Baidu Inc and Pony.ai have won approval to launch driverless robotaxi services that will see the firms deploy not more than 100 vehicles in a area in China's capital Beijing.

India is set to propose a new cryptocurrency bill in parliament, and investors are trying to make sense of what this might mean for the future of virtual coins in South Asia’s largest economy, ultimately opting to impose tough regulations on the crypto market instead of an outright ban on private coins.

ETH Zurich is experimenting with automated design and construction to show how homes and offices might be built a decade from now. The project is a sort of huge sculptural planter, “hanging gardens” inspired by the legendary structures in the ancient city of Babylon.

The head of Instagram will testify before Congress next month to respond to mounting questions about the app's effects on younger users sparked by a Wall Street Journal investigation. Adam Mosseri, who has run Instagram for a little more than three years, will appear before the Senate's consumer protection subcommittee.

Samsung's planned $17 billion chip factory in Texas is expected to crank out top-end semiconductors that are essential to 5G cellular networks, self-driving cars and artificial intelligence.

The Department of Defense is creating a new investigative body to track and analyze "unidentified aerial phenomena," as concerns grow about national security risks posed by UFOs. The move comes after the U.S. Director of National Intelligence gave to Congress a report about unidentified aerial phenomena.

The global 5G services market size is estimated to reach USD 664.75 billion by 2028, registering a CAGR of 46.2% from 2021 to 2028. The rapidly rising demand for ultra-reliable and low-latency data networks capable of providing enhanced mobile connectivity is expected to boost the market growth over the forecast period.

The Federal Trade Commission has issued limited guidance in the area of artificial intelligence and machine learning, but through its enforcement actions and press releases, it has made clear that AI may pose issues that run afoul of the FTC Act's prohibition against unfair and deceptive trade practices.

DBS Group Holdings Ltd is facing disruptions in its online banking services for the second consecutive day on Wednesday after service outages began on Tuesday morning, leading to complaints from customers.

Several hundred Google employees have signed and circulated a manifesto opposing the company’s Covid vaccine mandate, posing the latest challenge for leadership as it approaches key deadlines for returning workers to offices in person. The Biden administration has ordered U.S. companies with 100 or more workers to ensure their employees are fully vaccinated or regularly tested for Covid-19 by Jan. 4.

Adobe and Major League Baseball plan to adopt cloud services to help fans experience the national pastime, including Experience Cloud and Creative Cloud. Both companies say leveraging Adobe software will help fans become more engaged with the sport.

Electric vehicles could be able to use battery power to power homes. The technology was first introduced in Japan after the Fukushima nuclear disaster. By 2030 the UK could have 11 million electric vehicles on the road, which could power 5.5m households. The UK's energy regulator, Ofgem plans to invest millions of pounds to develop the technology.