Technology/Science
In Myanmar, Cheap SIM Card Draw May Herald Telecoms Revolution
Introduced a decade and a half ago under Myanmar's former military rulers, SIM cards sold for as much as $7,000 apiece. Today, they still cost more than $200. From Thursday, lucky winners of a ...
U.S. Seeks Voluntary Limits On Car Touch Screens
The government is asking automakers to put stronger limits on drivers' interaction with in-car touch screens in an effort to curb distracted driving. U.S. traffic safety regulators unveiled ...Scientists Urge UN Action On Chemicals In Consumer Products, Pesticides
On Tuesday, a group of influential scientists called for swift action by the UN system to prevent harm from a wide variety of synthetic chemicals in consumer products and pesticides that play a role ...
Apple Did Not Violate Google Patent With iPhones: Trade Panel
Apple Inc. scored a win on Monday when the U.S. International Trade Commission ruled that it did not violate a Google patent to make the popular iPhones. Apple had initially been accused of ...
Towers Watson Launches New Terror Risk Modeling Software
Global professional services company Towers Watson has introduced new predictive modeling software designed to help carriers and non-insurers assess terrorism risk. The company unveiled its Sunstone ...
Bogus Tweet Briefly Disrupts Financial Markets
Markets for stocks, bonds, oil and commodities were briefly roiled on Tuesday after a bogus report of explosions at the White House. Shortly after 1 p.m. (1700 GMT), U.S. government debt prices ...
Long-Term Global Cooling Ended In 19th Century: Study
A global long-term cooling trend ended late in the 19th century and was followed decades later by the warmest temperatures in nearly 1,400 years, a sweeping study of temperature change showed. The ...Rocket That Will Carry Cargo Ship Test Launched
A company contracted by NASA to deliver supplies to the International Space Station successfully launched a rocket on Sunday in a test of its ability to send a cargo ship aloft. About 10 minutes ...