Washington (AFP) Sept 2, 2011 - Clouds of space junk orbiting the Earth have reached a dangerous tipping point, threatening to smash satellites and endanger astronauts, US scientists warned in a study this week.
Moscow (AFP) Sept 26, 2012 - The International Space Station is in danger of being hit by two pieces of debris from an old Russian satellite that had previously hit a US craft in 2009, a news report said on Wednesday.
Paris (AFP) Sept 12, 2022 - SpaceX, which has requested authorisation to deploy up to 42,000 satellites to provide its Starlink satellite internet service, probably won't need to launch that many into orbit, its chief operations officer said Monday.
Washington (AFP) Sept 6, 2011 - South Korean anti-trust regulators carried out a raid on Google's offices in Seoul on Tuesday, technology news site CNET reported.
New Delhi (AFP) Sept 26, 2025 - South Asia's annual monsoon rains sustain more than a billion people, but climate change is making them increasingly erratic and deadly, with poor infrastructure only exacerbating the impact.
San Francisco (AFP) Sept 15, 2011 - Sony on Thursday unveiled a holiday season line-up of PlayStation 3 videogames tailored for motion control using the Japanese entertainment titan's Move gear.
San Francisco (AFP) Sept 27, 2011 - Sony on Tuesday rolled out a new way to explore online video as the Japanese entertainment titan battles to be the preferred Internet venue for games, music, films and television.
Washington (AFP) Sept 1, 2010 - Sony, battling Amazon and Apple in the electronic book reader race, unveiled its latest devices on Wednesday and expanded their availability to Australia, China, Italy, Japan and Spain.
Berlin (AFP) Sept 4, 2009 - Sony set the stage for a new battle this week with the unveiling of a 3D television, hoping to get a technology currently confined to a few cinemas into living rooms next year.
Tokyo (AFP) Sept 01, 2014 - The nephew of a Sony founder on Monday started as head of a regional gaming unit, after the Japanese electronics giant sailed past the 10 million mark in sales of its PlayStation 4.
Beijing (AFP) Sept 1, 2010 - Sony Ericsson said Wednesday China would become its biggest handset market by volume in the next three to four years, as it moved to grab a bigger slice of the fast-growing smartphone market.
Orange, United States (AFP) Sept 1, 2017 - Even when water began rushing in under their front doors, several residents in Orange, Texas defied calls to evacuate, including Lonnie and Missy Givens, who stayed home despite mega-storm Harvey turning their community upside down.
Geneva (AFP) Sept 7, 2010 - The team which successfully conducted a round-the-clock flight powered by the sun, Solar Impulse, said Tuesday it is planning three test flights across Switzerland as it ramps up preparations for long-haul journeys.
Tokyo (AFP) Sept 14, 2020 - Japan's SoftBank Group said Monday it is selling British chip designer Arm to US firm NVIDIA for up to $40 billion, potentially creating a new giant in the industry but sparking an investigation by UK regulators and fears about the impact on jobs.
Tokyo (AFP) Sept 12, 2023 - Masayoshi Son's once-exalted reputation as an investor is badly tarnished, but the irrepressible founder of Japan's SoftBank is hoping that the mega-IPO of Arm this week might bring back the good times.
San Francisco (AFP) Sept 7, 2010 - Willow Garage is out to transform the world of robotics with a formula that has helped make stars of Apple gadgets and Facebook.
