Planet Business: A good week for emojis, a bad week for vowels

Bodies being burned in makeshift facilities offering mass cremations in worst-hit cities

Missiles reached altitude of 60km before crashing into the sea outside Japan’s exclusive economic zone

How car batteries are made and charged revealed as problematic in US studies

Pretax losses narrow as staff numbers increase at marketing software company

Surging sales of laptops, phones and smart devices causing lithium and cobalt supply issues

Lying and cheating behaviour comes in several distinct flavours, a recent study found

Journalist believed Irish game had the chance to take root in late 19th century America

Gas called phosphine which produces bacteria is found in harshly acidic clouds

‘The current situation in the border areas is not in the interest of either side,’ a joint statement said

RESEARCH LIVES: Abeba Birhane, PhD student at UCD’s Complex Software Lab and Lero

Sudden reversal in policy a week after move against students switched to online-only courses

Trump disagrees with CDC on its ‘very tough & expensive guidelines for opening schools’

Trinity College Dublin moves up seven places to rank just outside the world’s top 100

Deaf to advice from all but his family, US president has mishandled every step of the crisis

No indication warm weather will have same effect on Covid-19 like it does on flu, says expert

These days, exercise video games disguise fitness routines in the form of role-playing, dancing or running from zombies

Science Foundation Ireland honours Prof Neville Hogan, regarded as ‘father of rehabilitation robotics’

Should you buy an electric vehicle now, or wait for better prices, batteries and infrastructure?

Recruitment drive will bring total headcount locally to nearly 1,000 employees

Researcher says it took just hours for algorithm to come up with some promising antibiotics

Students learn at home and analyse in school in flipped classrooms – is it effective?

Antitrust activist Sarah Miller is part of a push to rewire the US economy

Net Results: GDPR promised much but most websites still have dark designs on your data

Company to collaborate on four-year programme to improve software applications

Lack of common approach makes it difficult for investors looking for ESG funds

Start-up’s technology being used as part of programme backed by Mark Zuckerberg

A new exhibition draws public attention to our complex relationship with plastic

Planet Business: In tense times, there’s always leopard print and Lego

Cady Coleman says moon mission will provide ‘stepping stone’ for 2030s Mars landing

Lagarde’s most perilous moments will come when she cannot rely on a prepared text, like news conferences after ECB policy meetings

Commercial treatment in development after success in trials with mice

The Knowledge Mile is set to transform a rundown quarter of Amsterdam

As its Irish operation expands Brian Halligan on why tech staff retention is about more than snacks and nap rooms

Crowded classrooms and limited research capacity hinder performance of institutions

Debate over plugin-hybrids re-ignites controversy over just how good for the environment an EV can be

Renowned Chinese-American architect balanced the cutting edge and the conservative

Prof Eamonn Quigley receives St Patrick’s Day Science Medal at event in Boston

Bioengineers take inspiration from the tortoise that always returns to its feet

The next wave of potential unicorns are focused on software for specific industries