Taiwan's front-line battle against mobile phone fraud
Telecoms security boss Jeff Kuo says that fighting mobile phone fraud is a constant battle, and that Taiwan is on the front line. ...
Ukraine war: Germany to cover energy bills as gas prices soar
The air is warm and buttery as workers knead mounds of raisin-flecked dough inside the Kexerei bakery in Dresden. This is the busiest time of year but, like every other business and household in the country, the firm's bills are going up, diminishing the festive cheer. ...
The little-known nut that may save at-risk rainforests
Food scientist Marcello Giannuzzi asks an intriguing question. ...
Rwanda's electric vehicle push has a faltering start
Known as the land of a thousand hills, Rwanda might not be the obvious place to launch electric vehicles. ...
Are flying taxis getting closer to lift-off?
Flying taxis appear to be a bit closer to getting off the ground. ...
Is this really the end of Twitter?
Twitter today is awash with people saying goodbye. ...
Small firms have a big role fighting climate change
For the past two years, Nikhil Arora has been working hard to cut his organic gardening company's carbon footprint, taking small steps, like shifting away from plastic packaging, to make his business, Back to the Roots, the most environmentally efficient it has ever been. ...
What to do with 18 shipping containers of rotting cabbages
Not many people would know what to do with 18 containers filled with rotting cabbages. ...
Why smart thermostats don't always save you money
A few years ago, Dominic McCann realised that his smart thermostat was a treasure trove of data. So he decided to hack it, in order to track what his boiler was doing literally every minute of the day. ...
The shops that connect people with their home countries
At family-owned food shop Popat Mithai & Farsan, owner Vijaya Popat and her all-female team are often so busy dealing with customers in multiple languages that there's barely time to sit down, let alone chat with a nosy journalist. ...
Cyber-attacks on small firms: The US economy's 'Achilles heel'?
When Elana Graham started selling cyber-security software to small companies five years ago, business was relatively slow. ...
Why an old train could point to a clean energy future
An old diesel freight train in British Columbia, Canada is about to get a new lease of life. ...
Ten days of Twitter "chaos"
Elon Musk has a reputation for being an erratic, but brilliant business leader. In his first 10 days as Twitter boss, we have seen more of the former than the latter. ...
Bank of England expects UK to fall into longest ever recession
The Bank of England has warned the UK is facing its longest recession since records began, as it raised interest rates by the most in 33 years. ...
Telangana’s ambitious palm oil strategy to help India reduce import
An 80km (49.7mile) road in Khammam district of the southern Indian state of Telangana is dotted with palm oil plantations on both sides. ...
How solar farms in space might beam electricity to Earth
It sounds too good to be true: a plan to harvest solar energy from space and beam it down to Earth using microwaves. ...
Crunch time as crisp makers adopt plastic-free packets
When Del Currie decided to give up single-use plastic he had one "naughty secret" - he couldn't quit his love of crisps. ...
The ships full of gas waiting off Europe’s coast
The huge tankers are waiting. Off the coasts of Spain, Portugal, the UK and other European nations lie dozens of giant ships packed full of liquefied natural gas (LNG). ...
Ukraine war: Russia troop deployment to Belarus prompts speculation
The warning from Ukraine to Belarus is blunt. ...
Black Death 700 years ago affects your health now
The devastation of the plague pandemic left such an incredible genetic mark on humanity that it's still affecting our health nearly 700 years later. ...