Facebook wants to make it easier for people to find low-skilled jobs online. After testing the new software in U.S. and Canada since last year, Facebook added job postings Wednesday …
your ads here!Month: February 2018
Moon to Get Its Own Mobile Network
Several high-tech companies are teaming up on a plan to put a mobile phone network on the moon next year. Vodaphone Germany, Nokia, and Audi are working on a mobile …
your ads here!US Olympic Committee Chief Steps Down Amid Abuse Scandal Fallout
U.S. Olympic Committee Chief Executive Scott Blackmun is resigning for health reasons, the organization said Wednesday, following months of sustained criticism in the wake of the sex abuse scandal involving …
your ads here!Facebook: No New Evidence Russia Interfered in Brexit Vote
Facebook Inc has told a British parliamentary committee that further investigations have found no new evidence that Russia used social media to interfere in the June 2016 referendum in which …
your ads here!ISS Astronauts Will Soon Get a Personal Assistant
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station will soon get a personal assistant, similar to Amazon’s Alexa and Apple’s Siri, but so smart that astronauts prefer to call it a “colleague.” …
your ads here!Could Winning Super Bowl Play Be Winning Marketing Ploy?
A company’s value is often tied to the message it portrays to customers. But what happens when other companies try to take advantage of your brand? Take the Philadelphia Eagles, …
your ads here!Artificial Intelligence Poses Big Threat to Society, Warn Leading Scientists
Artificial Intelligence is on the cusp of transforming our world in ways many of us can barely imagine. While there’s much excitement about emerging technologies, a new report by 26 …
your ads here!Report: Harper Lee Estate Transferred to Trust
The will of “To Kill a Mockingbird” author Harper Lee is public following a lawsuit by The New York Times, but details on her estate remain a secret. The Times …
your ads here!Giant Retailer Dick’s Sporting Goods Ends Sales of Assault-Style Weapons
Dick’s Sporting Goods, one of the largest sports retailers in the U.S., will immediately end the sale of assault-style rifles in its stores and stop selling guns of any type …
your ads here!IOC Reinstates Russia’s Membership
The International Olympic Committee has reinstated Russia’s membership after suspending it over state-sponsored doping allegations. “The Russian Olympic Committee has had its rights fully restored,” said Alexander Zhukov, the president …
your ads here!Indians Pay Tribute to Bollywood Icon Sridevi
A sea of mourning fans turned out in Mumbai Wednesday to bid an emotional farewell to famed Bollywood actress Sridevi Kapoor, four days after she drowned in a hotel bathtub …
your ads here!Indexes Point to Cooling Growth in China This Year
Growth in China’s manufacturing sector in February cooled to the weakest in more than 11/2 years, raising concerns of a sharper-than-expected slowdown in the world’s second biggest economy this year …
your ads here!US Proposes Anti-dumping Duties on Chinese Aluminum Foil
The U.S. Commerce Department on Tuesday recommended raising import duties on Chinese-made aluminum foil it said is being sold at unfairly low prices due to improper subsidies to producers. …
your ads here!Three Astronauts Back on Earth After Space Station Mission
Three astronauts returned from the International Space Station to the snowy, bitingly cold flat lands of Central Asia, ending a 5½-month mission highlighted by robotic renovations, schoolteacher pep talks and …
your ads here!Plan to Privatize US Air Traffic Control Lacks Support, Lawmaker Says
The chairman of the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee said Tuesday that there was not enough support in Congress to move forward with a plan backed by President Donald …
your ads here!Long Kryptonite to Superheroes, the Oscars Begin to Relent
Aside from the posthumous Oscar for Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight) and best animated film for The Incredibles, no superhero film has ever penetrated the top categories of the Academy …
your ads here!US Task Force Will Target Opioid Crisis ‘at Its Root’
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced a new initiative Tuesday that will target painkiller manufacturers and distributors who overprescribe and allow the misuse of prescription drugs by addicts. The initiative, Sessions …
your ads here!Deluge of Oscars Politics Began With Brando
Should any of this year’s winners at the Oscars use the occasion to promote a political cause, you can thank — or blame — Marlon Brando. Brando’s role as Vito …
your ads here!White House: Senior US, Chinese Officials to Meet This Week on Trade
Three of President Donald Trump’s senior economic aides are expected to meet this week with a top Chinese economic official to discuss trade disputes between the United States and China. …
your ads here!WTO Chief Reacts Coolly to Trump’s Criticism of Trade Judges
The head of the World Trade Organization diplomatically took issue with U.S. President Donald Trump’s description of the WTO as a catastrophe on Tuesday, pointing out that the United States …
your ads here!Ford, Miami to Form Test Bed for Self-driving Cars
Ford Motor Co. is making Miami-Dade County its new test bed for self-driving vehicles. The automaker and its partners — Domino’s Pizza, ride-hailing company Lyft and delivery company Postmates — …
your ads here!Cuban Artist Switches Havana’s Neon Lights Back On
After dusk in Havana, an ice-blue neon sign illuminates the faded facade of the Cine El Megano, one of many abandoned movie houses in the Cuban capital, lighting up a once vibrant corner …
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