Pittsburgh Welcomed Uber’s Driverless Car Experiment. Not Anymore.

By CECILIA KANG May 21, 2017 PITTSBURGH — When Uber picked this former Rust Belt town as the inaugural city for its driverless car experiment, Pittsburgh played the consummate host. “You can either put up red tape or roll out the red...

The ‘single most destabilizing factor’ facing Obamacare and premiums has health insurers sweating

The deadline for health insurers to make rate submissions for 2018 Obamacare plans is just one month away. With that benchmark looming, the industry is still waiting for the Trump administration to provide clear answers about funding for cost-reduction subsidies,...

Republicans Watch Their Step in a Slow Retreat From Trump

Senator Marco Rubio and other lawmakers inched away from the president over his actions surrounding Russia inquiries, but they did not explicitly criticize him.

The man who created Dothraki for ‘Game of Thrones’ is teaching a college course on it

Move over Klingon—a new language created especially for the small screen is coming to the classroom. Similar to the fictional tongue made famous by the alien antagonists of “Star Trek,” Dothraki is a language spoken by characters from the hit HBO...

Bill Gates: Try a career in artificial intelligence, energy or bioscience to make an impact

Dear Class of 2017: Congratulations! You’ve just accomplished something I never managed to do—earn a college degree. Between your commencement speaker and every aunt and uncle at your graduation party, I am sure you are getting a lot of advice. At the risk...