Jamen Shively hopes to do for marijuana what Starbucks has done for coffee. Shively, who worked as a corporate strategy manager at Microsoft until 2009, took part in a press conference Thurs... Read more
Samsung Electronics Co unveiled a stripped down version of its flagship Galaxy S4 smartphone on Thursday, aiming to grab a bigger share in the mid-tier segment as growth in the high-end mark... Read more
Israel could overcome advanced S-300 anti-aircraft missiles if they were deployed in Syria but any strikes on the system would be difficult and risk alienating its supplier, Russia. Israel h... Read more
Welcome to this morning’s edition of “First To Know,” a series in which we keep you in the know on what’s happening in the digital world. Today, we’re looking a... Read more
Days ahead of a May 31 deadline to remove graphic images from body scan machines at airports, Transportation Security Administration officials told lawmakers the machines now show screeners... Read more
Private asteroid mining company Planetary Resources today unveiled its plans for the world’s first publicly accessible space telescope, the Arkyd. Similar to Hubble, Arkyd is designed... Read more
When Microsoft introduced Windows 8 to the world, it removed perhaps the most familiar part of the Windows user interface: the Start button. In the wake of feedback from users, the company i... Read more
A two-day international conference titled “Nuclear power : a chance of successful economic, social and political development” begins at Ruposhi Bangla hotel in the city. The conference is j... Read more
A trade panel that specializes in patent cases will reconsider a split decision made by one of its judges in a long-running patent battle between Samsung Electronics Co Ltd and Apple Inc. Th... Read more
International crew takes short cut to space station
A Russian spaceship took a shortcut to the International Space Station on Tuesday, delivering a veteran cosmonaut, a rookie Italian astronaut and an American mother on her second flight to t... Read more