UK unemployment rate down to 5.6%
The jobless rate in the UK has dropped to 5.6%, according to the latest official figures released by the Office for National Statistics. The...
Cyborg beetles’ flight controlled remotely marks the advent of insect drones
Scientists fitted little transmitter backpacks to giant flower beetles and managed to control when they took off, landed, hovered in mid-air, and turned left...
Machine Psychology: Bridging the gap to artificial general intelligence
Although artificial intelligence (AI) refers to software technologies that make computers or robots think and behave like human beings, they have not quite reached...
Woolly mammoth could make a comeback using cloning techniques, geneticists say
After inserting 14 Woolly Mammoth genes into the DNA of a modern Asian Elephant, Harvard University geneticists say we are a step closer to...
Sainsbury full year forecast cut
Britain’s third largest supermarket chain J Sainsbury plc reduced its full-year sales guidance. The company will also review its dividend policy after posting a...
More frequent high-tide flooding can hurt coastal economies
Coastal communities suffer economically from frequent high-tide flooding and the impact is expected to worsen as sea levels rise, making them more frequent.
Researchers...
DreamWorks has begun a round of layoffs, up to 400 jobs could be affected
A labor union announced that DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc has already started laying people off. The exact number of layoffs has not been announced,...
Commercial sales boosted Boeing Q2 2014 net profit by 52 percent
Strong commercial sales boosted Boeing Q2 2014 net profit by 52 percent to $1.653 billion compared to $1.088 in Q2 2013. Revenue rose 1% to...
Underwriters influence stock prices
Researchers found that underwriters influence stock prices. Companies that use the same lead underwriter tend to have stock prices that move in unison, a...
Canada budget deficit of $744m in H1 less than $10.65bn in H1 2013
Canada posted a budget deficit of $744 million for the first half of the 2014/2015 fiscal year compared to $10.35 billion in H1 2013/2014,...