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Global airports hit by computer problems

AirportsaroundtheworldsufferedmajortechnicalproblemsThursdayconnectedtoatemporaryfailureofasystemforcheckinginpassengersandluggage.Paris,ZurichandFrankfurtairpo

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Warm Antarctic caves harbor secret life, say scientists

Asecretworldofanimalsandplants,includingunknownspecies,mayliveinwarmcavesunderAntarctica'sglaciers,scientistssaidFriday.Thecaves,hollowedoutbysteamfromactivevol

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Audi will use solar panels to help power its future EVs

Whenyouthinkofelectricvehicles,youprobablyimagineTesla'sSupercharger,orgasstation-likecenterswhereyougototopoffthevoltage.There'sanotheridea,though,thatmakesalo

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Personal Information of 2 Mln Chicago Voters Exposed on Amazon Server

Avarietyofpersonalinformation—includingnames,addresses,anddatesofbirth—for1.8millionregisteredvotersinChicagowaspubliclyexposedonlineonanAmazoncloud-computingse

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EU to reform key information-system management body for interoperability

The European Commission proposed Thursday to strengthen the mandate of the EU Agency for the operational management of large scale IT systems (eu-LISA), enabling the key management body to develop and roll-out technical solutions to make the EU information systems interoperable.

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Volvo and Autoliv team up with Nvidia for self-driving cars

VolvoCarsandSwedishcarsafetysupplierAutolivhavesignedadealwithU.S.firmNvidiaCorp,bestknownforitsgraphicstechnologyincomputergames,todevelopsoftwaresystemsforsel

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Apple sees autonomous cars as 'core' technology

Apple views autonomous driving systems as a "core technology" for the future, chief executive Tim Cook said in an interview aired on Tuesday.

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Apple sees autonomous cars as 'core' technology

Appleviewsautonomousdrivingsystemsasa"coretechnology"forthefuture,chiefexecutiveTimCooksaidinaninterviewairedonTuesday.CooktoldBloombergtelevisionthatApplewants

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Ethiopia introduces first smart parking system in Africa

Addis Ababa has introduced Africa's first smart parking system to solve the lack of parking spaces for hundreds of thousands of cars in the city.

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Ethiopia introduces first smart parking system in Africa

AddisAbabahasintroducedAfrica'sfirstsmartparkingsystemtosolvethelackofparkingspacesforhundredsofthousandsofcarsinthecity.ThesystemusesmodernChinesetechnologytop

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Hyundai, Baidu to jointly develop car navigation system

SouthKorea'stopcarmakerHyundaiMotorCo.saidWednesdayitwillworkwithChinesetechnologygiantBaidu,Inc.todevelopanavigationsystemforitsvehiclesthatwillbesoldintheworl

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IBM unveils its most powerful quantum processor yet

IBM'stwoquantumcomputingplatformsjusttookaleapforwardinprocessingpower.Thecompanyannouncedtodaythatithassuccessfullybuiltandtesteditstwomostpowerfulquantumcompu

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UC Berkeley researchers discover CRISPR systems in microbes

Researchers with the University of California, Berkeley, have discovered simple CRISPR systems, or gene-editing tools, in previously unexplored bacteria.

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U.S. calls on automakers to make cyber security a priority

Automakers should make shielding the electronic and computer systems of vehicles from hackers a priority, developing layers of protection that can secure a vehicle throughout its life, U.S. regulators said on Monday.

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U.S. says hackers probed voting systems, no sign of damage

Hackers have probed the voting systems of many U.S. states but there is no sign that they have manipulated any voting data, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said on Saturday.

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China's unmanned metro to launch in 2017

The line connects Yanshan, a suburb built around a petroleum and chemical enterprise, to Fangshan, where passengers can transfer to trains bound for the center of Beijing.

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High technology tightens gaokao anti-cheating measures

High-tech measures, such as face recognition and fingerprint verification systems, will be used for the first time in many places for this year's gaokao, or national college entrance exam, which will start within a fortnight, China News Service reported on Wednesday.