China’s Xi calls for more technology development

BEIJING — President Xi Jinping called Wednesday for the ruling Communist Party to lead development of Chinese technology industries, an area fraught with trade tensions and...

Self driving cars could ease traffic, but increase sprawl

Greenpeace faults many tech giants for environment impact

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of— The environmental group Greenpeace issued a report on Tuesday giving technology titans including Samsung Electronics, Amazon and Huawei low marks for their...

Vehicles sales up 9.5% in Sept. ‘17

MANILA— Sales of automotive vehicles in the country reached 34,445 units year-on-year in September this year, up 9.5 percent from 31,451 units in September 2016, the...

Unethical uses of AI need scrutiny to maintain public support: pioneers

MONTREAL — Two artificial intelligence pioneers warn that unscrupulous or unethical uses of the technology risk undermining the public image of an area of research undergoing rapid change....

Arizona switch to deaths database creates backup of bodies

PHOENIX — Funeral directors, physicians and government officials are struggling to implement Arizona’s new online system to register deaths and generate death certificates, creating a backlog...

Body cameras, now gun cameras? Some police trying them out

A small number of police departments are showing interest in a new type of video camera that can be mounted directly on officers’ guns, saying it...

Cars, the future of energy and the Saguenay: how politics mattered this week

OTTAWA — Any hope the Liberals had of a quiet Thanksgiving break melted away quickly this week, even with MPs back in their ridings and all...

Technology to prevent rail disasters is in our hands

As the trial of the 2013 Lac-Megantic rail disaster begins, new policies and practices that aim to employ better technology could help avoid similar disasters in...

Ford offers repairs to address Explorer exhaust gas concerns

DETROIT — Responding to consumer concerns about exhaust fumes, Ford is offering to inspect and repair Explorer SUVs at no cost to owners. Ford maintains the...