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Grocery-carrying robots are coming. Do we need them? 25 Nov 2019 - 09:08 am
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Amazon opens pop-up store on China's Pinduoduo until year-end 25 Nov 2019 - 08:18 am
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Chinese online group discounter Pinduoduo is seen next to its mobile phone app in this illustration picture taken July 17, 2018. REUTERS/Florence Lo/File Photo
New tech puts virtual sense of touch at our fingertips 25 Nov 2019 - 02:04 am
Visitors test devices at the Virtuality Paris 2019 show, dedicated to Virtual technology and immersive technologies, in Paris on November 21, 2019. AFP / Eric Piermont
Can insects help clean up palm oil's tarnished image? 24 Nov 2019 - 09:49 pm
Scientists say insect waste, known as frass, is also a great natural fertiliser and can go back into plantations to help boost palm yields, Crowley said.
Tesla cybertruck orders near 150,000 just days after chaotic launch 24 Nov 2019 - 12:18 pm
Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveils the Cybertruck at the TeslaDesign Studio in Hawthorne, Calif. The cracked window glass occurred during a demonstration on the strength of the glass. Nov 21, 2019. Robert Hanashiro-USA TODAY
2020 flagship iPhones may have 6GB RAM 23 Nov 2019 - 01:23 pm
FILE PHOTO: The various colors of newly released Apple iPhone XR are seen following the product launch event at the Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino, California, U.S. September 12, 2018. REUTERS/Stephen Lam
Elon Musk says his Tesla Truck glass stunt went fine in rehearsal 23 Nov 2019 - 11:56 am
Tesla co-founder and CEO Elon Musk stands in front of the newly unveiled all-electric battery-powered Tesla's Cybertruck at Tesla Design Center in Hawthorne, California on November 21, 2019. / AFP / FREDERIC J. BROWN
Hackers hit OnePlus' online store again, data leaked (Lead) 23 Nov 2019 - 11:18 am
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You think the Tesla Cybertruck looks stupid? OK, boomer 22 Nov 2019 - 09:00 pm
The Cybertruck, Tesla's first electric pickup truck, is seen in this undated handout picture released by the company. Tesla/Handout via Reuters
Greener, longer life: More trees reduce premature deaths in cities 21 Nov 2019 - 10:46 pm
People at the Memorial Park Cemetery in Christchurch, New Zealand , March 20, 2019. Reuters / Edgar Su
Wealth alone won't save countries from climate change 21 Nov 2019 - 10:46 pm
Youngsters sit in a truck after the local government implemented preemptive evacuations at Barangay Matnog Daraga Albay province on December 25, 2016 due to the approaching typhoon Nock-Ten (AFP)
Five global deforestation hotspots as Brazil reveals Amazon spike 21 Nov 2019 - 10:46 pm
A large rock juts out from the tropical rainforest in the central African country of Gabon, August 23, 2012. (Josh Ponte Handout via Thomson Reuters Foundation)
How social media services handle political ads 21 Nov 2019 - 09:04 pm
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Tech route to greener cities only 'smart' if residents follow 21 Nov 2019 - 09:04 pm
People use electric scooters of the US company Lime in Paris on July 9, 2018. AFP / Francois Guillot
Apple donates iPhone 11s to teach photography to students 21 Nov 2019 - 01:11 pm
In this file photo taken on September 10, 2019 Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks on-stage during a product launch event at Apple's headquarters in Cupertino, California. AFP / Josh Edelson
A third of Africa's tropical flora threatened with extinction 20 Nov 2019 - 10:54 pm
Two forest rangers walk on a road in the Akanda forest, a national park a few kilometers from the city centre of the capital, Libreville on September 27, 2019. AFP / Steve Jordan
Moroccan scientist hunts for resilient plants to feed a warming Middle East 20 Nov 2019 - 10:54 pm
Ismahane Elouafi, director-general of the International Centre for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA) poses for a portrait at the organisation's headquarters in Dubai, Nov 18 2019. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Thin Lei Win
Queen Elizabeth presents naturalist Attenborough with award for ocean pollution fight 20 Nov 2019 - 09:30 pm
David Attenborough sits next to Britain's Queen Elizabeth during the annual Chatham House award in London, Britain November 20, 2019. Reuters/Simon Dawson