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Drones enlisted to fight fungus blight in Thai rubber heartland
The world’s biggest rubber producer and exporter is experimenting with drones as a tool to combat a leaf-attacking disease that’s spreading through its largest growing region.
Chroma Squad: Colourful champions
If you’ve ever wanted to wear colourful tights and punch rubber-suited monsters, you will be at home with this game’s silly shenanigans.
Online matchmaker aims to save Dutch farms with no heirs
Standing in his rubber boots in his fields surrounded by his beloved Red Holstein cows, Dutch farmer Gerard Hartveld has an air of resignation as he contemplates the future.
Six ZX Spectrum classics and their modern-day equivalents
Britain's rubber-keyed 1980s home computer, the ZX Spectrum, turns 35 years old on April 23, 2017. Celebrate its milestone by going back to the originals with six cult classics, or take our suggestions for some modern equivalents.
Thai junta passes controversial cyber-crime law
Thailand’s rubber-stamp parliament on Dec 16 passed a controversial cyber-crime law that critics say strengthens the junta’s ability to police the web and squeeze out criticism.
In online first, ‘exploding watermelon’ takes the cake
In an online world where viral trends can shift in an instant, the “exploding watermelon” video may have set a high-water mark.
Hong Kongers recreate protests with homemade virtual videogame
A group of Hong Kong activists have developed a homemade computer game that uses virtual reality to recreate what it is like to take part in pro-democracy protests sweeping the financial hub.
New apps bring kids' playtime back to real world
Parents eager to get their children away from television and video screens can turn to new apps that get youngsters to learn while playing in the real world.
Surveillance-savvy Hong Kong protesters go digitally dark
Hong Kong’s tech-savvy protesters are going digitally dark as they try to avoid surveillance and potential future prosecutions, disabling location tracking on their phones, buying train tickets with cash and purging their social media conversations.
IBM-backed project creates WiFi network for natural disasters
From a cramped living room in Brooklyn, New York, a handful of young computer nerds has developed a new way to use technology to help save lives in natural disasters.