Perlan 2: Engineless glider breaks record reaching altitude of 52,172ft (15.9km)
An engineless glider soared to a record altitude of 52,172ft (15.9km) in the skies above the Patagonia region of Argentina.
Chief pilot Jim Payne...
UK’s largest companies asked to back No 10’s Brexit approach
Some of Britain’s largest companies have been approached by the UK government for backing over the approach to Brexit.
According to BBC business editor Simon...
Rapid electrification to flatten world energy demand from 2030, says report
Rapid electrification of the world's energy system will spur energy efficiency to improve at a faster pace than global economic growth, resulting in a...
Lego slashing 1,400 jobs worldwide
Lego announced that it is slashing 1,400 jobs worldwide amid weak sales and falling profits.
The number of jobs being axed represents 8% of the...
UK government selects six areas to test new “full-fibre” broadband technology
The UK government has selected six locations to carry out testing of new “full-fibre” broadband technology set to offer homes and businesses data at...
China and Russia set to sign 5-year space exploration deal
China and Russia are due to sign a joint space exploration deal that will commit the two nations to work together from 2018 to...
Davis says divorce talks between EU and the UK are “getting a bit tense”
David Davis, UK Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, said on Friday that divorce talks between the EU and Britain have been...
SpaceX/Tesla Hyperloop “pusher pod” reaches top speed of 355km/h (220mph)
Elon Musk’s hyperloop “pusher pod” broke a new record on Wednesday, reaching a top speed of 355km/h (220mph) at SpaceX's one mile long hyperloop...
UK government to fund waste-based fuels for planes and lorries
The UK government is offering £22 million to back projects that will develop waste-based fuels for planes and lorries.
The scheme is part of a...
AI assistants Cortana and Alexa collaborating for first time
Microsoft has announced a "first-of-its-kind collaboration” with Amazon between its voice-enabled virtual assistant Cortana and Amazon’s AI assistant Alexa.
The collaboration means that Cortana will...