World News

What Stephen Hawking taught us about black holes

Turns out, black holes aren't so black.

17/03/2018

World News

How cryptocurrencies could kill off cash

National governments are also looking into creating virtual currencies of their own.

16/03/2018

World News

'Space genes' — an astronaut is now different from his twin brother

After a ground-breaking space flight, an identical twin has slightly different genes from his brother.

15/03/2018

World News

The International Space Station was never supposed to end like this

New plan to defund space station opens up some surprising possibilities.

15/03/2018

World News

Cryptocurrencies plunge on wave of bad news

Google said it will ban cryptocurrency-related ads, the IMF called for global regulation and members of Congress slammed them at a hearing Wednesday.

15/03/2018

France

France to sue Google and Apple for 'unfair business practices'

French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire says it's "unacceptable" that Google and Apple unilaterally impose prices and other contractual terms on software developers, and that this is hurting France's startups.

14/03/2018

World News

British physicist Stephen Hawking dies at 76

Stephen Hawking, the British theoretical physicist who defied the odds his entire life, has died, his family announced early Wednesday.

14/03/2018

World News

Trump blocks Qualcomm takeover by Broadcom

President Trump says there is credible evidence" that the proposed $140bn (£100bn) takeover "threatens to impair the national security of the US".

13/03/2018

New Zealand

Robots and racism: We discriminate against 'darker-coloured' humanoids

Humans have similar automatic biases towards 'darker-coloured' robots as they do toward 'people with a darker skin colour', according to new research from the University of Canterbury.

11/03/2018

USA

Elon Musk's hyperloop dream may come true — and soon

'It's happening far faster than I would have ever expected, and it's happening all over the world.'

11/03/2018

World News

Time is slowing down in Europe. Here's why.

Forget Daylight Savings, millions of clocks in 25 countries across Europe have lost almost 6 minutes since mid-January because of an electricity dispute between Serbia and Kosovo.

09/03/2018

World News

Burger-flipping robot starts job at fast food restaurant

Flippy could be the start of 'co-botic' workforces in the fast food industry.

09/03/2018

World News

Fake news spreads further, faster on social media

People are quicker to repeat something that's wrong than something that's true

08/03/2018

World News

This gigantic wind turbine will be the world's tallest

General Electric's Haliade-X will stand three times taller than typical wind turbines.

06/03/2018

Switzerland

Flying car to feature at Swiss motor show

A three-wheeled, two-seat sports car-cum-flying machine will make its world debut for the Geneva Motor Show on Tuesday (March 6).

02/03/2018

Spain

Clubs pull in fans with digital treats

Formula 1 spoils its enthusiasts with video gaming and onboard cameras.

01/03/2018

World News

World's biggest plane marks another milestone

The 500,000-pound monster is designed to offer another way into space.

28/02/2018

World News

Seven retro tech gadgets that have had a modern update

New versions of the Nokia 3310 phone and Super Nintendo games console were both brought back last year—which old-school gadgets can we expect to reappear on the market in 2018?

27/02/2018

World News

Billionaire is building a 10,000-year clock under a mountain

The clock's builders hope it will encourage people to think about humanity's distant future.

26/02/2018

United Arab Emirates

Dubai wants to show how AI will create a city of the future

Emirates city plans to pioneer new technologies.

20/02/2018