A US judge on Saturday gagged hackers from telling peers at a notorious DefCon conference how to get free rides by cracking commonly used subway `smart cards.

Operators of a US city transit system were in court Saturday trying to stop hackers from showing thousands of their peers how to get free rides by cracking its fare `smart cards.

US comedian Bernie Mac, who played an ex-felon blackjack dealer in the `Ocean`s Eleven` series and had his own sitcom on television, has died at 50, US media said Saturday

TOKYO, August 6, 2008 (AFP) - Nissan Motor Co. unveiled a new prototype electric vehicle Wednesday with batteries twice as powerful as conventional technology, aiming to take a lead in zero-emission cars.

SAN FRANCISCO, August 6, 2008 (AFP) - Yahoo on Tuesday updated the results of recent voting by shareholders, revealing that support for the Internet firm's board is far weaker than it appeared.

Some 200 million votes were mistakenly cast in favor of the re-election of Yahoo chief executive Jerry Yang and board chairman Roy Bostock by an outside company used by a major stockholder.

BRUSSELS, August 5, 2008 (AFP) - Cars stuck in traffic or on slippery roads will be able to communicate with other vehicles in a bid to cut down on traffic jams and road accidents, under European Commission plans unveiled Tuesday.

SAN FRANCISCO, August 4, 2008 (AFP) - Intel on Monday revealed details of a new generation of chips designed for video game lovers, multi-taskers, and people that want power-sipping computers adapted to increasingly mobile lifestyles.

TOKYO, August 4, 2008 (AFP) - For drivers who like to step on the gas but don't want a higher fuel bill, Nissan Motor on Monday unveiled an accelerator pedal that pushes back to help motorists get more mileage.

Nissan's 'Eco Pedal' system is the latest salvo in the fight between automakers to woo customers with technology that reduces fuel consumption.

SAN JOSE, August 1, 2008 (AFP) - Yahoo executives were resoundingly re-elected Friday after being berated by shareholders over failed takeover talks with Microsoft and for exposing Internet dissidents to Chinese officials.

SAN JOSE, August 1, 2008 (AFP) - Yahoo's embattled board members won re-election by resounding margins on Friday.

Yahoo chief executive Jerry Yang got 85.4 percent of the votes cast by shareholders while board chairman Roy Bostock got the support of 79.5 percent of the shareholders.