The board of Japan’s Sony Corporation has rejected a proposal to sell parts of its entertainment business. The demand was raised by a US activist shareholder seeking change at the Japanese electronics giant. Sony’s board...
The founder of Amazon has agreed a deal to buy the Washington Post. The newspaper’s owners said the deal, which does not involve the Internet retailer, would help it better address the challenges of the...
Researchers in Germany have developed a technique, which allows them to predict the chances of success for a surgical procedure to treat epilepsy. It could prevent unnecessary surgery. Epilepsy is a common neurological disorder. It...
Mobile devices let us do more than just stay connected. They can help us track and log every aspect of our lives. But what does storing your ‘quantified self’ online mean for privacy? Who knows...
German luxury carmaker BMW has said its net profit has climbed in the second quarter. However, that was mainly a result of the company’s strong financial arm, while core car-making operations didn’t meet expectations. Net...
In recent years, consumers’ frustration with lack of time and well-equipped retail real estate has led to a flurry of online retailers. For the ease of use and convenience, consumers resort to online stores for...
The United States Supreme Court delivered its much anticipated judgment in the Myriad case (Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics) on June 13, 2013 putting an end to the generally accepted USPTO practice and...
Frrutto.com a leading online fruit shop in Chennai sets the pace for online grocery shopping in Chennai. No more driving through traffic or waiting hour long queues at grocery stores. Frrutto delivers fruits straight from...
Finally, Snowden has made his reappearance. Speculation concerning his whereabouts has excited considerable media attention around the world, but this should not become a pretext for avoiding the hard questions around the Prism event. Washington...
A special lab that allows test subjects to live and be observed in altered conditions recently opened in Cologne. It’s an ideal testing ground both for spaceflight and medicine. Envihab – a combination of “environment”...
Cybersecurity is high on the agenda right now. With societies, businesses and governments ever-more reliant on the Internet, new technologies that ensure protection from malicious software need to be developed. Just over two decades ago,...
Preliminary investigations into a Boeing 787 “Dreamliner” that caught fire at London’s Heathrow airport have found “no evidence of a direct causal relationship” with the batteries that left all 787s grounded this year. A British...
