Google in talks to buy the mobile-payments firm Softcard
Google Inc is in talks to acquire Softcard, the mobile-payments company, according to a report by TechCrunch that cited people familiar with the matter.
The...
How do you unboil an egg? You untangle the proteins and let them refold
American and Australian scientists have worked out how to unboil an egg, specifically the egg white. You pull apart tangled proteins and allow them...
Bank of England expects UK economy to grow by just 1.2% in 2019
The Bank of England expects the UK economy to grow at its weakest pace in a decade this year and warned that there was...
Australian interest rates stay at record lows
The Reserve Bank of Australia announced on Tuesday that it had decided to keep interest rates low for the 14th successive month. The central...
U.S. government starts shutdown
The U.S. government starts shutdown after the House of Representatives refused to approve a budget for the coming year.
Despite a last-minute appeal by President...
Tips on how drivers can avoid accidents with deer, IAM
Tips on how drivers in the UK can avoid accidents with deer have been issued by Britain’s largest independent road safety charity the Institute...
Deep learning applied to genome identifies unknown human ancestor
When researchers combined deep learning algorithms and statistical methods, they identified an unknown human ancestor. They identified the footprint of a new hominid that...
Could AI robots develop prejudice by themselves?
Could AI robots one day develop prejudice on their own? It is not necessary to have a high level of cognitive ability to show...
UK GDP forecast upgraded to 3.2%
The UK GDP forecast has been upgraded to 3.2% growth from 3.1% for 2014, and to 2.8% from 2.7% for 2015, according to calculations...
Loyal customers can become your salespeople
Loyal customers are worth their weight in gold.
If you know how to make your customers feel at home in a commercial space, you can...