by Administration | Dec 2, 2018 | Monthly Topics
With An Eye on Past Problems, Facebook Expands Local Feature Facebook is cautiously expanding a feature that shows people local news and information, including missing-person alerts, road closures, crime reports and school announcements. Called “Today In,” the service...
by Administration | Dec 1, 2018 | Monthly Topics
Microsoft Surpasses Apple as Most Valuable Public Company Microsoft’s big bet on cloud computing is paying off as the company has surpassed Apple as the world’s most valuable publicly traded company. The software maker’s prospects looked bleak just a...
by Administration | Nov 30, 2018 | Monthly Topics
Rosenstein Calls for Tech Firms to Work With Law Enforcement U.S. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein called on social media companies and technology firms Thursday to work with law enforcement to protect the public from cybercriminals. Speaking at a symposium on...
by Administration | Nov 29, 2018 | Emerging Markets
Georgia’s ruling party candidate leads in presidential runoff Early results in Georgia’s presidential runoff suggest ruling party-backed candidate Salome Zurabishvili will win. Preliminary results in Georgia’s presidential runoff show the ruling...
by Administration | Nov 28, 2018 | Emerging Markets
Pilots struggled with flight systems in Indonesia crash Indonesian crash investigators say Lion Air, the country’s biggest budget airline, should have grounded plane. The pilots of a Lion Air plane that crashed into the sea shortly after take-off struggled to...
by Administration | Nov 27, 2018 | Monthly Topics
App Shows US, Canadian Commuters the Cleanest, Greenest Route Home A mobile application launched in dozens of U.S. and Canadian cities on Monday measures the planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions of inner-city travel, its creators said, letting concerned commuters...
by Administration | Nov 26, 2018 | Monthly Topics
British Firm Creates Novel Way to Recycle Plastic The problem with plastics is a well-known refrain by now: It never goes away and far too little of it is being recycled. That means it is turning up in every corner of our planet, from our beaches to our bodies. But...
by Administration | Nov 25, 2018 | Emerging Markets
DRC elections: The hopefuls, the promises and the ghost of Kabila A ruptured opposition coalition, new alliance and hand-picked successor for long-term leader Kabila set to contest vote. There was no shortage of smiles and cheers as Felix Tshisekedi and Vital Kamerhe...
by Administration | Nov 24, 2018 | Emerging Markets
US creating border crisis by stalling asylum cases, advocates say Rights groups say it’s ‘inconceivable’ US prioritised fortifying border over processing asylum cases expeditiously. Tijuana, Mexico – Bekeni Christain Tabasangh was one of dozens...
by Administration | Nov 23, 2018 | Emerging Markets
Samsung Electronics apologises over factory worker cancer cases Tech-giant apology follows a 10-year battle by families of workers who developed diseases including leukaemia. Samsung Electronics on Friday apologised to workers who developed cancer after working at its...
