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Uber self-driving crash and death calls safety, rules into question 23 Mar 2018 - 08:03 pm

PHOENIX: Video of a fatal pedestrian crash involving a self-driving Uber vehicle that some experts say exposes flaws in autonomous vehicle technology is...

What did Cambridge Analytica do? Why are people mad at Facebook? How is it addressing the crisis? 23 Mar 2018 - 07:55 pm

NEW YORK: Facebook is facing the most serious crisis in its 14-year history as it deals with fallout from a major leak of...

Zuckerberg response to Cambridge Analytica scandal fails to quiet Facebook critics 22 Mar 2018 - 09:10 pm

Facebook Inc. CEO Mark Zuckerberg broke his silence on the crisis over political-advertising firm Cambridge Analytica’s access to user data on the social...

Invasive beetle threatens Japan's famed cherry blossoms 22 Mar 2018 - 10:19 am

Tokyo: Across Japan's capital, delicate pink and white cherry blossoms are emerging, but the famed blooms are facing a potentially mortal enemy, experts...

Whistleblower Chris Wylie on Trump campaign, Cambridge Analytica & 50 million Facebook user data 21 Mar 2018 - 09:55 pm

LONDON: Chris Wylie can't prove the work he did for Cambridge Analytica helped Donald Trump win the 2016 presidential election, but he thinks...

Breaking up with Facebook? It's harder than it looks 21 Mar 2018 - 02:37 pm

NEW YORK: Facebook's latest privacy scandal, involving Trump campaign consultants who allegedly stole data on tens of millions of users in order to...

Smartphones are damaging this generation’s mental health 20 Mar 2018 - 10:26 pm

DOHA: Around 2012, something started going wrong in the lives of teens. In just the five years between 2010 and 2015, the number...

How Facebook likes could profile voters for manipulation 20 Mar 2018 - 09:09 pm

NEW YORK: Facebook "likes" can tell a lot about a person. Maybe even enough to fuel a voter-manipulation effort like the one a...

Last male northern white rhino dies in Kenya: keepers 20 Mar 2018 - 10:15 am

Nairobi: The last male northern white rhino has died in Kenya at the age of 45, his keepers announced Tuesday, leaving only two...

Facebook falls as pressure mounts on Zuckerberg over data 19 Mar 2018 - 11:06 pm

Facebook Inc. shares posted their steepest drop since 2015 as U.S. and European officials demanded answers to reports that a political advertising firm...

Uber self-driving car involved in deadly Arizona accident that killed walking woman 19 Mar 2018 - 08:48 pm

SAN FRANCISCO: A woman died of her injuries after being struck by a Uber self-driving vehicle in Arizona, police said on Monday, and...

Robots break new ground in construction industry 19 Mar 2018 - 12:42 pm

SAN FRANCISCO: As a teenager working for his dad's construction business, Noah Ready-Campbell dreamed that robots could take over the dirty, tedious parts...

US Republican lawmakers concerned by Facebook data leak 19 Mar 2018 - 12:00 am

WASHINGTON: Several U.S. Republican lawmakers expressed concern over privacy violations on Sunday after media reports that a political consultancy that worked on President...

Facebook's recurring nightmare: Helping muddy up elections 18 Mar 2018 - 05:09 pm

People keep exploiting Facebook in ways that could sway elections and even undermine democracy. News reports that Facebook let the Trump-affiliated data mining...

Facebook bans Trump-affiliated data firm Cambridge Analytica 17 Mar 2018 - 05:20 pm

Facebook suspended Cambridge Analytica, a data-analysis firm that worked for President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign, over allegations that it held onto improperly obtained...

Mobile app and study tours to combat 'voracious' crop-munching pest in Africa 16 Mar 2018 - 09:25 pm

ROME: Researchers looking to steal a march on a maize-eating pest that has infested millions of hectares of crops in Africa over the...

Greek innovation drive catches Tesla's attention 15 Mar 2018 - 12:07 am

Athens: When a group of Greek students dreamt up the Pyrforos electric vehicle, they never imagined their futuristic, energy-efficient invention would inspire US...

YouTube tries to crack down on conspiracy videos 14 Mar 2018 - 09:47 pm

NEW YORK: YouTube says it's cracking down on conspiracy videos, though it's scant on the details. Conspiracy videos abound on YouTube, whether it's...