As U.S. voters prepare to head to the polls Tuesday, the election will also be a referendum on Facebook. In recent months, the social networking giant has beefed up scrutiny…
more ...As US Prepares for Elections, Facebook Struggles to Tackle Misinformation
As U.S. voters prepare to head to the polls Nov. 6, all eyes are on how Facebook is grappling with giving people a platform to speak but also keeping misinformation…
more ...Camera-Equipped Dogs Are Sniffing and Scoping out Crime Scenes
We’ve all heard about how surveillance robots can scope out an area before police or rescue personnel head into a potentially dangerous situation. But some K-9 officers in the U.S.…
more ...Record Imports Balloon US Trade Deficit in September
A hungry American economy powered by a strong U.S. dollar saw record imports in September, driving the U.S. trade deficit to its highest level in seven months, the government reported…
more ...Twitter Deletes 10K Accounts That Sought to Discourage US Voting
Twitter Inc. deleted more than 10,000 automated accounts posting messages that discouraged people from voting in Tuesday’s U.S. election and wrongly appeared to be from Democrats, after the party flagged the misleading tweets to…
more ...US Added 250,000 Jobs, Wage Growth Fastest Since 2009
U.S. employers added a stellar 250,000 jobs last month and boosted average pay by the most in nearly a decade in an effort to attract and keep workers. The…
more ...Google Silicon Valley Employees Join a Worldwide Protest
San Francisco Google employees joined a worldwide company walkout Thursday in protest of what they are calling the mishandling of sexual misconduct allegations. Deana Mitchell reports. …
more ...Days After Synagogue Massacre, Online Hate Is Thriving
A website popular with racists that was used by the man charged in the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre was shut down within hours of the slaughter, but it hardly mattered: Anti-Semites…
more ...Google Workers Worldwide Protest Company’s Handling of Sex Harassment Cases
It was a protest that went around the globe. From Singapore to Dublin, Sao Paulo, Brazil, and Pryor, Oklahoma, Google employees walked out of their offices to protest the internet…
more ...Trump Signs Sanctions Order Targeting Venezuela’s Gold Exports
Washington ratcheted up pressure on Venezuela’s leftist President Nicolas Maduro on Thursday with new measures aimed at disrupting the South American country’s gold exports, U.S. national security adviser John Bolton…
more ...Wall Street Gains Ground After Selloff, but Tech Falters as Apple Slips
U.S. stocks rose on Thursday, as robust earnings reports supported a third day of recovery from a bruising selloff in October, but a drop in Apple’s shares ahead of results…
more ...Report: China Exporting Knowledge of Restricting Internet Worldwide
China is exporting its methods of strict internet controls to governments around the world that are employing them to stifle dissent and free flow of information, and tighten their grip…
more ...Google Workers Set to Launch Worldwide Protests
Hundreds of Google employees in Asia walked off the job briefly Thursday as part of a worldwide protest of the company’s handling of sexual harassment cases and its workplace culture.…
more ...Google Workers Launch Worldwide Protests
Hundreds of Google employees left their offices Thursday as part of a worldwide walkout protest of the company’s handling of sexual harassment cases and its workplace culture. More than a…
more ...Report: Freedom of Internet Declines for 7th Consecutive Year
Governments around the world are increasing control over use of the internet and social media, according to the latest report by the Freedom House organization. In 2017, officials in many…
more ...White House Adviser: More US Tariffs on China Goods Not ‘Set in Stone’
U.S. President Donald Trump has not “set in stone” any decisions on escalating tariffs on Chinese goods and may withdraw some duties if there are promising policy discussions with China,…
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