TECHNOLOGY

China pursues tech self-reliance fueling global unease

BEIJING - To help make China a self-reliant “technology superpower,” the ruling Communist Party is pushing the world's biggest e-commerce…

Why Vietnams electric carmaker VinFast is launching in the US and bypassing China

SINGAPORE: VinFast, Vietnam’s new automotive brand by the conglomerate Vingroup, introduced two new electric vehicle (EV) models, the VF e35…

EV stocks soared on hype in 2021 — investors are betting 2022 will bring actual revenue

If 2021 was the year for electric vehicle stocks, 2022 is the year for actual deliveries. At least that’s the wager.

Investor money this…

Russia fines Google over illegal content breach

A Moscow court has fined Google 7.2bn roubles ($98m; £73m) for repeated failure to delete content deemed illegal in Russia.

Details of…

Louisiana researchers ID 14 new shrew species on Sulawesi

NEW ORLEANS - Louisiana researchers have identified 14 new species of shrews on an Indonesian island where seven in that genus were previously known.

How NASAs Webb Telescope works and other facts you need to know

On Christmas Day, NASA is launching into space its biggest, most expensive and most powerful telescope yet.

The James Webb Space…

The lickable television concept developed in Japan will allow viewers to taste food right from the screen

A professor in Japan has reportedly developed a lickable television screen that can provide the taste of food created using a carousel of flavourful…

TikTok ousts Google to become favourite online destination

Move over Google, TikTok is the world's new most popular online destination.

The viral video app gets more hits than the American search engine,…