
Jennifer Lopez goes off-camera for new TV drama
Jennifer Lopez isn't on screen for the debut of her new TV series, but she will be on Twitter. Lopez is an executive producer of ABC Family's drama ...

Taiwan makers showcase computers at Computex
Taiwan's struggling PC makers are unveiling a new generation of ultra-thin laptops at the world's second-biggest computer show this week, even as they ...

Reality catches up with sci-fi in storm drones
At the time it premiered, "Twister" put forth a fantastical science fiction idea: Release probes into a storm in order to figure out which tornadoes ...
EU recommends testing of US wheat after GM find
The European Union is urging its 27 member states to test certain wheat shipments from the United States after unauthorized genetically modified ...

Astronauts face radiation threat on long Mars trip
Astronauts traveling to and from Mars would be bombarded with as much radiation as they'd get from a full-body CT scan about once a week for a year, ...
UN expert urges moratorium on 'killer robots'
Nations should agree to a moratorium on developing robots for war that can function autonomously before it is too late to stop their use, a U.N.

Estonia eager to teach world about oil shale
Home to the creators of Skype and the first country to use online voting, Estonia relishes its image as a technological pioneer. But the tiny East ...
Americans talk, surf more than Europeans on cells
Americans pay more for their cell service than Europeans, but they're getting a lot more use out of their phones, a global wireless trade group said ...

US vs. European hurricane model: Which is better?
When forecasters from the National Weather Service track a hurricane, they use models from several different supercomputers located around the world ...
Mobile apps to report racism in English football
English football's main anti-racism organization is working on creating a mobile phone application for players to report abuse. Kick It Out released ...

7 charged in $6B online money laundering case
Calling it perhaps the biggest money laundering scheme in U.S. history, federal prosecutors charged seven people Tuesday with running what amounted ...
EU demands Google do more to settle antitrust case
The European Union's antitrust chief said Tuesday that Google will have to offer more changes to the way it displays search results to settle a ...

Germany's top-selling tabloid to introduce paywall
Europe's top-selling newspaper said Monday it will introduce a paywall for part of its online offerings starting next month. Main news stories will ...
Amazon workers in Germany stage strike
Amazon's German workers are staging a short-term strike in a push for higher wages. The ver.di union said Monday employees in Leipzig are walking off ...

Trailblazing Israeli electric car company to close
It was an audacious idea that came to symbolize Israel's self-described status as "Start-Up Nation," a company that believed it could replace most ...
Vintage Apple computer auctioned off for $668,000
An auctioneer says one of Apple's first computers — a functioning 1976 model — has been sold for a record 516,000 euros ($668,000). German auction ...
Israeli expert says Syria cyberattack foiled
An Israeli security expert says Syrian hackers tried to break into the computers of the water system of the city of Haifa. Speaking at a lecture on ...
IAEA report: Iran expands nuclear technology
The U.N. atomic agency on Wednesday detailed rapid Iranian progress in two programs that the West fears are geared toward making nuclear weapons, ...
Germany's SAP to recruit tech staff with autism
German software giant SAP AG said Tuesday it plans to recruit people with autism to take make full use of their talents to process information.
Ericsson closes down cable production, cuts jobs
Wireless equipment maker Ericsson AB says it will close down its telecom cable manufacturing operation and cut around 350 jobs in Sweden.

Does France have right plan to revive its economy?
The man charged with reviving France's shrinking economy and attracting businesses to invest here is gaining a reputation for doing the opposite.

Seoul: Day 3 of NKorea tests of short-range weapon
North Korea continued firing short-range weapons over its own eastern waters Monday after a weekend of what it called "rocket launching tests" ...

SKorea analyzing NKorea's 4 projectile launches
South Korea is analyzing whether projectiles North Korea fired into its eastern waters over the weekend are short-range missiles or a new type of ...
Syrian hackers compromise FT blog, Twitter feeds
A clutch of Twitter accounts and a blog maintained by the Financial Times were hacked Friday, the latest in a series of cyberattacks claimed by the ...