Singapore to deploy driverless buses from 2022: minister
SINGAPORE Nov 23 (TNS): Driverless buses will appear on some roads in Singapore from 2022 as part of plans to improve mobility in the...
Uber breach, cover-up trigger government probes around the globe
WASHINGTON/LONDON Nov 23 (TNS): Governments around the globe launched investigations into Uber Technologies Inc after the company disclosed it had covered up a breach...
Uber paid hackers $100,000, concealed data stolen from 57 million accounts
LONDON Nov 22 (TNS): Uber Technologies Inc paid hackers $100,000 to keep secret a massive breach last year that exposed the data of some...
Micrsoft’s Skype pulled from Apple, Android China app stores
BEIJING Nov 22 (TNS): Skype, Microsoft Corp’s internet phone call and messaging service, has disappeared from app stores in China including that of Apple...
UK to have driverless cars by 2021: govt
LONDON Nov 19 (TNS): British finance minister Philip Hammond is to announce £75 million ($99 million, 84 million euros) funding for Artificial Intelligence and...
Honda recalling 900,000 minivans because seats may tip forward
TOKYO Nov 19 (TNS): Honda Motor Co says that it is recalling about 900,000 minivans because second-row seats may tip forward if not properly...
Apple pushes launch of HomePod smart speaker to early 2018
SAN FRANCISCO Nov 18 (TNS): Apple Inc has pushed the launch of its HomePod smart speaker to early next year from December, the company...
World’s first ‘self-healing’ sports car unveiled
LONDON Nov 16 (TNS): World’s first self-healing sports car, Terzo Millennio, has been unveiled by Lamborghini.
The car can use its sensors to detect any...
The man who injects himself with snake venom holds hope for new antidote
LONDON Nov 11 (TNS): For nearly 30 years, London-based reptile enthusiast and musician Steve Ludwin has been injecting snake venom — a practice that...
Research sheds light on impact grass-fed animals have on climate change
CANBERRA Nov 11 (TNS): A newly published report dissects claims made by different stakeholders in the debate about so-called ‘grass-fed’ beef, the greenhouse gases...
