Auto tech firm Veoneer teams up with Qualcomm on driver software
Veoneer will cooperate with Qualcomm Technologies on developing software for its driver assistance systems, the auto technology firm said on Thursday, sending its shares sharply...
New season of ‘Fortnite’ is here, Apple users miss out
[caption id="attachment_10157" align="alignnone" width="992"] FILE PHOTO: The popular video game "Fortnite" by Epic Games is pictured on a screen in this picture illustration August 14,...
‘Anything can happen’: Weather helps California firefighters, for now
Using bulldozers and hand tools, crews scraped fire breaks into the earth to block flames from around 24 major blazes sparked by dry lightning during...
In ‘megafire era,’ California battles record wildfires, pristine redwoods burn
[caption id="attachment_9869" align="alignnone" width="959"] A helicopter and crew releases water to extinguish a section of the LNU Lightning Complex Fire near Middletown, California, U.S. August...
China successfully launches new optical remote-sensing satellite
The satellite, Gaofen-9 05, was sent into orbit by a Long March-2D carrier rocket. [caption id="attachment_9791" align="alignnone" width="957"] A Long March-2D carrier rocket carrying earth...
In just a week, wildfires burn 1 million acres in California
Since thousands of lightning strikes began on August 15, California responded to 585 wildfires that have burned nearly a million acres, or 1,562 square miles...
California wildfires among largest in state’s history: What we know so far
At least 100,000 people have been ordered to evacuate as the “deadly” blaze continues to spread in the US state of California. [caption id="attachment_9686" align="alignnone"...
Antarctic winds trigger rare snowfall across southeast Australia
[caption id="attachment_9668" align="alignnone" width="973"] A view shows a snow-covered road in Oberon, New South Wales, Australia August 22, 2020, in this still image obtained from...
Apple asks judge to reject Fortnite maker’s bid to be kept in App Store
REUTERS: Apple Inc on Friday asked a federal judge in California to deny a request by Fortnite maker Epic Games to be kept in the...
National Zoo awaits birth of pandemic panda cub
Although so-called “phantom pregnancies” are common with pandas and other large bears, Baker-Masson said an ultrasound scan revealed a “really strong-looking, fantastic fetus” that could...