IBT Staff Reporter

Prof. Ferdinand Porsche developed the world’s first hybrid car, first advanced electric car, and all-wheel drive car a century ago, and now Porsche brings a recreation of his Semper Vivus to New York.

Apr 22, 2011

NASA has released breathtaking photos of the earth in honor of Earth Day, here are ten of the best.

Apr 22, 2011

Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval on Friday said he will announce an appointment to replace Sen. John Ensign, R-NV ahead of the senator's resignation date of May 3.

Apr 22, 2011

The Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland set a record for the most intense beam of particles ever fired and come a step closer to confirming the Higgs boson, otherwise known as the God particle.

Apr 22, 2011

The New York International Auto Show in 2011 will run from Friday April 22nd until Sunday May 1st at the Jacob Javits Convention Center. The official ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held on Saturday April 23rd.

Apr 22, 2011

Tenet Healthcare Corp's board rejected the latest $3.3 billion offer from Community Health Systems , saying the price grossly undervalues the company.

Apr 22, 2011

Two days after Amazon's cloud hosting service was taken down, company engineers are reporting that things are starting to look up.

Apr 22, 2011

LOS ANGELES - Charlie Sheen now has his own mobile app.

Apr 22, 2011

President Barack Obama said Thursday that bringing change had been more difficult than a lot of us expected, after a group donors interrupted a campaign speech to protest in song the detention of the soldier that allegedly released a trove of government cables which eventually were obtained and disseminated by Wikileaks.

Apr 22, 2011

A virtual forest sprouting on Times Square's renowned billboards, 1,000 free rain barrels for gritty city backyards and a parade of clean energy vehicles including hybrid garbage trucks are all helping New Yorkers go green for Earth Day on Friday.

Apr 22, 2011

Greenpeace says a number of tech giants have dirty data centers, which consume large amounts of energy from non-renewable sources.

Apr 22, 2011

Renault F1 driver Robert Kubica, who almost lost his right hand in a life-threatening rally accident, said he would leave the hospital in the next ten days.

Apr 22, 2011

Manchester United right back Rafael is fit enough to feature against Everton on Saturday, while Darren Fletcher has recovered from his virus to return to training.

Apr 22, 2011

Anonymous is finally speaking out against speculation that it was responsible for the recent issues facing Sony's Playstation Network.

Apr 22, 2011

Due to unprecedented foreclosures and price declines, many investors are flocking to remove the area's massive glut of homes on the market.

Apr 22, 2011

An team of researchers has discovered a way to make a polymer that heals itself, which could revolutionize coatings.

Apr 22, 2011

The Nissan LEAF is the first of four 100% electric vehicles Nissan has announced, part of our worldwide commitment to becoming a leader in the effort to build a sustainable, low-carbon society.

Apr 22, 2011

U.S. Sen. John Ensign, R-Nevada - facing the possibility of public hearings and legal proceedings stemming from an affair made public in 2009 and ramifications leading to alleged conflict-of-interest violations by a former aide - said late Thursday he would resign, effective May 3.

Apr 22, 2011

Rising sales of smartphones and tablets boosted profit at touchscreen chipmakers Cypress Semiconductor and Synaptics Inc even as their traditionally strong PC market continued to slow down.

Apr 22, 2011

In its public filing to the FCC yesterday, the company admits that its network has been increasing constrained as more and more high-bandwidth devices have connected to its network.

Apr 22, 2011

Samsung Electronics Co has filed patent lawsuits against Apple over the U.S. firm's iPhone and iPad in a tit-for-tat case after Apple claimed Samsung's smartphones and tablets slavishly copied its products.

Apr 22, 2011

When Amazon.com and eBay report quarterly results next week, investors will try to determine how well the e-commerce rivals' expensive fight for shoppers is paying off.

Apr 22, 2011

POSCO's <005490.KS> annual earnings may remain under pressure due to fragile demand and high raw materials costs after the world's No. 3 steelmaker missed expectations with a 36 percent fall in quarterly profit.

Apr 22, 2011

Korean electronics giant Samsung fired back at Apple's patent lawsuit, filing its own claim in South Korea, Germany and Japan.

Apr 22, 2011

Apple has completed work on an online music storage service and is set to launch it ahead of Google Inc, whose own music efforts have stalled, according to several people familiar with both companies' plans.

Apr 22, 2011

The yuan ended at a fresh record high on Friday as the central bank continued to allow the currency to rise to help fight imported inflation, but onshore traders remained convinced it would not resort to any one-off revaluation despite rumors overseas.

Apr 22, 2011

Verizon Communications Inc gained wireless subscribers with Apple Inc's iPhone, but the effect on its financials failed to impress investors, who sent its shares down 2.3 percent.

Apr 22, 2011

U.S. Sen. John McCain - a strong proponent of additional U.S. military action in Libya - visited rebels in the city of Benghazi on Friday, calling them his 'heroes.'

Apr 22, 2011

Online coupon service Groupon has hired a Google executive to be its new chief operating officer, as Google began rolling out a new service aimed directly at Groupon's thriving business.

Apr 22, 2011