The Rise of China

The Rise of China

Wealthy look abroad

China's richest citizens are looking to overseas markets to secure their wealth.  More

Inside a Chinese ghost mall

Touted as the 'largest shopping mall in the world,' the New South China Mall sits virtually empty as a result of low demand and over-ambition.  Play

Huawei CEO ends media silence

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Testing touchscreen tables in classrooms

Forget tiny iPads - the classrooms of the future might turn entire tables into interactive touchscreens.

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Is this (finally) our flying car?

 

 Is this (finally) our flying car?

it's one of science fiction's greatest unfulfilled promises, right up there with teleportation and time travel.
And, no, Terrafugia hasn't built us a Tardis or promised to beam us up. But they say they're closer than ever to giving us a flying car.
This week, the Woburn, Massachussetts-based aerospace company announced it has begun feasibility studies on a car capable of vertical takeoffs and landings. The TF-X would be a four-seat, plug-in hybrid electric vehicle, according to the company.
“We are passionate about continuing to lead the creation of a flying car industry and are dedicating resources to lay the foundations for our vision of personal transportation,” Terrafugia CEO Carl Dietrich said in a media release. “Terrafugia is about increasing the level of safety, simplicity, and convenience of aviation.  TF-X is an opportunity to provide the world with a new dimension of personal freedom!”

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New taxes make electric vehicle owners pay their share

New taxes make electric vehicle owners pay their share

Electric vehicles use the same roads, the same bridges and the same infrastructure as the rest of us. But because they don't burn gasoline, they're immune from paying taxes at the pump to fund that infrastructure. That's going to change. FULL STORY

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The real Robocop: Ex-policeman builds robot from household goods

The real Robocop: Ex-policeman builds robot from household goods

ake a pair of hi-fi speakers, an old radio, a couple of DVD players and countless other household appliances, apply some ingenuity and what do you get? FULL STORY

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8 charged in $45 million cybertheft bank heist

8 charged in $45 million cybertheft bank heist

 

Federal prosecutors unsealed charges Thursday against an alleged cybertheft ring accused of stealing $45 million from banks around the globe and using the loot for Rolex watches, luxury cars and other booty. FULL STORY

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Autopsy reveals Michael Jackson's secrets

 

Autopsy reveals Michael Jackson's secrets

Los Angeles (CNN) -- Jurors hearing the Michael Jackson wrongful death trial got a stark look at the dead pop icon after a lawyer showed them an autopsy photo.

Jackson's unclothed corpse lying on a coroner's table looked nothing like the world's most famous entertainer.

The doctor who conducted Jackson's autopsy will return to the witness stand Wednesday. On Tuesday, jurors are hearing from another doctor in the trial to decide whether concert promoter AEG Live shares blame in Jackson's death with Dr. Conrad Murray.

The witness on the stand Tuesday is cardiologist Dr. Daniel Wohlgelernter, who is offering expert analysis of Murray's skills and decisions.

 

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