INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- Already noted for saving gasoline and having zero emissions, electric cars have a new goal, a U.S. expert says -- success on the world's racetracks.
EAST LANSING, Mich., Sept. 9 (UPI) -- A simple, compact system could bring laser technology to the task of bomb detection at security checkpoints, researchers at Michigan State University say.
ROUND ROCK, Texas, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- Investor Carl Icahn says he's done fighting the $24.8 billion Dell takeover bid by the U.S. technology giant's founder, which is scheduled for a vote Thursday.
CUPERTINO, Calif., Sept. 7 (UPI) -- U.S. technology innovator Apple Inc. is close to signing a deal with China's largest mobile phone service, The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- Google, in an attempt to block the U.S. National Security Agency's dragnet electronic snooping, is investing in sophisticated data encryption, the company said.
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- The president and vice president of the students association at Saint Mary's University have resigned over the sex chant scandal at the Canadian school.
PERM, Russia, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- People can avoid unnecessary conflict by controlling their emotions with the help of a mobile phone application, its Russian developer says.
LOUGHBOROUGH, England, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- A computer program analyzing thousands of Twitter postings per second may help calm civil unrest and identify threats to public safety, British researchers say.
CUPERTINO, Calif., Sept. 6 (UPI) -- Apple plans to launch the OS X 10.9 Mavericks OS X operating system at the end of October, an industry analyst said.
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- President Obama pledged Friday to investigate a report that the United States spied on Brazilian and Mexican leaders.
CUPERTINO, Calif., Sept. 5 (UPI) -- U.S. tech giant Apple is testing iPhones with screens larger than those on existing models -- as big as 6 inches -- The Wall Street Journal reported.
MOJAVE, Calif., Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Virgin Galactic says its SpaceShipTwo broke the sound barrier over California, a milestone in the company's drive to operate the first commercial space liner.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- A majority of Americans say they believe it's impossible to be anonymous when using the Internet -- but that doesn't mean they're not trying, a survey says.
LONDON, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- London planning officials say they've given final approval for Google's 1-million-square-foot British headquarters, one of the Internet giant's largest offices.
TOKYO, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Japanese automaker Honda says it believes smartphones, long considered a distraction for drivers, could protect pedestrians from inattentive motorists.
SACRAMENTO, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- A California program allowing solo drivers of electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles to drive in high-occupancy carpool lanes has been extended, officials say.
TOKYO, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Japan's Pioneer has unveiled its NavGate HUD, a head-up display for drivers that projects information on a car windshield equivalent to a 30-inch display.
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Iconic U.S. film company Eastman Kodak Co. announced it had emerged from bankruptcy Wednesday, shedding "significant" costs, its top executive said.
BERLIN, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Samsung has confirmed what has long been rumored, the Galaxy Gear smartwatch, unveiling it Wednesday at a consumer tech show in Germany.
LONDON, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- The British navy still doesn't have a grip on spiraling costs for an ambitious aircraft carrier expansion program, House of Commons lawmakers asserted this week.
TORONTO, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- A Canadian start-up calls its wearable bracelet the future of biometric password protection, using your own unique cardiac rhythm.
BE'ER SHIVA, Israel, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said at the dedication of a new cybertech center his country is building an "iron wall" fit for the 21st century.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- U.S. law enforcement accessed a database of phone calls for a longer time than the National Security Agency's monitored cellphones, The New York Times said.
Sandra Bullock and George Clooney arrive on the red carpet at the New York Premiere of Gravity at AMC Lincoln Square in New York City on October 1, 2013. UPI/John Angelillo
