Uber to let users record audio of rides in Brazil, Mexico
NEW YORK — Uber will let passengers and drivers record audio of their rides in an attempt to improve its safety record.
Asian shares retreat on poor Japan trade data, China news
BEIJING — Shares retreated in Asia on Wednesday after Japan reported its worst monthly decline in exports in three years, putting pressure on the econ...
Amazon says it’s considered face scanning in Ring doorbells
Amazon has considered adding facial recognition technology to its Ring doorbell cameras, according to a letter to a U.S. senator defending its video-s...
Official: Oregon lags in socially conscious investing
TIGARD, Ore. — Oregon’s state employee pension fund is invested in an Israeli company whose smartphone spyware has been used against dissidents, human...
Muted launch for Google’s game-streaming service Stadia
NEW YORK — Google’s new game-streaming service Stadia demonstrates the possibilities of gaming from the cloud, but experts say it’s hindered by a lack...
Disney Plus user accounts already found on hacking sites
Disney says its new Disney Plus streaming service doesn’t have a security breach, but some users have been shut out after hackers tried to break into ...
Google’s do-good arm tries to make up for everything else
PARIS — Google Vice President Jacqueline Fuller says the company is having “a lot of conversations” internally amid worries about the tech giant’s bot...
US, Montenegro plot cyber warfare ahead of 2020 elections
PODGORICA, Montenegro — Deployed inside the sprawling communist-era army command headquarters in Montenegro’s capital, an elite team of U.S. military ...
Asian shares mixed amid caution on US-China trade talks
TOKYO — Asian shares were mixed Tuesday as investor sentiment remained cautious amid worries about the next development in trade talks between the Uni...
Judge denies DNA testing sought 13 years post-execution
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Memphis judge ruled on Monday that the daughter of a man executed 13 years ago for murder does not have the right to seek DNA testi...
Ford Mustang SUV starts a blitz of new electric vehicles
DEARBORN, Mich. — Ford is unveiling its first all-electric SUV, marking the start of an avalanche of battery-powered vehicles coming from mainstream a...
Stocks end week of milestones at new highs; Dow tops 28,000
Wall Street closed out the week with more milestones Friday as the Dow Jones Industrial Average crossed 28,000 for the first time and the S&P 500 ...
Twitter details political ad ban, admits it’s imperfect
Twitter’s new ban on political ads will cover appeals for votes, solicitations for campaign contributions and any political content. But the company q...
Free broadband? UK Labour Party promises nationalization
LONDON — The British Labour Party's latest plan for public ownership of big industries sent shivers through the telecoms sector Friday with an elector...
Disney Plus adds disclaimer about racist movie stereotypes
NEW YORK — Disney’s new streaming service has added a disclaimer to "Dumbo," “Peter Pan” and other classics because they depict racist stereotypes, un...
EU bank to stop funding fossil fuel projects in 2 years
BERLIN — The European Investment Bank said Thursday that it will stop financing fossil fuel energy projects from the end of 2021 as part of an effort ...
Italy declares state of emergency in Venice after high tides
ROME — Italy's government declared a state of emergency Thursday in flood-ravaged Venice, seeking to release funds to repair the historic lagoon city ...
Consumer Reports finds vehicle redesigns come with glitches
DETROIT — When it comes to buying a new car, the latest and greatest may not be the most dependable.
Motorola flips for its futuristic foldable phone
NEW YORK — Motorola is bracing for the future by returning to the past. The company is adapting its historical flip-phone design for a smartphone with...
Trump impeachment hearing spurs shadow spin war
WASHINGTON — The online spin began even before Wednesday’s impeachment hearing got underway.
Facebook says it removed 3.2B fake accounts in 6 months
SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook says it removed 3.2 billion fake accounts from its service from April to September, up slightly from 3 billion in the previou...
Google plans to offer checking accounts
NEW YORK — Google plans to add checking accounts from Citigroup and a credit union to its Google Pay digital wallet in 2020, the tech company said Wed...
Google, Israel’s National Library team up to digitize books
JERUSALEM — The National Library of Israel is working with Google to digitize 120,000 books from its extensive collection of Jewish texts and upload t...
Nike cuts ties with Amazon, but shoes won’t vanish from site
NEW YORK — Nike will stop selling its sneakers and athletic gear directly to Amazon, ending a two-year relationship with the world’s largest online re...
Privacy, consumer groups seek to block Google-Fitbit deal
NEW YORK — Nine privacy, social justice and consumer groups are calling for the U.S. government to block Google’s $2.1 billion acquisition of fitness-...
Asian stocks sink after Trump threatens more China tariffs
BEIJING — Asian stocks sank Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened more tariff hikes on Chinese imports if talks aimed at ending a tra...
Unproven fraud claims seen in state races could cloud 2020
As Kentucky's Republican governor trailed by thousands of votes in his re-election bid and Democrats took the reins of the Virginia Statehouse, social...
The Latest: EU asks UK to name commissioner even temporarily
LONDON — The Latest on Britain's Dec. 12 election and the country's impending departure from the European Union (all times local):
Huawei giving employees bonus for coping with US sanctions
BEIJING — Huawei is paying its employees bonuses totaling more than $285 million as thanks for helping the Chinese tech giant cope with U.S. sanctions...
Report: Election vendors are ‘prime targets,’ need oversight
ATLANTA — The private companies that make voting equipment and build and maintain voter registration databases lack any meaningful federal oversight d...