Virgin Galactic to make stock market debut on NYSE under the symbol SPCE
Shares in Sir Richard Branson’s space venture Virgin Galactic will begin trading on Monday when it lists on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)....
Hiring managers judge social status of job interviewees within seconds of speaking
According to a new study, hiring managers judge the social status of job interviewees within seconds after they start speaking.
The study, published in the...
New process turns used plastics into plastics of original quality
A group of researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have devised a new system that makes circular use of plastics possible.
The team experimented...
New study finds e-cigarettes can help smokers quit
According to a new study published in the scientific journal Addiction, a positive link exists between the prevalence of e‐cigarette use in England and...
Fake news targeting well-established brands pose little threat
Fake news stories targeting well-established brands don’t pose a significant threat, according to a new study published in the Journal of Product & Brand...
Facebook’s Libra currency project is still moving forward
Facebook’s Libra currency project is still moving forward despite five major payment providers dropping out.
The project’s 21 remaining members said on Monday that they...
Dyson drops plans to build electric cars
Dyson has dropped plans to build electric cars as it is not "commercially viable.”
In 2017, Dyson chief executive Sir James Dyson confirmed plans to...
2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded for work on lithium-ion batteries
The 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to three scientists for their work on lithium-ion batteries.
Scientists John B Goodenough, M Stanley Whittingham...
US unemployment rate dropped to a five decade low of 3.5% in September
The US unemployment rate dropped to a five decade low of 3.5% in September, making the nineteenth straight month that the unemployment rate has...
Uber launches app that connects gig economy workers with employers
Uber has launched a new app called ‘Uber Works’ that connects gig economy workers with temporary work offered by employers across a range of...