Apple in talks with China Mobile
Reuters: Apple Inc CEO Tim Cook on Tuesday met with the head of China Mobile Ltd, the world’s largest mobile carrier by subscribers.
Google creating near-perfect translator
CNET: The company’s Android product head says Google has prototypes of a device that will one day erase language barriers.
Oregon dog breeder creating Game of Thrones-style dire wolves
Working with the American Alsatian Breeders Association, a White City dog breeder is heading up the Dire Wolf Project in a fanciful attempt to bring back the look — if not the temperament — of the dire wolf.
Human trafficking criminals go high-tech
The Guardian: Investigators are having to learn new techniques to keep up with criminals that are increasingly using the internet for human trafficking.
Plastic bag campaigns begin in Oregon
An effort to ban plastic bags in cities around Oregon is kicking off after a statewide ban failed in the Legislative session.
Oregon wheat stunted by dry spell
Eastern Oregon’s wheat crop is suffering due to a lack of rain.
Wildfires force home evacuations in Oregon
Oregon crews are battling six major wildfires that have forces the evacuation of more than 100 houses.
Rep. Bonamici works to fix internship system
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici has a solution to fix Washington D.C.’s unpaid internship system.
LaborWorks opens 11th branch
Industrial staffing agency LaborWorks opened a branch in Tigard, its 11th along the West Coast.
Portland home prices jump
Portland home prices rose 12.5% in May from a year ago, and 2.2% from April.