Trump would replace Janet Yellen as US Fed chair once her term is up
Billionaire Donald Trump, presumptive nominee of the Republican Party for President of the United States in the 2016 election, has said that he would...
BT investing £6 billion on improving UK mobile and broadband services
BT said that it will invest £6 billion on improving mobile and broadband services across Britain over the next few years.
The telecom giant plans...
UK second quarter growth could be as low as 1%
UK economic growth in the second quarter could be as low as just 0.1%, research firm Markit said on Thursday.
Markit said its Purchasing Managers'...
See shooting stars as Earth passes through debris from Comet 1/P Halley
Tonight and tomorrow are the best times to see the shooting stars in the sky as Earth passes through a cloud of debris left...
Boaty McBoatface ultra popular name for research ship but Minister not keen
If you invited members of the public to name the UK’s new polar research ship, and hundreds of thousands of them overwhelmingly chose Boaty...
Transit of Mercury make sure you use special filters to protect eyes
When you watch the transit of Mercury on 9th May – next Monday – make sure your equipment is fitted with special, approved filters...
Tiniest machine ever made heralds new chapter in nanorobotics
The tiniest machine ever made – only a few billionths of a metre in diameter – heralds a new chapter in nanorobotics, says a...
Robot looks like human created for Mars missions by Scottish scientists
A team of Scottish scientists has created a robot that looks like a human, intended for future NASA Mars missions. The humanoid machine –...
Over 250 million email passwords stolen in major security breach
More than 250 million email usernames and passwords have been stolen in a major security breach and are being used by "Russia's criminal underworld,"...
Tesla aims to build 500,000 all-electric cars by 2018
Tesla Motors plans on seriously ramping up production of its fully-electric vehicles.
The company said that it would aims to build a total of 500,000...