Robot gives rare glimpse under Antarctic sea ice
An underwater robot has captured a rare glimpse beneath the Antarctic sea ice, revealing a colourful world filled with coconut-shaped sponges, dandelion-like worms, pink algae and spidery starfish....
Science shines a light on anti-matter
Physicists on Monday announced an important step towards unravelling one of the Universe’s great mysteries: What happened to all the anti-matter created in the Big Bang? A new technique has allowed...
Japan pulls plug on troubled fast breeder reactor
Japan has scrapped plans to generate electricity at a multi-billion dollar experimental nuclear reactor, the government said Monday, giving up on the decades-old project due to spiralling costs....
Uber defies California, keeps self-driving cars rolling
Uber said Friday it planned to keep its self-driving cars on the streets of San Francisco, defying a state order to halt the test program. The ridesharing giant said it disputed the interpretation...
Smiley-faced success for Japan’s emoji creator
It is the coolest visual language that can be uncloaked in one stroke. From a humble smiley face with a box mouth and inverted “V’s” for eyes, crude weather symbols, and a rudimentary heart—emojis...
Inside the tech leaders’ summit at Trump Tower
Donald Trump met on Wednesday with some of America’s most powerful tech executives in a bid to mend fences with a largely pro-Hillary Clinton industry and promote job creation and trade. The...
Yahoo reveals new hack, this time a billion-plus users
Yahoo said Wednesday more than a billion users may have had data stolen in a hack dating back to 2013 — separate from its previously disclosed breach affecting 500 million. In a huge blow to...
Trump sets ‘tech summit’ with key sector leaders
Key tech sector executives were set to gather this week with President-elect Donald Trump, in a meeting aimed at setting common goals after a divisive election campaign. Among those confirmed to...
