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Foreign investment law takes effect in China

The foreign investment law took effect in China starting Wednesday to better protect the interests of foreign investors in the country. With the law, foreign-invested enterprises will be granted acce

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Snapchat adds 16-person group video calls

Snapchathaslaunchedafeaturethatenablesupto16peopletotakepartinalivechattogether,usingeithervideoorjusttheirvoices.Theapp'smemberscanalsostarttaggingeachotherbyu

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US Navy launches submarine with gamepad-guided periscope

TheNavy'sfourthUSSColoradoattacksubmarinehasrecentlygoneintoservicewithanXboxcontrolleronboard.No,notsosailorscanplayOverwatch:they'llactuallybeusingthegamingde

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Experts discover hidden ancient Maya structures in Guatemala

Expertsusinganaerialhigh-techlaserscannerhavediscoveredthousandsofancientMayastructureshiddenunderthethickjungleofnorthernGuatemala,officialssaidThursday.Some60

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Nvidia partners with Uber, Volkswagen in self-driving technology

NvidiaCorpwillpartnerwithUberTechnologiesInc[UBER.UL]andVolkswagenAG(VOWG_p.DE)asthegraphicschipmaker’sartificialintelligenceplatformsmakefurthergainsintheauton

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Why Android phones slow down over time, and how to speed them up

Ifyou’vehadyourAndroiddeviceforawhile,you’veprobablystartedtonoticesomelagthatwasn’ttherebefore.Appsloadabitslower,menustakeabitlongertoshowup.Thisisactually(an

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Microsoft’s AI is the first to reach a perfect Ms. Pac-Man score

Atlonglast,theperfectscoreforarcadeclassicMs.Pac-Manhasbeenachieved,thoughnotbyahuman.Maluuba—adeeplearningteamacquiredbyMicrosoftinJanuary—hascreatedanAIsystem

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Hackers foil Samsung S8's iris recognition technology using only a photo

TheSamsungS8'sirisrecognitionsecurityfeaturehasbeenshowntobeeasilybypassedwith"basictools"byGermanhackers.Launchedasthetechnologygiant'scomebackphoneafterthedis

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Duterte urged to come clean on health after his fentanyl drug use draws concern

​Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s admission that he used a powerful painkiller has prompted concern about his health, with lawmakers urging him Sunday to undergo a medical examination and disclose the results.

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Chinese style of teaching math proven superior, study says

New UK research confirmed for the first time that children taught math using a Chinese-style method fare much better than their peers, backing a decision to use such techniques in British primary schools.

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X-ray use for security is halted

Checkpoints at airport, train stations in Sichuan give up radiation screening after safety outcry

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Keepers of the flame: Taiwan keeps the art of fire fishing alive

Under the darkness of the night sky, a small group of Taiwan fishermen set sail off the northeast coast, light a fire on the end of a bamboo stick using chemicals and wait for the fish to come.

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One dead, 17 still trapped in China mine collapse

One person died and 17 remain trapped, after a gypsum mine collapsed on Friday in east China's Shandong Province, the local government said.