Faster robots bad for worker morale
Faster robots tend to demoralize co-workers, a team of researchers has found. When robots perform better than humans in contests for cash prizes, we...
Nvidia acquring Mellanox Technologies for around $6.9 billion
Nvidia confirmed it will acquire Israeli chip designer Mellanox Technologies for around $6.9 billion - $125 per share in cash - reportedly outbidding Intel...
Financial firms have moved £900bn out of the UK because of Brexit
Brexit has caused financial firms to move £900 billion out of the UK, according to a report by New Financial on the impact of...
Norway’s $1 trillion pension fund to cut investments in oil and gas
Norway’s trillion-dollar Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG), one of the world’s largest funds, announced that it will begin to divest from oil and gas...
Philadelphia becomes first US city to ban most cashless stores
Philadelphia has become the first city in the US to ban most cashless stores.
Cashless stores are those that do not accept cash - transactions...
UK offshore wind to provide 30% of country’s energy by 2030 under new deal
The UK government unveiled plans to ensure that 30% of the country’s electricity comes from offshore wind farms by 2030 under a new joint...
US citizens will need to register online to visit parts of Europe in 2021,...
European Union officials have sought to clarify travel regulations for US citizens after a series of inaccurate reports circulated earlier this week mistakenly saying...
New York’s iconic Chrysler Building to be sold for just $150 million
New York’s iconic Chrysler Building will be sold for around $150 million, a fraction of what it had previously been purchased for, according to...
US economy only added 20,000 jobs in February, wages continue to rise
The US economy added 20,000 jobs in February while wages continued to rise, according to a recent report by the US Bureau of Labor...
Coating graphene with wax during device manufacturing smooths surface
Coating graphene with wax during the manufacturing of devices reduces surface wrinkles. A reduction in wrinkles makes for a less contaminated surface.
A team of...