Europe’s workhorse Ariane 5 rocket blasted off for a final time on Wednesday, with its farewell flight after 27 years of launches coming at a difficult time for European space…
more ...Meta Launches Threads App, a Challenger to Twitter
Facebook behemoth Meta officially launched Threads, its text-based rival to Twitter, on Wednesday — but its release in Europe has been delayed over data privacy concerns. Threads is the biggest…
more ...Indian Court’s Dismissal of Twitter’s Petition Sparks Concerns About Free Online Speech
In India, a recent court judgement that dismissed a legal petition by Twitter challenging the federal government’s orders to block tweets and accounts is a setback for free speech, according…
more ...Twitter Chaos Leaves Door Open for Meta’s Rival App
Elon Musk spent the weekend further alienating Twitter users with more drastic changes to the social media giant, and he is facing a new challenge as tech nemesis Mark Zuckerberg…
more ...LogOn: White House Expanding Affordable High-Speed Internet Access
U.S. President Joe Biden says he wants every American to have access to high-speed internet. VOA’s Julie Taboh has our story about the United States’ more than $40 billion-dollar investment…
more ...Sweden Orders Four Companies to Stop Using Google Tool
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN — Sweden on Monday ordered four companies to stop using a Google tool that measures and analyzes web traffic, as doing so transfers personal data to the United States. One…
more ...EU Ambassador Regrets Lack of Progress With China on Trade
The European Union’s ambassador to China expressed regret on Sunday over the lack of “substantial progress” with Beijing on trade talks, as EU countries seek to reduce their economic dependence…
more ...China’s Slow Economic Recovery Expected to Challenge Asia
China’s recent economic slowdown will have a negative but limited impact on the rest of Asia this year as China struggles to recover from the impact of the global pandemic…
more ...In US, 5G Wireless Signals Could Disrupt Flights Starting This Weekend
Airline passengers who have endured tens of thousands of weather-related flight delays this week could face a new source of disruptions starting Saturday, when wireless providers are expected to power…
more ...In AI Tussle, Twitter Restricts Number of Posts Users Can Read
Elon Musk announced Saturday that Twitter would temporarily restrict how many tweets users could read per day, in a move meant to tamp down on the use of the site’s…
more ...FBI Turning to Social Media to Track Traitors
If you logged onto social media over the past few months, you may have seen it – a video of the Russian Embassy on a gray, overcast day in Washington…
more ...Chipmaker TSMC Says Supplier Was Targeted in Cyberattack
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. said Friday that a cybersecurity incident involving one of its IT hardware suppliers has led to the leak of the vendor’s company data. “TSMC has recently…
more ...Chinese, Russian Firms to Build Lithium Plants in Bolivia
LA PAZ, BOLIVIA – Chinese and Russian companies will invest more than $1.4 billion in the extraction of lithium in Bolivia, one of the countries with the largest reserves of the…
more ...Meta Oversight Board Urges Cambodia Prime Minister’s Suspension from Facebook
Meta Platforms’ Oversight Board on Thursday called for the suspension of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen for six months, saying a video posted on his Facebook page had violated Meta’s…
more ...Biden Refutes Top-Down Economic Policy with ‘Bidenomics’
Here comes “Bidenomics,” President Joe Biden’s self-named plan to forge an economic future “for families and communities that have long been written off and left behind.” On Wednesday, he visited…
more ...‘Godfather of AI’ Urges Governments to Stop Machine Takeover
Geoffrey Hinton, one of the so-called godfathers of artificial intelligence, on Wednesday urged governments to step in and make sure that machines do not take control of society. Hinton made…
more ...White House Expanding Affordable High-Speed Internet Access
U.S. President Joe Biden says he wants to make sure that every American has access to high-speed internet. VOA’s Julie Taboh has our story about the United States’ more than…
more ...Cambodia’s Hun Sen Leaves Facebook for Telegram
PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, a devoted and very active user of Facebook — on which he has posted everything from photos of his grandchildren to…
more ...Generative AI Might Make It Easier to Target Journalists, Researchers Say
Since the artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT launched last fall, a torrent of think pieces and news reports about the ins and outs and ups and downs of generative artificial intelligence…
more ...White House Takes a Bet on ‘Bidenomics’ Amid Americans’ Pessimism on Economy
Ahead of President Joe Biden’s 2024 reelection campaign, the White House is promoting the term “Bidenomics” to make the case that his policies to “grow the economy from the bottom…
more ...US Election Commission Not Acting on Deepfakes in Campaign Ads
The commission that enforces rules for U.S. elections is not regulating AI-generated deepfakes in political advertising ahead of the 2024 presidential election. Deana Mitchell has the story. …
more ...Zimbabwe Inflation Hits 175% as Currency Continues Crashing Against US Dollar
Zimbabwe officials say the country’s annual inflation rate more than doubled from May to June, to more than 175%. Economists say multiple devaluations of Zimbabwe’s struggling dollar led prices to…
more ...LogOn: Robot Jellyfish Aims to Explore the Oceans
Robot makers who want to explore the oceans are looking to one of Earth’s most successful sea creatures for design inspiration. Steve Baragona reports. …
more ...Study: US Recreational Boating Gaining Steam Since Pandemic
Market researchers have noted that since the COVID-19 pandemic started, Americans have been spending more time on the water. And that has helped keep the recreational boating industry afloat. Liliya…
more ...On This Eid al-Adha, Hard-Hit Egyptians Make Extra Sacrifice
The upcoming Eid al-Adha holiday, or the major Muslim Feast of Sacrifice, highlights the difficulties that Egypt’s most vulnerable households are facing in the country’s deepening economic crisis. …
more ...Packages From China Are Surging Into US; Some Say $800 Duty-Free Limit Was Mistake
Conservatives anxious to counter America’s leading economic adversary have set their sights on a top trade priority for labor unions and progressives: cracking down on the deluge of duty-free packages…
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