People who survive Ebola virus infection face a dramatically higher risk of dying - probably from severe kidney damage - within a year of leaving hospital, according to a study of survivors of an epidemic

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Energy from increasingly-competitive renewable sources such as wind and solar has quadrupled globally in just a decade, the United Nations said on Thursday, but insatiable demand saw power sector emissions rise 10 percent. Worldwide investment

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A majority of Americans trust law enforcement to use facial recognition technology responsibly but fewer are comfortable about its deployment by the private sector, a poll showed September 5. The Pew Research Center survey found

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Cybersecurity researchers warned Sept 4 of malicious software in text messages pretending to be from telecom carriers, opening a door for hackers to attack Android smartphones. A report released by Check Point described a "new

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Chinese tech giant Huawei unveiled its latest advanced chipset Friday ahead of the upcoming launch of its latest flagship smartphone, even as uncertainty hangs over whether the device can use Google's Android. Huawei's consumer business

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Facebook on September 3 confirmed it is dabbling with no longer making a public display of how many "likes" are racked up by posts. Such a change could ease pressure to win approval with images,

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Facebook on Sep 03 said facial recognition technology applied to photos at the social network will be an opt-in feature. The change that began rolling out to users around the world came as the leading

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Shareholders in Italian broadcaster Mediaset on Wednesday backed a plan to create a pan-European media group under a new Dutch holding, fending off opposition from its second biggest shareholder Vivendi. The vote is the latest

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Switzerland's UBS plans another shake-up of its investment banking arm to help boost earnings and curb costs after tough market conditions precipitated a performance dip. The world's largest investment banks have had their worst start

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Britain's Royal Bank of Scotland may have to shell out a further 900 million pounds ($1.1 billion) to settle a final compensation bill for mis-selling payment protection insurance (PPI) after a last-minute surge in customer

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