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Increasingly autonomous, gun-totting robots developed for warfare could easily fall into the hands of terrorists and may one day unleash a robot arms race, a top expert on artificial intelligence told AFP.
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The U.K. was hit by a magnitude-5.2 earthquake, the biggest since 1984, the British Geological Survey said. The temblor struck Lincolnshire, eastern England, and was felt from Southampton on the south coast to southern Scotland.
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Doctors urged patients to keep taking their anti-depressants Wednesday despite a scientific study showing that the drugs are little more effective than placebos in treating depression.
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A top Iranian cleric made a rare criticism of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s verbal attacks on Israel on Wednesday, saying a foreign policy of “coarse slogans” was not in the national interest.
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The euro climbed to a record high of $1.5057 in early European trading on Wednesday as sentiment increased that the U.S. Federal Reserve would continue its rate cut campaign.
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…Starbucks is welcoming customers back Wednesday with a new promise posted in stores: “Your drink should be perfect, every time. If not, let us know and we’ll make it right.”
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Milford officials have expelled a Jonathan Law High School student accused of lighting her science teacher’s hair on fire during class.
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Rufus Terrill has had it with the drug dealers, petty thieves and vandals he says roam the streets outside his downtown Atlanta bar, O’Terrills.
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Apple® today announced that iTunes® (www.itunes.com) is now the number two music retailer in the US, behind only Wal-Mart, based on the latest data from the NPD Group*.
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Buried unceremoniously in an article about the projects & shenanigans of Universal execs Marc Shmuger and David Linde is a reference to a fourth Jason Bourne movie:
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The diversion of water for the Beijing Olympics threatens the livelihoods of millions of people, a senior Chinese government official has said.
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Pop star Michael Jackson could lose his Neverland ranch if he fails to pay nearly $25m (£12.5m) that he owes on the sprawling California property.
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A fossilised “sea monster” unearthed on an Arctic island is the largest marine reptile known to science, Norwegian scientists have announced.
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The U.S. economy is wheezing so badly that even Internet power Google Inc. (GOOG) (GOOG) and its once-robust stock is looking haggard.
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A woman dying of Alzheimer’s has a fever. Should she be given antibiotics? Many people would say yes. But a provocative new study suggests that antibiotics are overused in people dying of dementia diseases and should be considered more carefully because..
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Shiite pilgrims headed to a major religious gathering were again targeted by extremists Wednesday when a roadside bomb detonated near a bus in Baghdad, killing one traveler, police said.
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