Terror attacks in Paris topped the global ranking of Google searches in 2015 — alongside the public debut of transgender celebrity Caitlyn Jenner and the downfall of ex-NBA star Lamar Odom. The single most popular…
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Facebook Messenger lets users call Uber cars
Facebook on Wednesday announced an alliance with Uber that lets people summon cars from the ride sharing service using the Messenger smartphone application. The partnership was a major move for both California firms, further expanding…
#CarNews: Ford to test self-driving cars on California roads
Ford on Tuesday said that it has a green light to test self-driving cars in California, and should have them on roads in the most populous US state next year. The car maker officially enrolled…
#Gadgets: Is this the best back light for bikes?
The Blaze Burner, one of the featured projects on Kickstarter, has surpassed its funding goal by more than 366 per cent. Dubbed as the ultimate back light, which focuses on performance, safety and simplicity –…
Seven half-pound mutts become first test-tube puppies in world
A team of veterinarians, scientists and lab workers gathered around a surrogate hound and watched her give birth to seven half-pound puppies, the first dogs ever conceived in a test tube. “We each took a…
Machine ‘learns’ like a human
Scientists have invented a machine that imitates the way the human brain learns new information, a step forward for artificial intelligence, researchers reported. The system described in the journal Science is a computer model “that…
Your tablet screen is brought to you with the aid of… carrots?
This Christmas, as consumers around the world hope Santa will give them a smartphone, TV or tablet computer, few people know that the lowly carrot inspired the liquid crystals at the core of such hi-tech…
Your tablet screen is brought to you with the aid of … carrots
This Christmas, as consumers around the world hope Santa will give them a smartphone, TV or tablet computer, few people know that the lowly carrot inspired the liquid crystals at the core of such hi-tech…
#CarNews: South Korea unveils ambitious green car push
South Korea unveiled on Tuesday an ambitious plan to dramatically increase the production of environmentally friendly cars by 2020, as part of global efforts to cut carbon emissions and curb climate change. Under the policy…
Top trends on Twitter for 2015
The Paris attacks in January and November were among the key news events shared on Twitter this year, the social network said in a roundup Monday of 2015 trends. The hashtags #PrayforParis and #JeSuisCharlie were…