Wealth tax spurs savings and delays retirement, challenging critics’ claims
Some people have proposed taxing the wealthiest people in the United States as a way to reduce the country’s chronic trillion-dollar deficits. This tax...
Snails use two neurons to make decisions may help design robot brains
Snails use just two neurons to make decisions, say scientists, who believe their findings should help engineers when designing the ‘brains’ of robots based...
Meet Dextrous Blue – the robot that sorts and folds clothes
Dextrous Blue is an 8-foot tall robot designed to do one of the most mundane household chores – sorting and folding clothes. Its creators, from...
Automation threatens 15 million jobs in the UK, BoE warns
The Bank of England warns that automation could eliminate up to 15 million jobs across the UK in the coming decades. Administrative, clerical and production...
Asteroid ripped to shreds by dead star, image captured by astrophysicists
An asteroid being ripped to shreds by a dead star (white dwarf) and forming a ring of dust and glowing debris around it has...
French business growth registered in March
French business grew in March; private firms registered their fastest pace of expansion in 30 months, reversing predictions of further GDP shrinkage. A preliminary...
Whitening Arctic may halt sea ice melt, but not climate change
Artificially whitening the surface of the Arctic Ocean will reflect more of the Sun’s energy back into space and restore much of the sea...
Google to introduce an “AI Mode” option to its search engine
Google plans to introduce an “AI Mode” option in its search engine, a step closer to a future where AI chatbots and traditional search...
Rural economy will grow faster than urban sector in England
England's rural economy will grow faster than in urban areas of the country, thanks to better transport links and faster broadband, Environment Secretary Liz Truss...
Coca-Cola Monster Beverage deal worth $2.15 billion
In a Coca-Cola Monster Beverage deal worth $2.15 billion, the soda giant has bought a 16.7% stake in the energy, natural soft and fruit...