Myong Il walks to the barbecue pit and throws on some clams. He obviously loves the beach he’s on as well as the…
more ...Facebook Adds Alaska’s Inupiaq as Language Option
Britt’Nee Brower grew up in a largely Inupiat Eskimo town in Alaska’s far north, but English was the only language spoken at home. Today, she knows a smattering of Inupiaq…
more ...IOM: Returning Nigerian Migrants Benefit from Business Training Skills
The International Organization for Migration reports more than 270 Nigerian migrants who recently returned from Libya have completed a skills training course to help them start their own businesses. Migrants…
more ...Bankers Seek Consolation Prizes After Shelved Aramco IPO
Investment banks which lost out on big payouts for the work on the shelved listing of oil giant Aramco are lining up for a raft of other projects as Saudi…
more ...Time May Be Running Out for Millions of Clocks
President Donald Trump’s administration wants to shut down U.S. government radio stations that announce official time, a service in operation since World War II. WWV and WWVB in the state…
more ...Internship Aims to Create More Diversity in Hollywood Behind the Scenes
The film industry organization that presents the Academy Awards is also developing young talent through a program called Academy Gold — an internship and mentoring program for students and young…
more ...Forget About Buying a House, Some See Advantages to Co-Living
Owning your home is the most popular definition of the American Dream. But in today’s economy, more Americans are opting out of buying or renting. Some are choosing to live…
more ...Scientists: Less Food for People as Global Warming Makes Insects Eat More
A new U.S. study finds that when temperatures around the world start creeping up, insects that eat crops will not only become hungrier, their numbers will grow. Scientists say this…
more ...California Lawmakers Vote for Net Neutrality
California lawmakers have voted to make net neutrality state law, becoming the latest of several states to approve such measures. The move by state legislators is a rejection of the…
more ...Activists: Proposed Myanmar Highway ‘Ecological, Social Disaster’
Community and conservation groups in Myanmar have branded a planned highway linking a port project to Thailand an “ecological and social disaster,” saying it would uproot indigenous people from their…
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