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‘Stars of Science’ selects region’s brightest innovators ARABIA

‘Stars of Science’ selects region’s brightest innovators

Nine innovators from across the Arab world have earned the “chance of a lifetime”, vaulting ahead of their fellow applicants to earn a place on the Qatar Foundation (QF) flagship media initiative ‘Stars of Science’ this season.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Google makes progress on self-driving cars, hits 2 million mile mark INTERNATIONAL

Google makes progress on self-driving cars, hits 2 million mile mark

Google's self-driving vehicles are mastering complex situations on public roads, from cars going the wrong way to bicycles darting in front of traffic, as the technology company strives ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
World's first baby born from 3-parent technique INTERNATIONAL

World's first baby born from 3-parent technique

The world's first baby has been born using a controversial new technique by US scientists to include DNA from three parents in the embryo, said a report Tuesday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
First test of driverless minibus in Paris INTERNATIONAL

First test of driverless minibus in Paris

The French capital's transport authority will on Saturday carry out its first test of a driverless minibus, in the hope that regular routes for the hi-tech vehicles will be up and running within two years.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Amsterdam to pilot world's first 'self-drive' boats INTERNATIONAL

Amsterdam to pilot world's first 'self-drive' boats

Amsterdam's iconic canals may soon see the world's first driverless boats, doing everything from moving people and goods to providing ‘pop-up’ bridges...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Uber launches groundbreaking driverless car service INTERNATIONAL

Uber launches groundbreaking driverless car service

Uber launched a groundbreaking driverless car service Wednesday, jumping ahead of Detroit auto giants and Silicon Valley rivals with technology that could revolutionize transportation.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Silicon Valley online course to mint self-driving car engineers INTERNATIONAL

Silicon Valley online course to mint self-driving car engineers

Silicon Valley is creating a crash course in self-driving car technology to address a shortage of engineers with help from a startup in a different field: online education.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
India says holds ‘substantive’ nuclear talks with China INTERNATIONAL

India says holds ‘substantive’ nuclear talks with China

India said it had held ‘substantive’ talks with China on Tuesday on its bid to become a fully fledged member of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), a club of nations that trades in civil nuclear technology.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
UBS tests using face-reading technology to help clients INTERNATIONAL

UBS tests using face-reading technology to help clients

UBS, the world's biggest wealth manager, is looking at using artificial intelligence to help clients decide how to invest their money by watching their facial expressions.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
US pushes Russia on 'true' Syria peace deal ASIA

US pushes Russia on 'true' Syria peace deal

The US pressed Russia on Thursday for a "true cessation of hostilities" in Syria ahead of a expected high-level peace talks in Geneva, warning that its patience is running thin.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Life-altering science moves fast, sparking debate INTERNATIONAL

Life-altering science moves fast, sparking debate

Scientific techniques that can wipe out invasive species or alter mosquitoes' ability to carry disease are pushing ahead, raising concerns about the ethics of permanently changing the natural world, experts say.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Driverless taxi firm eyes operations in 10 cities by 2020 INTERNATIONAL

Driverless taxi firm eyes operations in 10 cities by 2020

A US software firm which chose Singapore for the world's first public trial of driverless taxis hopes to be operating in 10 Asian and US cities by 2020, an executive said Monday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016