Alexa, Turn Up My Kenmore AC; Sears Cuts Deal with Amazon

Alexa, Turn Up My Kenmore AC; Sears Cuts Deal with Amazon

Sears will begin selling its appliances on Amazon.com, including smart appliances that can be synced with Amazon’s voice assistant, Alexa....

Musk Says He Gets OK to Start Work on New York-Washington ‘Hyperloop’

Musk Says He Gets OK to Start Work on New York-Washington ‘Hyperloop’

Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk on Thursday said he had received “verbal” approval to start building a high-speed underground transport system...

China Unveils Plan to Become a World Leader in AI by 2025

China Unveils Plan to Become a World Leader in AI by 2025

China unveiled a national artificial intelligence (AI) development plan on Thursday, laying out its ambitions to build world-leading technology amid...

CEOs at Major US Firms Earn 271 Times as Much as Employees

CEOs at Major US Firms Earn 271 Times as Much as Employees

A study by the Economic Policy Institute says the chief executive officers of America’s largest firms were paid an average...

Indian Builders Pledge ‘Green’ Homes in Race to Meet Climate Goals

Indian Builders Pledge ‘Green’ Homes in Race to Meet Climate Goals

India’s top builders have pledged to make at least a fifth of their new housing developments sustainable by 2022, as...

In China, Ford Cars Pass ‘Golden Noses’ Test Before Sale

In China, Ford Cars Pass ‘Golden Noses’ Test Before Sale

While Western drivers like the “new car smell” of a vehicle fresh off the production line, Chinese would rather their...

Robot Swims Around Fukushima Reactor to Find Melted Fuel

Robot Swims Around Fukushima Reactor to Find Melted Fuel

An underwater robot entered a badly damaged reactor at Japan’s crippled Fukushima nuclear plant Wednesday, capturing images of the impact...