The Sims offered “freedom” to do anything “without limitations,” and yes, Flores said that it includes having romantic ties – even marriage – to “whomever they wish regardless of gender.”

Call it controversial, but yes, some of these are quite notorious as the once innocent pastime is now involved with sensitive matters.

The usual way we calculate the economic damage of natural disasters underestimates their true toll – which is key to understanding the costs of climate change.

The Internet of Things offers the promise of greater efficiency and convenience, not to mention economic growth. But it also presents unique challenges.

In some industries, such as biotechnology and life sciences, artificial intelligence and machine learning are actually being used to "save" lives, laying the groundwork for treatments for patients...

EU's GDPR is not restricted by geopolitical borders and has power beyond any one legislator’s jurisdiction.

If China brings Hong Kong under its thumb, this shift would alter the territory’s politics and economic decision-making.

A fundamental driver of inequality is the race to the bottom in how governments set their corporate tax rates.

While the political and long-term consequences of the protests are still impossible to know, Hong Kong is already experiencing some short-term economic impacts.

Students who plan to get more education than is required for the career they hope to have end up earning higher salaries as a result, a new analysis shows.

Local Law 97 is applicable to all buildings in New York City that are over 25,000 square feet and provides a straightforward limit on the amount of greenhouse gas emissions a building can have.

Kyle Kuzma is being pursued by three shoe companies right now although Nike seems to have the inside track.

The General Data Protection Regulation requires companies that have data on individuals grant them the right to data portability or erasure.

The United States bought Alaska from Russia in 1867 for $7.2 million.

Many tech giants such as Google, Microsoft and Amazon are embracing open source technology today and seeing the rewards.

A researcher based in Fairbanks, Alaska, links 2019's record-breaking wildfires in far northern regions of the world to climate change, and describes what it's like as zones near her city burn.

The Chinese National Tobacco Corporation is expanding its international markets through subsidiaries. Is the world ready for tobacco companies sponsoring or supporting schools?

New research forecasts that climate change will make multiyear stretches with low snow levels more common across western North America – bad news for water managers, farmers, foresters and skiers.

Security, decentralization, and transaction speed are needed for blockchains to truly achieve widespread, mainstream adoption. But in practice, it seems one cannot have it all.

After receiving a lot of consumer complaints over the past two years, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) alerted consumers to reported waves of robocalls, which targeted specific U.S. area...