Personal sports camera GoPro to hit stock market
The company behind GoPro cameras used to capture sports action from players' perspectives filed on Monday to raise $100 million in a public stock offering.
Japan's Hitachi unveils joking robot
Japanese scientists unveiled a robot with a sense of humour Tuesday, and claimed it was capable of knowing when its jokes had fallen flat.
20 May 2014
Fossils of 'largest' dinosaur found in Argentina
Paleontologists in Argentina's remote Patagonia region have discovered fossils of what may be the largest dinosaur ever, amid a vast cache of fossils that could shed light on prehistoric life.
19 May 2014
SpaceX supply capsule heads back to Earth
The unmanned Dragon capsule from US firm SpaceX landed safely in the Pacific Ocean off Mexico's coast Sunday, hours after undocking from the International Space Station.
GM fined record $35 mn over ignition recall delay
The US auto safety regulator Friday imposed a record $35 million fine on General Motors for its failure to promptly recall cars with ignition faults linked to at least 13 deaths.
Russian Proton rocket falls back to Earth after liftoff
A Russian Proton rocket carrying a European-built satellite fell back to Earth on Friday shortly after liftoff in the latest accident to hit the country's once-proud space industry.
World's oldest sperm found in Australia
The world's oldest and best-preserved sperm, dating back 17 million years, has been unearthed in Australia, scientists said.
15 May 2014
Three astronauts land back on Earth in Soyuz capsule
Three astronauts, including a Russian and an American, touched down safely on Earth Wednesday aboard a Soyuz capsule, the first such landing since Russia's relationship with the West slumped amid the Ukraine crisis.
Formula One: F1 threatened by cash crisis
Formula One faces a serious cash crisis if it does not introduce serious cost-cutting measures, Williams' deputy team-principal Claire Williams warned.
11 May 2014
China's Xiaomi leads Asia's low-cost smartphone drive
Xiaomi may be little known outside China, but the fast-growing smartphone maker is at the forefront of a new wave of Asian brands challenging the dominance of Apple and Samsung with high-spec, low-price phones.
11 May 2014
Appeal court revives Oracle-Google copyright battle
An appeals court on Friday breathed new life into Oracle's big-money lawsuit against Google by ruling that software commands can be copyrighted just like classic books.
Almaty launches new power substation: Yessimov
Yessentai substation has been put into service in Almaty to spur the city's development.
