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Toshiba warns it may not survive amid massive Westinghouse losses

Japanese conglomerate Toshiba is in crisis, saying its very survival is in doubt.

Sweden

Uniti Sweden: the diversity behind the electric car of the future

Launched in January 2016 as an independent startup, Sweden-based Uniti first made it to the headlines with the crowdfunding campaign in which, in just two days, they achieved their goal of raising 500

USA

Twitter fights trolls, changes its default image setting

Twitter said it will abandon its egg-shaped default profile picture as users increasingly associate the avatar with abusive online behaviour.

Russia

Putin accused in US Senate

After a string of resignations from Donald Trump’s team over their ties with Russia, both the US House and Senate continue to investigate alleged Russian hacking apparently aimed at getting Trump…

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South Korea

Samsung puts faith in new Galaxy S8 smart phone

Samsung Electronics has unveiled its Galaxy S8 flagship smartphone at a media event in New York.

Spain

Clothing to make you better, faster, safer, smarter

What if clothes could warn you when you were getting stressed; alert you if your baby was suffering from a fever; or act as a hands-free torch.

Business Series

UK interior minister calls for end to WhatsApp 'hiding place' for terror suspects

Amber Rudd, the UK Home Secretary, has accused Facebook-owned communications company WhatsApp of giving terror suspects a "place to hide".

Europe News

Europe sets sights on supercomputer future

Ministers from seven European countries have signed a declaration in Rome, as they set their sights on seizing a share of the supercomputer future.

United Kingdom

UK follows US in imposing electronic device flight ban

Both Britain and the United States announced cabin baggage restrictions on larger electronic devices on Tuesday, amid aviation security fears.

USA

Electronics ban on flights - countries and devices concerned

What is behind the decision to ban certain electronic devices from US-bound flights from a list of Muslim countries?

USA

US imposes electronic device ban on some Middle East flights

Donald Trump’s government said on Tuesday that it is banning airline passengers travelling to the US from several mainly Muslim countries from carrying large electronic devices in their cabin…

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Merkel and Abe celebrate all things digital at CeBIT

German Chancellor Angela Merkel meets Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at CeBIT, in Hannover, Germany.

China

Beijing Park rolls out toilet tissue security

A Beijing park has introduced facial recognition for toilet tissue dispensers in one of the city's busiest public toilets in a bid to wipe out the scourge of toilet roll thieves.

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A second robot staffed hotel opens in Tokyo

Dinosaur receptionists were on standby on Wednesday (March 15) as a second hotel staffed mostly by robots and automatons opened in Tokyo.

World News

Cyclists use GPS app to create art

When you think of street art, Banksy and his contemporaries might be the first creatives that spring to mind, but a new wave of artists are using a less permanent form of expression to create their ma

World News

Headphone battery fire causes injury on China-Australia flight

A passenger on a flight from Beijing to Melbourne has been injured by her flaming headphones.

Business Series

Intel drives ahead with Mobileye purchase

US microchip maker Intel is buying Israeli driverless technology firm Mobileye which could give it a dominant role in the autonomous-driving sector.

India

Washing machine in India launched with "curry" function

A company has unveiled a washing machine specifically catered to the Indian market. It has a curry stain washing function

World News

The human cost of our obsession with smartphones

A look at the components of smartphones - and how they are mined - reveals a dark side to the mobile industry

USA

US launches criminal probe into CIA leak

A federal criminal investigation is being opened into the public release of documents said to detail alleged CIA hacking tools.