For My Birthday, Please Give: Facebook Feature Raises Cash for Causes
When Behnoush Babzani turned 35, she threw a party. She also used her birthday to ask friends to donate to...
Facebook’s Birthday Fundraiser Feature Brings Smiles to Charitable Causes
Facebook has always been a convenient way to send birthday wishes to friends. But many users have started taking advantage...
China’s Alibaba Scraps Plan to Create 1M US Jobs
Alibaba Chairman Jack Ma said Wednesday that the Chinese e-commerce giant had canceled plans to create 1 million jobs in...
Chinese Entrepreneur Rescinds Offer to Create 1 Million US Jobs
Chinese technology billionaire Jack Ma has rescinded his offer to create 1 million new jobs in the United States, saying...
Canada Wants to See Flexibility in NAFTA Talks With US
Canada said on Wednesday that it would need to see movement from the United States if the two sides are...
Kenya’s Finance Minister Cuts Spending, Money Transfer Taxes to Rise
Kenya’s Finance Minister Henry Rotich has cut the government’s spending budget by 55.1 billion shillings ($546.90 million), or 1.8 percent,...
Amazon’s Use of Merchant Data Under EU Microscope
EU regulators are quizzing merchants and others on U.S. online retailer Amazon’s use of their data to discover whether there...
Kenya Taxi Drivers Create New Ride Hailing App
In Kenya, a new taxi hailing app developed by local taxi drivers is in its fourth month of operation in...
Translation Apps and Devices Take Off As Travelers Look to Connect
How to communicate with someone who speaks a different language? It’s an age-old problem. But now with an explosion of...
Critics Skewer Venezuelan President Over Feast as Country Starves
Videos of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro feasting on steaks at an upscale restaurant have sparked worldwide outrage on behalf of...
Mexico’s Next Anti-money Laundering Czar Vows Action After ‘Shameful’ Odebrecht
Mexico’s incoming financial intelligence chief said it was “shameful” how little had been done about bribes that Brazilian construction firm...
When the Music’s Over: Cities Suffer as Venues Fall to Developers
When Pearl Jam led 50,000 people in a chant of “Save the Showbox” in a Seattle stadium last month, the...
Audi Launches Electric SUV in Tesla’s Backyard
German luxury car brand Audi this week staged the global launch of a new electric sport utility vehicle on the...
Ukrainians Relive Bloodshed of Kyiv’s Maidan in Virtual Reality
A volunteer medic and the man whose life he saved. A lawmaker whose Facebook post calling for protests in Kyiv’s...
Will Flying Cars Take Off? Japan’s Government Hopes So
Electric drones booked through smartphones pick people up from office rooftops, shortening travel time by hours, reducing the need for...
China Prepares Retaliation for $200 Billion in US Tariffs
China says it has no choice but to retaliate to U.S. President Donald Trump’s 10 percent tariffs on $200 billion...
Africa’s Youth Population, Poverty Spurs Gates Foundation’s Giving
Africa has the globe’s fastest-growing youth population as well as 10 of the poorest countries, a volatile combination that warrants...
ADB Ramps Up Pacific Presence as Aid Donors Jostle for Influence
The Asian Development Bank said on Tuesday it is expanding its presence in the Pacific islands, at a time of...
SpaceX’s First Private Passenger is Japanese Fashion Magnate Maezawa
SpaceX, Elon Musk’s space transportation company, on Monday named its first private passenger as Japanese businessman Yusaku Maezawa, the founder...
US General Eyes Laser Defense to Boost Air Tanker Security
Lasers might soon be the newest line of defense for vulnerable aircraft that are key to keeping other military planes...
Residents of One of the World’s Most Wired Countries Want a Digital Free Zone
There’s a push to keep a remote Icelandic nature reserve free from any internet or phone signals to preserve the...
Report: Machines to Handle Over Half Workplace Tasks by 2025
More than half of all workplace tasks will be carried out by machines by 2025, organizers of the Davos economic...
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