Eight U.S. states and five countries across the world announced the commitment to allow the automakers to sell only zero emissions vehicles by 2050. They will ban gas-powered vehicles to cut global vehicle emissions by 40 percent.

Dec 10, 2015 02:55 AM EST

Volkswagon decided to show off an all-electric concept car at CES next month.

Dec 10, 2015 06:42 AM EST

Didi Kuadi, largest car hailing app in China, has appointed Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang as a senior advisor and board observer to the ride-hailing app firm as it battles Uber technologies for market share in China. In a statement, the company said Yang’s experience will help it build its mobile platform, which is already used by 250 million people in China. Both companies have stepped up their plans to expand in China recently, signaling tougher competition in the years ahead.

Dec 09, 2015 04:04 AM EST

A wealthy U.S. businessman, Douglas Tompkins, 72, dies in a kayaking accident in southern Chile. He suffered through acute hypothermia by falling into near-freeze water and died shortly after taken to a hospital. He was a co-founder of the North Face outdoor company and an environment activist.

Dec 10, 2015 02:41 AM EST

A Boston Chipotle restaurant is where 80 Boston College student got sick with what seems to be norovirus.

Dec 10, 2015 11:31 PM EST

HTC's VR headset the Vive was originally schedule to be sold to consumers by the end of this year. Now the company has announced that they will start shipping in April.

Dec 10, 2015 11:25 PM EST

Valeant is considering to sell its Paragon as the FTC is investigating the drug maker's monopoly in the gas permeable contact lens market. Valeant has been hiking prices the Paragon's products after the company acquired the contact lens manufacturer earlier this year.

Dec 10, 2015 03:00 AM EST

Scientists have discovered traces of arsenic in Antarctica's Ice from Chile's copper mining industry.

Dec 10, 2015 11:22 PM EST

After years in the making, HondaJet is now awaiting final process of full certification to enter the market. This will be the first of Honda Jet aircraft series.

Dec 09, 2015 07:45 AM EST

ISIS is believed to have been generating $80 million revenues a month from oil production and smuggling in addition tother finding options. ISIS is also taxing people in areas it controls. The oil income accounts for over 40 percent of the total revenues for ISIS, which is generating income from six funding channels.

Dec 10, 2015 02:52 AM EST

China has been suffering from the increasing capital outflows, which tripled in November to $113biillion in November from $37 billion in October. The concerns about further depreciation in Yuan were the prime reasons behind the surge in capital outflows. The weaker Yuan will add competitiveness to exports, opine some economists.

Dec 10, 2015 01:57 AM EST

Scientists at the University of Warwick and Medherant have created a patch delivery system for ibuprofen that spreads the drug's effect for up to 12 hours.

Dec 10, 2015 10:14 PM EST