Twitter has deleted thousands of automated accounts, many posing as Democrats, that were posting tweets encouraging US voters to sit out Tuesday’s crucial midterm elections, according to media reports. The reports cited a Twitter statement Friday as saying the social media company had “removed a series of accounts for engaging in attempts to share disinformation in an automated fashion — a violation of our policies.”

Volkswagen AG (VOWG_p.DE) and Ford Motor Co (F.N) are in “exploratory talks” to jointly develop self-driving and electric vehicles in a far-reaching strategic alliance meant to save the companies billions of dollars, according to a person familiar with the matter. The German and U.S. automakers are expected to provide an update on the progress of the talks before year end, said the person, who asked not to be identified.

Apple Inc (AAPL.O) on Tuesday is expected to unveil updates to its Mac computers and iPads that include facial recognition features that have been available in the iPhone lineup at an event in Brooklyn. Analysts expect a new versions of Apple s iPad Pro, its higher-end tablet computer that competes with the Microsoft Surface, with thinner bezels and more screen space, along with the face unlock system found on Apple s newer iPhones. They also expect updates to the firm s Mac lineup such as redesigned MacBook Air, Apple s $999 entry-level laptop.

Apple Inc (AAPL.O) on Tuesday is expected to unveil updates to its Mac computers and iPads that include facial recognition features that have been available in the iPhone lineup at an event in Brooklyn. Analysts expect a new versions of Apple s iPad Pro, its higher-end tablet computer that competes with the Microsoft Surface, with thinner bezels and more screen space, along with the face unlock system found on Apple s newer iPhones. They also expect updates to the firm s Mac lineup such as redesigned MacBook Air, Apple s $999 entry-level laptop.

A privately developed Chinese carrier rocket failed to reach orbit after lifting off from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on Saturday, in a blow to the country s nascent attempts by private companies to rival Elon Musk s SpaceX. The three-stage rocket, Zhuque-1, was developed by Beijing-based Landspace. The company said in a microblog post after nominal first and second stages that the spacecraft failed to reach orbit as a result of an issue with the third stage.

Mohamed Farag, chief digital officer at CIB Egypt, said that the cooperation between the bank, AUC s Venture Lab, and the Temenos Group contributes to the launch of innovative technological products for banking services that will help achieve financial inclusion. Farag said that there are 60 million Egyptians eligible to deal with banks, but only 14 million of them have bank accounts, since banking activity started 125 years ago, leaving 46 million people relying on cash transactions only.

Egypt’s Minister of Environment Yasmine Fouad has announced that the New Administrative Capital would be the first city in Egypt to accommodate eco-friendly electric cars, as soon as the government created the necessary foundation for their use – beginning with the legal framework. She made the announcement at Egypt’s Sustainable Transport 2018 Conference on Wednesday, held in cooperation with Germany’s Friedrich-Ebert Foundation (FES) and the Center for Environment and Development for the Arab Region and Europe (CEDARE).

HMD, Nokia phones developer, announced the launch of its Nokia smartphone 6.1Plus in Egypt towards the end of last month. It is unique in providing intelligent content creation features and smart story telling. The screen is perfect for watching videos, chatting, and following news on social media websites. Thus, Nokia 6.1 Plus is unique in helping users share their stories. Nokia 6.1 is operated by Android One. Design Nokia 6.1 Plus provides a good viewing experience with a large screen, and a larger smartphone design, thanks to its screen with an aspect ratio of 19:9.

German high-end carmaker BMW said Tuesday it would recall more than one million additional diesel cars, citing a problem with the exhaust system that “in extreme cases can cause a fire”. “In some diesel vehicles, glycol cooling fluid can leak” from a faulty component called the exhaust gas recirculation cooler, which can combine with other substances in the system to create the fire risk, the group said.

The Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Amr Talaat, said that digital technology has greatly contributed to developing the economy based on creative industries, which is witnessing growth across the globe. This makes investing in the fields of technological innovation and entrepreneurship a necessity in order to achieve sustainable development. Talaat noted that creative economy and reaching an inclusive society is one of the Egyptian government s priorities to implement in its 2030 vision. This came during his speech at the ceremony organised by the British Council to launch the programme of Developing Comprehensive and Creative Economies , within the framework of reinforcing the partnership between Egypt and Britain, and supporting the creative economy in Egypt. This took place in the presence of Alistair Burt, the British Minister of State for the Middle East and North Africa, in addition to Sir Geoffrey Adams, Britain s Ambassador in Egypt, as well as Elizabeth White, the director of the British Council in Egypt, as well as several representatives from government bodies, local agencies and organisations.

