Federal law enforcement agencies secretly seek the data of Microsoft customers thousands of times a year, according to congressional testimony Wednesday by a senior executive at the technology company.Tom Burt,…
more ...Start-Up Creates Robot to Help Kids Relax at Doctor’s Office
A robot called Robin is helping to ease kids’ anxiety in doctors’ offices and dental chairs. Deana Mitchell reports. …
more ...Judge Dismisses Government Antitrust Lawsuits Against Facebook
A federal judge on Monday dismissed antitrust lawsuits brought against Facebook by the Federal Trade Commission and a coalition of state attorneys general, dealing a significant blow to attempts by…
more ...Myanmar Violence Escalates With Rise of ‘Self-defense’ Groups, Report Says
Violence in post-coup Myanmar has escalated as anti-junta “self-defense” forces step up to take on the military, according to a new report warning of “enormous” human cost if the regime…
more ...Reparations Debate
As the United States grapples with the legacy of slavery and centuries of racial discrimination, host Carol Castiel talks with Jennifer Oast, professor and chair of the Department of History…
more ...Democrats Look Ahead After Voting Bill Setback
Issues in the News moderator Kim Lewis talks with VOA Congressional Correspondent Katherine Gypson and senior correspondent for Marketplace Nancy Marshall-Genzer about Democrats’ vow to move forward on proposed legislation…
more ...150 Death-row Inmates Start Hunger Strike in Sri Lanka
About 150 death-row inmates in Sri Lanka began a hunger strike to demand their sentences be commuted, prison officials said, after the nation’s president pardoned a former lawmaker who had…
more ...Fossil Find Adds to Evidence of Dinosaurs Living in Arctic Year-round
Fossils from tiny baby dinosaurs discovered in northernmost Alaska offer strong evidence that the prehistoric creatures lived year-round in the Arctic and were likely warm-blooded, according to a study published…
more ...Ukrainian Member of Cybercrime Gang Sentenced in US
A Ukrainian hacker was sentenced to seven years in prison for his role in a notorious cybercrime group that stole millions of credit and debit card details from across the…
more ...US Lawmakers in Marathon Debate on Big Tech Regulation Bills
U.S. lawmakers debated into the night Wednesday over details of legislation aimed at curbing the power of Big Tech firms with a sweeping reform of antitrust laws.The House Judiciary Committee…
more ...McAfee Antivirus Software Creator Found Dead in Spanish Prison
John McAfee, creator of the McAfee antivirus software, has been found dead in his cell in a jail near Barcelona, a government official told The Associated Press on Wednesday. …
more ...Drive On Water With This Car-Designed Speed-Boat
While tourists usually enjoy beautiful sandy beaches and clear waters along the Northern Coast of Egypt, they are set for an additional attraction this year with the launch of the…
more ...Cyberbullying Trial Tests French Tools to Fight Online Abuse
A landmark cyberbullying trial in Paris, involving thousands of threats against a teenager who savaged Islam in online posts, is blazing a trail in efforts to punish and prevent online…
more ...EU Investigates Google’s Advertising Business
The European Union announced Tuesday it is once again investigating Google for what could be anti-competitive activities in digital advertising.The investigation will try to determine if Google is harming competitors…
more ...STEM Jobs Lead List of Fastest-Growing Occupations
The number of STEM jobs — science, technology, engineering and mathematics — have sped past the number of non-STEM jobs by three times since 2000. And experts say there might not be enough graduates in those fields…
more ...Disruptions in Wi-Fi Waves Could Help Catch Trespassers
Home security companies often rely on cameras and motion sensors to catch trespassers, but as VOA’s Tina Trinh discovers, Wi-Fi signals can be a less intrusive way to monitor activity.…
more ...US Seeks to Extradite Turkish Businessman Over Fraud Charges
The United States will seek to extradite a Turkish businessman from Austria so he can appear before a U.S. judge in Utah, where he is facing charges of conspiring to commit money laundering and wire…
more ...STEM Jobs Lead Fastest-Growing Occupations
The number of STEM jobs — science, technology, engineering and mathematics — have sped past the number of non-STEM jobs by three times since 2000. And experts say there might not be enough graduates in those fields…
more ...New Yorkers to Head to Polls Tuesday for Mayoral Primary
New York City is preparing for primary elections Tuesday, with residents voting to replace term-limited Mayor Bill de Blasio, who has been in power since 2014. Also on the ballot will…
more ...COVID-19 Slashes Immigration into Australia
New figures show that migration to Australia plummeted last year to the lowest level in more than 100 years.Modern Australia has been built on immigration. Thirty percent of the population was born overseas. Migrants from…
more ...US Envoy Offers to Meet North Korea ‘Anywhere Anytime’
The U.S. special representative for North Korea on Monday offered to meet with Pyongyang “anywhere, anytime, without preconditions,” with no public contact so far between the Biden administration and the nuclear-armed nation. Sung Kim’s…
more ...Brazil Records More Than 500,000 COVID-19 Deaths
Brazil has become the second country, behind the United States, to record more than a half-million COVID-19 deaths, a Health Ministry official said Saturday.”500,000 lives lost due to the pandemic…
more ...Biden Abroad: G7, NATO, Putin Summits
Ian Lesser, Vice President at the German Marshall Fund of the United States and director of GMF Brussels office, and Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Senior Fellow and Director of the Transatlantic Security…
more ...Canada Vows to Nearly Double Intake of ‘Protected Persons’ as Refugee Family Backlog Grows
Canada will admit more refugees and their families this year as part of its effort to tackle a global crisis, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister Marco Mendicino said Friday.He said…
more ...Biden/Putin Meeting Ends With Some Agreements
Issues in the News moderator Kim Lewis talks with Shayna Estulin, Political and Foreign Affairs Correspondent and Steve Redisch, VOA Executive Editor about highlights of the highly anticipated meeting between…
more ...Takeaways From Biden-Putin ‘Cyber Summit’
Cybersecurity experts have been poring over the transcripts from Wednesday’s news conferences in Geneva to determine whether the U.S.-Russia summit will produce real progress in halting a wave of high-profile…
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