by Piper Hudspeth Blackburn and Silvia Martelli | Oct 23, 2019 | Business & Tech, Featured
WASHNGTON — Facebook might have to modify its involvement in the proposed digital currency project Libra if it does not receive approval from U.S. regulators, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Wednesday at a House Financial Services Committee hearing. Libra, which...
by Piper Hudspeth Blackburn | Oct 16, 2019 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON – Members of Congress Wednesday pressed social media companies on their role in the spread of illegal content such as child pornography and the sale of weapons and drugs. Two congressional subcommittees met to review a section of the Communications Decency...
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by Bing Xiao | Oct 12, 2019 | Business & Tech, Featured
WASHINGTON – America’s leadership in high technology is threatened by China’s ambition to lead artificial intelligence market worldwide by 2030, three experts said Thursday, the same day trade talks resumed between the United States and China. Speaking at the...
by Sara Wilson | Oct 10, 2019 | Business & Tech, Energy, Featured
WASHINGTON — Washington is once again a leader in state energy efficiency standards, due at least in part to Gov. Jay Inslee’s comprehensive conservation agenda, according to the 13th annual State Energy Efficiency Scorecard released Tuesday by the American...
by Brian Johnson and Bing Xiao | Oct 3, 2019 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON – Low inflation rates are concerning economic experts because they fear the economy will stall, and there is not an easy fix for the issue. Since the Great Recession of 2007 to 2009, inflation in developed countries has been low and steady, which is...
by Lu Zhao | Aug 12, 2019 | Business & Tech, Featured
WASHINGTON – Whistleblowers who have helped the federal government collect billions of dollars in unpaid taxes received a record high total in reward money last year – about $312 million. The 10-fold increase from the previous year was the result of a law passed...
