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Musk said to go ahead with $54.20 a share Twitter deal: Bloomberg reporter 04 Oct 2022 - 07:32 pm

Billionaire Elon Musk is expected to propose going ahead with his takeover of Twitter Inc at $54.20 per share, a Bloomberg news reporter...

Want fries with that? Robot makes French fries faster, better than humans do 04 Oct 2022 - 01:17 pm

PASADENA, Calif: Fast-food French fries and onion rings are going high-tech, thanks to a company in Southern California. Miso Robotics Inc in Pasadena...

The Corvette’s sometimes sensational, sometimes sloppy history 04 Oct 2022 - 12:46 pm

Before its debutin 1953, no one was asking for the Chevrolet Corvette. It wasn’t even really supposed to happen. A new book by...

'Superman' and superstar memorabilia worth 11 million pounds up for auction 04 Oct 2022 - 10:51 am

Star Wars villain Darth Vader's gloves will be among the famous and familiar items from films, television and the world of music up...

Hong Kong allows airline crews to leave hotels on overseas trips 03 Oct 2022 - 09:20 pm

Hong Kong: Hong Kong’s government has eased Covid-related restrictions on the movements of locally based crew when making overseas trips, on which the...

Coed university with 'women' in name considers rebranding 03 Oct 2022 - 08:37 pm

COLUMBUS, Mississippi: Forty years after Mississippi University for Women started enrolling men, its president says the school should consider choosing a more inclusive...

Stella McCartney pushes animal-free fashion message at Pompidou Center show 03 Oct 2022 - 06:23 pm

PARIS: Stella McCartney sat her audience outdoors in a courtyard of the Centre Pompidou on Monday, sending out a sensual lineup of fluid...

'French Spiderman' climbs first skyscraper with son in Barcelona 02 Oct 2022 - 12:35 pm

BARCELONA: Alain Robert, the free climber dubbed the "French Spiderman", scaled one of Barcelona's highest skyscrapers on Saturday without a harness. And for...

Veteran designer Yamamoto dazzles with his unconventional style at Paris Fashion Week 01 Oct 2022 - 01:04 pm

Paris: Models draped in asymetrical outerwear, loosely tailored dresses and ruffled detailing showcased Yohji Yamamoto's spring summer collection on Friday in Paris, his...

More penguins dying from avian flu at Cape Town's Boulders beach colony 01 Oct 2022 - 12:44 pm

Cape Town: More penguins have died from avian flu at the colony at Cape Town's Boulders beach, a popular tourist attraction and an...

Tesla's robot waves but can't walk, yet; Musk plans to make millions of them 01 Oct 2022 - 10:41 am

San Francisco:Tesla CEO Elon Musk showed off on Friday a prototype of its humanoid robot 'Optimus', predicting the electric vehicle maker would be...

Research center in Chile's Cape Horn serves as climate change 'sentinel' 30 Sep 2022 - 04:13 pm

SANTIAGO: Located at the tip of South America, where the Pacific and Atlantic oceans meet, Cape Horn in Chile is the closest land...

Elon Musk set to showcase Tesla's humanoid robot after delay 30 Sep 2022 - 03:54 pm

SAN FRANCISCO: Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said a robot business will be worth more than its cars, and on Friday investors, customers...

Hermes Kelly bag fetches record price at Sotheby’s auction 30 Sep 2022 - 03:17 pm

A Hermes handbag fetched a record price for a Sotheby’s auction, the latest evidence that rare luxury items are increasingly seen as stores...

Walmart, CVS face suits blaming common painkiller for Autism 29 Sep 2022 - 10:19 pm

Dozens of lawsuits are challenging the long-standing belief that pregnant women can safely take acetaminophen, an over-the-counter drug used in Tylenol and generic...

Software robots are gaining ground in white-collar office world 29 Sep 2022 - 06:31 pm

First they came for factory jobs. Then they showed up in service industries. Now, machines are making inroads into the kind of white-collar...

E-moped firm out to win over West Africa's sceptical moto-taxi drivers 29 Sep 2022 - 02:10 pm

COTONOU: Shrouded in exhaust fumes, Arouna Gdamassi slid silently among the motorcycles swarming through rush hour traffic in Benin's commercial capital Cotonou. The...

Huawei MatePad Pro is all-round stylish pro flagship tablet 29 Sep 2022 - 08:07 am

Doha: Huawei’s latest flagship tablet is a perfect all-rounder with stunning display and great sound. A powerful productivity tablet perfect for students and...