Tech & Science

An analysis of ancient DNA is transforming the understanding of the genetic ancestry of Japan’s modern-day population, identifying a crucial contribution from people who arrived about 1,700 years ago and ...

Italian scooter maker Piaggio (PIA.MI) said on Monday it had set up a consortium with Honda Motor Co. (7267.T), KTM AG and Yamaha Motor Co. (7272.T) to encourage the ...

Interview with psychologist Svetlana Mitrofanova, Talent Development Director at BrainRocket Svetlana Mitrofanova, BrainRocket’s Talent Development Director and a well-known psychologist, has sat down with us to discuss internal communication ...

Qualcomm Inc (QCOM.O) on Monday said it will supply a key computing chip for the digital dashboard in a new Renault SA (RENA.PA) electric vehicle. San Diego, California-based ...

A billionaire e-commerce executive and three less-wealthy private citizens chosen to join him blasted off from Florida aboard a SpaceX rocket ship and soared into orbit, the first all-civilian crew ...

Microsoft (MSFT.O) shares rose 1 per cent in early trading on Wednesday after the company announced a $60 billion share repurchase plan, its biggest ever. The announcement comes just days after ...

China has developed a prototype miniature helicopter for surveillance work on future Mars missions, according to its space science agency, following the historic landing of a robotic rover on the ...

A cyber surveillance company based in Israel developed a tool to break into Apple iPhones with a never-before-seen technique that has been in use since at least February, internet security ...

French carmaker Citroen will cease the production of its tiny city car the C1 due to tightened environmental regulations following the end of the current model’s lifecycle. Stellantis (the ...

Volkswagen head Herbert Diess on Sunday said autonomous cars, not electric vehicles, were the “real gamechanger” for the auto industry, which is facing the end of combustion engines in Europe ...

“Fortnite” game maker Epic Games on Sunday said in a legal filing that it plans to appeal a ruling in its antitrust case against Apple Inc (AAPL.O) after a ...

Brazilian researchers have found that a molecule in the venom of a type of snake inhibited coronavirus reproduction in monkey cells, a possible first step toward a drug to combat ...

Hybrid working, meaning a combination of office work and working remotely, is here to stay according to US corporation Microsoft and corporate social networking site LinkedIn. The two companies’ CEOs, ...

Scientists said on Wednesday they had discovered the 43 million-year-old fossil of a previously unknown amphibious four-legged whale species in Egypt that helps trace the transition of whales from land to ...

BMW plans to reduce carbon emissions across the life cycle of its vehicles – including the production process – at least 40% from 2019 levels by 2030, the carmaker said on Thursday, up from a ...

Researchers have used brain cancer patients’ own cells in a form of 3D printing material to make a model of their tumour to test the efficacy of potential treatments before ...

Adventurous Muscovites may soon be able to travel around parts of Moscow in driverless taxis as Russian tech giant Yandex (YNDX.O) plans to start testing the autonomous vehicles in ...

Facebook (FB.O) has made a case for not selling Giphy in a strongly worded letter to a British regulator and questioned the watchdog’s recent call to divest the ...

Google (GOOGL.O) said on Wednesday it was appealing against a 500 million euro ($591 million) fine imposed by France’s antitrust watchdog in July over a dispute with local media about ...

Russian cosmonauts have discovered new cracks in a segment of the International Space Station that could widen, a senior space official said on Monday, the latest in a series of ...

Dutch electric bicycle maker Van Moof on Wednesday said it has raised $128 million to expand production and speed its growth in an investment round led by private equity firm Hillhouse ...

The rebound phase for companies emerging from the pandemic is over, says the Gartner Group. Most companies are now preparing to reach the ‘next normal’ — exiting phase three of the ...

Microsoft has confirmed that cloud gaming is coming to its Xbox consoles during the forthcoming holiday season. Cloud gaming, which will enable players with an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription ...

Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Amazon are seeking to meet Malaysia’s prime minister to ask that foreign vessels be allowed to repair undersea cables in its waters, a Google spokesperson ...