US economic outlook improves
The US economic outlook continued to improve in April as The Conference Board Leading Economic Index (LEI) rose +0.4%, compared to a +1% increase...
Blue-rayed limpet holds secret for windscreen transparent displays with no internal light source
A tiny mollusk, the blue-rayed limpet, has natural optical structures which could be used for transparent displays on screens, including car windscreens (US English:...
Four UFOs in Moscow sky have alien hunters in a buzz globally
The four UFOs in the Moscow sky that were videoed and posted online in January have alien hunters the world over in a buzz,...
Renewable electricity generation jumps significantly in UK despite subsidy cut
Renewable electricity generation jumped significantly in the UK in 2015, despite a deep cut in subsidies. Renewable electricity generation last year made up nearly...
Gender gap legislation will include bonuses paid, UK
Proposed legislation aimed at reducing the gender gap in pay will require that larger employers report how much they paid to men and women...
FTSE 100 rose on central bank lowering interest rate expectation
London’s FTSE 100 index edged up today on hopes that the Bank of England will respond to alarming economic data pointing to a dramatic...
‘Beer Tie’ vote sends pub shares tumbling, UK
After the UK House of Commons voted to end the 'Beer Tie' rule that forces some pubs tenants to pay more than market rates...
Birds have evolved syntax and communicate like humans do
Birds have evolved syntax and communicate according to various calls using specific rules just like humans, do, say scientists from Sweden, Switzerland and Japan....
Google lawsuit threat over leaked celebrity photos
Google has been threatened with lawsuits by Martin Singer, a lawyer who represents several female celebrities whose private pictures were hacked and posted online....
Uber CFO Brent Callinicos is stepping down
Uber CFO Brent Callinicos is stepping down, according to an email sent to investors by CEO Travis Kalanick. The letters CFO stand for Chief...