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Saturday, January 25

Google accuses Uber defector of stealing self-drive car secrets

The US Department of Justice has filed criminal charges accusing Anthony Levandowski, a pioneer in self-driving car technology, of stealing trade secrets from his former employer Google before joining rival Uber Technologies.

Euthanasia trial begins over dementia patient's wish to die

A landmark euthanasia trial has opened in the Netherlands seeking to pinpoint what to do with dementia patients who have previously stated their wish to die under certain circumstances but later might have second thoughts.

An Oklahoma court found Johnson & Johnson helped fuel the state's opioid drug crisis. Photo: AP/Sue Grocki

Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay $845m over state's opioid "menace"

A US judge has found Johnson & Johnson liable for fuelling an opioid epidemic in the state of Oklahoma by deceptively marketing painkillers, and ordered the drugmaker to pay damages of $US572 million ($A845 million).

Once proven safe, hailing flying taxis will become normal

Uber Air’s intent to launch an aerial taxi service in 2023 puts renewed focus on drone technology and safety. But when proven safe, the public will accept pilot-free passenger drones in the sky as it has other forms of transport, argues Matthew Marino.

Media outlets face court in George Pell contempt case

Contempt allegations against some of Australia’s top editors and journalists over their coverage of Cardinal George Pell’s child sexual abuse convictions has been labelled “as serious as it gets”.