terrorism

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) on Tuesday published an explanation of its policy on “hate speech” that, if anything, shows just how hard it is for the company to accurately police a problem that goes far beyond social media. It’s the company’s latest attempt to fend off criticism...

Tourism to London is expected to tumble by 30 percent during the next few months after the deaths of seven people at London Bridge, a falloff comparable to the drop in visitors when a similar terror attack rocked Paris in 2015. London’s City A.M. says the Tourism Industry Emergency Response...

Terrorism struck yet again in the United Kingdom. Two months after a terrorist drove a car into pedestrians on the iconic Westminster Bridge in London, authorities are saying a suicide bomber blew himself up at the conclusion of an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester. 22 Dead, 59 Injured, 13...

London police have confirmed a terrorist attack has resulted in the deaths of four people. According to The Guardian, one police officer and two others have been killed along with the terrorist near the front yard of the parliamentary compound. A terrorist drove a car into pedestrians on the iconic...

The World Economic Forum released its annual assessment of global risks Wednesday. According to Bloomberg, the report said rising inequality and social polarization will dominate risk headlines over the next 10 years. The report said that world leaders need to work together in order to avoid "...

The worldwide tourism sector accounts for more than $7 trillion in economic output and supports more than 284 million jobs, according to a report by CNBC that cited data from the World Travel & Tourism Council. The number of Americans who traveled outside of the country in 2015 rose 8 percent...

An estimated minimum of 84 people died after an individual drove a truck into a crowd celebrating Bastille Day in Nice, France. Shortly afterward, French President François Hollande said the attack was of "an undeniable terrorist nature" according to the BBC. The attack, if...

After EgyptAir Flight 804 dove into the Mediterranean last Thursday, many sources including the Egyptian government and Donald Trump have speculated the disaster was due to terrorism. This positions the flight as one of four major passenger plane disasters in the past two years that had...

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has filed an official reply to the FBI's demand that the Cupertino-based company make a version of its iPhone operating system to help the agency access the iPhone of San Bernardino terrorism suspect Syed Farook. Apple filed a motion to vacate the order, which said it...

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)'s CEO Tim Cook had a simple message to the U.S. Justice Department when asked to help unlock an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino terrorists: back off. The U.S. Justice Department responded on Friday and is filing a motion to compel the company to crack the...

The terrorists involved in the Paris attack reportedly used encrypted messaging systems to communicate. Tech companies face growing pressures to create backdoors to encrypted data for law enforcement officials. For now, big tech companies are holding fast to their secure data policies. Reports...

Global markets have remained relatively stable in the aftermath of the Paris attacks. Citi believes that the lasting market impacts from the attack could stem from a ramp-up in anti-terrorist military action. Furthermore, Citi believes that commodity prices could also be negatively affected by the...