Counting the Cost

Connected cars: The smart semiconductor deal

We look at the largest deal in the history of the semiconductor industry and the future of connected cars.

Science & Technology

Drones launch off-grid healthcare in rural Madagascar

New project aims to enable villagers to diagnose and treat conditions via drone-delivered test samples and vaccines.

Cyber Security

Cyber warfare: The new international warfront

Faced with increased cyber attacks, US government is balancing attack on and defense from hackers and cyber criminals.

Business & Economy

Telecom firm AT&T to buy Time Warner for $85bn

Merger, if approved by regulators, to transform AT&T, which does not own content, into a media-entertainment powerhouse.

TechKnow

Nicaragua's great divide

We visit Nicaragua to find out how a massive China-led engineering project is dividing the nation.

Environment

US scientists find new way to convert CO2 to green fuel

Unexpected discovery that produces ethanol could be a "building block" towards creating a low-carbon energy system.

Farming

Growing food with seawater and solar power

World's first mass-scale facility that grows tomatoes without soil, fresh water, or fossil fuels launches in Australia.

Science & Technology

ESA: Lander begins final descent to Mars

European-led space mission to search for signs of life on Red Planet after seven-month journey from Earth.

TechKnow

Religion and the brain

TechKnow meets the scientists trying to uncover how religious and spiritual experiences impact the brain.

Counting the Cost

Samsung: Going up in flames

Can one of the world's most popular consumer brands recover from a profit and trust crisis? Plus, Qatar's Boeing spree.

Rwanda

Rwanda turns to drones to deliver vital blood supplies

Rwanda launches drone delivery programme to transport medical products to remote parts of the country.

Inside Story

How will virtual reality change our lives?

Electronics giant Sony launches its new virtual-reality headset, entering a competitive market.

Business & Economy

Samsung halts production of troubled Galaxy Note 7

South Korean firm urges users to turn phone off immediately as analysts say recall could cost company $17 billion.