World stock markets retreat ahead of US jobs report
Global stock markets retreated Friday ahead of the monthly U.S. jobs report and after France and Germany reported weak factory data.
Asian stock markets retreat after surge on China tariff cut
Asian stock markets retreated Friday following a surge after China announced a tariff cut on U.S. imports.
Uber loses $1.1B investing in food delivery, driverless cars
NEW YORK — Uber continued to lose money as it builds up its food delivery business and develops technology for driverless cars, but revenue for its ri...
A step ahead? Nike’s Vaporfly shoe changing marathon game
To pick the favorites in this year's Olympic marathon, just glance at the shoes of the runners on the starting line.
US lets autonomous vehicle bypass human-driver safety rules
DETROIT — For the first time, the U.S. government's highway safety agency has approved a company's request to deploy a self-driving vehicle that doesn...
Barr warns against Chinese ‘dominance’ in wireless networks
WASHINGTON — Attorney General William Barr waded into ongoing diplomatic tensions between the United States and China on Thursday, decrying what he sa...
Twitter shares jump on rise in user numbers, revenue
Shares in Twitter jumped Thursday after the social media company said its revenue growth and user numbers exceeded forecasts in the latest quarter, th...
Virus impact: Airlines extend flights suspensions
BEIJING — Airlines are extending their suspension of flights to mainland China, while more retailers are putting an estimate on the economic damage th...
Facebook, YouTube: Firm must stop scraping faces from sites
Facebook joined YouTube, Twitter and payment service Venmo on Wednesday in demanding that a facial recognition company stop harvesting user images to ...
Photos of ‘king tides’ globally show risks of climate change
DEPOE BAY, Ore. — Tourists, nature lovers and amateur scientists are whipping out their cameras to document the effects of extreme high tides on shore...
Asian shares up on China efforts despite virus worries
TOKYO — Asian shares rose Wednesday on optimism that China's latest actions may help curtail some of the expected economic damage from the virus outbr...
Iowa disaster prompts Nevada Dems to drop caucus tech plan
LAS VEGAS — Reacting to tech troubles in Iowa, Nevada Democrats scrapped plans to use similar technology at their caucuses in less than three weeks, a...
Online conspiracy theories flourish after Iowa caucus fiasco
CHICAGO — Monday night could not have gone better for online troublemakers who have spent years propagating false or misleading conspiracy theories on...
Disney Plus hits nearly 29M subscribers in 3 months
NEW YORK — Disney said its Disney Plus streaming service reached nearly 29 million paid subscribers in less than three months, an impressive start for...
Avalanche of issues takes out Iowa plan for high-tech caucus
DES MOINES, Iowa — What went wrong with the Iowa Democratic Party’s high-tech plan to speed up the reporting of caucus night results? Pretty much ever...
Maker of glitchy Iowa caucus app has Democratic Party ties
WASHINGTON — The little-known technology start-up under scrutiny after the meltdown of the Iowa Democratic caucuses on Monday was founded little more ...
UK boosts climate effort by banning new gas vehicles by 2035
LONDON — Britain announced Tuesday that it plans to ban the sale of new gas and diesel cars by 2035 — five years earlier than its previous target — in...
Asia shares gain, Shanghai up slightly after Wall St rebound
BANGKOK — Shares advanced in Asia on Tuesday, with the Shanghai Composite up 0.2% after a rebound on Wall Street overnight.
Jeff Bezos sued by girlfriend’s brother for defamation
NEW YORK — Michael Sanchez, the brother of Jeff Bezos's girlfriend, is suing the Amazon founder for defamation, alleging that Bezos and his team false...
UN health agency tackles misinformation over virus outbreak
GENEVA — The World Health Organization chief has traveled a dozen times to monitor the Ebola response in violence-marred eastern Congo. But when he pl...
In fight to survive, US dairy farmers look for any tech edge
PICKETT, Wis. — At Rosendale Dairy, each of the 9,000 cows has a microchip implanted in an ear that workers can scan with smartphones for up-to-the-mi...
Stocks sink on fears virus outbreak will dent global economy
Stocks fell sharply on Wall Street Friday as fears spread through the markets that a virus outbreak emanating from China will dent global growth.
FCC: At least 1 phone company broke law by sharing location
At least one U.S. phone company likely broke the law by sharing data that can pinpoint the location of smartphone users, the Federal Communications Co...
How to binge on Oscar movies in cinemas for cheap
NEW YORK — At $15 a pop in major cities — and sometimes more — going to the cinema can easily break the bank.
Facebook fights spread of misinformation about virus online
Facebook says it's working to limit the spread of misinformation and potentially harmful content about the coronavirus as bogus claims about the ongoi...
IBM CEOs over the century; first and only woman is leaving
IBM has had just one female CEO in its century-long history.
Ginni Rometty, 1st female CEO at IBM, to step down in April
ARMONK, N.Y. — Ginni Rometty, the first female CEO in IBM's century-long history, is leaving the helm in April.
Amazon’s latest milestone: 150 million Prime members
NEW YORK — It was another prime Christmas for Amazon.
Dating apps face US inquiry over underage use, sex offenders
SAN FRANCISCO — A House subcommittee is investigating popular dating services such as Tinder and Bumble for allegedly allowing minors and sex offender...
Asian markets tumble as fears over virus outbreak spread
Shares tumbled in Asia on Thursday as concern over the impact of the virus outbreak in China deepened.