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IBM is commercializing a new technology that makes it easier for computers to understand human communication.

The Supreme Court says that the controversial Trump administration "Remain in Mexico" asylum policy can stay in effect while legal challenges play out. The court's order is a victory for the administration, which warned there would be a "rush to the border" if the policy that has been in effort for a year was blocked by the courts.

Google parent company Alphabet is recommending that all of its North America employees work from home through April 10 due to coronavirus, according to an email shown to CNN.

From a distance there is an air of jubilation. The kids wave bright balloons and wiggle to a cheery tune. This could be any schoolyard, anywhere in the world. But the cheery faces of the children and their delightful squeals are a temporary illusion. The blaring music is a shield, giving these kids a moment of respite from the rumble of explosions from Syria's brutal civil war.

Last season, Satoshi Kondo's first collection for Issey Miyake was a viral sensation. Replete with helicoptering dresses, skateboarders and floating models, it was hard not to see it as a joyful statement of his arrival as the label's new designer, replacing Yoshiyuki Miyamae after an eight-year stint.

Italy has imposed sweeping nationwide restrictions on travel and public life, a desperate attempt to contain the coronavirus outbreak that looks set to plunge the world's eighth largest economy into a steep recession.

North American Aerospace Defense Command says that US and Canadian jets intercepted two Russian reconnaissance aircraft while they were flying off the Alaskan coast.

China's Communist Party wants more gratitude for its handling of the novel coronavirus outbreak.

So your flight's canceled, but you need to get home or to that important business meeting ASAP. Perhaps you're just nervous about transiting through a busy airport with other passengers.

US stock markets were halted briefly Monday as a record fall in oil prices and fears of the coronavirus triggered panic selling. But the epidemic poses a much bigger logistical headache for Wall Street — how to keep trading going if banks have to evacuate their offices to fight the spread of the illness.

McDonald's family of Big Mac sandwiches is growing with two new additions.

Some major Italian companies caught up in a sweeping coronavirus lockdown are insisting it's "business as usual," despite swingeing restrictions placed on much of the north of the country to contain Europe's biggest outbreak.

As the coronavirus outbreak spreads across the United States, companies and their employees are shifting the way they work and wondering how best to limit contagion in the workplace.

Netflix is learning lessons from cable TV, helping its newly minted reality stars become established product-selling brands.

Vladimir Putin knows America's fragile oil industry is built on a mountain of debt. So when Saudi Arabia called for production cuts to mitigate oversupply, Putin decided to pounce.

Apple says you should feel free to use disinfectant wipes to clean your iPhone. Smartphones are notorious germ magnets, and Apple issued new gadget-cleaning guidance as the novel coronavirus outbreak spreads.

The fashion industry -- with its close relationship to celebrity and pop culture -- finds itself at home in the world of online memes.