The British Parliament has released some 250 pages worth of documents that show Facebook considered charging developers for data access. Parliament’s media committee seized confidential Facebook documents from the developer…
more ...Growth of Labor Migration Provokes Hostility in Host Communities
A new study estimates 164 million people are migrating to foreign countries in search of work, an increase of 9 percent since 2013. The majority of migrant workers are men…
more ...Trump Tries to Calm Global Markets After Stocks Drop Sharply
U.S. President Donald Trump, who rattled global markets Tuesday after declaring himself “a Tariff Man,” predicted in a series of tweets Wednesday the United States and China would negotiate a…
more ...Race to the Bottom? India Plans Deep Dive for Seabed Minerals
In the 1870 Jules Verne classic “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea,” underwater explorer Captain Nemo predicted the mining of the ocean floor’s mineral bounty – zinc, iron, silver and gold.…
more ...Farmer Protests Highlight India’s Growing Rural Distress
Vimla Yadav, a farmer from India’s Haryana state, says agriculture costs, such as fertilizers and seeds, have soared, yet produce prices have plunged, leaving her family of 10 with virtually…
more ...Shifting Global Marketplace Leaves US Workers Behind
President Donald Trump insists his new trade agreement with Mexico and Canada will address the exporting of U.S. manufacturing jobs overseas. That pledge, however, comes on the heels of auto…
more ...Brazil’s Bolsonaro to Tackle Pension Overhaul Piecemeal
Right-wing President-elect Jair Bolsonaro said on Tuesday he plans to tackle the overhaul of Brazil’s fiscally burdensome pension system with piecemeal reforms that can pass Congress, starting with an increase…
more ...VW May Use Ford’s US Plants to Build Cars
Volkswagen AG’s chief executive said Tuesday after a meeting at the White House that the German automaker was building an alliance with Ford and might use the U.S. automaker’s plants to build cars. …
more ...Rich, Poor Struggle to Shoulder Losses From Devastating Storms
The devastation caused by powerful storms is a growing threat to both poor and rich nations, propelling Caribbean islands to the top of a global index of countries most severely…
more ...US Coal Consumption Drops to Lowest Level Since 1979
Americans are consuming less coal in 2018 than at any time since Jimmy Carter’s presidency, a federal report said Tuesday, as cheap natural gas and other rival sources of energy…
more ...World Bank Ups Funds to Tackle ‘Existential Threat’ of Climate Change
The World Bank will give equal weight to curbing emissions and helping poor countries deal with the “disastrous effects” of a warming world as it steps up investments to tackle…
more ...White House Seeks to End Subsidies for Electric Cars, Renewables
White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Monday the Trump administration wants to end subsidies for electric cars and other items, including renewable energy sources. Asked about plans after…
more ...Fed Chairman Powell Says Economic Challenges Remain
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Monday that despite solid economic progress, the country still faces a number of challenges ranging from slow wage-growth for lower-income workers to sluggish productivity…
more ...Where Are Drones? Amazon’s Customers Still Waiting
Jeff Bezos boldly predicted five years ago that drones would be carrying Amazon packages to people’s doorsteps by now. Amazon customers are still waiting. And it’s unclear when, if ever,…
more ...Trump Boasts of Relations with Xi, New Trade Deal with China
U.S. President Donald Trump boasted Monday of his “very strong and personal relationship” with Chinese President Xi Jinping, declaring a new U.S.-China trade deal would immediately allow American farmers to…
more ...UN Chief: World in Deep Trouble With Climate Change
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is warning the world is “in deep trouble with climate change.” Speaking Monday at the opening of two weeks of climate talks in Poland, Guterres said…
more ...Nigeria Struggles Against Unemployment, Extreme Poverty
Nigeria’s unemployment numbers jumped by nearly 30 percent this year to 16 million, according to a November report by the National Bureau of Statistics. Another two million are expected to…
more ...China-US Tariff Truce is Opportunity with Tight Time Frame
China and the United States have agreed to put tariffs on hold and give negotiations a chance. But the short 90-day period the two have to finish negotiations, which includes…
more ...Trump-Xi Dinner in Argentina Leads to Trade War Truce
U.S. President Donald Trump has returned home from the Group of 20 meeting of the world’s top economies. After the curtain came down on the summit, the spotlight lingered on…
more ...Can Artificial Intelligence Make Doctors Better?
Teacher Rishi Rawat has one student who is not human, but a machine. Lessons take place at a lab inside the University of Southern California’s (USC) Clinical Science Center in…
more ...Can Artificial Intelligence Help Doctors Make Better Decisions?
With the help of artificial intelligence and machine learning, doctors may soon have new ways of diagnosing and treating patients in ways that were never humanly possible. Scientists at the…
more ...Espionage, ID theft? Risks From Stolen Marriott Data Myriad
The data stolen from the Marriott hotel empire in a massive breach is so rich and specific it could be used for espionage, identity theft, reputation attacks and even home burglaries,…
more ...US Judge Gives Preliminary OK to $48M VW Investor Settlement
A U.S. judge in California has granted preliminary approval of a $48 million settlement for investors who said Volkswagen AG made false and misleading statements about its excess diesel emissions. Lawyers for the…
more ...Microsoft Surpasses Apple as Most Valuable Public Company
Microsoft’s big bet on cloud computing is paying off as the company has surpassed Apple as the world’s most valuable publicly traded company. The software maker’s prospects looked bleak…
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