Jordan source reports south Syria truce; State Department cannot confirm
BEIRUT/AMMAN (Reuters) - A ceasefire has been agreed for southern Syria between the government and rebels, a Jordanian official source said on Friday,...
U.S. intelligence believes North Korea making more nuclear bomb fuel despite talks: NBC
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. intelligence agencies believe North Korea has increased production of fuel for nuclear weapons at multiple secret sites in recent...
Libyan coastguard says 100 migrants may have drowned near Tripoli
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - More than 100 migrants are feared to have drowned off Libya's western coast after their overloaded boat capsized, coastguard officials...
Malaysia considers amending human trafficking law after U.S. report
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's new government said on Saturday it is considering amending laws on human trafficking and migrant smuggling just days...
Papering over cracks, EU leaders claim summit victory on migration
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders on Friday claimed success in reaching a hard-fought agreement to control immigration but it faced instant criticism...
Israeli forces kill two Palestinians in Gaza border protests: Gaza medics
GAZA (Reuters) - Israeli forces shot and killed two Palestinians, one of them a 14-year-old boy, and wounded 415 others with live fire...
Trump says will raise election meddling with Putin in Helsinki meeting
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he would raise the issue of alleged Russian meddling in...
Trump, ahead of NATO summit, repeats complaints on Germany, other Europeans
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump, less than two weeks before a NATO summit in Brussels, on Friday repeated...
AI to help tackle fake news in Mexican election
The smart software will help media groups debunk fake news and respond to reports of violence. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2N9tWrr ...
Floating robot Cimon sent to International Space Station
The ball-shaped robot that can move around in zero gravity blasts off to the International Space Station. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2KBqDed...
Fake bookings hit Singapore's Ryde Technologies
Ryde Technologies says 2,000 "phantom bookings" have cost its drivers thousands of dollars. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2IAYoXC ...
Tesco trials shopping without tills
The retailer is testing whether shoppers can buy products using an app, rather than visiting a till. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2ySumz1...
Legal bid to throw out US sex trafficking law
The US law is hitting the people it was supposed to protect, argue digital rights campaigners. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2KxBrKe ...
Ticketmaster 'warned of hack attack in April by Monzo'
Digital bank Monzo claims it warned Ticketmaster that data had been compromised three months ago. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2ICBBuC ...
Elon Musk accused of stealing farting unicorn image
Technology entrepreneur engages in a fresh Twitter argument over pottery of a mythical animal. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2ySaDje ...
Fortnite Playground mode quickly taken offline
The new mode, called Playground, let players practise their skills in the popular video game Fortnite. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2Kth6lV ...
Facebook and Google use 'dark patterns' around privacy settings, report says
Consumer watchdog the Norwegian Consumer Council says the firms give users "an illusion of control". from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2IzLCZP ...
Amazon deal shakes healthcare sector
Shares in healthcare companies slide as the online retail giant expands into the sector. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2ySWK4m ...
'Dancing baby' YouTube copyright case settled after 11 years
The clip of baby Holden, now aged 12, has been viewed more than 1.9 million times. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2lGwQHi ...
Babylon claims its chatbot beats GPs at medical exam
The Royal College of General Practitioners disputes the abilities of Babylon's software. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2IwVEL5 ...
Google Home speakers complain of 'glitch'
The search firm says its smart speakers and Chromecast TV dongles are experiencing technical issues. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2yNqFLj ...
Swann home security camera sends video to wrong user
Swann Security acknowledges it sent clips from inside a family's home to the wrong person's app. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2tHAlkr ...
Dr Dre hit with $25m bill for Beats headphones
The rapper and his business partner Jimmy Iovine lose a case over headphone royalties. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2ICczMa ...
Apple and Samsung end patent fight after seven long years
The two firms have reached a final settlement in a patent dispute that has been in court since 2011. from BBC News -...
Ticketmaster admits personal data stolen in hack attack
Up to 40,000 UK customers may have had data stolen, the BBC understands. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2lF1alT ...
Watchdog takes aim at hotel booking sites
Hotel booking sites must review the way they rank and display rooms, a competition watchdog says. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2KewHdb ...
BBC releases computer history archive
Computing 1980s-style is to be shown off in BBC archive intended to inspire new generation of coders. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2yN7XDl...
Scammers abuse multilingual domain names
Millions of scam sites use characters that look like English letters, research into international domains reveals. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2KqihCR ...
Uber granted short-term licence to operate in London
The firm is on probation after the regulator previously said it was not a "fit and proper" operator. from BBC News - Technology...
Queer Eye host backs viewers on Netflix subtitle change
Hearing-impaired users complain the streaming service is editing and censoring speech in captions. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2tzYkDc ...
BDE: What is big dick energy and who really has it?
A burning question's been swinging around the internet. Here's the long and short of it. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2ty74cO ...
Fortnite: A fortnight in my 40s in Battle Royale
A lapsed gamer is challenged to spend a fortnight playing Fortnite to understand its appeal. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2Myy5nq ...
Get me out of here!
How instant feedback software and AI bots could make meetings more interesting and productive. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2MxrREq ...
AI India
India's vast engineering workforce and burgeoning start-up scene are among the advantages it enjoys. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2yM89Tp ...
Power people
Home energy storage could lead to lower bills...eventually. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2KaiwFW ...
Child of a commune
Stewart Butterfield's life as a Silicon Valley heavyweight is a world removed from his upbringing on a commune in remove Canada. from BBC...
Apple rebuilds mapping app, but will still tap TomTom
(Reuters) - Apple Inc is rebuilding the widely used mapping application on its iPhones from the ground up with its own dataset, but...
China's ZTE shakes up board in bid for U.S. ban lift
SHENZHEN, China/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese telecoms giant ZTE Corp announced a new board on Friday in a radical management shakeup as part...
Qualcomm extends NXP tender offer yet again
(Reuters) - U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm Inc on Friday extended the tender offer for its proposed $44 billion deal to buy NXP Semiconductors NV...
Bitcoin skids below $6,000, hits lowest level since November
LONDON (Reuters) - Bitcoin's value slid to its lowest level since November on Friday, as waning investor interest and recent negative headlines from...
Game on for Tencent-backed Paradox in M&A and mobile
STOCKHOLM/LONDON (Reuters) - Tencent-backed strategy and simulation games publisher Paradox Interactive expects more acquisitions and mobile gaming to help it meet sky-high investor...
