The role drones play in our lives today is becoming greater and greater, as are the capabilities of these autonomous flying robots. Genia Dulot visited CalTech, the California Institute of…
more ...US, Western Diplomats See Political Motive Behind OPEC Oil Cut
Despite repeated calls by U.S. President Donald Trump for oil production to remain steady, the Saudi-led Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, along with Russia and its allies, announced Friday…
more ...IMF Approves $3.7 Billion Loan for Oil-rich Angola
The International Monetary Fund says it has approved a three-year loan of about $3.7 billion for Angola, which seeks to diversify its economy and curb corruption after a new president…
more ...Australia Passes World’s First Encryption-Busting Law
Security agencies will gain greater access to encrypted messages under new laws in Australia. The legislation will force technology companies such as Apple, Facebook and Google to disable encryption protections…
more ...China Exports, Imports Weaken Ahead of US Talks
China’s export growth slowed in November as global demand weakened, adding to pressure on Beijing ahead of trade talks with Washington. Exports rose 5.4 percent from a year ago to…
more ...Stocks Drop 4 Percent in Rocky Week on Trade, Growth Worries
Wall Street capped a turbulent week of trading Friday with the biggest weekly loss since March as traders fret over rising trade tensions between Washington and Beijing and signals of…
more ...Top Democrat: Moscow Has Closed Cyber Gap With US
The top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee warns the United States is being outgunned in cyberspace, already having lost its competitive advantage to Russia while China is rapidly closing…
more ...Australia Anti-Encryption Law Rushed to Passage
A newly enacted law rushed through Australia’s parliament will compel technology companies such as Apple, Facebook and Google to disable encryption protections so police can better pursue terrorists and other…
more ...Major Oil-producing Countries Agree to Cut Output
Oil prices climbed sharply Friday after OPEC and other producers led by Russia agreed to cut output to reduce global inventories of crude oil. OPEC countries and the Russian-led coalition…
more ...US Locks in Duties on Chinese Aluminum Sheet Imports
The U.S. International Trade Commission said on Friday it made a final determination that American producers were being harmed by imports of common alloy aluminum sheet products from China, a…
more ...Technology Companies Lead Slide in US Markets; Oil Rising
U.S. stocks fell sharply Friday, erasing an early gain, as the market closed in on its third weekly decline in four weeks. Losses in technology and health care stocks outweighed…
more ...US Hiring Slowed to 155K Jobs, Jobless Rate Unchanged
U.S. employers added just 155,000 jobs in November, a slowdown from recent months but enough to suggest that the economy is expanding at a solid pace despite sharp gyrations in…
more ...Nissan to Recall 150,000 Cars Due to Dubious Inspections
Nissan announced plans Friday to recall about 150,000 vehicles sold in Japan due to improper inspections. “Nissan has recently found several non-conformities that may have caused inaccurate pass/fail judgements during…
more ...US Stocks Rebound From Early Plunge
U.S. stocks clawed most of their way back from a deep slide Thursday that at one point had wiped out the market’s gains for the year. An early plunge…
more ...World Stocks Plunge on Concerns Over US-China Trade Relations
U.S. stocks fell sharply again Thursday, following steep drops on Asian and European markets, with investors worried about the fate of trade negotiations between the United States and China, the…
more ...US Trade Deficit Hits 10-Year High on Record Imports
The US trade deficit hit a 10-year high in October as Americans used a stronger dollar to snap up record imports, the government reported Thursday. The result showed the trade…
more ...OPEC Looks to Cut Oil Production to Support Falling Price
OPEC countries were gathered Thursday to find a way to support the falling price of oil, with analysts predicting the cartel and key ally Russia would agree to cut production…
more ...Paris Riots Show Difficulty of Fighting Warming With Taxes
The “yellow vests” in France are worrying greens around the world. The worst riots in Paris in decades were sparked by higher fuel taxes, and French President Emmanuel Macron responded…
more ...Virginia Tech Students Unveil the House of the Future
Joseph Wheeler and his team of students and faculty from Virginia Tech University are convinced they are building the house of the future. Judges at the recent Solar Decathlon Middle…
more ...US and China Fight for Supremacy in 5G Technology
Many experts predict that the emerging 5G wireless technology will revolutionize the world’s economy. They say it holds the key to a smarter, more efficient, more connected and much wealthier…
more ...Virginia Tech Team Wins House of the Future Competition
It’s official: A team of faculty and students from Virginia Tech University has built what’s being billed as the world’s best solar home. The decision was made last weekend in…
more ...Scientists Pool Oceans of Data to Plot Earth’s Final Frontier
For experts in the field of ocean mapping, it is no small irony that we know more about the surfaces of the moon and Mars than we do about our…
more ...Australian Bid for Encrypted Data Passes First Hurdle
The Australian parliament’s lower house Thursday passed a bill to force tech firms such as Alphabet Inc’s Google, Facebook and Apple to give police access to encrypted data, pushing it…
more ...Facebook Gave Data on Users’ Friends to Some Firms While Barring Others
Facebook Inc let some companies, including Netflix and Airbnb, access users’ lists of friends after it cut off that data for most other apps around 2015, according to documents released…
more ...OPEC, Russia Move Closer to Cutting Oil Output
OPEC and Russia moved closer on Wednesday to agreeing cuts in oil production from next year despite pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump to reduce the price of crude. OPEC…
more ...EU Steps Up Fight Against ‘Fake News’ Ahead of Elections
European Union authorities want internet companies including Google, Facebook and Twitter to file monthly reports on their progress eradicating “fake news” campaigns from their platforms ahead of elections next year.…
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