The store checkout line may be a thing of the past sooner than we think. A year after Amazon opened its first store without a cashier, retailers and start-ups are…
more ...Trump Receives Update on China Trade Talks
President Donald Trump received an update on trade talks with China on Saturday at his Florida retreat after discussions in Beijing saw progress ahead of a March 1 deadline for reaching a deal.…
more ...Gone in a New York Minute: How the Amazon Deal Fell Apart
In early November, word began to leak that Amazon was serious about choosing New York to build a giant new campus. The city was eager to lure the company and…
more ...Amazon’s Exit Could Scare Off Tech Companies From New York
Amazon jilted New York City on Valentine’s Day, scrapping plans to build a massive headquarters campus in Queens amid fierce opposition from politicians angry about nearly $3 billion in tax…
more ...Chinese Leader Meets with US Trade Delegation in Beijing
Chinese President Xi Jinping met Friday with members of the U.S. trade delegation in Beijing where China and the U.S. are attempting to hammer out a trade deal. U.S. Treasury…
more ...Mars Opportunity Rover Ends Nearly 15 Years of Discovery
The Mars Opportunity Rover landed on the Red Planet’s surface in 2004 for a 90-day mission of exploration. More than 14 years later, NASA has finally closed the book on…
more ...Report: Facebook, FTC Discuss Multibillion Dollar Fine
A report says Facebook and the Federal Trade Commission are negotiating a “multibillion dollar” fine for the social network’s privacy lapses. The Washington Post said Thursday that the fine would…
more ...Report: Facebook, FTC Discuss Multibillion Dollar’ Fine
A report says Facebook and the Federal Trade Commission are negotiating a “multibillion dollar” fine for the social network’s privacy lapses. The Washington Post said Thursday that the fine would…
more ...‘Fintech’ Could Help Mexicans Abroad Send Money Home
Mexico’s new government is trying to slash the cost of sending cash home for Mexican families living abroad and is hoping competition from “fintechs” (financial technology) will encourage banks and…
more ...Google to Invest $13 Billion in New US Offices, Data Centers
Google plans to invest more than $13 billion this year on new and expanded data centers and offices across the U.S. CEO Sundar Pichai announced the news in a blog…
more ...US Taxpayers Face Bitter Surprise After Trump’s Tax Cuts
Some taxpayers are getting a bitter surprise this year as their usual annual tax refunds have shrunk — or turned into tax bills — even though President Donald Trump loudly…
more ...China’s Huawei Soft Power Push Raises Hard Questions
As a nasty diplomatic feud deepens between the two countries over the tech company, involving arrests and execution orders, it hasn’t gone unnoticed that Huawei’s bright red fan-shaped logo is…
more ...Google, Apple Face Calls to Pull Saudi App Allowing Men to Monitor Wives
A Saudi Arabian government app that allows men in the country to monitor and control their female relatives’ travel at the click of a button should be removed from Google…
more ...Somalia Readies for Oil Exploration, Still Working on Petroleum Law
The Somali government says it will award exploration licenses to foreign oil companies later this year, despite calls from the opposition to wait until laws and regulations governing the oil…
more ...For Those Who Can’t Read, A New Way to Use Mobile Devices
For the 750 million people globally who can’t read, using a smartphone can be difficult. One company is helping illiterate and low literacy users get connected. Tina Trinh reports. …
more ...Global Unemployment Has Reached Lowest Level in a Decade
A new report finds the world’s unemployment rate has dropped to five percent, the lowest level since the global economic crisis in 2008. The International Labor Organization reports the jobs…
more ...3D Heart Gives Surgeons Early Look at Patients
It’s a stretch but with Valentine’s Day just around the corner, we thought we’d talk about the heart, but with a tech twist. Each heart is different, and that can…
more ...Supporters Renew Push for Nationwide Paid Family Leave in US
Democrats pushed on Tuesday for a nationwide paid family leave system in the United States, the only developed nation that does not guarantee pay to workers taking time off to…
more ...Overseas Tariffs Sour US Whiskey Exports
American whiskey makers are feeling the pain after their major overseas markets imposed hefty duties on their liquor in retaliation against President Donald Trump’s tariffs on aluminum imports. U.S. global…
more ...Fed Chairman: Prosperity Not Felt in All Areas
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell traveled Tuesday to a historically black university in the Mississippi Delta to deliver a message that the nation’s prosperity has not been felt in many…
more ...Pentagon Outlines its First Artificial Intelligence Strategy
The U.S. military wants to expand its use of artificial intelligence in warfare, but says it will take care to deploy the technology in accordance with the nation’s values. …
more ...National Debt Hits New Milestone, Topping $22 Trillion
The national debt has passed a new milestone, topping $22 trillion for the first time. The Treasury Department’s daily statement showed Tuesday that total outstanding public debt stands at $22.01…
more ...With ‘On-the-Go’ Loans and Tech, Social Firm Boosts Myanmar Farmers
A social venture in Myanmar is boosting farm outputs with customized technologies and giving loans for seasonal migration to raise incomes in one of the world’s poorest countries. Proximity Designs,…
more ...Trump Says He Could Let China Trade Deal Deadline Slip, But ‘Not Inclined To’
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he could let the March 1 deadline for a trade agreement with China “slide for a little while,” but that he would…
more ...Study: As Ice Melts, Greenland Could Become Big Sand Exporter
Greenland could start to export sand in a rare positive spinoff from global warming that is melting the island’s vast ice sheet and washing large amounts of sediment into the…
more ...Fewer Feel the Love This Valentine’s Day
Fewer Americans appear to be celebrating Valentine’s Day now as opposed to a decade ago. The National Retail Federation says that 10 years ago, more than 60 percent of adults…
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