Massachusetts Institute Of Technology

Gaps in Tesla’s driver-assistance systems and distractions can have tragic consequences

New online tools for voice transcription rewrite the rules

North Korean leader makes first direct comment on US president Joe Biden’s administration

We need to talk about fertility afresh, not least because the sperm-count ‘crisis’ doesn’t add up

Sharing scheme provider hoping to operate in 22 towns as well as all major cities

Planet Business: A good week for emojis, a bad week for vowels

Bodies being burned in makeshift facilities offering mass cremations in worst-hit cities

Missiles reached altitude of 60km before crashing into the sea outside Japan’s exclusive economic zone

How car batteries are made and charged revealed as problematic in US studies

Pretax losses narrow as staff numbers increase at marketing software company

Surging sales of laptops, phones and smart devices causing lithium and cobalt supply issues

Lying and cheating behaviour comes in several distinct flavours, a recent study found

Journalist believed Irish game had the chance to take root in late 19th century America

Gas called phosphine which produces bacteria is found in harshly acidic clouds

‘The current situation in the border areas is not in the interest of either side,’ a joint statement said

RESEARCH LIVES: Abeba Birhane, PhD student at UCD’s Complex Software Lab and Lero