Opinion

When first responders filed in, making their way to around 100 reserved seats, they were met with a standing ovation.

One month after an attempted coup shook Benin, the west African country will hold parliamentary and local elections on Sunday, set to define the political landscape ahead of presidential polls in April.

The Hardiman suit, the first exoskeleton of the modern era created by engineer Ralph Mosher for General Electric in the mid-1960s, is a far cry from these new models.

A few years ago, Hu Anyan was speeding through the streets of Beijing on a three-wheel motorbike loaded with packages, one of millions of delivery drivers working for China's online retail giants.

As devices from toys to cars get smarter at the Consumer Electronics Show, gadget makers are grappling with a shortage of memory and storage needed for them to work.