Nearly 4,000 companies and 170,000 people will descend on Las Vegas next week for CES, the massive consumer electronics show. For many small technology companies, the event is a big …
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US Economy Ends Year with Modest Job Gains
The U.S. economy ended 2017 by adding 148,000 new jobs in December. Despite the modest gain, hiring was strong enough to suggest the economic momentum will continue. But while the …
your ads here!Twitter Says Accounts of World Leaders Have Special Status
Social media giant Twitter has reiterated its stance that accounts belonging to world leaders have special status, pushing back against calls from some users for the company to ban U.S. …
your ads here!Businesses Delay Patch, Fear Fix Will Be Worse Than Chip Flaw
Chances that a fix to a major microchip security flaw may slow down or crash some computer systems are leading some businesses to hold off installing software patches, fearing the …
your ads here!Bluefin Tuna Brings $320,000 at Japanese Market
An 892-pound (405-kilogram) bluefin tuna has sold for 36.5 million yen ($320,000) in what may really be Tsukiji market’s last New Year auction at its current site in downtown Tokyo, …
your ads here!Internet Association to Join Expected Net Neutrality Lawsuit
The Internet Association, a trade group representing companies such as Google parent Alphabet Inc and Facebook Inc, said on Friday it intends to join an expected lawsuit against a decision …
your ads here!Top 5 Songs for Week Ending Jan 6
We’re celebrating the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles chart, for the week ending January 6, 2018. Number 5: G-Eazy, A$AP Rocky & Cardi B …
your ads here!Obama to Make First Talk Show Appearance Since Leaving Office
Former U.S. President Barack Obama is set to make his first talk show appearance on Jan. 12, on the first episode of a new show featuring longtime late-night host David …
your ads here!WHO: Yemen Children Dying from Rapid Spread of Diphtheria
The World Health Organization warns that children in Yemen are dying as diphtheria, a preventable disease, spreads rapidly throughout the country. Forty-six of the more than 470 people with clinically …
your ads here!Women in Black Put Gender Inequality in Golden Globes Spotlight
The Golden Globes have always been the less serious stop in route to the Academy Awards — the boozy, bubbly awards show put on by a little-known group with sometimes …
your ads here!Indian Innovators Offer Nose Filters to Counter Heavy Air Pollution
People walking outdoors with masks are an increasingly common sight in the capital of India, where the toxic air, which ranks among the world’s dirtiest, has rung alarm bells. Now …
your ads here!US Employers Add Modest 148,000 Jobs; Unemployment 4.1 Pct.
U.S. employers added 148,000 jobs in December, a modest gain but still enough to suggest that the economy entered the new year with solid momentum. The unemployment rate remained 4.1 …
your ads here!Headed to Mountains? Measure Some Snow for Science
America’s space agency wants you to head for the mountains with a smartphone and a measuring stick. NASA’s earth science arm is funding research that recruits citizen scientists on …
your ads here!Brits Call for ‘Latte Levy’ to Reduce Cup Waste
Britain should charge a 25-pence ($0.34) levy on disposable coffee cups to cut down waste and use the money to improve recycling facilities, a committee of lawmakers said Friday. Chains …
your ads here!Kinshasa National Museum Grows to Tell the Story of a Nation
A true treasure overlooks the city of Kinshasa on top of Ngaliema Hill. An exhibition room of a few dozen square meters is too small to contain the 45,000 pieces …
your ads here!Tech Startups Hope to Impress at CES
The Consumer Electronics show opens this weekend in Las Vegas, Nevada. There are a host of new tech startups descending on the city, hoping to become the next big thing. …
your ads here!East of the Rockies, North America Shivers
A life threatening cold front swept across North America, bringing piles of snow and icy conditions. The National Weather Service issued wind chill advisories and freeze warnings covering a vast …
your ads here!No Australia Open for Defending Champion Serena Williams
Defending champion Serena Williams has withdrawn from the Australian Open, saying she is not ready to return to tournament tennis. The season’s first major starts Jan. 15 at Melbourne Park …
your ads here!Apple to Issue Fix for iPhones, Macs at Risk From Chip Flaw
Apple Inc. will release a patch for the Safari web browser on its iPhones, iPads and Macs within days, it said Thursday, after major chipmakers disclosed flaws that leave nearly every modern computing …
your ads here!Starfish Eating Australia’s Great Barrier Reef Alarm Scientists
A major outbreak of coral-eating crown-of-thorns starfish has been found munching Australia’s world heritage-listed Great Barrier Reef, scientists said Friday, prompting the government to begin culling the spiky marine animals. …
your ads here!Who Is Michael Wolff?
Michael Wolff, an American author, essayist and journalist, has written Fire and Fury, a book that portrays a chaotic initial year for the presidency of Donald Trump. What’s his background? Michael …
your ads here!Investors Skittish, but Marijuana Growers, Sellers to Stay the Course
Marijuana-related stocks plummeted, cannabis boosters worried about the industry’s future and defiant growers and sellers vowed to keep operating after U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions signaled a tougher approach Thursday …
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