MEPs call for measures to make goods longer lasting
Hoping to accelerate a shift away from a disposable culture, the European Parliament on Wednesday called on the European Commission to grant consumers a ‘right...
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Start your new bank account with Google
Google has made a tremendous incursion into retail banking through its Google Pay app. The app previously could only make and receive payments, but, as...
Twitter unveils new feature
Earlier this week, social media network Twitter announced that it would be unrolling a new feature called Fleets. Fleets, a portmanteau of the words ‘tweet’...
Apple lowers App Store fees for small developers
Apple said on Wednesday it plans to start a program to lower its App Store commissions for software developers who make $1 million or less...
Ericsson disagrees with Huawei ban in Sweden
In what can be misconstrued as a sincere but shielded expression of sportsmanship, Stockholm-based multinational networking and telecommunications company Ericsson has stated that moving ahead...
EU plans tight car CO2 limits under green finance rules
Car manufacturers will need to meet tight emissions limits for their activities to be classed as a sustainable investment under proposed European Union rules, which the...
EU-US Mars project requires more time and money
An initiative by the European Union and the United States which aims to retrieve soil from Mars and transport it back to Earth has been...
EU plans mammoth expansion of offshore wind farms
The European Union unveiled plans on Thursday to transform its electricity system to rely mostly on renewables within a decade and increase its offshore wind energy capacity 25-fold...
Russian scientists discover huge walrus haulout in Arctic circle
Scientists in northern Russia have discovered a huge walrus haulout on the shores of the Kara Sea where their habitat is under threat from shrinking...
Honda says will be first to mass produce level 3 autonomous cars
Japan’s Honda Motor Co said on Wednesday it will be the world’s first automaker to mass produce sensor-packed level 3 autonomous cars that will allow...
‘More power than traditional media’: Facebook, Twitter policies attacked
Republican senators on Tuesday attacked the chief executives of Facebook and Twitter for effectively censoring President Trump and allies during the U.S. election while Democrats...
Australian scientists find huge new healthy coral reef off northern coast
Australian scientists found a detached coral reef on the Great Barrier Reef that exceeds the height of the Empire State Building and the Eiffel Tower,...
European activist files complaints against Apple’s tracking tool
A group led by privacy activist Max Schrems filed complaints on Monday with German and Spanish data protection authorities over Apple‘s online tracking tool, saying it...
Gaming analytics startup attracts investor focus
The gaming industry keeps developing and evolving as it gradually moves towards the 90 billion dollar mark in total worth by the end of the...
SpaceX and NASA set for first operational astronaut mission to space
By Joey Roulette SpaceX, the rocket company of high-tech entrepreneur Elon Musk, was due on Sunday to launch four astronauts on a flight to the...
Google critics demand swift EU antitrust action
A group of 165 companies and industry bodies have called on EU antitrust enforcers to take a tougher line against Google, saying the U.S. tech...
‘Liquid window’ harnesses light and heat to save energy in buildings
A newly developed ‘liquid window’ can block sunlight to keep a building cool but also absorb heat to be gradually released during the day or...
EU to tighten rules on online extremism after latest attacks
The EU plans to tighten its rules to combat online extremism, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday, ahead of a meeting...
Android 11 features trickle down to older versions
The eleventh release of Google’s Android mobile operating system was unveiled a few weeks ago, with a few stability-bolstering bug fixes being rolled out soon...
UK IT systems not yet ready for Brexit
With the United Kingdom and the European Union reportedly not being able to bridge any gaps in negotiations over a deal on the future relationship...