A seven-year journey to Mercury, one of the solar system s least studied planets, is about to get underway. The space probe duo BepiColombo, named after Italian engineer and mathematician Giuseppe Colombo, is considered one of the most demanding space missions the European Space Agency (ESA) has ever undertaken.

Egypt, represented by the Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA), has kick started its participation at the 38th GITEX Technology Week 2018, scheduled to take place from 14 to 18 October 2018 at the Dubai World Trade Centre in UAE. The event will explore the latest trends, showcasing products and innovations from across the world. GITEX aims to bring together the most innovative, exciting, and ambitious tech giants and start-ups to exhibit products, innovative solutions, and ideas to an audience of thousands of visitors and hand-picked international investors.

Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] is to connect passengers and drivers directly to emergency services in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa as part of a wider rollout of largely existing safety features over the next few weeks. The ride-hailing company, which plans to go public next year and could be valued at $120 billion according to a Wall Street Journal report, said the safety features would be gradually introduced on its app in 23 European countries, including the United Kingdom, and in other markets such as Saudi Arabia.

Without intervention soon, the amount of plastic littering the world s oceans is expected to triple within a decade, a new UK government report warns. The “Foresight Future of the Sea” report from the UK Government Office for Science said our oceans have seen “unprecedented change as a result of direct human activity and climate change.”

The number of mobile subscribers in Egypt decreased in the second quarter (Q2) of this year by 3.4% compared to Q1 (q-o-q). According to a report issued by the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT), the number of mobile subscribers in Egypt declined from 99.1 million in Q1 to 95.7 million in Q2 of 2018, a decrease of 3.4 million consumers.

A new method of analyzing images from CT scans can predict which patients are at risk of a heart attack years before it occurs, researchers say. The technology, developed by teams at Oxford University and institutions in Germany and the United States, uses algorithms to examine the fat surrounding coronary arteries as it shows up on computed tomography (CT) heart scans.

The Ministry of Environment and Cairo University revealed on Tuesday that they are cooperating to launch an instantaneous observatory station to monitor air pollution in Kafr al-Sheikh governorate, as part of Egypt s sustainable development strategy 2030. The ministry would install the station over the university s faculty of agriculture. Director of Cairo University Center for Environmental Risk Reduction Fatma al-Zahraa said that the station aims to monitor environmental problems in view of scientific, economic and social perspectives, with the aim of finding solutions to them.

EU ministers battled Tuesday over the extent of emission cuts to be imposed on carmakers, in the wake of a warning by UN experts on the dangers of global warming. Auto-making giant Germany in a fierce resistance succeeded in imposing a compromise plan tabled by Austria, which currently holds the rotating presidency of the European Union.

Egypt s first smartphone maker is looking to enter the broader African market by the end of 2018 or early 2019 as it seeks to boost exports, its sales director said. Silicon Industries Corporation (SICO), which already exports to the Gulf, aims to start selling phones in Kenya, Morocco, the Democratic Republic of Congo, South Africa, Nigeria, Mozambique and Ghana, Sales Director Mahmoud Ali told Reuters.

Five years after he was paralyzed in a snowmobile accident, a man in the US has learned to walk again aided by an electrical implant, in a potential breakthrough for spinal injury sufferers. A team of doctors at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota say the man, using a front-wheeled walker, was able to cover the equivalent of the length of a football pitch, issuing commands from his brain to transfer weight and maintain balance — all previously thought impossible for paralyzed patients.

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry was on Wednesday awarded to two Americans and a British man. Frances H. Arnold (US) of the California Institute of Technology, George P. Smith (US) of the University of Missouri, and Sir Gregory P. Winter (UK) of the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology will share the award. The three scientists helped develop proteins that "solve humankind s chemical problems," the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said, adding that they "have taken control of evolution and used it for purposes that bring the greatest benefit to humankind."