Ahead of G7 summit, Macron presses U.S. to help reform taxes on big tech
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday U.S. tech giants paid unfairly low taxes, failing to contribute to the common good, and urged Washington to...
San Francisco crowdfunder Kiva sets up Sierra Leone credit database
Kiva, a San Francisco-based tech charity, is using blockchain to create an online ID database in Sierra Leone allowing people who struggle to get loans...
Fitbit wins deal for 1 million new users in Singapore health plan
Fitbit Inc said on Wednesday it won a contract with the Singapore government to provide fitness trackers and services to up to one million of...
The ‘robo-shorts’ that could help you run
“Robo-shorts” that assist the wearer’s ability to both walk and run have been developed for the first time by engineers at Harvard’s Wyss Institute for...
Fitbit eyes one million new users in Singapore health scheme
Fitbit Inc has won a contract with the Singapore government to provide fitness trackers and services to up to one million of the country’s citizens...
BYD’s profit triples as China’s electric car boom continues
Chinese electric car maker BYD Co Ltd posted a 203.6% rise in first-half profit on Wednesday, as China’s new energy vehicle market continues to surge....
Fox control tech modified to protect Australia’s dingoes
Australia’s dingoes and other wildlife won’t be harmed by fox control devices thanks to a new modification that means only foxes are injected with poison,...
Amazon tests water in Israel with website to attract local sellers
E-commerce giant Amazon on Wednesday launched a Hebrew-language website to recruit local Israeli companies to sell their products via Amazon.com, the latest step toward launching...
Amazon opens its biggest global campus in India
Amazon.com Inc on Wednesday launched its biggest campus in the world in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad, underscoring its expansion plans in the country...
Google, Apple, Mozilla move to block Kazakh surveillance system
Alphabet Inc’s Google, Apple Inc and Firefox browser maker Mozilla took steps on Wednesday to block the Kazakh government from creating an internet surveillance system...