CNN's Richard Quest looks at how patents are a crucial tool for many businesses, and how to get the right one.

Recent attacks on women travelers spark greater awareness and demand for women-friendly hotels. Rosie Tomkins reports.

We can't settle iPhone vs. Android or "Star Wars" vs. "Star Trek" for you. But another long-running geek debate was put to rest Tuesday night.

Ford Motor says it will shut all its Australian manufacturing plants by October 2016, after more than 85 years making cars in the country.

When others dismissed Detroit as a falling knife unworthy of investment, David Egner saw something else.

CNN's Becky Anderson interviews Grameen Bank founder Mohammad Yunus about Bangladesh's labor conditions.

There's fresh evidence that American teenagers may be growing weary of Facebook.

Scientists from the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne have tested the effects of reservatrol, an ingredient found in red wine, on worms. It was found to increase lifespan by 60% and a similar technique could work on humans, they believe.

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Micro-blogging site Twitter says it is bringing in a two-step login for users to beef up security following recent high-profile breaches.

Why Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru want to form a new trade bloc

Europe's tax chief on how to squeeze the corporate Apples

Hewlett-Packard shares leap in after-hours trading, despite quarterly results showing a seventh consecutive fall in sales.

An electrician and his wife had a shock when they received a mobile phone bill for £163,000, then fought for months to have the debt cleared. BBC Watchdog investigated

Airbnb tells its members "we are not going anywhere", after a judge in New York ruled a man who rented out his apartment on the site broke the law.

David Cameron hails an EU agreement to close tax loopholes as a "turning point", as Google's boss urges politicians to "sort" the system.

Fishermen in the Seychelles have been victims of Somali pirates, but gunboats may not be enough to protect their livelihoods.

Two hungry young galaxies that collided 11 billion years ago (pictured) are rapidly forming a massive galaxy about 10 times the size of the Milky Way, California astronomers have found.

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AN entrepreneur is a step closer to launching a pioneering online marketplace after securing a major investment deal.