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The White House (Photo: AFP)Technology
White House to meet tech giants on the future of AI

The expected companies include Facebook, Google, Amazon and Intel as well as senior government officials.

9 May 2018 1:19 PM IST

US astronaut Richard Arnold shown here before heading to the International Space Station is one of two Americans undertaking a space walk. (Photo: AFP)Science
US astronauts make a spacewalk to perform ISS repairs

The walk, which lasted six hours and 10 minutes by flight engineers Drew Feustel and Ricky Arnold got off to a delayed...

30 March 2018 7:22 PM IST

Facebook Chief Mark ZuckerbergTechnology
Mark Zuckerberg to testify before Congress

Facebook said the company had received invitations to testify before Congress and that they were talking to legislators.

28 March 2018 8:35 AM IST

The winter calving season for critically endangered right whales is ending without a single newborn being spotted off the southeast US coast. (Photo: AP)Life
No babies for endangered right whales this season

Researchers have recorded between one and 39 births each year since the flights began in 1989.

27 March 2018 11:35 AM IST

ZTE was the first provider to propose Pre5G concept and solutions, which builds the bridge from 4G to 5G. It helps operators to upgrade to 5G networks with the combination of Giga+ MBB, Massive IoT and Cloudization etc., which will obviously improve the performance of 4G networks, satisfy the explosive requirements of mobile services.Technology
ZTE asked the US Commerce Department to suspend the business ban

Washington imposed a seven-year ban on US companies selling components and software to ZTE last month.

7 May 2018 8:24 AM IST

If just 100 weapons were fired at a densely populated city, such as one of Chinas more highly inhabited areas, the blast would kill over 30 million people. (Photo Pixabay)Life
It would only take 100 nuclear bombs to cause global devastation,...

Researchers have estimated that it would take 100 nuclear weapons would be enough to put a nation past its tipping point...

14 Jun 2018 6:39 PM IST

Donald Trump ordered the creation of a sixth branch. (Photo: Pixabay)Technology
Trump says security panel can protect US technology from China

The US president, in remarks to reporters at the White House, said the approach would target all countries, not just...

27 Jun 2018 7:52 AM IST

If marijuana is legalised, the whole mindset of parents who currently think it is wrong for their children to smoke will change over time and they will be more lenient if they find out their children are doing it.Newsmakers
US approves first marijuana plant-derived drug for epilepsy

It becomes first cannabis-based drug to win approval in country, opening floodgates for more research into medicinal...

26 Jun 2018 9:12 AM IST

Robots managing warehouses, drones doing last mile delivery and data predicting the ETA of our cabs or food delivery agent, are classic examples where AI is implemented.Technology
US plans limits on Chinese investment in US technology firms

The US is also devising plans for enhanced export controls to keep such technologies from being shipped to China.

25 Jun 2018 7:52 AM IST

Averting a trade war, China and the US on Sunday struck a deal under which Beijing will \significantly increase\ its purchases of American goods and services.Business
US-China trade dispute likely to escalate, impact global growth

Trade restrictions are expected to cut about 0.25 percentage points off US' real GDP growth in 2019.

1 Aug 2018 8:51 AM IST

Googles Phone app will start blocking out unwanted calls on its own.Technology
Google shares data on US political advertising

The move follows similar steps from Twitter and Facebook, as social media platforms face the threat of U.S. regulation.

16 Aug 2018 7:45 AM IST

Averting a trade war, China and the US on Sunday struck a deal under which Beijing will \significantly increase\ its purchases of American goods and services.Business
US, China to resume trade talks in Washington amid low expectations

Trump has threatened to impose duties on virtually all of the more than $500 billion of Chinese goods exported to the...

22 Aug 2018 12:15 PM IST

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