The United States’ two-way trade with other nations spiked in 2022, new federal data show, including trade with China despite increasing friction between the world’s two largest economies. Even while…
more ...Australia to Review Chinese-Made Cameras in Defense Offices
The Australian government will examine surveillance technology used in offices of the defense department, Defense Minister Richard Marles said Thursday, amid reports the Chinese-made cameras installed there raised security risks.…
more ...Ex-Twitter Execs Deny Pressure to Block Hunter Biden Story
Former Twitter executives conceded Wednesday they made a mistake by blocking a story about Hunter Biden, the son of U.S. President Joe Biden, from the social media platform in the…
more ...Biden Looks to Tout Economic Success After State of the Union Address
U.S. President Joe Biden followed up his State of the Union address with a trip Wednesday to the Midwestern state of Wisconsin to herald what he sees as the country’s…
more ...US State Court System, US, EU Universities Hit by Ransomware Outbreak
A global ransomware outbreak has scrambled servers belonging to the U.S. state of Florida’s Supreme Court and several universities in the United States and Central Europe, according to a Reuters…
more ...Ex-Twitter Executives to Testify About Hunter Biden Story Before House Panel
Former Twitter employees are expected to testify next week before the House Oversight Committee about the social media platform’s handling of reporting on President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden. The…
more ...Microsoft bakes ChatGPT-Like Tech into Search Engine Bing
Microsoft is fusing ChatGPT-like technology into its search engine Bing, transforming an internet service that now trails far behind Google into a new way of communicating with artificial intelligence. The…
more ...Google Hopes ‘Bard’ Will Outsmart ChatGPT, Microsoft in AI
Google is girding for a battle of wits in the field of artificial intelligence with “Bard,” a conversational service aimed at countering the popularity of the ChatGPT tool backed by…
more ...Contraband Eggs Smuggled From Mexico to US
A severe egg shortage in the U.S. is prompting a flood of unusual contraband at the U.S.-Mexico border: fresh eggs. Cesar Contreras reports this story, narrated by Veronica Villafañe. …
more ...Ukraine’s Blackouts Force It to Embrace Greener Energy
As Russia’s targeted attacks on the Ukrainian energy infrastructure continue, Ukraine is forced to rethink its energy future. While inventing ways to quickly restore and improve the resilience of its…
more ...French Pension Reform Plan Triggers New Strikes, Protests
New nationwide strikes disrupted public transport and schools, as well as power, oil and gas supplies in France Tuesday, while tens of thousands of demonstrators marched in a third round…
more ...Britain’s Sunak Shuffles Cabinet to Bolster Pledges on Economy
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak reshuffled his cabinet on Tuesday, breaking up two departments to better suit his pledges to spur the economy and turn around his party’s fortunes before…
more ...Boeing Plans to Cut About 2,000 Finance, HR Jobs in 2023
Boeing plans to make staffing cuts in the aerospace company’s finance and human resources departments in 2023, with a loss of around 2,000 jobs, the company said. “We expect about…
more ...Global Airline Traffic Recovering to Pre-Pandemic Levels
Global airline traffic rose to over half of pre-pandemic levels in 2022 according to data released by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Monday. Since the beginning of the pandemic,…
more ...UN Chief: World Needs ‘Wake-Up Call’
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Monday that the world needs to wake up and take urgent action to change the trajectory on conflicts and geopolitical divisions, the climate crisis, and…
more ...Schools Ban ChatGPT amid Fears of Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Cheating
U.S. educators are debating the merits and risks of a new, free artificial intelligence tool called ChatGPT, which students are using to write passable high school essays. So far, there…
more ...Technology Brings Hope to Ukraine’s Wounded
The war in Ukraine has left thousands of wounded soldiers, many of whom require the latest technologies to heal and return to normal life. For VOA, Anna Chernikova visited a…
more ...Ransomware Attacks in Europe Target Old VMware, Agencies Say
Cybersecurity agencies in Europe are warning of ransomware attacks exploiting a two-year-old computer bug as Italy experienced widespread internet outages. The Italian premier’s office said Sunday night the attacks affecting…
more ...Turmoil Threatens Financial Stability Peru Long Took for Granted
Marco Gonzales ventured to the Andean city of Cusco from his home in the Peruvian Amazon in 2007 with little more than $20, a smidgeon of English and a change…
more ...China’s Oil Demand Bounce May Push Producers to Reconsider Output, IEA Says
Oil producers may have to reconsider their output policies following a demand recovery in China, the world’s second-largest oil consumer, the International Energy Agency’s Executive Director Fatih Birol said Sunday.…
more ...Turmoil Risks Financial Stability Peru Long Took for Granted
Marco Gonzales ventured to the Andean city of Cusco from his home in the Peruvian Amazon in 2007 with little more than $20, a smidgeon of English and a change…
more ...Disney World Unions Vote Down Offer Covering 45,000 Workers
Union members voted down a contract proposal covering tens of thousands of Walt Disney World service workers, saying it didn’t go far enough toward helping employees face cost-of-living hikes in…
more ...Seeing Is Believing? Global Scramble to Tackle Deepfakes
Chatbots spouting falsehoods, face-swapping apps crafting porn videos, and cloned voices defrauding companies of millions — the scramble is on to rein in AI deepfakes that have become a misinformation…
more ...Nigerian Authorities Call For Calm as Citizens Protest Cash, Fuel Shortages
Nigerian Central Bank authorities are calling for calm as citizens march in the streets protesting cash and fuel shortages days ahead of the February 10 deadline when the country will…
more ...Indian Tycoon Hit by Allegations of Fraud Faces Huge Losses
Indian business tycoon Gautam Adani is in the eye of a storm after a dramatic crash in the stocks of his companies. Adani’s businesses have lost more than $100 billion…
more ...Musk Found Not Liable in Tesla Tweet Trial
Jurors on Friday cleared Elon Musk of liability for investors’ losses in a fraud trial over his 2018 tweets falsely claiming that he had funding in place to take Tesla…
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