The European Union said Friday Facebook has told it that up to 2.7 million people in the 28-nation bloc may have been victim of improper data sharing involving political data-mining firm Cambridge Analytica. EU spokesman Christian Wigand said EU Justice Commissioner Vera Jourova will have a telephone call with Facebook …
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Amazon is spending millions of dollars on lobbying as the global online retailer seeks to expand its reach into a swath of industries that President Donald Trump’s broadsides haven’t come close to hitting. Trump’s attacks over the last week targeted what Amazon is best known for: rapidly shipping just about …
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Robots are constantly adding new skills to their repertoire. In Italy, the first dedicated interactive service robot, “Robby the hotel concierge” and his brother, “Cayuki the car salesman,” are taking the country by storm with their technological efficiencies. In Finland, another kind of robot – “Elias” is thrilling classrooms with …
your ad hereFacebook Scandal May Impact China Overseas Surveillance Plans
China is turning artificial intelligence, face scanning, and other Big Data systems into new tools domestically to enhance the communist party’s command and control systems. The party’s methods of surveillance and increasing use of technology present an interesting contrast with the ongoing scandal concerning the scraping and manipulation of Facebook …
your ad hereMarch Jobs Report: Another Big Month for Hiring?
Did March provide another month of blowout hiring? Was pay growth healthy? When the government issues its monthly jobs report Friday, those two questions will be the most closely watched barometers. Economists have forecast that employers added a solid 185,000 jobs in March and that the unemployment rate dipped from …
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About 1 percent of the world’s population lives with the mental condition called bipolar disorder, characterized by swings between elevated and depressed moods. In most cases, timely interaction with psychotherapists, family and friends can alleviate the symptoms. Researchers in Denmark say modern technology can help by keeping track of a …
your ad hereTrump, White House Defend Action on China Trade
The Trump administration says China is responsible for a trade war with the United States because of its long-term unfair practices. A senior White House economic adviser said Thursday no measures have been enacted, but the situation cannot continue. U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States and China will …
your ad hereFacebook: Public Data of Most Users Probably Has Been Scraped
Facebook’s acknowledgement that the personal data of most of its 2.2 billion members has probably been scraped by “malicious actors” is the latest example of the social network’s failure to protect its users’ data. Not to mention its seeming inability to even identify the problem until the company was embroiled …
your ad hereVenezuela Cuts Commercial Ties With Panama Officials, Firms
Venezuela said on Thursday it was halting commercial relations with Panamanian officials and companies, including regional airline Copa, for alleged involvement in money laundering, prompting Panama to recall its ambassador. The resolution names Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela and nearly two dozen Cabinet ministers and top-ranking officials, adding that Panama’s …
your ad hereFacebook Fined $33 Million for Failing to Aid Brazil Graft Probe
A Brazilian judge has ordered that Facebook Inc pay 111.7 million reais ($33.4 million) for failing to cooperate with a corruption investigation, federal prosecutors said on Thursday, prompting Facebook to say it was exploring “all legal options.” The judge fined Facebook for failing to give access in 2016 to WhatsApp …
your ad hereJury Awards $37 Million in Talc Cancer Risk Case
Johnson & Johnson and Imerys SA must pay at least $37 million in a lawsuit claiming a man developed cancer because of his exposure to asbestos in talc-based products including Johnson’s Baby Powder, a New Jersey state court jury said Thursday. The verdict by jurors in New Brunswick, New Jersey, came in the second …
your ad hereTrump: US Will Weigh Tariffs on Another $100B Worth of Chinese Goods; China Responds
U.S. President Donald Trump ratcheted up the trade war rhetoric with Beijing on Thursday, saying he had instructed the U.S. trade representative to consider tariffs on an additional $100 billion worth of Chinese goods. On Friday, China’s commerce ministry said Beijing is prepared to fight the U.S. “at any cost” as …
your ad hereBollywood in Shock Over Superstar’s Jail Term
Hundreds of disbelieving fans flocked to the home of Bollywood superstar Salman Khan on Thursday in protest against the five-year jail term given on the action hero for poaching endangered antelopes. Khan’s army of devotees took selfies outside the Galaxy apartment complex in the Indian film capital Mumbai as their …
your ad hereAmid Trade Spats, Trump to Push US as ‘Partner of Choice’ for Latin America
President Donald Trump will make the case that the United States – and not China – should be the trade “partner of choice” for Latin America when he speaks at a regional summit next week, a senior administration official said on Thursday. Trump is due to make his first visit …
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your ad hereOpioid Addiction Costs Employers $2.6B a Year for Care
A new report shows large employers spent $2.6 billion to treat opioid addiction and overdoses in 2016, an eightfold increase since 2004. More than half went to treat employees’ children. The analysis released Thursday by the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation finds such spending cost companies and workers about $26 per …
your ad hereChinese Viewpoints on US-China Trade Dispute
The trade dispute rumbling between China and the U.S. has raised the possibility consumers in Beijing may end up paying higher prices for American beef, liquor and tobacco if Beijing goes ahead with hikes on tariffs for such products. Below are thoughts shared with The Associated Press by a few …
your ad hereYouTube Shooter’s Bizarre Videos Key to Suspected Motive
The woman who police say shot three people at YouTube’s headquarters was prolific at producing videos and posting them online, many of them bizarre, such as a clip in which she removes a revealing purple dress to expose fake breasts with the message, “Don’t Trust Your Eyes.” In others, Nasim …
your ad hereKim Kardashian West Shares First Photo of Her Family
Kim Kardashian West has shared the first photo of her family. The reality star posed with husband Kanye West, daughters North and Chicago, and son Saint in the photo, which was taken on Easter. Kardashian wrote on Facebook : “I don’t think you really understand how hard it is …
your ad hereShock, Pity for Iranian-American YouTube Shooter in Tehran
Tehran residents have expressed pity and shock that an Iranian-American woman, relatively known in Iran’s social media circles, was the shooter at YouTube headquarters in California who wounded three people before killing herself. Many said on Thursday they don’t understand what could have prompted Nasim Aghdam – who posted videos …
your ad hereBollywood Star Salman Khan Convicted in Poaching Case
Bollywood star Salman Khan was convicted Thursday of poaching rare deer in a wildlife preserve two decades ago and sentenced to five years in prison. The busy actor contends he did not shoot the two blackbuck deer in the western India preserve in 1998 and was acquitted in related cases. …
your ad hereAid Group Sends Food in a Bottle to North Korea
Humanitarian groups in South Korea are using the ocean current to send needed food and information from the outside world into impoverished regions of North Korea. On Ganghwa Island in the Yellow Sea, located just south of the inter-Korean border, a group of North Korean defectors and volunteers with humanitarian …
your ad hereSumo in Uproar as Women First Responders Ordered Out of Ring
The head of Japan’s sumo association has apologized over an incident in which women first responders were asked to get out of the ring as they attempted to revive an official who collapsed. In sumo’s tradition, the ring is considered sacred and women are prohibited from entering. That posed a …
your ad hereHigh-Tech Treadmill Uses Virtual Reality to Encourage Cardiovascular Fitness
Virtual reality, or VR, is finding more applications as the technology matures. It is no longer only used for gaming or entertainment. One Austin-based company is using VR to improve health by making cardiovascular workouts more fun. VOA’s Elizabeth Lee has the details. …
your ad hereSurgeon General: More Americans Should Carry Overdose Antidote
The nation’s chief doctor wants more Americans to start carrying the overdose antidote naloxone to help combat the nation’s opioid crisis and save lives. U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams is expected to speak about the new public health advisory Thursday morning at the National Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin …
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