A team at the University of Washington has invented a smartphone app that, when used with a paper funnel, is able to detect ear infections in children, helping parents decide …
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Costs Mounting in US From Trump’s Tariff Fight With China
The costs seem to be mounting in the U.S. from President Donald Trump’s tit-for-tat trade tariff war with China, both for farmers whose sales of crops to China have been …
your ads here!China Fully Blocks All Versions of Wikipedia
Beijing has broadened its block of online encyclopedia Wikipedia to include all language editions, an internet censorship research group reported just weeks ahead of China’s most politically explosive anniversary. According …
your ads here!Ford: More Lincolns to Be Built for Chinese Market Locally
Ford Motor Co plans to start production of new luxury Lincoln models in China for that market as they are launched, starting with the new Corsair later this year, to …
your ads here!Japanese Space Startup Aims to Compete With US Rivals
A Japanese startup that launched a rocket into space earlier this month plans to provide low-cost rocket services and compete with American rivals such as SpaceX, its founder said Wednesday. …
your ads here!World Leaders, Tech Bosses Work on Stemming Online Violence
Livestreaming terrorist attacks. Using social media to spread deadly ideas. Manipulating banned videos to keep sharing them online. World leaders and tech bosses are meeting Wednesday in Paris to find …
your ads here!Facebook Limits Livestreaming Ahead of Tech Summit in Paris
Facebook toughened its livestreaming policies Wednesday as it prepared to huddle with world leaders and other tech CEOs in Paris to find ways to keep social media from being used …
your ads here!Alabama Legislature Approves Ban on Nearly All Abortions
Lawmakers in the southeastern U.S. state of Alabama passed a near-total ban on abortion Tuesday, sparking a legal fight over a measure that could become the nation’s most stringent abortion …
your ads here!Trade War Sowing Seeds of Doubt With US Farmers
The typical routines of life on a family farm carry a heavier burden these days for Pam Johnson. “First thing I do is make a pot of coffee,” she told …
your ads here!San Francisco Bans Police Use of Face Recognition Technology
San Francisco supervisors voted Tuesday to ban the use of facial recognition software by police and other city departments, becoming the first U.S. city to outlaw a rapidly developing technology …
your ads here!Trade War Sowing Seeds of Doubt in US Farmers
The ongoing trade dispute between the United States and China is having an impact on most farmers across the country. Their corn and soybean crops are subject to tariffs and …
your ads here!AI, Space Technology to Help With Early Diagnosis of Bowel Cancer
Scientists of University College London (UCL) are developing new technology to help doctors detect deadly bowel cancer and polyps in their earliest stages and ensure the best chances of a …
your ads here!Are Coastal Home Values Feeling Drag of Climate Change?
For sale: waterfront property with sweeping views of the Atlantic Ocean. Waves erode beach regularly. Flooding gets worse every year. Saltwater damage to lawn. Asking price: anyone’s guess. Some research …
your ads here!Explorer Dives to Deepest Depths, Takes Time to Take it in
Taking the hours-long journey to what is believed to be the deepest point mankind has visited in any ocean was a complicated one, and for Victor Vescovo, it meant being …
your ads here!Stocks Rise, Claw Back Chunk of Monday’s Trade-War Plunge
Stocks climbed on Tuesday and clawed back a chunk of their losses from Monday’s rout, the latest whipsaw move as investors weigh just how badly the escalating U.S.-China trade war …
your ads here!Creating New Batteries from Dead Ones
Researchers at Rice University have discovered an eco-friendly way to recycle lithium-ion batteries, the kind that power nearly every electronic device today. Their findings could keep more batteries out of …
your ads here!The ISS Gets A New Generation of Astronaut Helpers
Even though you hear a lot about human beings moving into space permanently, there are really only three humans in space at any give time. They are on the International …
your ads here!Actor Tim Conway of ‘The Carol Burnett Show’ Dies at 85
Emmy-winning actor Tim Conway, who brought an endearing, free-wheeling goofiness to skits on “The Carol Burnett Show” that cracked up his cast mates as well as the audience, died Tuesday …
your ads here!Former Manager Charged with Abuse of Marvel’s Stan Lee
A former business manager of Stan Lee has been charged in California with five counts of elder abuse involving the late Marvel Comics mastermind. A request for a restraining order …
your ads here!Uber Drivers Are Contractors, Not Employees, US Labor Agency Says
A U.S. labor agency has concluded that ride-hailing company Uber Technologies Inc’s drivers are independent contractors and not its employees, which could prevent them from joining unions. The National Labor …
your ads here!5G Technology Excites, Worries US Lawmakers
If you’re fuzzy on next-generation 5G wireless connectivity, you aren’t alone. Powerful U.S. lawmakers who help shape the legal framework for America’s technological advances on Tuesday admitted ignorance and confusion …
your ads here!New Woody Allen Movie to Open in France in September
Woody Allen’s latest film, which has been put on ice in the U.S. over decades-old sex abuse allegations against the director, will be released in France this year, a distributor …
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