The Nikkei index took a nosedive overnight on debt fears as bond rates rose. Japan has otherwise experienced major growth through government stimulus over the past year.

May 23, 2013 10:30am | By David Worthington

German software giant SAP has partnered with Specialisterne to help it find, recruit and train people with autism to work as programmers, data quality assurance specialists and product testers.

May 23, 2013 10:05am | By Kirsten Korosec

The Zappos-style Southeast Asia-based online fashion store has raised $100 million to scale up operations.

May 23, 2013 8:45am | By Kirsten Korosec

Once a bastion of dungarees and power tools, the iconic retailer thinks it has figured out a modern way to market all those abandoned stores that it still owns.

May 23, 2013 7:51am | By Mark Halper

There's more good news for Tesla.

4 | May 23, 2013 6:35am | By Tyler Falk

Soldiers who carry 100-pound loads for substantial periods of time across rough and hilly terrain can often suffer injuries and fatigue -- but DARPA's Warrior Web aims to change that.

May 23, 2013 5:38am | By Charlie Osborne

Get alerts when you're about to orbit over the Grand Canyon! Learn whether you'll need an umbrella on Jupiter today! These things work for earthlings too.

May 23, 2013 5:36am | By Mark Halper

In the next step for the deployment of unmanned aerial vehicles, the U.S. Navy took its MQ-4C Triton maritime drone to the skies for the first time.

May 23, 2013 5:00am | By Charlie Osborne

A Wisconsin engineer has printed what he calls the "Lulz Liberator" on a commercially-available printer.

May 23, 2013 4:44am | By Charlie Osborne

Amazon's new publishing platform may be a genius business move, but without any serious quality control, will the market be flooded with bad writing?

May 23, 2013 4:43am | By Channtal Fleischfresser

China's aviation regulator has granted Boeing permission to begin 787 aircraft operations in the region.

May 23, 2013 3:58am | By Charlie Osborne

BuzzFeed has made a name for itself with clicky, share-able stories. And it doesn't expect anything different from its new business section.

May 23, 2013 3:00am | By Laura Shin

HONG KONG -- Loosened restrictions have auction houses jostling for position to woo Chinese buyers.

May 23, 2013 3:00am | By Vanessa Ko

Some auto manufacturers are dipping their toes into co-creation with customers, seeking design preferences via online communities, social network sites, crowdsourcing and contests.

2 | May 22, 2013 7:01pm | By Joe McKendrick

Big week for NASA last week. The Kepler space telescope, the most prolific exoplanet detector ever, is paralyzed. Meanwhile, the Dream Chaser spacecraft is prepping for its first test flights.

May 22, 2013 3:44pm | By Janet Fang

European Union leaders have gathered today for a meeting to discuss tax avoidance and the public response to tech giant Apple using Ireland to avoid hefty tax bills.

4 | May 22, 2013 3:14pm | By Charlie Osborne

In-store shopping is about to get more personal.

May 22, 2013 1:49pm | By Tyler Falk

A massive new development could help redefine how Parisians view the suburbs.

May 22, 2013 10:47am | By Tyler Falk

What are the most important advances and discussion points that are changing our cities?

May 22, 2013 10:11am | By Charlie Osborne

A conceptual art installation in Hong Kong has not only changed the city's skyline, it has changed the mood of its residents and inspired a flood of related products.

1 | May 22, 2013 9:44am | By Kirsten Korosec