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French wine scientists have come up with four revolutionary supergrape varieties they say are impervious to rot and thus require almost no pesticides. But purists have warned that the lab-grown creations, which mix grape genes from around the world, could lead to dumbed-down, low-grade “Frankenstein” wine for future generations. At first glance, the red and […]

The people behind Humvee are suing Activision over the appearance of the famous military vehicle in Call of Duty. AM General LLC said Activision incorporated its Humvee trademark without permission in the Call of Duty games, toys and strategy guides, Reuters reports. In the lawsuit filed in Manhattan, AM General accused Activision of “taking advantage […]

NASA named the first nine astronauts who will fly to space on Boeing and SpaceX vehicles in 2019 on Friday – a mix of novices and veterans who are tasked with restoring America’s ability to send humans into orbit. These pioneering flights to the International Space Station aboard commercially built crew capsules will be the first […]

Five people on board a small airplane were killed when it crashed in the car park of a Southern California shopping centre. The twin-engine Cessna was heading to the airport southeast of Los Angeles when it came down and struck an unoccupied parked car in the lot of a Staples store and a CVS pharmacy, Orange […]

A note from the editor: Jelly Deals is a deals site launched by our parent company, Gamer Network, with a mission to find the best bargains out there. Look out for the Jelly Deals roundup of reduced-price games and kit every Saturday on Eurogamer. There are an absolute ton of discounts on digital PC titles […]

The French wing of British pest control and hygiene giant Rentokil Initial has been ordered to pay a former employee €60,000 (£53,000) because it failed to respect his “right to disconnect” from his phone and computer outside office hours. The ruling is believed to be the first of its kind since a 2016 law on […]

As a big fan of VR (I’ve still not given up hope, dammit!) I relish the opportunity to get my hands on a game that’s not just a short experience or a dull whack-a-mole style shooter. That’s why I’ve been looking forward to the release of Skyrim VR ever since it was announced – it’s […]

A Tokyo medical school systematically cut women applicant’s entrance exam scores for years to keep them out and boost the numbers of male doctors, Japanese media said on Thursday. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has made creating a society "where women can shine" a priority, but women still face an uphill battle in employment and hurdles […]

At least 34 people are reported to have died in a fresh outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, including one healthcare worker, the World Health Organization says, as officials scramble to contain the deadly virus in the restive eastern part of the country. As of August 6, 43 Ebola cases have been reported […]