A womb is on rent in India. For a fee of Rs250,000 ($6000), Indian women, particularly from Gujarat, are the new outsourcing representatives for this increasing popular enterprise. They lease their womb; give birth to babies of childless couples for a price. Unproductive couples from abroad are making a beeline in large numbers for this new Indian outsourcing boom. The couples sign affirmation form; undergo necessary medical checkups, and in-vitro fertilisation formalities, then pay Indian women [...]

She is big busted, petite, very friendly, and she runs on batteries. A Japanese firm has produced a 38cm (15 inch) tall robotic girlfriend that kisses on command, to go on sale in September for around $175, with a target market of lonely adult men. Using her infrared sensors and battery power, the diminutive damsel named “EMA” puckers up for nearby human heads, entering what designers call its “love mode.” “Strong, tough and battle-ready are some of the words often associated with robots, [...]