Bamboo has been used for thousands of years in Asia. Now, it could help solve construction's sustainability problem
Searching for new ways to build sustainable homes, Earl Forlales decided to look not into the future, but to the past.
CNN tried Tesla's 'full self-driving' software. Here's what happened
When a dozen small children crossed in front of our Tesla with "full self-driving," I had good reason to be nervous.
Iranians sanctioned and charged for alleged cyber-based bids to influence 2020 US elections
The Biden administration on Thursday unveiled charges and sanctions against Iranian nationals who are alleged to have conducted a cyber influence campaign in last year's election, including in some instances crafting messages to appear as if they were from the far-right Proud Boys.
UN to Elon Musk: Here's that $6 billion plan to end world hunger
The director of the United Nations' World Food Programme laid out a plan to spend $6.6 billion to combat world hunger — a direct response to a back-and-forth with Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who claimed he would sell Tesla stock to fund a plan if the WFP could describe "exactly how" it would work.
Warren Buffett-backed Paytm crashes 27% after milestone IPO for India
It's turning into a monumental year for India's stock market, as yet another big startup makes its public debut.
Alibaba warns of slower growth after missing Wall Street's earnings estimates
Alibaba reported sales and earnings for the third quarter that missed forecasts and warned that results for the year will be below estimates as well. The stock sank on the news.
Former England cricketer Ebony Rainford-Brent shares racist letter she received
Former England cricketer Ebony Rainford-Brent was told to "leave our country" in a vitriolic, hand-written racist letter.
Aid workers face trial in Greece for spying after refugee rescues
Dozens of aid workers involved in refugee rescues, including a Syrian refugee, go on trial in Greece this week on charges of spying and disclosing state secrets, in a case rights groups have decried as "farcical" and "politically motivated."
Europe was already facing a winter gas crisis. The risks just got even bigger
When Germany announced this week that it had suspended the process of certifying a controversial new Russian gas pipeline called Nord Stream 2, the response in energy markets was immediate.
Philippines accuses Chinese Coast Guard of firing water cannons on its supply boats
The Philippines condemned "in strongest terms" the actions of three Chinese Coast Guard vessels which blocked and used water cannons on two Manila supply boats on their way to a Philippine-occupied atoll in the South China Sea, its top diplomat said on Thursday.