Top 20 World Richest People: Carlos Slim Helu Tops Forbe Billionaire List

There are 1,011 billionaires in the world this year. These titans control entire swaths of the global economy, from energy and steel to fashion and telecom. Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim is the new richest person in the world, knocking Microsoft founder Bill Gates into second spot, Forbes said. It is only the second time since 1995 that Gates has lost the crown, said the magazine.

Here is Forbes ranking of the 20 richest people in the world:

Quick Tried And Tested Steps To Safely Slow Runaway Car

Safety experts and automobile manufacturers say drivers can take the following steps to safely slow a vehicle down if the engine abruptly speeds up by itself:

Moderate Alcohol Drinking Helps Women To Be Slim

New research found that women who drank the equivalent of one to two drinks a day were least likely to gain weight -- 30 percent less likely, in fact, than teetotalers.

"Our study results showed that middle-age and older women who have normal body weight initially and consume light-to-moderate amounts of alcohol could maintain their drinking habits without gaining more weight, compared with similar women who did not drink any alcohol," said study author Dr. Lu Wang, an epidemiologist with the division of preventive medicine at Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston.

Google Adds Bike Lane With Its Latest Online Mapping Option

Google Inc. is adding a bike lane with its latest online mapping option. The new bicycling directions available on Google Maps starting Wednesday supplement the guidance already provided to motorists and pedestrians. The biking directions initially will be available only for the United States.

Pink Floyd Sue EMI Over Royalty Payments In Digital Era

Pink Floyd has begun legal action against music label EMI Group Ltd. over the way royalty payments are calculated in the digital era. The group's lawyer, Robert Howe, told the High Court that the band was disputing the way royalties for online sales are worked out.

Microsoft Warns Hackers Are Targeting Internet Explorer Hole

Microsoft warns that hackers are targeting a freshly-uncovered weakness in some earlier versions of its Internet Explorer (IE) Web browser software. Microsoft said it is investigating a hole that cyber attackers are taking advantage of in IE 6 and IE 7.

"At this time, we are aware of targeted attacks attempting to use this vulnerability," Microsoft said in an advisory posted along with a routine release of patches for Windows and Office software.

Bank of America Stops Customers Overdraft Fees On Debit Cards

Bank of America customers will soon be unable to spend more than they have in the accounts linked to their debit cards. It's a step that may become a common move ahead of new regulations limiting overdraft fees. Rules set by the Federal Reserve that will ban banks from charging such fees, without first getting permission from the customer, are set to take effect July 1.

But Bank of America is going a step further than the regulations require. It will simply no longer allow debit card purchases to go through if there isn't enough money in the account. For ATM transactions, customers who try to withdraw more than their balance will have to agree to pay a $35 overdraft fee before they can get the money.

Google To Start Internet Communications Services In Iran, Sudan, Cuba

A senior Google executive welcomed a U.S. decision to relax restrictions on exporting Internet communications services to Iran, Sudan and Cuba.

White House Tweeting Spreads Obama's Message

If you're PressSec — White House press secretary Robert Gibbs' username on Twitter — you join the powerful social media platform and push your message across the Internet, 140 characters at a time. Blending behind-the-scenes nuggets with a defense of President Barack Obama's record, White House and administration officials increasingly are communicating through Twitter.

'Mother-To-Child HIV Transmission Can Be Eliminated By 2015': UN

The United Nations  says mother-to-child HIV transmission can be eliminated by 2015 if health programs receive increased investments as planned.

WordPress Blogging Software Starting Corporate Web CMS

Long popular with bloggers, the open-source WordPress blogging software is also starting to find a niche as a low-cost corporate CMS (content management system), at least for managing relatively simple Web sites.

"In the last six months or so, over half the sites being launched with WordPress are really not blogging sites per se, they are complete sites," said Raanan Bar-Cohen, vice president of media services for Automattic, the company WordPress developer Matt Mullenweg started to offer a hosted version of the software.

Sony To Begin Selling 3D TVs In Japan And Worldwide on June 10

Sony's first two sets, which are 40- and 46-inch models, will come bundled with two pairs of 3D glasses and will cost ¥290,000 (US$3,215) and ¥350,000 respectively. In July it will launch six further sets: 52- and 60-inch models that come with 3D glasses and four "3D-ready" models that have 3D circuitry inside the set but require the purchase of glasses and an infrared transmitter.