Uber settles with family of victim in self-driving car crash

The family of a woman killed by an Uber self-driving vehicle in Arizona has reached a settlement with the ride services company, ending a potential legal battle over the first fatality caused by an autonomous vehicle.

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VERBATIM: In defense of self-driving cars

In a Reuters Newsmaker, Toyota CEO Jim Lentz said while self-driving cars could kill hundreds of people in testing, but more lives will be saved in the long-run.

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Oldest known cancer cases found in Egyptian mummies

The world's oldest known cases of breast cancer and multiple myeloma have been discovered in the remains of mummies in the pharaonic necropolis of Qubbet el-Hawa in the Egyptian city of Aswan. Jim Drury reports.

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London's new electric black cab looks to go global

London's iconic black cab has gone electric in a bid to bring more fresh air to the Big Smoke, and the makers have now set their sights on becoming the world's green taxi. Matthew Stock reports.

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Uber's use of fewer sensors questioned after AZ death

When Uber decided in 2016 to retire its fleet of self-driving Ford Fusion cars in favor of Volvo SUVs, it also chose to scale back on one notable piece of technology: the safety sensors used to detect objects on the road.

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Techno teachers: Finnish school trials robot educators

Elias, the new language teacher in a school in southern Finland, has endless patience for repetition, never makes a pupil feel embarrassed for asking a question and can even do the "Gangnam Style," dance. Elias is also a robot. Jim Drury has more.

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Fluorescent dye makes 'invisible' microplastics glow

Researchers at the University of Warwick develop a method to spot the smallest mircoplastic particles floating in the world's oceans; as small as the width of a human hair. Matthew Stock reports.

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Israeli firm launches circulation-stimulating smart socks

Smart socks that provide continual treatment for those suffering from poor circulation in their legs have been created by an Israeli start-up. Elly Park reports.

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X-rays brighter than the sun could save Henry VIII's cannonballs

Researchers in England are using x-rays more powerful than the sun to examine a rare collection of 400 year old cannon balls in a bid to stop them rusting away. Stuart McDill reports.

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#DeleteFacebook? Privacy proves hard to protect online

Anyone tempted to #DeleteFacebook after the personal data of millions of users fell into the hands of a political consultancy is still likely to be monitored by the social network, which tracks nearly 30 percent of global website traffic.

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