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Running robot sets pace in prosthetics research

A Japanese engineer researching how animals move is building a robot that can run like a human being. Ryuma Niyama is attempting to crack the code of human propulsion, an achievement he says will one day lead to more efficient prosthetics. more »

3D brain scan reveals onset of anaesthesia

A three-dimensional computer generated film shows, for the first time, what happens in the brain as it loses consciousness. more »

Blazing plane caught on video

Amateur video footage shows the immediate aftermath of Russian plane crash. There were 52 passengers and crew aboard the Tupolev-134 when it went down on Monday night. more »

British Library makes Google search deal

Thousands of pages from one of the world's biggest collections of historic books, pamphlets and periodicals are to be made available on the internet. more »

Rebecca Black Yanks 'Friday' Off YouTube

Rebecca Black has officially pulled her "Friday" video off of YouTube. more »

Legislation criminalizing creation of computer viruses enacted

Japan's parliament enacted legislation Friday criminalizing the creation or distribution of computer viruses to crack down on the growing problem of cybercrimes, but critics say the move could infringe on the constitutionally guaranteed privacy of communications. more »

Cyber Hackers Steal Sega User Information

Gaming giant Sega has become the latest hacking victim to have its user data exposed with over a million customers affected. more »

Bike stolen in Banbury 'found through Facebook'

A man has tracked down his stolen bike after he put pictures of the thief on the social networking site Facebook. more »

Alibaba splits Taobao, China's biggest retail website

Chinese internet giant Alibaba has announced that it is reorganizing one of its websites, Taobao, into three separate units. more »

Israel unveils first of 50 solar power fields

Israel's Arava Power Company has unveiled the country's first commercial solar field. The firm, which is investing almost $2 million on building a series of plants across the Negev desert hopes to start a "Solar Revolution" in the largely arid country. more »

Germany's Cyber Defense Center goes fully online

Germany's new Cyber Defense Center was officially opened by Interior Minister Hans-Peter Friedrich at a ceremony in Bonn on Thursday. more »

Solar aircraft heads to Paris air show

The Swiss Solar Impulse takes off from Brussels for a flight to the International Paris Air Show. more »

One of Picassos most celebrated paintings is up for sale

Pablo Picasso's 'Jeune Fille Endormie' is one of the artist's most celebrated paintings. This summer, the portrait of Picasso's lover, Marie-Thérèse, will go under the hammer at Christie's auction house in London. more »

Facebook hires former Clinton press secretary

Mr Lockhart, who joins Facebook next month as Vice President of Global Communications, represents the company's latest move to enlist Washington insiders. more »

Facebook Valuation Nowhere Near $100 Billion

Facebook is planning an IPO that could value the company at as much as $100 billion, according to CNBC sources. more »

Togolese student builds robots

The poor, West African country of Togo is not the first place that springs to mind when considering the science of robotics, but one aspiring scientist is on a mission to change public perception. more »

Interactive 3D dashboard map the future of navigation

Audi and MIT's SENSEable City Lab have teamed up to design the car navigation system of the future - a 3D display that will sit on the dashboard. more »

ATMIA training in European cities on issues of ATM security

ATMIA, the ATM Industry Association, is an organisation with more than 2,000 members in 60 countries around the world. more »

Apple Starts Selling Unlocked iPhone 4 in the U.S

Confirming rumors that surfaced over the weekend, Apple has started selling the unlocked version of the iPhone 4 in Apple Retail stores. more »

Anonymous Begins Attacks on Spanish Police Websites

You didn’t expect Anonymous to take the recent Spanish police action against them lying down, did you? more »